Inspiring lives – Page 6
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CareersThe kitchen chemist
Nina Notman finds nothing half-baked about the chemistry demonstrations that Stephen Ashworth whips up
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CareersThe nano advocate
Steffi Friedrichs tells Emma Davies how an open-minded attitude led to her becoming director general of the Nanotechnology Industries Association
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CareersFrom lab tech to mass spec
Carol Robinson left school at 16 with no science qualifications but found her way to the top
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CareersStrictly spectroscopy
Emma Davies chats to the creator of an interactive artwork that lets people get on down with some chemical choreography
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CareersPicturing the past with mass spec
Angela Lamb talks to Nina Notman about mastering isotope analysis to reconstruct ancient climates and cultures
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CareersChemistry by the tun
Emma Davies talks to the chemists using their science skills to set up stills and brew up beverages
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CareersBuilding a city of knowledge
Fernando Albericio left a comfortable position in Spain to help found Ecuador’s newest university. Michele Catanzaro finds out why
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CareersCupcake chemists
Bakery beginners Ann Gardiner and Kerri Elston talk to Yfke Hager about leaving the lab to create chemistry in the kitchen
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CareersThinking outside the blocks
Ellen Kooijman talks to Yfke Hager about research, rocks and building bricks
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CareersIce cold chemist
Eric Wolff constructs the chemistry of ancient climate from Antarctic ice cores. Nina Notman reports
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CareersTo detect and defend
Rebecca Hopkins tells Philip Robinson about her life and work as a scientist in the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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ResearchAaron Wheeler: Algae-on-a-chip
Aaron Wheeler talks to Harriet Brewerton about bringing the energy and microfluidics communities together
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CareersArt imitating life
Briony Marshall’s sculptures find form in her biochemical background, she tells Manisha Lalloo
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CareersThinking small
Developing tiny catalysts for miniature devices in a compact company, Daniele Leonarduzzi tells Manisha Lalloo why small is beautiful
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CareersChanging phases
John Goodby has discovered new forms of matter and invented new materials. Helen Carmichael speaks to him about his career
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CareersChasing the sun
It took some time, and a lot of jobs, but Matt Carnie eventually found a role he loves in materials research. Manisha Lalloo asks for his career analysis
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CareersThe asymmetry problem
Reiko Kuroda has been tackling asymmetry her whole life, from molecular chirality to gender inequality, she tells James Mitchell Crow
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CareersA career in careers
Finding a job took an unexpected turn when Victoria Walker discovered a talent for getting jobs for others. Helen Carmichael reports
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CareersThe pain killer
Life is pretty painless working in Reckitt Benckiser’s Nurofen team, Sarah Houlton learns
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CareersThe plastics surgeon
Sarah Houlton takes a ‘Peek’ at the career of polymer chemist Alice Matthews