{"id":6485,"date":"2016-07-22T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/thescepticalchymist\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2016-07-22T10:04:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:04:28","slug":"reactions-gabriella-graziano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/thescepticalchymist\/2016\/07\/reactions-gabriella-graziano.html","title":{"rendered":"Reactions: Gabriella Graziano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabriella Graziano\u00a0is an Associate\u00a0Editor for\u00a0Nature Reviews Chemistry<\/a><\/em>.\"GabriellaGraziano\"<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0What made you want to be a chemist?<\/em><\/p>\n

My interest for science started pretty early. When I was 11 and I had the chance to meet a very passionate science teacher who transferred to me a\u00a0curiosity for natural events.\u00a0 Although an\u00a0interest in\u00a0science has been constant in my studies, I’ve never been sure which particular subject I wanted to focus on more – physics, chemistry, biology or medical sciences – until I attended a talk on how to change certain properties of the surface of a material by changing its chemistry. After that talk it was clear to me that I wanted to study chemistry.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/em>If you weren\u2019t a chemist and could do any other job, what would it be – and why?<\/em><\/p>\n

I’d most likely be a musician. I’ve studied music since I was a kid and I’ve always played in one way or another, plus my\u00a0 passion for music has always been in competition with my passion for science, so why not!<\/p>\n

3. What are you working on now, and where do you hope it will lead?<\/em><\/p>\n

I just started as associate editor for\u00a0Nature Reviews Chemistry<\/em>\u00a0and I am currently working with the rest of the team toward\u00a0the launch of the journal. Of course there is a lot to do and a lot to learn, but the excitement is high and I look forward to witnessing the launch of the first issue.<\/p>\n

4. Which historical figure would you most like to have dinner with – and why?<\/em><\/p>\n

I would like to have dinner with Rita Levi-\u00adMontalcini. She was a great scientist in a time when it was very difficult to be a good (female) scientist. So I guess it would be very interesting chatting with her.<\/p>\n

5. When was the last time you did an experiment in the lab – and what was it?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLa\u2026\u201d what? I’m joking. I’m a computational chemist, so for me a lab is an office with a machine where I can run simulations, and the last time I was in a lab was almost one month ago. I was simulating the melting of materials at extreme conditions. Last time I was in an actual lab was probably two years ago when I was performing some neutron scattering measurements.<\/p>\n

6. If exiled on a desert island, what one book and one music album would you take with you?<\/em><\/p>\n

I’d most likely bring with me something that will leave me with a positive message so I will take \u201cCity of Joy\u201d by Dominique Lapierre. As my one only album I\u2019d take with me \u201cThe Velvet Underground & Nico\u201d by Velvet Underground.<\/p>\n

7. Which chemist would you like to see interviewed on Reactions – and why?<\/em><\/p>\n

I would suggest Dr. Chiara Gattinoni. She is a computational scientist and a chemist \u201cby adoption.\u201d\u00a0I believe her answers to these questions will be interesting to read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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