As spring approaches and students consider their future career paths, the latest episode of the Latvian podcast "Redzi tālāk!" dives into the realities of a career in science. The episode explores the journey from a student's first idea to high-level, internationally competitive research.
Among the featured guests was Edgars Butanovs, leading researcher at the ISSP UL Thin Films Laboratory and head of the Semiconductor Nanotechnology Group. During the conversation, Edgars reflects on how his childhood dream of becoming an inventor found its perfect home in the world of physics.
The conversations also centred around the path to innovation, for example, how research discoveries turn into commercial products, as well as securing funding from European research initiatives, and the skills vital to modern scientists, as in addition to researching you must master the art of presentation – both to convince grant commissions and to engage industry partners or the general public.
