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Chemistea

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Some of the best scientific collaborations and ideas were born over a cup of tea or coffee. Join us for a virtual teatime as we discuss the ups and downs of one's journey to a scientific career, the "tea" of overcoming inevitable failure, with a splash exciting research endeavors.

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Episodes

PFAS, Environmental Chemistry, and how You can be a Greener Chemist - a chat with Dr. Shira Joudan

January 07, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB

Dr. Shira Joudan is a currently a postdoctoral researcher in environmental chemistry at York University in Toronto. She completed her PhD in the department of chemistry at the University of Toronto in 2020, and in 2023 will start as an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her research focuses on the fate of organic contaminants in the environment, and how transformation reactions impact how humans and ecosystems are exposed to potential...

NOBCChE, Solid State Chem, and Spiderman Shenanigans - a chat with Dr. Isaiah Speight

December 17, 2021 20:26 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

Dr. Isaiah Speight (he/him) is currently a NIGMS postdoctoral fellow at University of California, Irvine in the lab of Prof. Vy Dong. His postdoctoral work focuses on developing new technologies to enhance peptide synthesis. As a native of the Hampton-Roads area of Virginia, Isaiah earned his B.S. in chemistry in 2016 from Norfolk State University. During this time, he did research with Prof. Olufemi Oyesanya in the area of polymer synthesis, and with Prof. Steven Townsend in advanced carboh...

The Journey to and Through Grad School as a Minority in Stem: a chat with Allan Argelagos

November 19, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB

Allan Argelagos is a current 4th year PhD student in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He works under the guidance of Dr. Andrej Lupták where he seeks to understand the utilization of deoxynucleotide diphosphates (dNDPs) as a substrate for DNA polymerization instead of the typical deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) required. This research has many implications with the field pertaining to origins of life. Allan is a first-generation college...

Small businesses and cosmetic chemistry: a chat with Asia Fee of Alchemist Asia

September 24, 2021 19:08 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

Asia Fee (she/her)  is a Chemist, who received her BS in Chemistry from California State University, Channel Islands. Asia spent her time as an undergrad dedicated to anticancer research and a lab internship with Parker Hannifin, where she was promoted to a Lab Technician amidst the pandemic and got to help aid in research and lead projects independently. She had a sudden life event which led her to move to Alaska! She now works remotely as a Cosmetic Chemist & Founder of Alchemist Asia, STE...

Mental health, Mpro, and starting graduate school: a conversation with TJ Cross

September 17, 2021 19:05 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MB

In this episode, we discuss topics which may be triggering for some listeners. Please use the following time stamps to navigate away from the sections that may be triggering: 15:52-17:08 (mentions of depression, substance abuse); 20:59-23:00 (mentions of depression)  TJ Cross (he/him) is an incoming graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles. During his (long) undergraduate career, he has switched majors, attended community college, and completed his undergraduate educati...

On representation, education, and d-Orbital Games: a chat with Dr. Zach Thammavongsy

September 10, 2021 18:28 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Dr. Zach Thammavongsy, Ph.D (he/him) is a Laotian American chemist interested in chemical education and inorganic chemistry. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine in 2019, and received his Master and Bachelor of Science from Western Washington University. Currently, Dr. Thammavongsy is a Grand Challenge Initiative postdoctoral fellow at Chapman University where I teach science reading/writing and conduct research in the field of main group chemistry. He i...

Frontline COVID-19 research, fitness, and a new chapter in an academic career: a Chat with Dr. Alana Ogata (University of Toronto)

September 03, 2021 19:04 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Dr. Alana Ogata, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). Throughout her academic career, she has received seven fellowships and published 19 papers in high-impact journals, such as NanoLetters and JACS, providing important contributions to the fields of electrochemical biosensors, non-classical nucleation and growth, and disease diagnostics. As an NSF Grad...

The importance of mentorship, equity, rest, and more: A chat with Alissa Matus

August 27, 2021 18:14 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Alissa Matus (she/her) is a rising 4th year graduate student and NSF-GRFP fellow, doing organometallic and inorganic chemistry in the Yang group at UC Irvine. As a Latina and Black woman she is driven by her desire to help others like her, from historically excluded groups, explore their passions for science and research. Mentorship has been key to her journey through higher education, and she wants to return the favor by being the best mentor she can be! When she is not in the lab, doing el...

Mentorship, Outreach, and too much Boba Tea: A chat with Erin Joy Araneta

August 20, 2021 16:59 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Erin Joy Araneta (she/her), an undergraduate chemistry major at University of California, Irvine, has many titles to her name. She is the Younger Chemist Chair of the Orange County American Chemical Society, the founder of Theory of Joy, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the students and families of Kanaynayan Community Learning Center in the Philippines, and the author of the children's book Chemist Clara Paints the Lake through which she hopes to inspire more children to be curious about...

Chemistea (Trailer)

June 19, 2021 05:33 - 46 seconds - 741 KB