Ruth Maust
@ruthmaust.bsky.social
materials science & multimedia art
embracing dispersity & diversity
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Ruth Maust
@ruthmaust.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hi! How you doin👋🏻 I'm Ruth
📍 Location: Seattle, WA, USA
👩🏻🔬 What I do: I aim for a more just future through safe, sustainable materials chemistry
🎨 Hobbies: Reading, hiking, experiencing and creating art
🌎 My accent: Indpls/Naptown, Harrisonburg, Guatemala City, Graz, Pgh, Bangalore, Eugene, Delhi-ish
📍 Location: Seattle, WA, USA
👩🏻🔬 What I do: I aim for a more just future through safe, sustainable materials chemistry
🎨 Hobbies: Reading, hiking, experiencing and creating art
🌎 My accent: Indpls/Naptown, Harrisonburg, Guatemala City, Graz, Pgh, Bangalore, Eugene, Delhi-ish
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Researchers dissolved PFAS in the electrolyte solution of a lithium-containing electrochemical cell. They found that lithium indeed helps break 95% of the strong carbon-fluorine bonds in perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a common PFAS. cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Researchers dissolved PFAS in the electrolyte solution of a lithium-containing electrochemical cell. They found that lithium indeed helps break 95% of the strong carbon-fluorine bonds in perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a common PFAS. cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
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All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All of these senators pushing "reforms" need to explain how they will enforce them given the fact that ICE is a lawless band of Klansmen that breaks the law constantly.
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Minnesotans don’t want ICE to abduct our neighbors a little differently.
We want all of it to stop. And we’ll keep doing everything we can to make that happen. If you’re outside of the state, you should too.
We want all of it to stop. And we’ll keep doing everything we can to make that happen. If you’re outside of the state, you should too.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Minnesotans don’t want ICE to abduct our neighbors a little differently.
We want all of it to stop. And we’ll keep doing everything we can to make that happen. If you’re outside of the state, you should too.
We want all of it to stop. And we’ll keep doing everything we can to make that happen. If you’re outside of the state, you should too.
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Please reshare! Here's the first in a series of science writing resources I'm posting to my website: A list of science writing/communication internships & fellowships.
brittanytrang.com/science-jour...
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journojobs #sciencewriting #sciwri #stem
brittanytrang.com/science-jour...
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journojobs #sciencewriting #sciwri #stem
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Please reshare! Here's the first in a series of science writing resources I'm posting to my website: A list of science writing/communication internships & fellowships.
brittanytrang.com/science-jour...
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journojobs #sciencewriting #sciwri #stem
brittanytrang.com/science-jour...
#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journojobs #sciencewriting #sciwri #stem
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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Thoughtful people are capable of asking themselves:
- do I think gatekeeping is the path to shared safety?
- do I think x degree is the only way to select for y behavior?
- is there a reason I think Being Technical never has to be explained or defined?
- who is the one who gets to enforce it, then?
- do I think gatekeeping is the path to shared safety?
- do I think x degree is the only way to select for y behavior?
- is there a reason I think Being Technical never has to be explained or defined?
- who is the one who gets to enforce it, then?
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thoughtful people are capable of asking themselves:
- do I think gatekeeping is the path to shared safety?
- do I think x degree is the only way to select for y behavior?
- is there a reason I think Being Technical never has to be explained or defined?
- who is the one who gets to enforce it, then?
- do I think gatekeeping is the path to shared safety?
- do I think x degree is the only way to select for y behavior?
- is there a reason I think Being Technical never has to be explained or defined?
- who is the one who gets to enforce it, then?
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FINAL DAY of this week on this giving circle for six families & a displacement camp. My appeals no longer make a difference: support only comes from people who clicked “weekly” on a coffee.
Join in for emergency medical care for three women, our current priority. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Join in for emergency medical care for three women, our current priority. chuffed.org/project/hope...
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
FINAL DAY of this week on this giving circle for six families & a displacement camp. My appeals no longer make a difference: support only comes from people who clicked “weekly” on a coffee.
Join in for emergency medical care for three women, our current priority. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Join in for emergency medical care for three women, our current priority. chuffed.org/project/hope...
😡
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
😡
Keeping sustainability work sustainable through creative restoration 💕
nikooshcarlo.kit.com/posts/work-t...
nikooshcarlo.kit.com/posts/work-t...
🌐 Work That Lasts 010 | Finding Your Creative Current
Discover how disconnecting from digital overwhelm can unlock your most innovative climate solutions through creative practice and mindful attention.
nikooshcarlo.kit.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Keeping sustainability work sustainable through creative restoration 💕
nikooshcarlo.kit.com/posts/work-t...
nikooshcarlo.kit.com/posts/work-t...
