Bringing Chemistry to Life
Conversations with the brightest chemical minds — Join us in educational chats with some of the most fascinating and influential scientists in the world. Learn about their personal stories, notable contributions, and an enthusiasm for discovery that unites them all. Covering various fields and industries, this is a podcast for anyone who wants to learn more about science and the brilliant minds advancing it.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
The last element – signing off with gratitude
According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a system will always increase. For a layperson, this means that all things must come to pass and nothing lasts forever. Since no person o…
Plastic electronics, digitized materials, and other sustainable solutions
Join us for this look into materials chemistry, developed under the guiding principles of sustainability and a systems approach.
Dr. Zlatka Stoeva, Co-founder and Managing Director of DZP Technologies…
The rise and adoption of biocatalysis
Some debate that synthetic organic chemistry strategies have become stale, but Dr. Todd Hyster of Princeton University's Hyster Lab disagrees.
Todd fell in love with organic chemistry early in his edu…
The metrology aspects of PFAS
Early in her career, Dr. Jessica Reiner realized that she cared more about ensuring the accuracy of the measurements she was making than making the measurements themselves. This realization, combined…
The most interesting man in chemistry
Bioconjugation of antibodies to drugs via chemical linkers is how antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are made. We’re joined by Matt Giese, Senior Scientist at Vector Laboratories, who talks us through t…
Empowering women in the chemical industry
We're diving into an important topic: the representation of women in STEM careers. Despite making up about 50% of the population, women hold only around 34% of STEM positions, with even fewer—approxi…
An expert-guided tour of battery chemistry
Strap in for this charged up conversation. Battery chemistry is a topic we’ve touched on before and is one we’ve committed to exploring further in this season. This conversation with Dr. Heather Plat…
Mid-season reveal: new episodes on battery tech, PFAS, and sustainability coming soon
Join our host, Dr. Paolo Braiuca, as he chats with some of the most fascinating scientists around the globe doing trailblazing work in a variety of fields and industries. Learn about their personal s…
The life-altering impact of one chemist’s sabbatical
Anyone that’s followed this podcast will know that Paolo’s final question to each guest is, “What advice would you like to share with younger scientists just starting their career?” Here, our guest, …
Cross-coupling, catalysis and one chemist’s move to tech
Most of us don’t grow up across the street from a chemistry building or know from an early age that we want to be a scientist, but Alan Dyke, VP of Business Development for ProChem, Inc. (CTO of Boul…
Flip the script. Meet your host, Paolo.
Bringing Chemistry to Life is as much about the people behind the science as it is about the science itself. We’ve been remiss in sharing a bit more about the creator and host! In this unique episode…
Shining a photochemical light on undergraduate research
With four seasons under our belt, we’ve heard some amazing stories about how our guests have found, or often “stumbled” into, their careers in science. We’ve also had many conversations where past gu…
A high-performance career in liquid chromatography
After realizing at a young age that rock and roll might be a better hobby than a career, our guest chose chemistry and chromatography as his path, and he’s rocked that career choice!
In this fun and e…
AI and the man catalyzing a bio-revolution
Protein biology has always been grounded in the relationship between structure and function but how we determine structure has changed dramatically. While it’s still common to crystallize a protein f…
Batteries unplugged: past, present and the electrifying future
Electricity undeniably changed the world and enabled countless other technologies. Now, via storage and mobile access to electrical energy, batteries are positioned to further enable us as a species.…
The most famous unknown — the periodic table
Visit https://www.thermofisher.com/chemistry-podcast/ to access the extended video version of this episode and the episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional co…
C.R.E.A.M. – Chemistry rules everything around me
Visit https://www.thermofisher.com/chemistry-podcast/ to access the extended video version of this episode and the episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional co…
The electrifying chemistry of the nitrogen cycle
Visit https://www.thermofisher.com/chemistry-podcast/ to access the extended video version of this episode and the episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional co…
From an F in chemistry to 40 years in chemicals
Visit https://www.thermofisher.com/chemistry-podcast/ to access the extended video version of this episode and the episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional co…
Electronics for the human body
Visit https://www.thermofisher.com/chemistry-podcast/ to access the extended video version of this episode and the episode summary sheet, which contains links to recent publications and additional co…