Inspiring lives – Page 9
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Profile: Chemistry in a canoe
Vancouver-based chemist Jennifer Love spends her free time kayaking, which helps open her mind to new research ideas, writes Karen Harries-Rees
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Profile: Bridging the gap
Entrepreneurial drive led Christopher Pike to success in the world of intellectual property. Helen Carmichael reports
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Profile: The perfect process
Nicola Razzell left a career in banking to work for the pharmaceutical industry and has never looked back, as she tells Helen Carmichael
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Profile: Hair today
Combining know-how from different businesses helped Procter & Gamble win the 2009 RSC Teamwork in innovation award for the development of hair dye product, Perfect 10
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CareersProfile: Fabulous food
Denise Smith heads the food science department at Ohio State University, US. She is thrilled by the large numbers of students switching to food science, as she tells Yfke Hager
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Profile: Science in Sydney
A PhD with chemical biologist Jack Baldwin launched Peter Rutledge into antibiotics research. His enthusiasm has taken him far, writes Karen Harries-Rees
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Profile: Life, but not as we know it
In Second Life real people live in a virtual world. Joanna Scott has a actual job there, organising scientific events within the online environment, reports Sarah Houlton
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Profile: Criminal chemistry
Helen Bandey faced choosing between a scientific career and the police force. But then she found the perfect job as a scientist at the Home Office, as she tells Yfke Hager
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Profile: Speaking of science
In just a few short years Karen Bultitude has switched from scientific research to become a sought-after science communicator, writes Helen Carmichael
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Profile: Commercial catalysts
Ian Archer has his dream career as a process chemist. As head of process chemistry at Ingenza, he is now getting involved in technology transfer, as he tells Sarah Houlton
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Profile: Chemical crusader
Michael Braungart - an environmentalist, chemist, and businessman - is determined to use science to remove waste from industry, as Ned Stafford finds out
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Profile: Tomorrow's careers
A wealth of skills took Kate Bellingham from a first degree in physics, to careers as a computer programmer, TV presenter, maths teacher, and finally a national champion for careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem), writes Sarah Houlto
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Profile: The science business
US materials scientist Brian Smith got himself an MBA in order to build a business based on his research
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Profile: Brand loyalty
A fascination for conducting polymers coupled with an interest in languages prepared Liz Mallen for a successful career with a global silicones supplier, writes Yfke Hager
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Profile: Fresh air
Gas technologist John Irven never forgets his first scientific influences, writes Yfke Hager
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Profile: Living chemistry
Elizabeth Blackburn knows that chemistry is the key to understanding life, as she tells Ned Stafford
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Profile: Serial entrepreneur in the making
An enthusiasm for 'creating stuff in the lab' coupled with early entrepreneurial promise make these interesting times for recent PhD graduate David Rabuka, writes Emma Davies
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Profile: Eco warrior
Isabelle Cozzarelli uses her knowledge of chemistry to protect and manage water resources. Yfke Hager meets her
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Profile: Fellowships on the brain
A series of fellowships in the UK and Germany have given Birgit Liss scientific independence in her research on the brain's dopamine system, writes Ned Stafford
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Profile: Safety first
Andy Fowler's experience at the bench and in the factory helps chemists keep their work safe, reports Susan Aldridge