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Interview: Dr Philipp Simons, Materials Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Pooja Kashyap

Dr. Philipp Simons recently hit headlines with his new paper on miniature glucose fuel cells for implantable devices. According to him, human body is saturated with glucose hence, harvesting this energy to power implantable devices is an achievable feat. Dr. Jennifer L.M. Rupp from Technical University Munich in Germany, also Dr. Simons’ thesis supervisor, postulated that battery takes up 90% of an implant’s volume. Interestingly, the new fuel cell will mask the implant and power it with no volumetric footprint. Their innovative approach to solve medical problem gave me an…

Interview: Dr Federico Paolucci, Research Scientist at Superconducting Quantum Electronics Lab, Italy

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Pooja Kashyap

Dr Federico Paolucci is a Research Scientist at Superconducting Quantum Electronics Lab (SQEL) nested in Pisa, Italy. He has co-authored papers like Electrostatic field-driven supercurrent suppression in ionic-gated metallic Josephson nano transistors, Bipolar Thermoelectric Josephson Engine and Thermal superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor to name a few. His recent research involves tuning the thermal properties of a superconductor by controlling its spectral characteristics. And this made me intrigued to get in touch with him and requested him to squeeze-in some time from his busy schedule for an interview. Nothing excites…

Interview: Dr Arthur Suvorov, An Astrophysicist at The Manly Astrophysics, Australia and Uni. of Tübingen

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Pooja Kashyap

Dr. Arthur Suvorov is an astrophysicist at The Manly Astrophysics in Australia. He did first class honors degree at Monash University, in a double-dose of mathematics with physics on the side. Followed by his PhD from Melbourne Uni. His areas of interest include various aspects of neutron star. Lately, he collaborated with Universidad de Murcia, Spain in a project entitled “Magnetically supramassive neutron stars”, paper of which is also published in Physical Review Letters (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.L061302). Dr. Suvorov is also the recipient of one of the most prestigious Humboldt…

Interview: Takashi Ozaki, Research Scientist at Toyota Central R&D Labs, Japan

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Takashi Ozaki is the frontier research leader at Beyond-X Research Domain, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc. Japan. He completed his B.E. and M.E. from Kyoto University. His area of research fields includes – bioinspired actuators and robotics, micro electromechanical systems and microfabrication processes.

Interview: Dr Nadac Reales, a Biotechnology Research Scientist at University of Antofagasta, Chile

October 18, 2021November 22, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Dr Nadac Reales is Deputy Director of Innovator Services at University of Antofagasta, Chile. Additionally, she is running her own firm, the Rudanac Biotec Lab. Aim of her lab is to provide biotechnological solutions to real world problems.

Interview: Dr Benjamin Pope, an Astrophysicist at The University of Queensland, Brisbane

October 14, 2021November 22, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Dr Benjamin Pope is a physicist and data scientist at The University of Queensland, Brisbane. He is working to find planets around other stars using NASA space telescopes. With the help of leading-edge machine-learning algorithms, he is trying to dig up tiny signals out of the noise to expand our knowledge of the universe.

Interview: Dr. Kamber Schwarz, Postdoctoral Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Heidelberg

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Dr. Kamber Schwarz is a postdoc at MPIA in Heidelberg. She has been a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona. She received her PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics from the University of Michigan in 2018. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Ralph B. Baldwin Prize in Astronomy, 2020.

Interview: Dr. Guido de Croon, Professor at Delft University of Technology Netherlands

September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Dr. Guido de Croon is a Full Professor at Delft University of Technology Netherlands. Dr. Croon’s research interests focus on the bio-inspired robotics, micro air vehicles, vision-based navigation and swarm robotics.

Interview: Dr. Song Chaoyang, Assistant Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology China

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Dr. Song Chaoyang is an Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) China. His Bionic Design + Learning Lab conducts research in Bionic Design, Robot Learning and Design Science. His team’s vision is to create advanced robotic systems that are sustainable and intelligent.

Interview: Rashid Tagirov, Designer at Peugeot, Paris

March 15, 2021April 1, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

Meet Rashid Tagirov, Exterior Designer at Peugeot, Paris. Rash is a keen observer. He absorbs surroundings as he feels it helps to create unique symbiosis between style and skills. He’s been soaked up with work, yet he squeezed-in time for an interview. Please scroll down and see what the designer has to say about himself:

Interview: Professor Sheng Xu, Nanotech Scientist at University of California San Diego

March 8, 2021March 31, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

It’s our honour to have Professor Sheng Xu from University of California San Diego with us today. Dr Xu’s research interests focus on the understanding of the electrical and mechanical behaviors of inorganic materials when they are engineered into a soft format; which can further be morphed into soft electronics, nano electronics and energy harvesting/storage devices. He obtained his B.S. in Chemistry and Molecular Engineering from Peking University in Beijing, China in 2006. While he received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2010 at Georgia Institute of Technology,…

Interview: Paul Sandip, the Designpreneur and Founder at Paul Studio, India

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Pooja Kashyap

Paul Sandip is one of the famous and influential designers in Indian product design fraternity. It’s been an honour to have him on our blog for some conversation.

Interview: John A Frye, Principal Designer, Digital Modeling and Visualization Group Leader at Honda R&D Americas

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Pooja Kashyap

Meet John A. Frye, a heavy-duty industrial designer for alternate realities from California, United States. We are fortunate enough that even in spite of his hectic schedule, John was able to squeeze in some time for this interview.

Interview: Luca Floreanini, Founder at LucaFloreanini Design Studio, Italy

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Pooja Kashyap

Luca Floreanini is an industrial designer from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Since 1993, he has been collaborating with Italian and European companies in the ideation and development of new products. Glasses, furniture, espresso machines, bottles, hedge trimmers, scanners, shoes, motocross masks, pressure washers, food containers, lamps are some of areas where his mind dives into.

Interview: Davide Radaelli, Founder at Davide Radaelli Design Studio, Italy

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Pooja Kashyap

Davide Radaelli Design Studio, DRDS, in Milano (Italy) is one of the finest names in product design, exhibit and interior architecture, graphic design & communication. Davide Radaelli is the founder of his eponym firm.