{"id":103,"date":"2016-09-01T09:49:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T08:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/?p=103"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:30:45","slug":"new-chemical-engineering-head-talks-about-his-inspirations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2016\/09\/01\/new-chemical-engineering-head-talks-about-his-inspirations\/","title":{"rendered":"New Chemical Engineering head talks about his inspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello all. We are, amazingly, already nine episodes into #ChemEngCatchUp today! It\u2019s been a superb mix so far, talking to researchers at all different stages of their career and learning a lot along the way. I certainly feel much more informed about Chemical Engineering<\/a> than I did 9 episodes ago.<\/p>\n

This episode promises to be a particular highlight, though. And how couldn\u2019t it? We\u2019re with our new Head of School Chris Hardacre. Chris has had a few months to settle in now, so I thought it was about time I turned up with a camera and my trusty list of questions.<\/p>\n

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Can you tell us who or what first inspired your interests in science and engineering?<\/h4>\n

That would probably be my father in the first instance \u2013 he was a PhD chemist. He developed an interest in how things worked, generally. How does soap work? Why do you get a furriness inside of an immersion heater? This type of thing.<\/p>\n

And then I was very grateful to have two very, very good teachers at school. A very good maths teacher and a very good chemistry teacher. Both of which inspired me as well.<\/p>\n