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1 week left to submit your abstracts! If you have used arts, music, creative writing, or any humanities-related ideas and topics to teach chemistry, please consider submitting an abstract to our symposium!! #BCCE2026

Liberal arts education and LEGO - story of Dr. Stephen von Kugelgen Podcast Episode · No, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist · February 20 · 1h 15m

Check out the new episode on my podcast “no, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist” and listen to the story from @skugelgen.bsky.social !

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Arts, humanities, and chemistry, oh my!

@drferrous.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy and I are going to host the symposium “Teaching Chemistry with Humanities-Informed Pedagogies” at #BCCE2026! The deadline to submit an abstract to @bcce2026.bsky.social is 3/1. We’d love to see you at the symposium!

Its the molecule Horsfiline done up to look like a horse

恭喜發財! 馬年快樂! Happy Lunar New Year! May the year of the Horse bring good health and happiness to all!

The molecule below is Horsfiline. #chemsky #chemchat

A very handsome black and white cat

Me: "Do you like this food?"
Hydrogen: "Yummy yummy!"
Me: "OK, here, I got you some more."
Hydrogen: "HOW DARE YOU FEED ME THIS DISGUSTING FOOD THIS IS ANIMAL ABUSE-"

#CatSky

A black and white cat looking at the camera. He is very majestic

Tuxedo cats. Such a poser #CatSky

A ceramic tuxedo cat

The behind of a ceramic tuxedo cat, showing a butthole hahaha

Tuxedo cat sniffing the behind of the ceramic tuxedo cat

Tuxedo cat posing with the ceramic tuxedo cat, which was made just like him

I made a ceramic Hydrogen at a local ceramic art studio. Hydrogen is curious 🤨 #CatSky

I didn't pick a career at a young age - then I picked chemistry! Story from Dr. Anne LaPointe Podcast Episode · No, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist · 12/23/2025 · 37m

Need something to listen on the way for your holiday travels? Check out the latest episode of my podcast, featuring Dr. Anne LaPointe! 🎧

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Episode 2: From Journalism to Bank Analyst to Process Engineer - Story from Dr. Tim Dreier Podcast Episode · No, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist · 11/25/2025 · 1h 8m

And here is the second episode, with Dr. Tim Dreier!

Give it a listen, subscribe if you are interested, and if you would also like to share your story on the podcast, please send me a message, I would love to hear your story! 😃

#ChemSky

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Episode 1: From Homeschooled Kid to Lab Manager - Story from Dr. Capri Price Podcast Episode · No, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist · 10/31/2025 · 30m

My podcast “No, I have not ALWAYS been a scientist” has 2 episodes posted now! Here is the first one, with Dr. Capri Price 😄 #ChemSky Give it a listen, and if you would also like to share your story, please send me a message!

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He was! The escape room described in this paper has him in the opening scene!

Engaging Students in Physical Chemistry, Volume 2 A 10-week physical chemistry course was taught using a flipped classroom format. In a flipped classroom, students watch lecture videos at home, and come to class to participate in in-class activities ...

Hi all! Check out my latest publication about what I did in a flipped classroom of p-chem, in the ebook “Engaging Students in Physical Chemistry, Vol. 2”!

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Sent you a message! 😃

The Great Launch: People Have Nonlinear Pathways - and That is Fine! Podcast Episode · No, I have NOT always wanted to be a scientist · 10/28/2025 · 3m

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My podcast has launched!! Stay tuned for the first episode!

I am also looking for people to share their stories about their nonlinear pathways on this podcast. Have you changed careers? Or do you have interests outside the STEM fields? If so, let’s chat! #ChemSky

If you like desserts with red beans, here is a good and simple one: mashed sweet red beans with sticky rice balls 红豆小圆子 😋 I topped it with osmanthus flower honey, but just regular honey (or syrup) works, too!

#ChemistsWhoCook #Food

Therapist: you need to find time to relax.

Me: YES I WILL I’M GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OF MY RELAXATION AND I WILL HAVE THE BEST RELAXATION OF THE WHOLE HUMAN HISTORY I WILL WIN THE WORLD RELAXATION CHAMPIONSHIP—

#Anxiety #AcademicSky

A tuxedo cat with pink toes lying on a table, his head is upside down, his tongue sticks out, and he looks goofy

Not a single thought behind those eyes and that blep #CatSky

What if we replace “synthesis and characterization” in every paper with FAFO 🤣

To materials chemists:
Synthesis= F around
XRD = find out
🤣
#ChemSky

A black and white cat sniffing a chocolate cookie stick. He looks very curious.

A black and white cat sitting straight up. He looks very mad.

Before and after I told him he could not have the chocolate cookie stick #CatSky

Yes, we “have” computers, projectors, and video conferencing in the classrooms…the problem is, they almost never work properly. I can’t remember how many times I go into a classroom and have to troubleshoot some tech stuff

The goal is to normalize a nonlinear career path, foster a growth mentality, and make STEM fields more inclusive, especially for people who have a non-traditional pathway. If you are interested in getting interviewed for my podcast, please let me know, and I can share more information. Thanks! 2/2

A drawing with stick figures, which says “expectation” and shows a straight line pathway from being born to becoming a scientist, then says “reality” and shows a very chaotic and winding pathway from being born to becoming a scientist

Hi #ChemSky I’m planning to start a podcast called “No, I have NOT always been in science”. In each episode, I will feature someone in STEM who has had a nonlinear pathway (e.g. ppl who started outside STEM but switched later; ppl who got heavily involved in non-STEM related activities, etc.) 1/2

A tuxedo cat staring at the camera with one paw up and mouth slightly open, showing little teeth

“Mommy? Did you forget to share your lunch with me?” #CatSky

Cutie! 😍

Black and white cat sitting very nobly, looking at the camera

Such a poser #CatSky

[Person with ponytail wearing lab coat hands balloon to another person in front of a springboard, a magnet hanging from above, and then a target] PERSON WITH PONYTAIL to Person 2: Rub this balloon against your head, then go jump past that magnet toward the target on the wall. [caption] Before the bathroom scale was invented, the only way to weigh people was mass spectrometry.

Mass Spec

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I got this question from a student: imagine there is a gas that stays ideal no matter what, does that mean that gas can never be compressed into a liquid? #ChemSky

“You wouldn’t let me eat cat food directly from the bag, yet you just ate ice cream directly from the container.” 😾😡 #CatSky