Professor Lee Cronin
Pennie Latin meets Professor Lee Cronin, Regius Chair of Chemistry at Glasgow University, who talks about how he is trying to recreate the origins of life.
There can be an assumption that our top scientists sailed through school. They were the star students who found it all so very easy. But when Lee Cronin was put in the special needs class he became determined to prove everyone wrong.
Now Dr Lee Cronin, Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow he heads up The Cronin Group, a multinational collective of over 50 research scientists revered around the globe.
His work is underpinned by the ambition to discover the beginnings of life. Talking to Pennie Latin in his research lab Lee explains how he is trying to recreate the origins of life, how he handles the inevitable criticism of his work and the joy of building a 3D printer with his children.
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Chemists Haven't Tried To Answer The Big Questions
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Professor Lee Cronin's PHD Students
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"There Is Life Everywhere In The Universe"
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- Tue 16 Feb 2016 13:3091热爆 Radio Scotland
- Sun 21 Feb 2016 07:0091热爆 Radio Scotland
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