Best Amal Narayanan Podcasts (2025)

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Ep #13 - Dr. LaShanda Korley on Sustainability of Plastics, Practices to Embrace Diversity, and Being a Resourceful Mentor 39:39

3y ago39:39

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Hello Soft Matter People! Welcome to The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. LaShanda Korley (https://sites.udel.edu/korleygroup/). LaShanda is a distinguished professor of Material Science and Engineering (https://mseg.udel.edu/) and Chemical and Biological Engineering (https://cbe.udel.edu/) at the University of Delaware. In this episode, …

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Ep #12 - Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo on Science Journalism, C&EN, and Being a Powerlifter 56:21

4y ago56:21

56:21

Ep #12 - Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo on Science Journalism, C&EN, and Being a Powerlifter Hello Soft Matter People! Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bibianacamposseijo/). Bibi is the current editor-in-chief of Chemical and Engineering News. In this episode, B…

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Ep #11 - Dr. Saad Bhamla on Slingshot Spiders, Worm Blobs, and Frugal Science 49:47

4y ago49:47

49:47

Ep #11 - Dr. Saad Bhamla on Slingshot Spiders, Worm Blobs, and Frugal Science Hello Soft Matter People! Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Saad Bhamla (https://www.bhamla.com). Saad is a Professor at The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this episode,…

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Ep #10 - Dr. Darren Lipomi on Haptics, Active Learning, and Molecular Podcasting 1:12:25

4y ago1:12:25

1:12:25

Hello Soft Matter People! Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Darren Lipomi (https://www.lipomigroup.org/darren-lipomi). Darren is a Professor of Nanoengineering (https://ne.ucsd.edu/) at the University of California, San Diego. In this episode, Darren talked about the origin of the active learning platform …

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Ep #9 - Dr. Arthi Jayaraman on Being an Editor, Breaking the Barriers in Science, and the Importance of Support Systems 50:53

4y ago50:53

50:53

Hello Soft Matter Enthusiasts! Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Arthi Jayaraman (https://cbe.udel.edu/people/faculty/arthij/). Arthi is a Professor with joint appointments at the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering (https://cbe.udel.edu/) and the department of material science and engineer…

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Ep #8 - Dr. Stephanie Weber on Membraneless Organelles, Research in Canada, and Cultivating Mental Health 56:58

4y ago56:58

56:58

Hello Soft Matter People! Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Stephanie Weber (https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-weber-33790995/). Steph is a professor of Biology at the McGill University, Canada. This conversation covers a wide range of topics starting from mental health to membraneless organelles. Steph sh…

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Ep #7 - Dr. Marleen Kamperman on the Role of Outreach on Diversity, Bioinspired Materials, and Interdisciplinary Research 47:41

4y ago47:41

47:41

Welcome to another episode of The Soft Matter Show. Our today's guest is Dr. Marleen Kamperman. Marleen is a professor of polymer science at the University of Groningen, Holland. She is an award-winning scientist in her outreach activities and we cover a wide spectrum of topics in this conversation. Marleen talked about her thoughts on the importan…

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Ep #6 - Dr. Samanvaya Srivastava on Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Coacervation, and Academic Research 41:52

4y ago41:52

41:52

This conversation features Dr. Samanvaya Srivastava (https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanvayasrivastava/). Samanvaya is currently a professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. In this episode, Samanvaya talks about his journey in the academic route. We talked about how he persisted and transformed h…

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Ep #5 - Dr. Niels Holten-Andersen on Mussel Adhesion, Bioinspired Mechanics, and Transforming from Biologist to Soft Matter Scientist 57:52

4+ y ago57:52

57:52

The guest of this episode is Dr. Niels Holten-Andersen. Niels is a professor of the program in polymers and soft matter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this conversation, Niels and Amal took a deep dive into the world of biomimetic materials. Specifically, Niels shared his knowledge in mussel adhesion and transient mechanics of bio…

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Ep #4 - Dr. Anirban Sengupta on Artificial Platelets, Combating Traumatic Wounds, and the 3 “P”s of Career Building 1:01:25

4+ y ago1:01:25

1:01:25

In this conversation, Dr. Anirban Sengupta joined Amal Narayanan to chat about synthetic platelet-inspired technologies for blood clotting. Anirban and Amal dig deep into Anirban's transformation from a Chemist-Chemical Engineer to platelet biology. The conversation explores the futuristic technologies that could be used in critical medical care in…

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Ep #3 - Dr. Elyse Ball on How to Start a Company, Entrepreneurship in Academic Labs, and NSF I-Corps 47:26

4+ y ago47:26

47:26

In this conversation, Dr. Elyse Ball joined Amal Narayanan to discuss the process of translating technologies developed from academic labs. Elyse is an extraordinary multitasker and detailed about the process of juggling between jobs such as Assistant council of UARF and CFOs of various startups. This conversation further expanded to the exciting w…

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Ep #2 - Dr. James Eagan on Plastic Recycling During Pandemic, and Working with Industry and Academia 45:33

4+ y ago45:33

45:33

This episode is a conversation between Amal Narayanan and Dr. James Eagan on plastic recycling and academic research. We discussed James’ motivation behind becoming a scientist and taking up research challenges. The research problem James specializes in is the "million-dollar" one - plastic recycling. Yes, I am sure that you must be thinking that p…

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Ep #1 - Dr. Abraham Joy on Polymers as Biomaterials, Switching Research Fields, and Funding Pressure 58:13

4+ y ago58:13

58:13

This is a conversation between me and Dr. Abraham Joy on academic research and team development. We discussed the exciting research platform he has put together at the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron. Where he optimizes the physical and chemical properties of plastics to active polymers. Abraham shares h…

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Ep #13 - Dr. LaShanda Korley on Sustainability of Plastics, Practices to Embrace Diversity, and Being a Resourceful Mentor 39:39

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Ep #12 - Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo on Science Journalism, C&EN, and Being a Powerlifter 56:21

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Ep #11 - Dr. Saad Bhamla on Slingshot Spiders, Worm Blobs, and Frugal Science 49:47

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Ep #10 - Dr. Darren Lipomi on Haptics, Active Learning, and Molecular Podcasting 1:12:25

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Ep #9 - Dr. Arthi Jayaraman on Being an Editor, Breaking the Barriers in Science, and the Importance of Support Systems 50:53

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Ep #8 - Dr. Stephanie Weber on Membraneless Organelles, Research in Canada, and Cultivating Mental Health 56:58

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Ep #7 - Dr. Marleen Kamperman on the Role of Outreach on Diversity, Bioinspired Materials, and Interdisciplinary Research 47:41

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Ep #6 - Dr. Samanvaya Srivastava on Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Coacervation, and Academic Research 41:52

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Ep #5 - Dr. Niels Holten-Andersen on Mussel Adhesion, Bioinspired Mechanics, and Transforming from Biologist to Soft Matter Scientist 57:52

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Ep #4 - Dr. Anirban Sengupta on Artificial Platelets, Combating Traumatic Wounds, and the 3 “P”s of Career Building 1:01:25

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Ep #3 - Dr. Elyse Ball on How to Start a Company, Entrepreneurship in Academic Labs, and NSF I-Corps 47:26

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Ep #2 - Dr. James Eagan on Plastic Recycling During Pandemic, and Working with Industry and Academia 45:33

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Ep #1 - Dr. Abraham Joy on Polymers as Biomaterials, Switching Research Fields, and Funding Pressure 58:13

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