The Periodic Fable

Kyra the Science Fair Extraordinaire

October 27, 2021 Cameron & Hallam Episode 9
The Periodic Fable
Kyra the Science Fair Extraordinaire
Show Notes

In this episode, Cameron & Hallam are joined by Kyra Sedransk Campbell who is a Royal Society and EPSRC Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University, as well as the Co-founder of Nanomox, a start-up company aimed at helping her research projects get up and running. 

Kyra discusses her upbringing in the United States, and where her passion for research actually started, as well as detailing her experiences from moving up and across academia, from studying a PhD to now lecturing PhD students. 

Hallam also shares a True Periodic Fable from the world of Charles Goodyear, detailing his journey to discover vulcanization, otherwise known as turning rubber into a more hard and durable material. 

Cameron & Hallam both share what they've been up to during the last few weeks as well as highlighting their recent success at the Business of Science Conference in Birmingham.