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David Palomas

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Lecturer (Teaching) in Chemical Sustainability at UCL Chemistry. Interested in #catalysis #GreenChemistry #SustainableChemistry #GreenChemEd #GreenLabs #ChemEd #FlippedClassroom #PBL. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ #ChemSky https://davidpalomas.wordpress.com/

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Just three weeks until #ViCEPHEC25.

Get in touch if you want to be added to the starter pack - we did a sweep for people named on conference abstracts, but have not systematically added attendees.

07.08.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is MRSF-TDDFT Suitable for Cyclobutanone Dynamics? The Role of Higher Energy States in Surface Hopping Simulations Modelling photochemical reactions remains a significant challenge due to the need for accurate descriptions of multiple excited states and their couplings with nuclear vibrations. Despite considerable...

Inspired by the Cyclobutanone Photochemistry Challenge, we assessed MRSF-TDDFT for its excited-state dynamics and found that an S₃/Sβ‚‚ conical intersection likely plays a key role in the photochemistry. Take a look at our new preprint: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

04.08.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
We're hiring! Beyond Benign seeks a Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) Program manager to support the GCC and advance green chemistry in higher education. Apply today!

We're hiring! Beyond Benign seeks a Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) Program manager to support the GCC and advance green chemistry in higher education. Apply today!

Are you passionate about sustainability and education reform? Join our team! πŸ§ͺ

Beyond Benign seeks a Green Chemistry Commitment Program Manager to lead our higher ed initiatives that bring #GreenChemistry into classrooms across the globe. 🌎 Apply by August 1st: www.beyondbenign.org/people/green...

25.07.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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10.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi could you add me to the list? Thanks

10.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We're working on building a #ViCEPHEC25 starter pack, which you can find here. Starter packs let you follow a group of people at once.

Message if you'd like to be added/removed - this is very much a work in progress. go.bsky.app/FffPieC

10.07.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Katherine πŸ˜„

01.07.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Advance HE Teaching & Learning 2025 Conference this week. I am excited to share my work on using sport coaching strategies to reduce resistance to active learning and to learn from fellow educators. #TLConf2025 #HigherEd #ActiveLearning

01.07.2025 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just arrived in Birmingham for my first Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference! Excited to connect and share my work on using PBL to boost student employability.

I am presenting on Thursday. Come say hello if you're around!

#UKSTEMConf25 #STEMEducation #Employability #PBL #HigherEd

24.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Calling all inorganic (bio)chemists - come be my colleague at the fantastic @uclchemistry.bsky.social !!! (Lecturer = Assistant Professor)

London is such an incredible city to work in ❀️

Anyone in the US looking for a new job abroad... πŸ‘€

#chemsky πŸ§ͺ

03.06.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#chemsky

16.05.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unlocking Lactonase Enzymes as Biocatalysts for the Deracemization of Chiral γ‐Thiolactones Lactonases, a class of metalloenzymes that exhibit catalytic promiscuity, have been extensively studied from a biological perspective, yet their application as biocatalysts remains underexplored. In ...

Our work on lactonase biocatalysts is finally out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social. Congratulations to our team (Jingyue and Michele) @uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk and pur collaborators at CNR Milan and Zymvol. #biocatalysis #greenchemistry #sulfur

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

07.05.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#chemsky πŸ§ͺ

02.05.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bseisu-UCL Scholarship Offered in conjunction with the Amjad and Suha Bseisu Foundation, this award aims to assist students from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria to study specific Master's programmes at UCL.

We are thrilled to announce the Bseisu-UCL Scholarship, offered in conjunction with the Amjad and Suha Bseisu Foundation for applications for MSc in Sustainable Chemistry. Open for candidates in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria. Deadline 8 May.
www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships...

02.05.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you 😁

24.04.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ§ͺ #chemsky

22.04.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful to @rsc.org for funding my RECOMPENSE project! I’ll be developing and sharing accessible protocols (via an #OpenScience platform) to upcycle polystyrene waste from labs into polystyrene sulfonic acid resins, for use in #GreenChemistry and #SustainableChemistry education and research.

22.04.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Grateful to @rsc.org for funding the RECOMPENSE project. Our aim is to develop accessible protocols to upcycle polystyrene waste from laboratories into polystyrene sulfonic acid resins, for use in #GreenChemistry and #SustainableChemistry education and research.

22.04.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Applications for the MSc programme in Sustainable Chemistry at UCL are… | Daniele Castagnolo Applications for the MSc programme in Sustainable Chemistry at UCL are still open. If you are interested in tackling the next future global challenges and you want to learn how to make chemistry more ...

Applications for our MSc in #Sustainable #Chemistry are still open. See the link below to apply and join @uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk and study #greenchemistry #biocatalysis #biomass #vslorisation #biotechnology

www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...

18.04.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is some fantastic news, folks.

12.04.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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(UoM - Peking University) Real-Time Observation of the Dynamics of a Catalysis-Driven Molecular Motor Using a Single-Molecule Junction at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (UoM - Peking University) Real-Time Observation of the Dynamics of a Catalysis-Driven Molecular Motor Using a Single-Molecule Junction at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in the design, synthesis and characterisation of artificial molecular machines - 2 years at the University of Manchester; 1-2 years at Peking University. Open only to non-Chinese nationals. If interested, please email me asap. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

10.04.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you on your way to #ACSSpring2025? πŸ›©οΈ If so, find below the symposia and presentations we are involved with, and make sure to say hello at our kiosk (#3550) from 12-2 pm on Monday and Tuesday to talk to @amycannon.bsky.social, @johnwarner.bsky.social and our #GreenChemistry Commitment signers! 🌱

20.03.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My little one us about to loose the second one, I might need to download the form 🀣🀣🀣

16.03.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science Celebrating and supporting the achievements of women in science, and all those who work to encourage girls and young women to engage with STEM subjects and stay in STEM careers around the world.

Women in research need the credit & recognition they deserve for the amazing contributions they make.
Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science are open for applications - take a look πŸ‘‡πŸ» & help spread the word
#WomeninSTEM #AcademicSky πŸ§ͺ
@natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/immersive/in...

08.03.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

#chemsky #edusky πŸ§ͺ

08.03.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Student Startups: A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Sustainable Chemistry - UCL Discovery UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

Open Access UCL Research:Student Startups: A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Sustainable Chemistry discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

07.03.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in green and sustainable chemistry.' #IWD2025
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @newscientist.com @nature.com 
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/ArticleCollectionLanding?themeId=0BCB8CA5-54A6-4FF5-92CC-5C4CC7EAF103&journalName=

'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in green and sustainable chemistry.' #IWD2025 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @newscientist.com @nature.com https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/ArticleCollectionLanding?themeId=0BCB8CA5-54A6-4FF5-92CC-5C4CC7EAF103&journalName=

'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in green and sustainable chemistry.' #IWD2025
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @newscientist.com @nature.com
pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/...

07.03.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry'.
#IWD2025
@ipemnews.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @instituteofphysics.bsky.social @newscientist.com

'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry'. #IWD2025 @ipemnews.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @instituteofphysics.bsky.social @newscientist.com

'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry'.
#IWD2025
@ipemnews.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @instituteofphysics.bsky.social @newscientist.com

07.03.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A collage of some of the women featured in our Green Chemistry International Women’s Day collection.

A collage of some of the women featured in our Green Chemistry International Women’s Day collection.

We're delighted to share a special collection for International Women's Day 2025 - highlighting some of the excellent women doing research in green and sustainable chemistry! Discover the collection at pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... and join us in celebrating the amazing women in green chemistry!

07.03.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

#ChemEd

07.03.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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