astronomy

Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić

Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić rather than just read about it. In short: Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić is a New Zealand academic, and as of 2018 is a professor at the University of Auckland. Academic career After an undergraduate at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and a PhD titled 'Study of the interactions and structure in polyelectrolyte copolymer gel systems based on acrylamide monomers' at the University of Auckland, Travaš-Sejdić joined the staff, rising to full professor.

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Reference excerpt

Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić is a New Zealand academic, and as of 2018 is a professor at the University of Auckland.

Academic career After an undergraduate at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and a PhD titled 'Study of the interactions and structure in polyelectrolyte copolymer gel systems based on acrylamide monomers' at the University of Auckland, Travaš-Sejdić joined the staff, rising to full professor. Travaš-Sejdić is co-founder of spin-out Spot Check.

Honours and awards In 2017, Travaš-Sejdić was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. The New Zealand Association of Scientists awarded Travaš-Sejdić the Shorland Medal in 2018, and in 2019, she was awarded the Hector Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Selected works

Peng, Hui; Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka (2009). "Simple Aqueous Solution Route to Luminescent Carbogenic Dots from Carbohydrates". Chemistry of Materials. 21 (23): 5563–5565. doi:10.1021/cm901593y. Svirskis, Darren; Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka; Rodgers, Anthony; Garg, Sanjay (2010). "Electrochemically controlled drug delivery based on intrinsically conducting polymers". Journal of Controlled Release. 146 (1): 6–15. doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.03.023. hdl:2292/13348. PMID 20359512. Peng, Hui; Zhang, Lijuan; Soeller, Christian; Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka (2009). "Conducting polymers for electrochemical DNA sensing". Biomaterials. 30 (11): 2132–2148. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.12.065. PMID 19147223. Peng, Hui; Zhang, Lijuan; Kjällman, Tanja H. M.; Soeller, Christian; Travas-Sejdic, J. (2007). "DNA Hybridization Detection with Blue Luminescent Quantum Dots and Dye-Labeled Single-Stranded DNA". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129 (11): 3048–3049. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.472.3222. doi:10.1021/ja0685452. PMID 17315877. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |citeseerx= (help) Peng, Hui; Soeller, Christian; Vigar, Nickolas; Kilmartin, Paul A.; Cannell, Mark B.; Bowmaker, Graham A.; Cooney, Ralph P.; Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka (2005). "Label-free electrochemical DNA sensor based on functionalised conducting copolymer". Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 20 (9): 1821–1828. doi:10.1016/j.bios.2004.07.013. PMID 15681199.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić

In research: Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century New Zealand women scientists, Academic staff of the University of Auckland, Croatian chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić in simple terms?

Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić is a New Zealand academic, and as of 2018 is a professor at the University of Auckland. Academic career After an undergraduate at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and a PhD titled 'Study of the interactions and structure in polyelectrolyte copolymer gel systems based on ac…

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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