Sustainable Nano

Sustainable Nano

Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Elfy Chiang

Episodes 51
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (4)
Since Sep 2016
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every 2 Months
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About This Podcast

Curious about nanotechnology, sustainability, and life in science? The Sustainable Nano podcast is produced by the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a chemistry research center funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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S7 Season 7 Preview

Dec 31, 2025 2m

It's the 7th season of the Sustainable Nano Podcast! Here's a quick preview of the three episodes of this final mini-season, including interviews with Dr. Della Mosley, Maureen Ryan, and Dr. Bob…

S6E6 Ep 45. The World is Really Ready for Change

Mar 15, 2024 37m

Professor Mike Curry of the North Carolina Agricultural & Technological State University (NCAT) is a scientist, inventor, mentor, and advocate with a passion for bringing attention to the great…

S6E5 Ep 44. Part of Something Bigger: Social Media, Mentoring, & Friendship with Stuart Cantrill

Dec 20, 2023 41m

Early in the COVID pandemic, then-graduate student Safia Jilani became Twitter buddies with the Chief Editor of the prestigious journal Nature Chemistry, Dr. Stuart Cantrill. Dr. Jilani is now a…

S6E4 Ep 43. Revolutionizing How we Grow, Distribute, & Store Food: Revisiting the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Nov 07, 2023 42m

Five years after our first interview, we catch up with Dr. Jason White about chemistry at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and how nanoscience can benefit agriculture and global food…

S6E3 Ep 42. Why We All Feel So Terrible And What to Do About It

Jul 03, 2023 43m

Mental Health Awareness Month was back in May, but it's never too late to talk about mental health and strategies for taking care of ourselves during difficult times. In this episode we share a…

S6 Season 6 Trailer

Jun 27, 2023 2m Trailer

We've got a great set of episodes for Season 6 following our themes of Nanotechnology, Sustainability, and Life in Science. Interviews include the founders of @BlackinNanotech, Dr. Olivia Geneus and…

S6E2 Ep 41. Stronger, Tougher, Lighter

Mar 08, 2023 27m

What do nanotechnology, blacksmithing, and Star Wars have in common? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suveen Mathaudhu about a range of topics from medical applications of materials science to…

S6E1 Ep 40. This Is the Future

Oct 22, 2021 28m

It's the first episode of season 6! Come for the nanopharmacology, stay for the robotics and fun with Twitter networking. In this episode, we interview Olivia Geneus and Jarriaun Streets about…

S5E3 Ep 39. Retelling a Story Through Illustrations: Lifeology Part 2

Jan 12, 2021 51m

How do you explain sustainable nanotechnology using art? Last fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects scientists and artists, to…

S5E2 Ep 38. Beyond Jargon to Empathy: Lifeology Part 1

Dec 28, 2020 42m

How do you explain sustainable nanotechnology in text shorter than a tweet? This fall the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology collaborated with Lifeology, an online platform that connects…

S5E1 Ep 37. Shine Bright like a Diamond... Inside of a Worm

Oct 06, 2020 17m

Zach Jones, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, gives diamonds to his study organism. But they're nanodiamonds, not jewelry, and after the tiny worms eat them, Zack uses…

S4E5 Ep 36. "Yes, and...": A Guide to Effective Science Communication Using Improvisation

Aug 20, 2020 40m

Science communication takes a lot of different forms, including improvisation. In this episode, we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate student Paige Kinsley and alum Liz…

S4E4 Ep. 35 Photographing the Unphotographable

May 08, 2020 37m

How do you photograph the unphotographable? In this episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in visualizing science, using pictures to draw audiences in and help…

S4E3 Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots

Dec 20, 2019 8m

Winter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and celebrate lights. For our last episode of 2019 we decided to talk about the…

S4E2 Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science

Nov 26, 2019 48m

How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific fields? In this…

S4E1 Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?

Oct 30, 2019 36m

What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanoscale electronics to check for viruses when you blew your nose? Our fourth season…

S4 Season 4 Preview

Oct 29, 2019 1m Trailer

We've got a great lineup of episodes taking shape for this year on our themes of Nanotechnology, Sustainability, and Life in Science. Interviews include Prof. Mike Filler talking about nanowires and…

S3E6 Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement

Mar 22, 2019 48m

Last November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called "Reading vulnerable learners' applications to grad school: we need to stop failing them." In this episode of the podcast, University of…

S3E5 Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds

Feb 22, 2019 25m

What could be cooler than a technology that uses nanomaterials? How about one that combines two nanomaterials! Nanocomposites bring together two or more nanoscale materials to take advantage of their…

S3E4 Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry

Jan 09, 2019 21m

Dr. Mary Kirchhoff is Executive Vice President of Scientific Advancement at the American Chemical Society and Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. Her career has spanned a variety of…

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