Russell's Random Ramblings: Recent Episodes
John Russell
More context as to why cross-coupling reactions are important along with a metaphor of how they work.
Herein I bring up a topic that is important to my research and helpful to understanding what my research is.
Final version of a common misconception in my field of study. There's an analogy included.
In this recording, I attempt to explain why this article is important and why this is a valid research pursuit.
I talk about what cross-coupling and catalyst mean and also address how certain reactions do not provide an effective way to determine the merits of a solvent.
Here I highlight a paper which tells a good story about solvent screening and try to simplify some of the scientific terms.
I talk a little bit about a misconception I've held in the past and that I've come across as an organic chemist.
I talk about how my research at MSU started with one idea for a thesis and soon changed to what would become my life and thesis project.
Herein I attempt to explain my research in a more simplified way to accommodate a wader audience.