PFPC Speakers on Einstein a Go Go – October 2009. The Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC) is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Special Research Centre. We bring together researchers from the Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics and the School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne to work together to understand how particles in fluid interact with each other and with the fluid around them. This may not sound “earth-shattering” but the application areas of our basic science are many, varied and exciting. A small selection of our work will be highlighted by our researchers.
Studio guest: Adam Brotchie, PhD student in Sonochemistry & Sonoluminescence.
Adam is doing a PhD in the School of Chemistry investigating how ultrasound can lead to sound-induced growth and collapse of micro-sized bubbles (acoustic cavitation) in liquids. The collapse of these tiny bubbles generates extremely high temperatures which can mediate chemical reactions (sonochemistry) and cause light emission (sonoluminescence).
Telephone guest: Jennifer Henry, our New York correspondent.
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Direct podcast download: Einstein-A-Go-Go-20091004.mp3
Tags: sonochemistry, sonoluminescence
