<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-abe7a7e6-7fff-3ede-d1ad-db2d1d04443e" style= "font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; In this episode, we're joined by Ajay Kottapalli, Associate Professor at the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen and co-founder of Sencilia. Wim and Hanna talk to him about his research and how the unique properties of seal whiskers inspired him to develop ultrasensitive flow sensors for healthcare applications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Guest: &lt;a href="https://www.rug.nl/staff/a.g.p.kottapalli/"&gt;Ajay Kottapalli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hosts: &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wimbrons.nl"&gt;Wim Brons&lt;/a&gt; &amp; Hanna van Loo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;a style= "color: #000000;" href= "https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/awards-and-grants/kottapalli-genomineerd-voor-de-huibregtsenprijs-2025"&gt; &lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Huibregtsen Prize 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;a style= "color: #000000;" href= "https://www.rug.nl/research/bmbd/"&gt;&lt;strong style= "font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Bio-inspired MEMS and Biomedical Devices research group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; &lt;a style="color: #000000;" href= "https://sencilia.nl/"&gt;Sencilia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In de Wetenschap

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)

From seal whiskers to ultrasensitive sensors - Ajay Kottapalli - In Science #50 - RUG

SEP 30, 202538 MIN
In de Wetenschap

From seal whiskers to ultrasensitive sensors - Ajay Kottapalli - In Science #50 - RUG

SEP 30, 202538 MIN

Description

In this episode, we're joined by Ajay Kottapalli, Associate Professor at the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen and co-founder of Sencilia. Wim and Hanna talk to him about his research and how the unique properties of seal whiskers inspired him to develop ultrasensitive flow sensors for healthcare applications.

Guest: Ajay Kottapalli Hosts: Wim Brons & Hanna van Loo