I studied Chemistry as an undergraduate at the University of Delhi in India. Following that, I moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in the United States for my Master’s degree where I chased wildfires to understand their impact on the atmosphere. During that time, I realized that the differences in the boreal forests between North America and Northern Europe are not well understood. So, this became the topic of my Ph.D. at the University of Helsinki in Finland, which is where I am currently based. When I am not working, I am listening to podcasts and when I am not listening to podcasts, I am working on one, as one of the hosts for The Science Basement Podcast.
Episode 6.1 opens Season 6 of Science Basement with a roundtable discussion reflecting on the year 2025 in science. The hosts share their favourite scientific discoveries, influential papers, emerging research… Read More »Season 6, Episode 1: The Science Basement Roundtable: 2025 in Review
In Episode 5.7, we journey into the hidden world of particles that shape the sky. We speak with Zoé Brasseur, who studies the rare ice nucleating particles drifting from boreal… Read More »5.7 Seeds of the Sky: From Boreal Forests to Penguin Poop w/ Zoé, Matthew, Sujai & Touqeer
The last decade has been called the decade of the reproducibility crisis—but this isn’t just a temporary flare-up. It’s a chronic, structural issue that cuts across disciplines and impacts the… Read More »5.3 ReproducibiliTea: Grassroots Action for Open Science w/ Vootele, Anastasiia & Sujai
Puberty, a process nearly all of us are familiar with – voice cracks and growth spurts to sudden mood swings and acne surprises all included! But how does puberty actually… Read More »5.2 Unlocking puberty: How does the onset of puberty begin? w/ Nidhi, Rhiannon & Uranbaigal
We’re kicking off Season 5 with a roundtable chat between the hosts! In this episode, we look back at some of the most interesting research we’ve come across over the… Read More »5.1 Birds, Bees, and Sustainability: A Year in Review with the Basement Crew w/Sujai, Emmi, Uranbaigal
What does it take to study the natural world up close? In the second episode of our TSB x HiLife miniseries, Sujai & Emmi explore the dual challenges of understanding… Read More »Into the wild: A Biologist’s Notes on wildlife adaptation to climate change | TSB x HiLife mini-series Ep 2 | w/ Katja, Sujai & Emmi
This episode kicks off our TSB x HiLIFE mini-series collaboration: Experience the thrill of discovery. In this first episode of the podcast our hosts, Rhiannon & Sujai, dive into the… Read More »Does high-impact equal high quality in scientific publishing | TSB x HiLife mini-series Ep 1 | w/ Pekka, Rafael, Rhiannon, & Sujai
How do shapes transform when stretched, twisted, or deformed, yet still retain key properties? In this episode, Sujai and Rhiannon sit down with Jonathan Pim, a curious doctoral student trying… Read More »4.13 Twisted Spaces: A Look at Quasi-conformal geometry – w/ Jonathan, Sujai & Rhiannon
Cancer has long been one of the most formidable challenges in healthcare, with traditional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation often coming with severe side effects and limited effectiveness. But now,… Read More »4.12 Engineering hope: Cancer treatment & synthetic biology – w/ Sujai, Rhiannon, Nisa Rashid & Ardalan Rahimpour
Let’s take a journey into the afterlife of your closet. What happens to the clothes that do not go to the charity shops or second hand retailers? Who manages that… Read More »4.7 Closing the loop: How your discarded clothes are getting a new life