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!Another Reminder! Please register by end of today (Wednesday) for the virtual open house scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday)! #chemsky

Bringing new meaning to #chemsky tag... #iowa @uiowaalumni.bsky.social @iowaadmissions.bsky.social

Two days away! Massively happy to have almost 100 registered so far- plenty of room for more so please bring your friends!

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#chemsky, please share! Virtual information session Thursday, November 13th at 7:30 – 8:30 pm CST for students interested in pursuing a PhD in chemistry. Register here: uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

ACS welcomes 2025–26 public policy fellows The newly named fellows share a little bit about themselves and the work they hope to do

The American Chemical Society has selected three fellows for their 2025–26 ACS Public Policy Fellowships. The fellowships include two ACS Congressional Fellowships and one ACS Science Policy Fellowship. cen.acs.org/acs-news/gov... #chemsky

Chemistry Department Colloquium!

One shot to rule them all in the fight against H5 influenza New bird flu vaccine design could help preparations against an evolving potential pandemic virus

Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine against avian influenza viruses that offers protection against all the variants, including those that are yet to evolve. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

Structures of 13 drug candidates unveiled at DC meeting First-time disclosures session at ACS Fall 2025 reveals diverse candidates for treating sickle cell disease, heart failure, cancer, and more

At #ACSFall2025, 13 researchers working at pharmaceutical giants and small biotech firms revealed the structures of their drug candidates and shared each molecule’s journey from initial discovery campaign to the clinic. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 273 tenure-track positions and 32 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky ⚗️🧪

One mentor isn’t enough. Here’s how I built a network of mentors This researcher shares four strategies she employed

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Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities

Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery

This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities.

#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/materials/io...

JACS Front Cover Volume 147, Issue 42 Week Commencing October 20

Introducing our latest issue of #JACS! Check out its front cover: "Depth-Resolved Probing of Native Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation and Dynamics in Li Metal Batteries by Cryogenic X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy"

Discover the research behind the art 🔗: buff.ly/jE8tyH7

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Healthier, Greener, Better: Brewing Innovations in the Beverage Industry Read four recent studies published in ACS journals highlighting innovative beverage developments that target health and sustainability.

Four recent studies published in ACS journals highlight innovative developments involving tea, coffee, and cocoa-based beverages that target health and sustainability.

Read more on ACS Axial: buff.ly/UXvz82x

A great afternoon at UIowa hearing about how Prof Daly's group is using heavy metal for Sustainable chemistry, courtesy of Prof Scott (arrrrrgh) Daly, of course.

A great afternoon at UIowa hearing about using Boron compounds for Sustainable chemistry,courtesy of Prof Florence Williams!

ACS seeks nominations for 2026 Heroes of Chemistry The award recognizes teams of industrial chemical scientists whose work has led to successful commercialized products that benefit humankind

ACS seeks nominations for 2026 Heroes of Chemistry

The award recognizes teams of industrial chemical scientists whose work has led to successful commercialized products that benefit humankind. cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS... #chemsky 🧪

We are hiring! Please see our advert for an open rank instructional faculty position. Start date is August 2026.

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Orientation for new grads @uiowachem.bsky.social has begun!!

#PostDoc opportunity in microbial metabolomics specialising in small molecule mass spectrometry at Newcastle University (UK) ref: 28407 | duration: 2 years | closing: 19-Aug-2025 #MS #AnalChem #UKChemJobs #ChemPostDoc #PostDocJobs #chemsky 🧪
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Waters Corporation See how ions move through our mass spectrometers. Learn how to advance your chromatography skills. Watch how Waters scientists use our analytical technologies for differing applications. Listen to our...

Opportunity for applications chemist at Waters (Wilmslow UK) ref: 22815 #LC #MS #HRMS #AnalChem #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
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This MOF offers a PFAS twofer: sensing and removal Modified metal-organic framework glows when it captures perfluorooctanoic acid

With a few chemical tweaks to a known metal-organic framework (MOF), researchers have developed a material that quickly detects and removes a common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) from contaminated water. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Aborted for today... They'll try again tomorrow!

Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA's TRACERS, others from Vandenberg, California YouTube video by Spaceflight Now

Sign in NOW to watch rocket launch of @UIOWA's TRACERS mission! #NASA

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Welcome, New Chemistry Graduate Students!

two thoughtful reads to help you frame your experience:
From the American Chemical Society
“The Chemistry Graduate School Experience”
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From the Chronicle of Higher Education
“Welcome to Graduate School – Six Key Lessons”
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@UIowa graduate students - follow our department and program and get to know your fellow students and alumni at our linkedin group page here!!

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Infographic on the chemistry of ice cream. Ice cream is formed from fats, proteins and emulsifiers, which in combination stabilise air bubbles in ice cream. Small crystals are needed for smooth ice cream, and air makes up 30-50% of ice cream's volume. A range of flavouring compounds are used. Stabilisers, often extracted from seaweed, are added in small amounts to reduce the rate of melting.

It's #NationalIceCreamDay!

Discover how science shapes the smooth, creamy texture of ice cream in this infographic: www.compoundchem.com/2015/07/14/i...

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US charity launches $100 million green chemistry initiative Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to fund seven year project headed by sustainable chemistry pioneer Paul Anastas

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is launching a seven-year, $93.4 million initiative focused on developing methods to control and monitor intermolecular interactions in complex mixtures and new approaches for toxicological assessment. #ChemSky

YouTube video by Reactions Exposing Fake Honey Using Carbon-13

Determining honey adulteration via carbon isotope abundances. No NMR in this - she’s using GC-MS - but this video’s still a gem. #NMRchat #Chemsky

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Infographic on how the sun affects our skin. The graphic highlights the different ranges of UV light and how it can both cause skin damage and lead to the synthesis of vitamin D. It goes on to highlight how melanin absorbs and dissipates the energy from UV light and how UV light can damage DNA.

With temperatures soaring in Europe right now, here’s a look at how the sun affects our skin in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/biological-c...

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Electrons and Their Multiple Kinetic Fates in an Ionic Liquid Ionic liquids (ILs) for electrochemical, nuclear, and solar energy applications operate under harsh conditions, where electrons and transient radical species can form. This communication discusses why anions such as bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (Tf2N–) are reduced at the electron-rich electrode whereas in laser photoionization or pulse radiolysis studies, where electrons are ejected from species in the bulk, we often detect long-lived electrons in cavities that interact with IL cations instead. This work argues that bulk excess electrons generated photolytically or radiolytically follow kinetically favored pathways. As such, cavity electrons may not be the most energetically favorable states, but when they form, and they do form, they are kinetically stable. Reduction reactions of anions or electron localization in cavities and subsequent reactions are all expected outcomes. Here we focus on a pyrrolidinium-based IL of the dicyanamide (N(CN)2–) anion because of its large electrochemical window and very low viscosity, which are ideal for energy applications.

Congratulations to the Margulis group students on their recent paper in @jacs.acspublications.org

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