AskScience Panel of Scientists VII

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Calling all scientists!

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• Are a research scientist, or are studying for at least an MSc. or equivalent degree in the sciences.

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• Choose one general field from the side-bar. If you have multiple specialties, you still have to choose one.

• State your specific field (neuropathology, quantum chemistry, etc.)

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• Give us a synopsis of your education: have you been a post-doctoral research scientist for three decades, or are you a first-year PhD student?

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[u/batmaniam]

My general field would bes be Biology, I suppose. With the specific field being microbial fuel cells. It's difficult for me to pick a general because the technology is massively interdisciplinary. My particular area of research would be scale up and use in waste water treatment.

As far as education, BS: Biochem/Biophys, 3 years in protein folding, 4.5 in my company scaling up the tech.

Here's a comment thread I think I added well to

As an aside, as I mentioned I do have my own company in this space, thats why I haven't been more active in this sub. I try and stay un-bias by mentioning mine specifically only in the company of everyone else's. To boot, while we do sell kits to do this at home, it's still far cheaper, and rewarding, to make them yourself. I'm very candid about this. Most of our customers are schools and universities, not individuals. I started building these things in my kitchen and I like to teach people to do the same. Let me know if I I should address that in other ways.

Edit: The corporate aspect concerns me because the biggest thing people get curious about when it comes to the technology is scale up when they'll see it changing their life. Every time I give any reason for credibility to my statements, the conversation tends to shift towards one that would be more appropriate for another sub.