In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Spring Meeting. Our panelists, Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Ann Lee-Jeffs, Juliana Vidal, and Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal discuss the future of chemistry designing out chemistry pollution, outlining key opportunities and challenges and share how all chemists can advance a more sustainable, less wasteful enterprise. Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Credits Executive producer: David Anderson Hosts: Christine Dell'Amore, Liam Conlon Panelists: Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Ann Lee-Jeffs, Juliana Vidal, Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal Audio Producer: Jeremy Barr Episode artwork: American Chemical Society Music: Shutterstock Contact Stereo Chemistry: Contact us on social media at @cenmag or email cenfeedback@acs.org.
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Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel
Mon, 20 Apr 2026C&EN Uncovered: Is Vitrification a Clear Solution for Nuclear Waste?
Fri, 03 Apr 2026In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Fionna Samuels, about her featured article detailing a recent breakthrough coming from the Hanford Site: nuclear waste vitrification. Together, they delve into the history of one of the most notorious nuclear production facilities as well as look forward to the future of nuclear energy, waste management, and public transparency. You can find the link to the article here.
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Credits
Executive producer: David Anderson
Host: Craig Bettenhausen
Reporter: Fionna Samuels
Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr
Episode artwork: Robley L. Johnson
Music: Commercial Flow, Shutterstock
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C&EN Uncovered: From Alchemy to AI, and the Funds Behind It All
Wed, 04 Mar 2026In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Chris Gorski, as well as graphic artist and freelance illustrator, Ryan Inzana, about their collaborative efforts to make one of C&EN's most innovative articles to date. This illustrative and immersive article dives into the funds behind some of the chemical industry's most impactful discoveries throughout the centuries. Spanning from early records of Alchemical Experiments to the modern day innovations powered by Artificial Intelligence. You can find the link to the article here.
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Credits
Executive producer: David Anderson
Host: Craig Bettenhausen
Reporter: Chris Gorski
Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr
Episode artwork: Ryan Inzana
Music: Commercial Flow, Shutterstock
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Little was publicly known about the first Black scientist to codiscover an element.
Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codiscovering an element. In fact, we referenced this in a previous episode of Stereo Chemistry about making superheavy elements. But beyond this memorable factoid, details about this accomplished nuclear chemist are scarce, and most sources repeat the same superficial information. Kristen Frederick-Frost, curator of modern science at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, wants to change that. After discovering that the museum's database lacked material on Harris, she scoured archival records and sought out former colleagues, friends, and family members to fill in details of his life and career. In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, host Kerri Jansen and special guest Darryl Boyd join Frederick-Frost to explore Harris's story beyond the discoveries that made him famous. And we even get an unexpected peek into his lab, courtesy of the US National Archives.
Boyd, a polymer chemist, previously researched James Harris while writing a short article for C&EN's "Black Chemists You Should Know About."
Listen to our April 2019 Stereo Chemistry episode "If You Want to Change the Element, You Have to Change the Nucleus."
Read the Ebony magazine profile about James Harris.
Read about James Harris's experiments with element 104.
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C&EN Uncovered: Behind the scenes of the chaotic COP30
Wed, 28 Jan 2026In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Policy and Regulation reporter, Delger Erdenesanaa, about her article talking about the trials and takeaways of the 30th annual United Nations climate summit. Check out Delger's story on COP30 and the proposed biobased climate solutions and how they may impact the future of the chemical industry and the world.
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Credits
Executive producer: David Anderson
Host: Craig Bettenhausen
Reporter: Delger Erdenesanaa
Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr
Episode artwork: Andre Penner/Associated Press
Music: Commercial Flow, Shutterstock
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