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“Talking About Polymers, Detecting Explosives”

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Audience Survey Question ANSWER THE QUESTION ON SCREEN

When talking to non-scientists, what seemed effective in the previous story about my research? • Concrete examples of where they might find this technology • Relating emotionally to their experiences • Create an understanding of what a polymer is through analogy • Impress them scientifically 17

Story Telling People remember stories better

Understand the Technology

Relate Emotionally See the purpose

You are already an expert!

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PETN

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Common Explosives

TNT

RDX 21


If you had a block of TNT sitting on your table, what is the concentration of TNT in the air surrounding it? • • • •

100 parts per million 30 parts per billion 5 parts per billion 10 parts per trillion

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TNT

RDX

PETN

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Explosives Detection

ppt

ppq

Che, Y.; Gross, D.E.; Huang, H.; Yang, D.; Yang, X; Discekici, E.; Xue, Z.; Zhao, H.; Moore, J.S.; Zang, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 24 134, 4978−4982 Yamaguchi, S.; Swager, T.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001. 123, 12087

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Fluorescence Quenching

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Signal Amplification

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Signal Amplification

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High Surface Area

28 Yank, J.; Swager, T. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998. 120, 11864

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Porous Polymer Activation

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TNT

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Quenching Measurement

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Sample Activation

6 m2g-1 630 m2g-1

Relative Emission

450 m2g-1

Decreasing Surface Area

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E - Evacuation L - Lyophilization

Relative Emission

TNT Detection

Solvent Matters 33

RDX Detection

Gopalakrishnan, D.; Dichtel, W. R.; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (22), pp 8357–8362

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What song did I tap? • • • • •

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Happy Birthday Row Row Row Your Boat Itsy Bitsy Spider All About That Bass

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Expert Blind Spot – Curse of Knowledge Difficulty realizing what others don’t know!

Need to find common ground! 37

Finding Common Ground Useful Analogies

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Personal Relevance Relatable Content 38

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Why You?

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What percentage of Americans have confidence in scientists? • • • •

About a quarter About half About 3 quarters Nearly all

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42 NSF: Science and Engineering Indicators 2012

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Bridge the Gap

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Thank you!

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Useful References

Explosives Detection

McQuade, D. T.; Pullen, A. E.; Swager, T. M. Chem. Rev. 2000, 100 (7), 2537–2574. Thomas, S. W.; Joly, G. D.; Swager, T. M. Chem. Rev. 2007, 107 (4), 1339–1386. Toal, S. J.; Trogler, W. C. J. Mater. Chem. 2006, 16 (28), 2871–2883. Singh, S. J. Hazard. Mater. 2007, 144 (1–2), 15–28. Germain, M. E.; Knapp, M. J. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38 (9), 2543–2555. Salinas, Y.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Marcos, M. D.; Sancenón, F.; Costero, A. M.; Parra, M.; Gil, S. Chem Soc Rev 2012, 41 (3), 1261–1296. Li, J.; Lu, Y.; Ye, Q.; Cinke, M.; Han, J.; Meyyappan, M. Nano Lett. 2003, 3 (7), 929–933. Chen, P.-C.; Sukcharoenchoke, S.; Ryu, K.; Gomez de Arco, L.; Badmaev, A.; Wang, C.; Zhou, C. Adv. Mater. 2010, 22 (17), 1900–1904. Engel, Y.; Elnathan, R.; Pevzner, A.; Davidi, G.; Flaxer, E.; Patolsky, F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49 (38), 6830–6835. Cumming, C. J.; Aker, C.; Fisher, M.; Fok, M.; la Grone, M. J.; Reust, D.; Rockley, M. G.; Swager, T. M.; Towers, E.; Williams, V. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 2001, 39 (6), 1119–1128. Yang, J.-S.; Swager, T. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120 (46), 11864–11873. Yang, J.-S.; Swager, T. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120 (21), 5321–5322. 45 Gopalakrishnan, D.; Dichtel, W. R.; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (22), pp 8357–8362

Useful References

Science Communication

Heath, C.; Heath, D.; (2007) Made to Stick New York, New York. Random House http://www.aaas.org/pes/communicatingscience http://popnet.pacificsciencecenter.org/ http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/11/5-simple-tips-for-communicating-science/ http://cenblog.org/newscripts/2012/03/top-five-science-communication-tips-from-nasasfamelab/ http://lewenstein.comm.cornell.edu/practical-advice-on-public-communication-of-scienceand-technology/

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Final Thoughts “What [this story] does is make the science more vivid. It doesn’t make it less accurate. We’re constantly trying to make sure everyone understands that we’re only asking for clarity and vividness. The clarity doesn’t mean making it oversimplified or dumbing it down… We want the real stuff, clear and vivid, so we can follow you on your [scientific] journey. Those blind allies that scientist go down are a really important part of the story. It makes the search real for us, it makes it human. There’s something very exciting about that process.” – Alan Alda 47






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