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Most science degrees never require students to learn how to communicate their work to the public. That gap fuels confusion, mistrust, and missed opportunities to protect lives. Let's change it. Sign the petition to make communication + public engagement training a degree requirement. bit.ly/3LbnfHB
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Most science degrees never require students to learn how to communicate their work to the public. That gap fuels confusion, mistrust, and missed opportunities to protect lives. Let's change it. Sign the petition to make communication + public engagement training a degree requirement. bit.ly/3LbnfHB
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I love this story 😊
Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I love this story 😊
9Zero folks in Seattle -- if you, like me, are into both art & science and you're excited about what that combo can offer climate/sustainability work, come hang out over lunch on Thursday, Nov. 13!
luma.com/obuctqn5
🧪 🎨 ✨
(Event also open to people new to 9Zero!)
luma.com/obuctqn5
🧪 🎨 ✨
(Event also open to people new to 9Zero!)
Lunch and Learn - Artist/Scientist Ruth Maust · Luma
Come hear the story behind the artwork by Ruth Maust in the climate innovation space!
Ruth is a mixed media artist who derives insights and influences from her…
luma.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
9Zero folks in Seattle -- if you, like me, are into both art & science and you're excited about what that combo can offer climate/sustainability work, come hang out over lunch on Thursday, Nov. 13!
luma.com/obuctqn5
🧪 🎨 ✨
(Event also open to people new to 9Zero!)
luma.com/obuctqn5
🧪 🎨 ✨
(Event also open to people new to 9Zero!)
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This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
www.science.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This science story has everything:
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
- a superheroic scientist who has the condition she is battling to drive work on
- a riveting scientific breakthrough story (I was gasping)
- an absolute gutpunch about whether her work will be defunded
www.science.org/content/arti...
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This is hands down the best, most enjoyable, and far-ranging discussion that I have had in recent memory. Katie brought so much to this interview about vibecessions, “finance guy” memes as politics of social reproduction in casino capitalism, Bama Rush and DSA.
moneywithkatie.com/status-power...
moneywithkatie.com/status-power...
6.25.2025 | A Masterclass on Status, Power, & the Economy with Tressie McMillan Cottom — Millennial Money with Katie
moneywithkatie.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is hands down the best, most enjoyable, and far-ranging discussion that I have had in recent memory. Katie brought so much to this interview about vibecessions, “finance guy” memes as politics of social reproduction in casino capitalism, Bama Rush and DSA.
moneywithkatie.com/status-power...
moneywithkatie.com/status-power...
"The global community must demand accountability for the greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation caused by war and the military-industrial complex, particularly as it relates to the destruction of ecosystems, biodiversity, and the atmosphere."
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
Militarism: A Leading Cause of Environmental and Climate Crises
By Manabendra Nath Bera.
Synopsis - The climate and environmental impacts of war and military operations are often neglected in global climate negotiations. This article highlights how war, being the...
www.iuscientists.org
April 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"The global community must demand accountability for the greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation caused by war and the military-industrial complex, particularly as it relates to the destruction of ecosystems, biodiversity, and the atmosphere."
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
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Raffaele Mezzenga has turned chicken feathers into fuel cell membranes, found myriad purposes for the milk protein whey, and used black bean proteins in aerogels for capturing carbon dioxide from air. cen.acs.org/food/food-sc...
This materials scientist is finding new uses for food waste
Processed proteins can purify water, recover metals, produce energy, and more
cen.acs.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Raffaele Mezzenga has turned chicken feathers into fuel cell membranes, found myriad purposes for the milk protein whey, and used black bean proteins in aerogels for capturing carbon dioxide from air. cen.acs.org/food/food-sc...
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MIT professor Desirée Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related start-ups: Moxair and Nth Cycle. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #chemsky🧪 #scinews
Desirée Plata: Chemist, oceanographer, engineer, entrepreneur
MIT professor is passionate about reducing the chemical industry’s impact on the environment and human health
cen.acs.org
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
MIT professor Desirée Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related start-ups: Moxair and Nth Cycle. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #chemsky🧪 #scinews
😡 angry for the folks dealing with this
Apparently all the PhD researchers holding prestigious NSF-funded research fellowships are having their salaries withheld until some unspecified time when the leadership figures out how to eliminate any grant funding that doesn’t align with the president’s political ideology.
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
😡 angry for the folks dealing with this
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Again, the World Health Organization is the single most important global entity in preventing, tracking and controlling outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics and is especially important as climate change and deforestation allow pathogens to mutate, become more infectious and spread to new regions
January 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Again, the World Health Organization is the single most important global entity in preventing, tracking and controlling outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics and is especially important as climate change and deforestation allow pathogens to mutate, become more infectious and spread to new regions
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Interest piece on career transition from academia to industry
The decision to shift from academia to industry is not easy and can be accompanied by a sense of loss. For those going through it, Matteo Tardelli asks 'How do you re-establish a scientific identity in an industry context?'
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/re-e...
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/re-e...
Re-establishing my scientist identity in industry
How to embrace a career transition outside of academia
www.chemistryworld.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Interest piece on career transition from academia to industry
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If you’re not in LA, please consider sharing this link for mutual aid resources those impacted by the fires:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If you’re not in LA, please consider sharing this link for mutual aid resources those impacted by the fires:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...