This is an episode of How Science Happens with Lei Fang, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. In this episode, the hosts discuss with Lei his discovery of his passion for chemistry from a young age, ask about his early research in polymer science and molecular machinery at UCLA and Northwestern, and he shares some experiences transitioning from China to the US. Lei talks about some of the challenges he faced with graduate research and how he overcame these issues. Finally, the hosts ask Lei about one of his research papers on stabilizing polyaniline molecules by introducing a ladder-type constitution.

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