Chemically Speaking Podcast

Join Dr Matt Griffith every month as he chats with three guests blazing exciting new trails in our labs and industries. If you want to understand how Chemistry is solving the biggest problems facing humanity, then this is the podcast for you.

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Meet our Chemically Speaking Podcast team 

Podcast Host: Dr Matt Griffith
Podcast Editor: Diana Eloise Bibay
Podcast Producer : Sahil Rana 

• Episode 1 | Changing the Chemistry of Leadership | February 2021
  • Join Dr Matthew Griffith as he chats with Victoria’s first female professor Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, drug discovery expert Assistant Professor Danielle Skropeta  and Envirolab’s founding and managing director Tania Notaras about the key moments in their journeys to overcome diversity challenges and create a new style of leadership.  
• Episode 2 | Plastics: Positive or Problematic? | March 2021
  •  Join Dr Matt Griffith and his guests, polymer chemist Yvonne Mah, industrial catalysis and sustainability pioneer, Thomas Maschmeyer, and environmental scientist Christie O'Neill, as they discuss how Australia's chemists are solving the problem of plastic waste. 
• Episode 3 | Water Quality and Management | April 2021
  • Explore the topic of wastewater treatment in Australia with host Dr Matt Griffith, TasWater’s Fran Smith, and Opal Group’s David Vercoe and find out if it’s possible to convert wastewater into drinking water.
• Episode 4 | The Future of Energy | May 2021
  • In this episode, we explore which energy generation technologies suit Australia the best. Catch Dr Matt Griffith and our guests Professor Anita Ho-Baillie, Professor Bernadette Mccabe, and Dr Terry Humphries, as they discuss these technologies and our nation’s chemists’ role in Australia’s transition to renewable and sustainable energy.
• Episode 5 | Creating Tomorrow's Energy Today: The Australian Storage Landscape | June 2021
  • There's no doubt that Australia's future energy generation is going to rely more on renewable resources like wind, solar, and hydro. In this episode, Dr Matt Griffith asks his guests, Senior Lecturer at UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dr Patrick Burr; Battery of the Nation Project Director, Christopher Gwynne; and Lead Battery Scientist at Gelion Technologies, Dr Thomas Ellis; interesting questions about renewable energy resources including its suitability in Australia and its practicality compared to energy from coal and gas. 
• Episode 6 | Trends in Chemistry Education | September 2021
  • Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. In this episode of Chemically Speaking we take an abbreviated journey from a high school classroom, through a University degree and out into industry, exploring the different phases of chemistry education and the emerging trends in the way this education is delivered. We’ll discuss what students should know, how they are currently learning to use their understanding of chemistry, and what they should be able to do with this knowledge as they enter the workforce. Thanks to our three guests Regina Menz (O’Connor Catholic College), Daniel Southam (Curtin Uni) and Andrew Shepherd (Shell).