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Samuel Thompson's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:04:08 | 89 views

Samuel brings a sense of play to his science research that he traces back to his love of the performing arts and his early exposure to science as a child. He also relates that his identity as a gay-man from a conservative Southern town h...

Detecting Explosives to Save Lives ...

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:03:33 | 81 views

Stefanie explains how her research on designing sensors for explosives depends on the principles of VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) theory. Stefanie’s sensor design amplifies small-scale changes in bond angles following int...

Stefanie Sydlik's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:27 | 73 views

Stefanie describes how an exciting “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” convinced her to become a chemist. She considers chemistry to be a bridge between biology and physics that can help explain observations made in everyday life.

Imaging Viruses with Nanoscale MRI

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:54 | 75 views

Ben discusses the concept of orbital degeneracy (two orbitals with the same energy) in relation to his research on nanoscale MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). Specifically, he explains how energy level differences detected with nanoscale...

Benjamin Ofori-Okai's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:44 | 72 views

Ben describes his realization that his love of problem-solving in math class could have an application in chemistry research. He urges anyone intimidated by science to give it another shot because it can be a lot of fun.

Engineering Enzyme Pathways for Bio...

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:39 | 56 views

Jingnan research focuses on converting carbon dioxide, an environmental pollutant, into biofuel. Jingnan explains how she engineers a carbon-storing microorganism into a biofuel production pathway. She discusses kinetic parameters she is...

Jingnan Lu's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:42 | 49 views

Jingnan describes how she overcame the challenge of learning English as a teenager when she moved to the United States from China and realized from a research experience that she can use science to help people.

Applying the Special Properties of ...

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:40 | 50 views

Bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics, creating a need for current and future scientists to develop new types on antibiotics. Kateryna discusses her research on proteins that catalyze a carbon-chlorine bond-forming reaction, and...

Kateryna Kozyrytska's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:14 | 88 views

Kateryna, a female biochemist born in Ukraine, describes how as a scientist she doesn’t have to choose between career and home-life like some of her peers back home, that there are examples, even at MIT, of women who have both.

Harnessing Microbes for Carbon Diox...

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:47 | 41 views

Hector describes how Le Chatelier’s principle and the effects of pressure on solubility relate to his research on harnessing microbes to remove carbon dioxide from the environment. Hector envisions that his research could someday be used...

Hector Hernandez's Personal Story

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:03:49 | 38 views

Hector initially worked in construction, but at age 29, he realized he wanted to use his mind instead of his back in his career. With the help of a key-mentor at a community college, he started studying chemistry, a subject that allowed...

Linking Oxidation to DNA Damage

Behind the Scenes at MIT; http://chemvideos.mit.edu

Added 13 days ago | 00:02:59 | 40 views

John describes how oxidation reactions in our bodies are both essential for life and responsible for cell damage that can potentially lead to cancer. John’s research focuses on studying how cells respond to toxins that cause oxidative da...

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