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#4-18 - Life of a scientist - ft. Prof. Dr. Raffaella Buonsanti

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Today, Xiaoran talks to Prof. Dr. Raffaella Buonsanti, a tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). In her research, Professor Buonsanti implements a highly interdisciplinary approach, spanning from Chemistry to Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, to address fundamental challenges in energy technologies. Through the core expertise in colloidal synthesis, her team develops novel approaches to controlled and tunable nanomaterials to drive chemical transformations.

 

In this conversation, they shed light on the real life of a scientist. They talk about the routine in Raffaella’s work and life, the concept of “ life-work integration”, the rules she manages her team and the methods she keeps a great mind always for science.

 

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If you would like to know more information about Prof. Dr. Raffaella Buonsanti, check out here:

https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnce/buonsanti/

 

Twitter: @lnce_epfl

 

Episode Art: Raffaella’s photo © BM PHOTOS      Background photo Photo by Hans Reniers on Unsplash

 


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