2020 Wrap Up: Get to know us
This year went by with a flash. Wow. It really tested our ability to work together as a society as well as forced us to re-evaluate what is essential and important to our health and well being. This ...
21 Dec 202045min
Episode 7: Talking to Haydn Kriel about Nordshield in the fight against pathogens
This episode contains a fascinating talk with Haydn Kriel, who obtained a MSc in Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and he now resides in Finland and works with the Nordic Biotec...
28 Nov 202056min
Episode 6: Talking to Dr Nikoline Borgermann about making labs more sustainable and her consultancy Ava Sustain
Today we talked to Dr Nikoline Borgermann, founder of Ava Sustain. This is a consultancy that is dedicated to help labs around the world to reduce their environmental footprint by reducing single use ...
26 Okt 202059min
Educate Ep 4: Electrospinning (Part 2)
Today we discuss some more interesting details about the electrospinning instrument. I hope you, as a student, researcher or even as a person wondering more about this instrument, find it useful! Plea...
10 Okt 202011min
Episode 5: Talking to Dr Lisa Fortuin about Bone Glue! A degradable polymer based bone fracture adhesive that can replace metal plates and screws in t...
Today we are talking to Dr Lisa Fortuin, a postdoctoral researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She did her PhD at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where she used biodegradable po...
21 Sep 202035min
Educate Ep 4: Electrospinning (Part 1)
The electrospinning instrument has grown in popularity over the many years and have been developed in such a way that it can be used for a multitude of applications. Whether it is in the pharmaceutica...
31 Aug 20209min
Episode 4: Talking to Dr Joshua Tropp about specializing in conjugated polymers for applications in sensors and flexible electronics
I'm excited to introduce my new co-host, Jacob Schekman, a fellow scientist with a passion for Polymer Science research! Today's episode is with Dr Joshua Tropp from the University of Southern Missis...
21 Aug 202039min
Educate Ep 3: The Electron Microscope (Part 3)
This is the last episode for the Electron Microscope series discussing software and EDX. If there are more questions and comments about this instrument, I will make a seperate questions and answers ep...
27 Juli 202011min
