Tanja Junkers

I dont think we should tolerate chemotopophobia. All molecules are equal.

With the exception of CH5+.

Just finished the #RSCPoster webinar on Mental Health in Science. Such an important topic, that especially the last days has been very much on my mind. We all need to learn to talk more, educate ourselves and communicate better about mental health.

#academicchatter

Scalable Miniemulsion Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) in Continuous Flow A scalable methodology to perform miniemulsion polymerizations is demonstrated for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). Scalability of the miniemulsification was achieved by using a spinni...

This article is part of a special issue in JACS Au on flow chemistry, and I think this contribution, the main work of Gayathri's PhD within the IITB/Monash academy, is a wonderful example for fruitful collaborations between India and Australia!

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New paper alert! Miniemulsion polymerizations are so useful for many things. Yet, bringing them from the lab to scalable synthesis is something that isn't easy. Using a combo of spinning disk reactor and agitated reactors, we solved that issue! Well done, Gayathri!

#ozchem #IITB #Monash

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Congrats or commiserations to everyone dealing with the outcome of the DPEOI outcome today! It's always a tough one.

Take good care of yourself!

#ozchem

On days you where you feel like a complete failure, it is important to remember that maybe you are. And that that is OK, too.

That's the reason I will intentionally not open my emails anymore when I made the decision to have 'no work time' when I get home, even if expect good news. It's just too disruptive when rejections happen.

Anyhow, good things will happen eventually!

worry about who the people behind Trump will put in front of the camera then to further their agenda

How it feels these days to be calm and a good role model as an academic group leader.

Oh, this is fun!

Not sure how this selfie got on my phone - the GoPro must have aitomatically uploaded it. But this would be me, about 2018 at the great barrier reef, I guess?

#oldestselfie on my phone

TBF, even if I had an older one, I'd be unlikely to share that, ROFL

Since I live alone, can I please say to myself publicly that my hungarian style stuffed capsicum simply never disappoint?

Best dish ever. Köszönöm.

Couldn't agree more obviously. I've encountered that already so often (you did probably as well) that digital chemistry is declared part of theoretical/computational chemistry. It always upsets me. It is so much more!

i was more referring to the robotics being a part of theoretical chemistry..... we need to change that BADLY

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The one thing that is really upsetting about the racism at Australian Universities report is that people apparently expect university campuses to be racsim-free when the society is deeply racist.

Racism is bad. Universities need to fight it hard. But stop pretending unis are the cause.

Vorgartenphoto, weil ist ja Rosenmontag

#Melbourne #Alaaf #Jeck

Can someone please build a timemachine and slap yesterday's me for the idea to walk 16km when the longest hike i did in the past 5 years was maybe 7/8km? Im in so much pain right now.

But also: beautiful pictures! Australia is such a beauty!

#hike #basscoast

The last days I am doing a lot of data analysis myself. The full bonanza - python scripts, statistics deep dive. While part of me is annoyed to do a lot of boring data formatting, the rest of me is excited like a 1st year PhD student. I get to do real research!

I so miss that.

#ozchem #academia

I upgraded to bone conducting headphones so I can listen to music while swimming (which feels really weird...)

Anyhow, I will swim 20km to prevent youth suicide in March. If you know me (or not), I'd be super stoked to see your donation!

www.lapsforlife.com.au/fundraisers/...

#OzChem #LapsForLife

While using ChatGPT to get some code for data evaluation, I got a gold star award from the system telling me "you are building a very solid data pipeline!", and man, I have never felt so patronized before.

Who will be our Chem Sci Lectureship awardee for 2026? Nominate now!

Hottake: It should not take 30min to make miniscule changes to the format of your word document just so that the automatic pdf generator of a journal submission system finally produces an acceptable pdf.

#ChemSky

I'm diving in this March to prevent youth suicide I need your help. I'm challenging myself to swim to save lives. Every day, one young person in Australia takes their own life – that's one too many. Please donate to my fundraising page and help Reach...

Went to the pool this morning, and went above the important Gen Alpha threshold of 67 laps, doing 68 (because no swimmer can do an odd number of laps, I don't make the rules).

All going well to prep for my fundraiser.

www.lapsforlife.com.au/s/8435/71782

Please consider donating for a good cause!

I know, it's so 2020..... but im getting better at my slap'n'fold and I want to show it off

#ChemistsWhoCook

Iupac announces it is moving from the US to a joint home in Spain and Italy Dual headquarters decision a result of strong bids from both cities

Exclusive: chemistry's international governing body is moving from its home of 25 years in the US to two cities in Europe.

Call me weird, but every time I come from the pool, I pass what I call the pen!s tree, and each time I will chuckle a little and be grateful that noone has cut that thing off yet (my guess is most gardeners are male and they cant stand the thought of doing it)

Looks like a homopolymer to me, phenylethyl acrylate to be (almost) precise

I much remember installing our first flow reactor. We hardly knew what we were doing but we knew it was the right thing to do. This feels similar.

I am sure this day will define our future research more than the first flow reactor ever did.

You folks have no idea how excited I am

#ozchem #chemsky