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31 Oct 2013: and David Watson lookingback at the history of the Lensfield Roadlabs and some of the people who’veworked here in the past.You can read what Brian, Tony and. ... Presenters in action. Clockwisefrom the right: Brian Crysell, Tony Kirby, Ian Fleming, Ian

31 Oct 2013: Spring 2006. The challenge of protein folding. Laser spectroscopy of surfaces. Free radicals in organic synthesis. Energy efficiency and climate change. What scope is there with currenttechnology for replacing petro-chemicals with natural

31 Oct 2013: Spring 2010. Changing the rules of synthesis. Colloid science in the 1960s. Measuring gases from the sea. Chemistry in zero gravity. How did you become a scientist?It was an interesting journey! I grew up in Bostonand my parents were immigrants –

31 Oct 2013: Spring 2011. Studying protein behaviour…. …and the way they form aggregates. Physical chemistry in the 1950s. A chat with the new Vice-Chancellor. Why did you want to be vice-chancellor of the University ofCambridge?The answer is actually

31 Oct 2013: Spring 2008. Teaching the chemists of the future. Complex shapes from simple molecules. Probing the properties of porphyrins. What’s next for Cambridge chemistry? Was the job of head of departmentwhat you were expecting?Well, there’s a lot more

31 Oct 2013: Autumn 2009. New materials for better batteries. Electron correlation: a solution. Novel catalysts in the car industry. Using fragments to probe biology. How did you come to work in industry?After a junior faculty position at the University ofToronto

31 Oct 2013: Autumn 2010. The dynamics of protein folding. Biotech and drug discovery. Biomimetic catalysts for solar fuel. Remembering Dudley and Eric. How did your Cambridge chemistryPhD take you into biotech?I joined Pfizer in the early 1980s after I

31 Oct 2013: Summer 2009. Chemistry Olympiad in Cambridge. Protein folding – and misfolding. The automation of chemical reactions. Enthusing the chemists of tomorrow. How did you end up in Cape Town?I’m originally from Zambia, and studied chem-istry there

31 Oct 2013: Summer 2013. Science day: illuminating chemistry. Athena Swan accreditation achieved. Data, calculation and experiment. Keeping the IT systems operational. A large and complex departmentlike chemistry must have huge ITdemands. Can you give us

31 Oct 2013: Summer 2007. How do proteins fold in cells? Synthetic success — at last! The potential of chiral surfaces. Keeping a competitive edge in science. How did you end up working in thepharmaceutical industry?I’m a chemist by background, and my DPhil