Death: Stories about untimely ends
b"This week, we present two stories about death in science, from a university lab to a crime lab. Part 1:\\xa0To make ends meet as a student, Cris Gray takes a high-paying job in a lab\\u2026 and finds out why it\\u2019s so high-paying. Part 2:\\xa0Chemist Raychelle Burks learns how to cope with death while working in a crime lab. Cris Gray\\xa0is just a guy who can get bored with things very quickly and loves a good story. You can see him doing stuff and saying things in front of an audience or to just one person in intimate conversation. He's been sighted taking long walks around the city. He's also a really good sleeper. After a few years working in a crime lab,\\xa0Raychelle Burks\\xa0returned to academia, teaching, and forensic science research. An analytical chemist, Dr. Burks enjoys the challenge of developing detection methods for a wide-variety of analytes including regulated drugs and explosives. Her current research efforts are focused on the design, fabrication, and analysis of colorimetry sensors that are field portable. To maximize portability, Dr. Burks works on utilizing smart phones as scientific analytical devices. A chemistry enthusiast, Dr. Burks hopes to ignite her students' appreciation of chemistry through innovative projects, multi-media education tools, and probably far too many pop culture references. She help create and organize SciPop Talks! a popular talk series blending science and pop culture. Dr. Burks is a popular science communicator, appearing on the Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science, ACS Reactions videos, Royal Society of Chemistry podcasts, and at genre conventions such as DragonCon and GeekGirlCon.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"