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863: Developing Novel Materials with Wide Applications from Medicine to Manufacturing - Dr. Tim Long
May 4, 202641 min · 8,233 words
Show notes
Dr. Tim Long is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute at Virginia Tech. Tim's lab is working on a wide variety of research projects that are focused on novel macromolecular structures to tailor the properties and processing of polymers. His work has applications across many industries, including the development of chemotherapy treatments and electro-active devices important for prosthetics in medicine.
Highlighted moments
I really think the secret to success is to have a lot of things happening that eventually one plus one will equal four.
“if I see a tree, like I might say, well, could I make a molecular structure that could resemble that tree? Or could I use the hose on my house as a model for how macromolecules entangle?”
“I cannot overstate how important a high school chemistry teacher is to the future of science, because it's that point when you're in a sophomore year in high school, when you realize that, hey, this is what I want to do.”
“we're shining light into basically a bucket of paint, and you're pulling out a three-dimensional object.”
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