Shows
Create the FutureThe Future of Plastic WasteWhy do we fixate on plastic as the main waste issue of our time? Is all plastic bad? Have we got Bags For Life and paper straws totally wrong?Anna Ploszajski - materials scientist and storyteller - assembles her first edition of Create The Future with:Dr Alicia Chrysostomou, polymer consultant and author of Plastics: Just A Load Of Rubbish?Dr Kat Knauer, polymer scientist and CTO of the BOTTLE Consortium, who are focused on developing new chemical upcycling strategies for today's plastics and redesigning tomorrow's plastics to be recyclable-by-design.
2024-07-1231 min
IOM3 InvestigatesIOM3 Investigates... Inspiring women in Materials, Minerals & Mining, Dr Alicia ChrysostomouIn this podcast, Fiona Robinson Vice Chair of the IOM3 Women in Materials, Minerals and Mining group is joined by Dr Alicia Chrysostomou.
Alicia has enjoyed a diverse career as an academic, consultant, invited lecturer, BBC rubber expert and author. Her latest book aims to dispel some of the misunderstandings surrounding polymer materials. Listen to discover more.
Alicia’s most recent book is called Plastics: Just a Load of Rubbish? And is published by Hero Press (www.hero-press.com/plastics).
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2024-04-2938 min
LMFM Late Lunch Listen BackLate Lunch Wednesday November 29th 2023More than time to COP ourselves on says Development Perspectives CEO Bobby McCormack. Polymer scientist Alicia Chrysostomou's new book about plastics, offers lots of food for thought. Priscilla Grainger told us how she eventually escaped a controlling and violent marriage and Breanna Johnston was in awe of Katie Taylor when they met recently! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-291h 03