On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Ludovico Cademartiri, who obtained a Laurea degree in Materials Science from the University of Parma in 2002 and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 2008 with Geoffrey A. Ozin. He was a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of George M. Whitesides at Harvard University. His work spans materials chemistry, physical chemistry, molecular electronics, flame manipulation, plasma processing, polymers, and environments-by-design and has been recognized by national and international awards, most recently the Beckman Young Investigator Award, and the Plant Science Institute Faculty Fellow Award. He has been at Iowa State since 2012. Segment 1: Plant Research [00:00-12:12] In this first segment, Ludovico describes his research on plants. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Lind, K. R., Sizmur, T., Benomar, S., Miller, A., & Cademartiri, L. (2014). LEGO Bricks as building blocks for centimeter-scale biological environments: The case of plants. PLoS ONE 9(6): e100867. Segment 2: Using Plasmas for Nanostructure Processing [12:13-22:06] In segment two, Ludovico shares about some of his research on plasmas. Segment 3: Career Building Blocks [22:07-34:17] In segment three, Ludovico discusses the building blocks of his career. To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: [email protected] Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.