Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- http://www.chemheritage.org
- http://chemheritage.org/distillations
The Chemical Heritage Foundation is a library, museum, and research center dedicated to preserving and promoting the progress of science. Located in Philadelphia, CHF maintains world-class collections, including instruments and apparatus, rare books, fine art, and the personal papers of prominent scientists, all related to the chemical and molecular sciences.
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In this episode we look at the modern power grid, which is on the brink of important changes. First, why the smart grid matters. Then, the critical...
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 17:06
Women chemists who are also trying to raise a family can get a lot of heat, even from other women, says Bevin Parks. It helps, she says, to get to ...
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 04:12
In the face of harassment, Isabel Escobar learned the hard-earned lesson of standing up for herself. From men assuming she had a temper and could “...
- Added: May 06, 2013
- Length: 04:36
When Kathryn Lysko began her undergraduate work, there were 15,000 men and 100 women in her entire college. She talks about the camaraderie that em...
- Added: May 01, 2013
- Length: 04:15
In this episode we look at questionable appearance enhancers. First the Beauty Historian shares some shocking beauty rituals of yore. Then a look a...
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 15:25
In this episode we investigate the science beneath our streets. First how a team of amateur speleologists are keeping Howe Caverns safe. Then a loo...
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 16:35
Without mentors, says Judith Iriarte-Gross, she would have never become a chemist. She talks about the importance of encouragement, the necessity o...
- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 03:57
The obstacles facing women today have not disappeared—they’ve just become more subtle, says Bonnie Charpentier. In this week’s episode, she discuss...
- Added: Apr 16, 2013
- Length: 03:54
Joan Brennecke talks about how spending Saturdays with her dad pulling apart cars and old calculators led to a lifetime of curiosity.
- Added: Apr 16, 2013
- Length: 04:06
In a small town in South Carolina, chemistry students at a high school were doing accomplished, innovative work—yet no one was paying attention. De...
- Added: Apr 16, 2013
- Length: 02:41
In this episode we learn how advances in urban agriculture are providing new access to fresh food. First, how hundreds of tons of fishbones are cle...
- Added: Apr 03, 2013
- Length: 18:33
In her role with the Chemical Security Engagement program of the U.S. Department of State, Nancy Jackson travels throughout Asia and the Middle Eas...
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 1
Chemists can be narrowly focused, says Rebecca Guenard. In a field that encourages scientists to follow a pre-defined path, she encourages young wo...
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 04:43
In this episode we see old bones made new again. First the ongoing restoration of Philadelphia's 19th Street Baptist Church. Then a discussion abou...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 17:11
In this episode, chemistry takes center stage. First, why science and comedy make gut-busting bedfellows. Then the history of science as popular en...
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 21:38
In her job as a technical writer Rachael Brady is an artist surrounded by scientists. She talks about the challenges, joys, and importance of using...
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 04:07
Amanda Field, senior administrative assistant of the Chemical Engineering Program for Texas A&M University at Qatar, believes that careers aren’t s...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 03:44
After being told she wasn’t particularly smart, Mary Shultz, a professor of chemistry at Tufts University, set out to prove otherwise. She talks ab...
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 05:09
- Purchases: 1
Lucy Eubanks, retired professor at Clemson University, discusses the importance of flexibility and recalls how telling men she was a chemist elicit...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 04:06
Linda Wang, senior editor at Chemical and Engineering News, talks about how she incrementally turned a beloved hobby into a vital and exciting part...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 03:04
People who work with Chemical Heritage Foundation
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Mia Lobel (Admin)
Senior Producer |
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Jennifer Dionisio (Admin)
Executive Producer |
