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New year, new Volume & Issue of #JACS!

‘Epitaxial Bilayer MWW Zeolite with Enriched Surface Al Sites' features on the front cover of the first issue of 2026.

Explore the research behind the art: buff.ly/IOMa276

#ACS150
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology discusses individual, interpersonal and sociocultural influences on maths anxiety in children and their impacts on long-term engagement and achievement in mathematics. go.nature.com/3Z9kSbY 🔒
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Check out work on #digitaltwins of #selfdrivinglabs New work out in Nature Computational Science

Enter the MATTERIX!

#chemsky #compchemsky #ai #robotics
🧪🤖 New paper in Nature Computer Science!

What if you could design, test, and refine automated chemistry workflows before touching the lab?

We present “MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation”.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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I did my undergrad here. Excellent department. Good people. Also Iowa City is a particularly cool place. Forget your typical idea of “Iowa” as a state - IC has lots going on.
#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_...
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Now online:

Article by Peidong Yang, Hailiang Wang & co-workers

Artificial synthesis of carbohydrates from electrochemically fixed carbon dioxide

www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($)
#Chemsky
Artificial synthesis of carbohydrates from electrochemically fixed carbon dioxide - Nature Synthesis
The sustainable synthesis of carbohydrates from CO2 is challenging due to the complexity of controlled CO2 reduction. Here a two-step method for the sustainable synthesis of C5+ carbohydrates is repor...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Another great grad student from @uiowachem.bsky.social on the way to being PhDone
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
!Another Reminder! Please register by end of today (Wednesday) for the virtual open house scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday)! #chemsky
#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_...
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Two days away! Massively happy to have almost 100 registered so far- plenty of room for more so please bring your friends!
#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_...
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
#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_...
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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
ACS welcomes 2025–26 public policy fellows
The newly named fellows share a little bit about themselves and the work they hope to do
cen.acs.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Chemistry Department Colloquium!
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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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 🧪
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
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October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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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 🧪
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
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October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 273 tenure-track positions and 32 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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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.

#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/materials/io...
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
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October 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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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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October 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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
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.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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.
September 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A great afternoon at UIowa hearing about using Boron compounds for Sustainable chemistry,courtesy of Prof Florence Williams!
September 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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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 🧪
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
August 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are hiring! Please see our advert for an open rank instructional faculty position. Start date is August 2026.

jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...
August 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Orientation for new grads @uiowachem.bsky.social has begun!!
August 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#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 🧪
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Research Associate - Microbial Metabolomic
Research Associate - Microbial Metabolomic
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July 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM