The fourth postgraduate research conference at the University of Surrey was held at the beginning of February. I spoke to some of the young researchers, the organisers and members of staff to learn more about this event and about the exciting things going on around me.

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More about the conference here.

This is a “Potential Difference” special, presented and produced by me, Dr Radu Sporea. The podcast is featured on PodAcademy and on the University of Surrey’s Electronic Engineering pages.

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Today’s guest uses this machine for aligning carbon nanotubes by electrospinning. Simon King is an engineering doctoral student at Surrey’s MinMat Industrial Doctoral Centre supported by the EPSRC and industrial partner Thomas Swan and Company.

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This is an episode in the first series of “Potential Difference”, presented and produced by Radu Sporea. You can download the file here.

In this series I interview some of my young colleagues, PhD students and researchers from the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey. They may not be household names (yet), but they are a the forefront of international research and have great stories to tell. Listen to their impressions on their work and on life as a researcher.

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So far, series has been featuring PhD students. Today I’m speaking to a postdoctoral researcher who changed her field after she became a Doctor. Her passion for the subject, she tells me, might be best used in future for public engagement in Science, outreach and generally enthusing people.

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This is an episode in the first series of “Potential Difference”, presented and produced by Radu Sporea. You can download the file here.

In this series I interview some of my young colleagues, PhD students and researchers from the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey. They may not be household names (yet), but they are a the forefront of international research and have great stories to tell. Listen to their impressions on their work and on life as a researcher.

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Today’s guest showed up in a T-shirt reading “This is what a feminist looks like” and has given up jiu-jitsu for roller derby, only to find this sport equally intense. He struggled to make the most of his studies, having been diagnosed with dyslexia only recently. Not only has he found effective ways of adapting but he is now one of the few people who can visualise aspects of quantum behaviour. His skills are of real value in his work on the understanding of materials at the nanoscale.

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This is an episode in the first series of “Potential Difference”, presented and produced by Radu Sporea. You can download the file here.

In this series I interview some of my young colleagues, PhD students and researchers from the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey. They may not be household names (yet), but they are a the forefront of international research and have great stories to tell. Listen to their impressions on their work and on life as a researcher.

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IMPACT ACCELERATION ACCOUNT

The EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) follows on from the University of Surrey’s successful Knowledge Transfer Account (KTA) and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

The Surrey IAA aims to accelerate the process of research exploitation by delivering an innovative programme of activities that will significantly enhance the reach and impact of past, current and future EPSRC funded research beyond established exploitation routes.

Information for University of Surrey academics

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This is a “Potential Difference” special, presented and produced by me, Dr Radu Sporea. The podcast is featured on the University of Surrey’s Electronic Engineering pages.

You can download the file here.

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