Maja Dunstan

Research Associate in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry:Manchester As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

We are recruiting! Two 24 month postdoc positions are available with @m-l-baker.bsky.social and I, one mainly synthesis and the other measurements of lanthanide SMMs. Links below, deadline 19th Aug - please re-post:
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Try This at Home - Magnet Academy Hey, kids! Do try these cool science activities at home! They’re easy, fun and most can be done with stuff you have around the house.

Easy, free, fun for kids in the final days of summer- check out our "Try This at Home" activities!

We are looking for candidates to host for EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowships. If you are interested in applying and you meet all the criteria on the link below please get in touch with me by e-mail. Deadline 16th August. www.se.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...

International PhD scholarship round for 2026 is open at ANU. Aspiring scholars with Masters degree, or equivalent (eg Australia/NZ Hons), interested in computational chemistry, quantum information, molecular spins, vibronic coupling, or something in that vein - get in touch!

That's spectacular! Where is it?

Come work with me! The synchrotron is hiring a *permanent* MX beamline scientist with chemical crystallography experience. If you like crystals and fixing things, this is the job for you! 👩‍🔬🔧💎🤖
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If you ever figure this one out, please let me know 😂

⏰ Only three more days to apply for an open PhD position in lanthanide and actinide chemistry, with a focus on switchable materials, at DTU Chemistry! 🇩🇰 🧪

🔗 Learn more and apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📖 You can explore our recent work here: www.kasperpedersen.org

Helen Dick Megaw and the Dynamic Lives of Inorganic Molecules. In 1941, the first patent was filed for a hot new product that stood to revolutionize the electronics field - it was a capacitor that employed barium titanate (BaTiO3), one of a small family of molecu...

Crystallographer Helen Dick Megaw was born 118 years ago today. Her studies of the structure of perovskites in the 1940s and 1950s culminated in her 1957 book Ferroelectricity in Crystals which explained their ability to produce electricity and store information.

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#WomenInSTEM

There are heaps of interesting short reads in the Women in Science Archive for anyone interested in reading about some of the pioneering women across all fields of science and mathematics

This is crazy! Did ACS give a reason?

PhD scholarship in switchable f-block–organic framework materials - DTU Chemistry PhD scholarship in switchable f-block–organic framework materials. The PhD project will focus on the design, synthesis, and characterization of new types of metal-organic network structures, which inc...

👋 We are excited to share an open PhD position in 4f/5f chemistry, with a focus on switchable materials, at the Technical University of Denmark!🧪

🔗 See more and apply here:
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📅 Deadline: May 30
📖 Find our recent work here: www.kasperpedersen.org/articles/

Molecular alloying drives valence change in a van der Waals antiferromagnet Engineering van der Waals (vdW) crystals leverages control of the confinement and transport of charge, spin, and heat in 2D atomic layers. This study introduces a new function by altering valence stat...

🎉 Just out in Chem! @cp-chem.bsky.social

"Molecular alloying drives valence change in a van der Waals antiferromagnet"

👉 See: www.cell.com/chem/abstrac...

for materials synthesis, and lots of electron, (high-pressure) X-ray, and neutron diffraction and spectroscopy, magnetism and transport.

Unlocking Ultra-Cold Cooling: A Unique Magnetic Material for Next-Generation Refrigeration - MagLab A two-dimensional triangular network of europium ions connected by organic pyrazine molecules is shown to possess the perfect ingredients for efficient magnetic refrigeration at very low (sub-kelvin)…

Scientists discovered that a special arrangement of europium ions connected by organic molecules could be ideal for efficient magnetic cooling at extremely low temperatures.

(UoM - Peking University) Rare Earth Covalency and Electronic Structure Quantification with Advanced X-ray Spectroscopy at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (UoM - Peking University) Rare Earth Covalency and Electronic Structure Quantification with Advanced X-ray Spectroscopy at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Like f-elements in unusual oxidation states?

Please look at this 4-year #PhD position between Manchester and Peking University to isolate formally divalent molecules and determine their electronic structures with advanced X-ray spectroscopic techniques.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

These are really neat!

Women in Chemistry in Australia: From a Slow Start to a More Promising Future

An inspiring article by Margaret M. Sheil! Since the early 1900s, pioneering women in Australian chemistry have paved the way for future generations, building a strong network of role models and mentors. #AusJChem #chemistry @csiropublishing.bsky.social

Detail- www.publish.csiro.au/CH/CH11182

Nice! Not so many elements left!

🎉 Our latest research on valence tautomerism in 4f-organic materials is now out in @chemicalscience.rsc.org

We explore the factors driving conversion temperature, cooperativity, thermodynamics, and the magnetic & conductive properties of this fascinating, new class of materials. 🧲⚡

Read it here🔓👇

Jealous! It looks like it could almost be swimming weather!

Valence tautomerism, non-innocence, and emergent magnetic phenomena in lanthanide-organic tessellations Coordination networks based on lanthanide ions entangle collective magnetic phenomena, otherwise only observed in inorganic 4f materials, and the tunable spatial and electronic structure engineering intrinsic to coordination chemistry. In this review, we discuss the use of 2D-structure-directing linear {LnII

Another recent ChemComm article, from @majadunstan.bsky.social and @kasperspedersen.bsky.social‬

'Valence tautomerism, non-innocence, and emergent magnetic phenomena in lanthanide-organic tessellations'

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Lovely!

Check out our recent paper on a Eu(II)-organic triangular tessellation exhibiting a magnetocaloric effect in the sub-Kelvin regime ❄️

Super chuffed to be involved in this project!

📣📣PhD Position available in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Southern Denmark📣📣

🗓️Application Deadline: 5 March (23:59 CET)

🔁Reposts appreciated

👇👇See Below for more information and to apply👇👇
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Jealous! It's such a beautiful area (and nice wine too!)

🎈The "2024 Pioneering Investigators" Feature Article by @majadunstan.bsky.social and me is highlighted in today's ChemComm!

"Valence tautomerism, non-innocence, and emergent magnetic phenomena in lanthanide-organic tessellations"

📖 Check it out here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

📣Join this group at the Technical University of Denmark👇🇩🇰

We have an open 2-year postdoc position on MOFs with metallic cluster nodes. Excellent skills in synthetic chemistry and crystallography are key.

Read more and apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...