Michaela K. Loveless
@michaelakloveless.bsky.social
5th year PhD Candidate in the Flood Group at IU Bloomington Department of Chemistry | NASA INSGC Fellow | Pilot | Athlete
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🎉 Congrats to the MRS Student Chapter at Indiana University
MRS at IU especially 2024–25 President @michaelakloveless.bsky.social , for earning a mini-grant for Bringing SMILES! They'll 3D print glowing toys & teach photoluminescence at Science Fest this fall! 💡🧸 #SciComm #MRS
MRS at IU especially 2024–25 President @michaelakloveless.bsky.social , for earning a mini-grant for Bringing SMILES! They'll 3D print glowing toys & teach photoluminescence at Science Fest this fall! 💡🧸 #SciComm #MRS
May 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
🎉 Congrats to the MRS Student Chapter at Indiana University
MRS at IU especially 2024–25 President @michaelakloveless.bsky.social , for earning a mini-grant for Bringing SMILES! They'll 3D print glowing toys & teach photoluminescence at Science Fest this fall! 💡🧸 #SciComm #MRS
MRS at IU especially 2024–25 President @michaelakloveless.bsky.social , for earning a mini-grant for Bringing SMILES! They'll 3D print glowing toys & teach photoluminescence at Science Fest this fall! 💡🧸 #SciComm #MRS
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With the #MetGala looks trending, you may be interested to learn about some of the colourful chemistry that goes into clothing dyes.
From sea snails to harmful hues, the science of dyes is richly coloured!
#ChemSky
From sea snails to harmful hues, the science of dyes is richly coloured!
#ChemSky
Fashion to dye for
Can colouring clothing be environmentally sustainable? Victoria Atkinson looks at how dyes have come full circle from their natural origins
www.chemistryworld.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Have you ever wanted to make Cyanostar for yourself? Now you can! Here, we share the detailed synthesis of CS on a large scale or in a rapid timeframe. @floodgroup.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Cyanostar synthesis on large or rapid scales†
Cyanostar is a pentagonal macrocycle that is selective for polyatomic anions. Use of cyanostar in research and technology has grown since its debut in 2013 with more than 40 publications and 5 pate...
www.tandfonline.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Have you ever wanted to make Cyanostar for yourself? Now you can! Here, we share the detailed synthesis of CS on a large scale or in a rapid timeframe. @floodgroup.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New paper live on ChemRxiv!
Check it out here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Check it out here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Cyanostar Synthesis on Large Scales in 2 Weeks
and Small Scales in 2 Days
Authors: Michaela Loveless, Amanda Morgan, Amar Flood
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-84xqs
and Small Scales in 2 Days
Authors: Michaela Loveless, Amanda Morgan, Amar Flood
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-84xqs
February 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
New paper live on ChemRxiv!
Check it out here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Check it out here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
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Those organic chemists have been getting too cocky lately, time to take them down a notch (make it illegal for them to mention the sixth element in the periodic table)
February 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Those organic chemists have been getting too cocky lately, time to take them down a notch (make it illegal for them to mention the sixth element in the periodic table)
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Also fun that the FAA has made it clear that I'm not welcome as a pilot either, by going to the very great trouble of reversing a completely sensible language modernization from "Notices to Airmen" to "Notices to Air Missions." So much work and expense just to put women aviators back in our places.
NOTAMs Back To 'Notice to Airmen'
The former gender-specific long form of the term is back after three years.
www.avweb.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Also fun that the FAA has made it clear that I'm not welcome as a pilot either, by going to the very great trouble of reversing a completely sensible language modernization from "Notices to Airmen" to "Notices to Air Missions." So much work and expense just to put women aviators back in our places.
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Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Science takes many weird and wonderful forms and can take you some weird and wonderful places. It got me flying higher and faster than I could have imagined, doing experiments in labs that look like this ⬇️
Science takes many weird and wonderful forms and can take you some weird and wonderful places. It got me flying higher and faster than I could have imagined, doing experiments in labs that look like this ⬇️
February 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Science takes many weird and wonderful forms and can take you some weird and wonderful places. It got me flying higher and faster than I could have imagined, doing experiments in labs that look like this ⬇️
Science takes many weird and wonderful forms and can take you some weird and wonderful places. It got me flying higher and faster than I could have imagined, doing experiments in labs that look like this ⬇️
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⚛️ Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #realtimechem
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #realtimechem
Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year
cen.acs.org
December 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
⚛️ Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #realtimechem
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #realtimechem
What a weekend! Camped out in Chain O’Lakes State Park in single digit temps before running my first marathon. On the way there, I stopped at Indiana Dunes National Park.
December 18, 2024 at 8:05 PM
What a weekend! Camped out in Chain O’Lakes State Park in single digit temps before running my first marathon. On the way there, I stopped at Indiana Dunes National Park.
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November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
November 18, 2024 at 8:55 AM
November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
The new platform means I get another chance to share the work that I am so proud of. Here is our recent publication in Digital Discovery! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Extracting recalcitrant redox data on fluorophores to pair with optical data for predicting small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices
Redox and optical data of organic fluorophores are essential for using design rules and property screening to identify new candidate dyes capable of forming optical materials. One such optical materia...
pubs.rsc.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
The new platform means I get another chance to share the work that I am so proud of. Here is our recent publication in Digital Discovery! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Placed a solvent jug on the bench perhaps a little harder than I should of and witnessed the bottom break out from under 2 L of THF which proceeded to destroy everything in a 2 ft radius, including lab notebook, the floor, and the soles of my shoes.
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Scientist friends, as we are building community here, I have a question to get to know you:
What is a mistake that you made in the lab?
Scientist friends, as we are building community here, I have a question to get to know you:
What is a mistake that you made in the lab?
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Placed a solvent jug on the bench perhaps a little harder than I should of and witnessed the bottom break out from under 2 L of THF which proceeded to destroy everything in a 2 ft radius, including lab notebook, the floor, and the soles of my shoes.
Well, I think I’ll be over here more often going forward. I look forward to reconnecting with folks from the other app and finding new people. Let me know if you do science, sports, space, or aviation! I want to find my favorite communities!
November 13, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Well, I think I’ll be over here more often going forward. I look forward to reconnecting with folks from the other app and finding new people. Let me know if you do science, sports, space, or aviation! I want to find my favorite communities!
Fire and Ice
#FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem
#FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem
February 2, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Fire and Ice
#FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem
#FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem
Sometimes you labor for weeks to get crystals to grow. Sometimes you leave a couple vials open in the hood one night and get a nice surprise the next morning!
January 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Sometimes you labor for weeks to get crystals to grow. Sometimes you leave a couple vials open in the hood one night and get a nice surprise the next morning!