Feier Hou
@happykitten62.bsky.social
Assoc Prof at WOU. Materials/physical chemist. Hydrogen's human. Sneaking memes, puns, cats, and dogs into chemistry whenever I can. Views=mine. She/Her.
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”!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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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 ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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”!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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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
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
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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October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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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
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
#ChemistsWhoCook #Food
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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
#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
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
October 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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
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
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
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![[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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid7lnvd7afmasx3nxi6anxmyhbatpaw54za3kiw3eaoclrf722faq@jpeg)
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
May 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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
I got a hate message from a complete stranger on social media, so I am eating hotpot to celebrate the fact that I am so powerful that my mere existence (without any real interaction) can make someone so angry 😎 #PowerAgainstHate
March 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I got a hate message from a complete stranger on social media, so I am eating hotpot to celebrate the fact that I am so powerful that my mere existence (without any real interaction) can make someone so angry 😎 #PowerAgainstHate
I just started learning to play the harmonica, and as a beginner, the sounds I make are…well, not so great, and Hydrogen is very honest about his OPINIONS 🤣 #CatSky
December 14, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I just started learning to play the harmonica, and as a beginner, the sounds I make are…well, not so great, and Hydrogen is very honest about his OPINIONS 🤣 #CatSky
Without defects, your gemstones lose colors, your phone becomes paperweight, your solar panel no longer works, and your stainless steel spoons get rusty. Crystals are like people, it is the defects that make us unique and interesting. #ChemSky
December 13, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Without defects, your gemstones lose colors, your phone becomes paperweight, your solar panel no longer works, and your stainless steel spoons get rusty. Crystals are like people, it is the defects that make us unique and interesting. #ChemSky
How feasible is the idea of “MOF LEGO”? That is, something like LEGO pieces but are in the shapes of linkers and vertices that people can use to build MOF structures? I think that would be a great hands-on or outreach activity for students. Anyone in the #ChemSky community have any ideas?
December 7, 2024 at 7:41 PM
How feasible is the idea of “MOF LEGO”? That is, something like LEGO pieces but are in the shapes of linkers and vertices that people can use to build MOF structures? I think that would be a great hands-on or outreach activity for students. Anyone in the #ChemSky community have any ideas?
I’ve had this picture saved in my phone for a long time, until recently, someone pointed out that it is the REPAIR of the broken pottery, not the pottery being broken itself, that makes the pottery more beautiful. (1/2)
November 27, 2024 at 4:13 AM
I’ve had this picture saved in my phone for a long time, until recently, someone pointed out that it is the REPAIR of the broken pottery, not the pottery being broken itself, that makes the pottery more beautiful. (1/2)
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this came to me in a dream #iTeachChem #ChemSky
November 11, 2024 at 10:39 AM
this came to me in a dream #iTeachChem #ChemSky
There is not much I can do, but I have a feeling that folks can use some Hydrogen pictures to brighten up their days a bit, so here they are.
November 6, 2024 at 10:07 PM
There is not much I can do, but I have a feeling that folks can use some Hydrogen pictures to brighten up their days a bit, so here they are.