#08 Interdisciplinary excitement: an interview with Professor Xian Chen
Duration: 11 mins 11 secs
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Episode #8 sees the podcast speak to Professor Xian Chen of the "Mathematical design of new materials" programme. A brief chat recorded in-between seminar talks, subjects touched upon include interactions between the fields of mathematics and mechanics, potential outcomes of such activity and the popularity of interdisciplinary events in general.
Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager) |
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| Created: | 2019-05-17 15:43 | ||||
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| Collection: | Living Proof - the Isaac Newton Institute podcast | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Copyright: | Dan Aspel | ||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||
| Keywords: | mathematics; cambridge; isaac newton institute; INI; | ||||
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| Abstract: | 00:00 – Introductions
01:00 – Is “The mathematical design of new materials” (DNM) a particularly applied programme? 02:10 – Interactions between mathematics and mechanics, using maths to predict material behaviours 03:22 – Potential outcomes from DNM, from scientific to collaborative 05:00 – What are “new materials”? 07:00 – Drawing crowds from across Cambridge’s Mathematics campus 08:40 – Life in Cambridge: surviving the winter months, and attending a programme with a two-year-old daughter |
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