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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Chuck Macdonald, an inorganic chemist. 

Dr. Macdonald attended Dalhousie University for both his undergraduate degree and his PhD studies. Years later, he returned to his alma mater to take position as the Dean of Science. 

As Dean, Dr. Macdonald is leading the charge to enhance science programming and facilities — all while working to improve equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility within the Dal Science community.  

Dr. Macdonald talks to us about growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his experience specializing in inorganic chemistry, and the big-picture projects he tackles as a university administrator.

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Visit dal.ca/sciographies to learn more.

Episode 29 - Chuck Macdonald, Inorganic Chemist

Dr. Sterling is an associate professor at Dalhousie University. When she’s not teaching her students about the science behind climate change, she’s leading the charge as Chief Scientific Officer at CarbonRun, the carbon-dioxide removal startup she founded in 2022. By increasing the alkalinity of rivers, CarbonRun technology captures carbon from the atmosphere while restoring acidified river habitats at the same time.

Dr. Sterling talks to us about growing up in North Vancouver, her research career, grappling with the idea of geoengineering as a necessity in the fight against climate change, and founding her company. 

Learn more about CarbonRun at https://carbonrun.io/

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

dal.ca/sciographies

Sciographies - Season 5

Episode 30 - Shannon Sterling, Environmental Scientist

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Melanie Zurba, a social scientist and associate professor at Dalhousie University. 

Her research in environmental governance explores how to design resource management studies that best support a community partner’s aspirations. Dr. Zurba also taps into her creative side to use art as an engagement tool. Her work bridges the gaps between natural sciences, social sciences, the arts, and equity-deserving knowledge systems.

Dr. Zurba talks to us about doing “research about research,” leveraging the power of art, and what collaboration between researchers and Indigenous partners can look like.

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Episode 31 - Melanie Zurba, Social Scientist

Meet Dr. Aaron Newman, a cognitive neuroscientist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops Thursday, October 5, 2023.

Preview - Aaron Newman, Cognitive Neuroscientist

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Aaron Newman, a cognitive neuroscientist.
 
Dr. Newman developed an early curiosity for computers in the ’80s. While at university, he found a way to combine his interest in technology with his studies in psychology and carved a path for himself in the field of cognitive neuroscience.
 
Today Dr. Newman is a professor and department chair at Dalhousie University. He uses technologies like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in his research to understand how different language experiences shape the brain. He’s also the director of Nova Scotia’s SURGE Innovation Sandbox, a place for STEM students to explore technology, design thinking, collaboration, problem-solving and more.
 
Dr. Newman talks to us about how he got started, his experience studying how the brain processes sign language, how he emphasizes innovative thinking when he’s training students, and more.

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Visit Dr. Newman's laboratory website:  https://www.ncilab.ca/
Learn more about the SURGE Innovation Sandbox:  https://www.surgeinnovation.ca/

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

dal.ca/sciographies

Episode 32 - Aaron Newman, Cognitive Neuroscientist

Meet Jason Brown, a professor of mathematics at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Preview: Jason Brown, Mathematician

In this episode we interview Dr. Hal Whitehead in his backyard, which overlooks the ocean in Herring Cove, Nova Scotia. Dr. Whitehead is a marine biologist, a professor in the Department of Biology, and author of several books. His interest in animal behaviour led to a scientific career studying the cultural lives of whales (even though his academic life began with an undergraduate degree in pure mathematics). 

He tells us about travelling between Maine, USA and England, UK while growing up, and how that experience on the eastern seaboard of the United States nurtured an early love of sailing that persists today.  

Now Dr. Whitehead uses his own sailboat to track sperm whales and northern bottlenose whales at sea for weeks at a time. A handful of graduate students join him to collect visual, acoustic, and biological data on how the whales behave and communicate with each other. 

Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Episode 16: Hal Whitehead, Marine Biologist

Meet the people who make science happen. That’s the idea behind Sciographies, a podcast and radio show launched by the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie University in partnership with campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, NS.

Episode 29 - Chuck Macdonald, Inorganic Chemist

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