Courtesy University of Cambridge; Nick Saffel
Department of Chemistry postdoctoral researcher Dr Ziyi Yu has been featured in the University of Cambridge's "This Cambridge Life" series.
Dr Yu is a member of Professor Chris Abell's group on micro-droplets research. The research lab is part of a group of universities working on the potential of algae as a source of oils such as fatty acids or lipids. "Our contribution is to devise a way of identifying strains [of algae] that are particularly high in fatty acids," says Dr Yu in the article. "We're using tiny micro-droplets as a specific 'home' for algae, where millions of algae cells have individual micro-droplet 'accommodations.'
In the article, Dr Yu also talks about the difficulty of learning to improve his English, and his fondness for British food: "I love fish and chips!" he says, as well as "full English breakfasts". He has grown to love Cambridge and the surrounding areas and concludes: "When I return to China, I will always think of Cambridge as a second home."
The complete version of this story can be seen in the University of Cambridge "This Cambridge Life" series of articles.