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Meisa Salaita: "Hey, Can I Borrow Your Notes?"

November 1, 2019

Away from her boyfriend for grad school, Meisa Salaita starts to fall for a chemistry classmate who's her complete opposite.

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In Chemistry Tags Meisa Salaita, love, chemistry, college, graduate school, grad school, breakup, heartbreak, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Chanté Summers: Thinking With My Amygdala

September 6, 2019

When there's an explosion in the chemistry lab, graduate student Chanté Summers springs into action.

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In Chemistry Tags Chanté Summers, Season 9, chemistry, lab work, lab accident, women in STEM

Charlotte Istance-Tamblin: I Get It Now

January 25, 2019

In following her dream of studying chemistry, Charlotte Istance-Tamblin sees how to break the toxic patterns in her relationships.

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In Chemistry Tags Charlotte Istance-Tamblin, chemistry, scientist origin story, relationships, Season 9, breakup, love, inequality

Joseph Scrimshaw: Cookies, For Science

September 14, 2018

Comedian Joseph Scrimshaw is terrified of messing up when his new museum job requires him to bake.

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In Chemistry Tags Joseph Scrimshaw, chemistry, baking, comedy, food

Toria Stafford: Owning My Fear

August 3, 2018

Chemist Toria Stafford's untreated mental illness starts to overwhelm both her science and her personal life.

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In Psychology, Health and Medicine Tags Toria Stafford, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemistry, graduate school, mental health

Alison Williams: Never Assume

March 23, 2018

Alison Williams' blossoming passion for chemistry is sidetracked by a professor's thoughtless comment.

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In Chemistry Tags Alison Williams, Black in STEM, chemistry, racism, sexism, diversity in STEM

Cather Simpson: The Bright Light of Fame

January 26, 2018

As a graduate student, Cather Simpson is excited to present her work -- but then her adviser lies about it.

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In Chemistry, Physics Tags Cather Simpson, lab work, mentor, adviser, graduate school, grad school, chemistry, physics, honesty

Heather Abbott-Lyon: My Two-Body Problem

September 22, 2017

Heather Abbott-Lyon falls in love with another physical chemist, but can they solve the two-body problem?

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In Chemistry Tags academia, chemistry, two-body problem, relationships, love, Heather Abbott-Lyon

Matt Hartings: My Bacon Number

November 25, 2016

Chemist Matt Hartings is excited -- and a little frantic -- when he receives an unexpected invitation to talk about the science of bacon on The Today Show.

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In Chemistry Tags Matt Hartings, food, chemistry, science communication, bacon, senses

Bill Harwood: How A Chemist Becomes A Cop

April 29, 2016

As a young chemist working for the state crime lab, Bill Harwood is unexpectedly called to a crime scene.

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In Chemistry Tags Bill Harwood, police, chemistry, forensic science, Season 6, public servant

Nate Charles Troisi: Family Chemistry

September 11, 2015

A chemistry set is the perfect opportunity for Nate Charles Troisi to connect with his engineer father.

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Tags Nate Charles Troisi, chemistry, childhood, family, engineering, parents, season 5

Nelson Lugo: A Simple Magic Trick

September 5, 2014

Nelson Lugo has a brilliant idea for his grade school talent show -- use chemistry to do a simple magic trick. It did not go over well.

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Tags Nelson Lugo, season 4, chemistry, magic, childhood, school

Nick Hud: The Origin Of Life

April 8, 2014

For years, chemist Nick Hud struggles to share his work with his Catholic mother, until he finds help from a surprising source.

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Tags Nick Hud, season 4, mothers, parents, religion, chemistry

Rowena Fletcher-Wood: Diffraction

January 20, 2014

As a chemistry student, Rowena Fletcher-Wood has to reconstruct the structure of chemicals, and a relationship with a friend, by interpreting complex data.

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Tags Rowena Fletcher-Wood, chemistry, friendship, grad school

Steve Mirsky: Why would you have a masters in chemistry?

November 4, 2012

Questions arise when Steve Mirsky is introduced to his friend's new girlfriend, and he relies on his past experience to help -- specifically his degree in chemistry.

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Tags Steve Mirsky, season 3, chemistry, journalism

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