Ed Fenlon
@eefenlon.bsky.social
Chemistry Professor. Views mine. Chair of the 2025 National Organic Symposium (NOS) 22-26 June 2025 at RPI in Troy, NY.
The Mannich reaction was snubbed by the selection committee for the DOC named reaction tournament. I mean, who snubs Mannich Monday? #amplifyorganic #DOCnamereactiontournament #mannichreaction #MannichMonday
December 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Mannich reaction was snubbed by the selection committee for the DOC named reaction tournament. I mean, who snubs Mannich Monday? #amplifyorganic #DOCnamereactiontournament #mannichreaction #MannichMonday
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Good NPR story on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.
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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Good NPR story on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.
www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n....
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www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n....
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My quote of the day
As I reflect on my life, I recognize that our greatest achievements often arise from our most profound struggles. Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities for growth. It is through these trials that we learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.
Marie Curie
As I reflect on my life, I recognize that our greatest achievements often arise from our most profound struggles. Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities for growth. It is through these trials that we learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.
Marie Curie
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My quote of the day
As I reflect on my life, I recognize that our greatest achievements often arise from our most profound struggles. Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities for growth. It is through these trials that we learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.
Marie Curie
As I reflect on my life, I recognize that our greatest achievements often arise from our most profound struggles. Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities for growth. It is through these trials that we learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.
Marie Curie
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My quote of the day
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
October 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My quote of the day
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln
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Mole day nerd confession...
Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander.
I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach.
My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth.
Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small
Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander.
I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach.
My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth.
Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mole day nerd confession...
Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander.
I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach.
My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth.
Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small
Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander.
I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach.
My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth.
Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small
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Who said the science part of Nobel week is over!? In my new analysis for Nature, over 30% of science laureates from this century have immigrated, and two thirds came to the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Who said the science part of Nobel week is over!? In my new analysis for Nature, over 30% of science laureates from this century have immigrated, and two thirds came to the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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My quote of the day
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins
August 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My quote of the day
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins
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New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
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mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
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Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
Generic Syllabus Maker
wcaleb.rice.edu
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
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Lovely evening at the fabulous @nationalgalleries.bsky.social in Edinburgh for the unveiling of portraits of recent Scottish chemistry Nobel laureates Sir Fraser Stoddart, Richard Henderson & Sir Dave MacMillan😃. Sir Fraser captured looking like he wanted to get back to work!😆
July 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Lovely evening at the fabulous @nationalgalleries.bsky.social in Edinburgh for the unveiling of portraits of recent Scottish chemistry Nobel laureates Sir Fraser Stoddart, Richard Henderson & Sir Dave MacMillan😃. Sir Fraser captured looking like he wanted to get back to work!😆
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Headed to #ACSFall2025, the @organicdivision.org division is honored to present the Cope and Cope Scholar awards - congrats to all the awardees!
July 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Headed to #ACSFall2025, the @organicdivision.org division is honored to present the Cope and Cope Scholar awards - congrats to all the awardees!
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🚨Only 2 weeks away! July 16 @ 12 noon ET 🚨
The next DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium featuring Abby Doyle @uclacb.bsky.social and Nat Kadunce #GileadChemistry
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to the @BeyondCCHF for hosting
#ChemSky
The next DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium featuring Abby Doyle @uclacb.bsky.social and Nat Kadunce #GileadChemistry
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to the @BeyondCCHF for hosting
#ChemSky
July 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨Only 2 weeks away! July 16 @ 12 noon ET 🚨
The next DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium featuring Abby Doyle @uclacb.bsky.social and Nat Kadunce #GileadChemistry
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to the @BeyondCCHF for hosting
#ChemSky
The next DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium featuring Abby Doyle @uclacb.bsky.social and Nat Kadunce #GileadChemistry
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to the @BeyondCCHF for hosting
#ChemSky
June 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The last day to register for the 100-year anniversary and 49th National Organic Symposium (NOS) is June 18th, so there is still time to register for this event. Register below
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June 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The last day to register for the 100-year anniversary and 49th National Organic Symposium (NOS) is June 18th, so there is still time to register for this event. Register below
zurl.co/HI02J
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Attention attendees for #NOS2025:
There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below.
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There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below.
zurl.co/6kFpe
June 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Attention attendees for #NOS2025:
There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below.
zurl.co/6kFpe
There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below.
zurl.co/6kFpe
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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Register now for the National Organic Symposium (NOS). Registration is open until June 18, however, there is a price increase after May 23. Join us and hear from our amazing speakers from June 22 - 26 at RPI in Troy, NY.
zurl.co/9jAtl
zurl.co/9jAtl
HomePage - National Organic Chemistry Symposium
The National Organic Chemistry Symposium which is the premier event sponsored by the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry
zurl.co
April 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Register now for the National Organic Symposium (NOS). Registration is open until June 18, however, there is a price increase after May 23. Join us and hear from our amazing speakers from June 22 - 26 at RPI in Troy, NY.
zurl.co/9jAtl
zurl.co/9jAtl