Interviews
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A new green process for critical raw materials - interview with Dr. Eva Lain on green hydrometallurgy
Dr. Eva Lain is the founder and CEO of Lain Tech, a company based in Madrid (Spain), implementing new technologies in the raw materials sector. What is your company about? Eva Lain: Lain Tech is a young company founded in 2019 working on R&D and industrial implementation of novel technologies,... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Raffaella Nenna on e-cigarettes and young people
Raffaella Nenna is Associate Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She does research in paediatric respiratory diseases and is Chair of the Paediatric rare lung and airway disease group of the European Respiratory Society. What are the biggest health risks of electronic cigarettes... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Michele Cecchini on e-cigarettes and young people
Adjunct Professor and Medical Doctor Michele Cecchini leads the work on public health at the OECD - the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, helping countries implement better public health policies for better lives. Based on your work with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy on e-cigarettes and young people
Associate Professor Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy does research in epidemiology and control of tuberculosis, tobacco use and tobacco control issues. Why are electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) becoming so popular among young people? Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy: First and foremost, e-cigarettes... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Aoife Taylor on science communication and the COALESCE project
Aoife Taylor is a science communicator and research project manager in the Science and Society Research Group at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is working on the EU-funded COALESCE (Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe) project to support... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Professor Jason Pridmore on science communication and the COALESCE project
In this interview, Jason Pridmore, Associate Professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, reflects on the need for effective science communication. He also explains the context and goals of the ‘Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe’ (COALESCE)... -
Making light work - interview with Andrea Rocchetto, CEO of Ephos
Could you please introduce yourself and your company? Andrea Rocchetto: I am the cofounder and CEO of Ephos. We are a photonic chip manufacturing company. That means we build microchips that can process information that is encoded in particles of light, photons. What is the relationship between... -
Neural computing, paradigm shifts, and Europe - interview with Dr. Juan Pablo Carbajal
Could you please introduce yourself, and say something about your background? Juan Pablo Carbajal: I'm from Argentina, I studied until my master's in Argentina and then I worked in industry for almost three years there. And then, I moved to Switzerland to do my PhD. I did my PhD in physics, but the...