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Science Notes at Otago

Talking with graduate science students from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityApril 25, 2023

Like Water off a Duck’s Back

Kirill Misluk, a PhD student in Physics at Otago University, talks about his research into how to modify the surface of metals such as Aluminium so that water, and ice, is more easily removed from it – a property of great use in the fabrication of vanes for wind turbines.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityApril 25, 2023

Solar Tsunamis

Daniel Mac Manus, a PhD student in Physics, talks about how events on the Sun can impact security of electricity supply on Earth, and how his research aims to make power supply more reliable in New Zealand.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityMarch 21, 2023

The Importance of Moving (at least a wee bit)

Jen Gale, a PhD student in Human Nutrition at Otago University, talks about the importance of physical activity for good glucose metabolism, and how you might develop user-friendly protocols for including this into your everyday life.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityMarch 20, 2023

A Little Rice Research

Priyanthi Chandravarnan, a PhD student in Food Science at Otago University, talks about some new and concerning issues in the harvesting and storage of rice, brought about by changes in the weather.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityFebruary 22, 2023

Chemistry in Circles

Jackson Henneveld, a PhD student in Chemistry at Otago University, talks about how to make organic molecules which contain rings of carbon atoms, and why this is important for his work on alkaloids.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityDecember 8, 2022

Three-Dimensional Chicken Wire

Elliot Nicholson, a PhD student in Chemistry at Otago University, talks about his research into metal organic frameworks (or MOFs), a new type of highly porous molecular structures which can be hard to make but have fascinating and important applications.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityDecember 8, 2022

Understanding the DNA of a River

Anja Kardailski, a Masters Student in Anatomy and Zoology, talks about how you might be able to ascertain the health of a river by looking at the DNA of its inhabitants, rather than having to look at them themselves.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityOctober 28, 2022

Finding out about Fungi

Lydia Turley, a PhD student in Botany at Otago University, talks about fungi, what they are, why they are important and how she is trying to develop a mathematical model to understand their behaviour.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversityOctober 14, 2022

Caring about Cockles

Katie Fenton, an MSc student in Marine Science, talks about her research into cockles – what they are, how many there are around Dunedin and how we can best try to protect them from the crabs that would like to eat them.

Written by Science Notes at Otago UniversitySeptember 5, 2022

Warming things up

Bri Nally, a PhD student in Physics at Otago University, talks about her work in trying to understand how non-conventional superconductors work, materials which could revolutionise our lives if they can be made to work at high enough temperatures.

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