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Blaine Fiss, PhD

@canukchemist.bsky.social

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Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University in the Dasog lab | Former researcher and student of Western and McGill University | he/him/his Lover of scotch and IPAs, all things outdoors, and main group materials chemistry ORCID: 0000-0002-4791-3689

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 14d

This was a very unique and fun project and I'm thrilled to see it online in Small!

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Many lessons learned on the nuance and challenges faced when making alloyed nitride nanoparticles at high temperature.

Synthesis of Free‐Standing Alloyed Plasmonic ZrxHf1‐xN Nanoparticles

This study highlights a facile synthesis of tunable plasmonic mixed-metal nitride (ZrxHf1-xN, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1) nanoparticles using commercially available precursors. These nanoparticles exhibit adjustable ...

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Very much looking forward to sharing my journey and (hopefully) some wisdom!

Thank you @c2mci.bsky.social for the invitation!

Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI) @c2mci.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t miss your chance to register for our LIVE podcast recording with Dr. Blaine Fiss ( @canukchemist.bsky.social ), Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at @dalhousieu.bsky.social!

Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions during our live Q&A session.

➡️ Register today: bit.ly/3IfbxdU

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 14d

I hope that the community is able to expand on this discovery! We have more exciting work to come!

Grateful to the @killamtrusts.bsky.social, @dalchemistry.bsky.social, the leadership of Prof. Mita Dasog, all the Dasog lab, and the funding agencies for supporting this work!

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 14d

Synthesis of Free‐Standing Alloyed Plasmonic ZrxHf1‐xN Nanoparticles

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 22d

Our work on PFAS degradation has been a massive team effort and would not be possible without the Dasog Research Lab, Mita Dasog and Sarah Martell (@smarty4.bsky.social)!

Congrats to all participants and award winners!

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 22d

I am honoured to secure 2nd place in this years Atlantic Canada Falling Walls Lab! There were so many incredible pitches and walls being broken down!

@dalchemistry.bsky.social @killamtrusts.bsky.social

Blaine Fiss presenting his opening slide for the Falling Walls Atlantic Canada Lab

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · 22d

Years ago, when I began my journey in STEM, I never would have imagined chemists with disabilities like myself would ever been seen as "trailblazers".

Now, I am so grateful that the @acs.org and @cenmag.bsky.social have celebrated chemists with various disabilities in this years Trailblazers issue!

Manny I. Fox Morone @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social · 22d

I admit that when i started working on this project with @kvasquez.bsky.social, i didn’t think i knew any chemists with disabilities 🧵1/ cen.acs.org/people/profi... @cenmag.bsky.social

Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science

C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Sep 4

Anyone from the University of Montreal here? Please DM.

Please RT.

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Jul 2

Happy Disability Pride Month!!

Remember you are loved this month and every other month 💜

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Jun 14

I'm excited to be speaking on my recent work on mixed metal plasmonic nitride nanoparticles at the CSC2025 in a few days!

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Looking forward to catching up with old friends, and making new ones! #CSC2025 #Nano

Screenshot of Blain Fiss' talk "Bottom-up synthesis of ternary group IV nitride nanoparticles via halide metathesis"

Mon. June 16th at 3 p.m. in Meeting room 201 for the Nanostructured Materials -Preparation and Characterization Symposium

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Jun 10

Excited to share my first paper (now on ChemRxiv) as a @killamtrusts.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow with the Dasog Lab. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first example of plasmonically tunable mixed metal nitride nanoparticles from a bottom-up approach.

chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Synthesis of Free-Standing Alloyed Plasmonic ZrxHf1-xN Nanoparticles

Transition metal nitride nanomaterials are emerging as promising candidates for applications in photochemistry and plasmonics due to their stability and tunable optoelectronic properties. While single...

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congratulations! Glad everyone is healthy!

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Jun 3

Nominate a chemist with disabilities for C&EN's Trailblazers 2025!

Please tell us about your chemistry heroes, mentors, mentees, and inspirations—or nominate yourself.
👉 cenm.ag/nominatetrai...

#chemsky 🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter

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Manny I. Fox Morone @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social · May 12

I'm helping lead @cenmag.bsky.social's Trailblazers 2025, and I want you 🫵 to nominate a chemist with disabilities for us to feature. Before June 4, fill out this form and recognize a chemist who inspires you: cenm.ag/nominatetrai...

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Christine Dell'Amore @cdellamore.bsky.social · May 19

Nominate this year's @cenmag.bsky.social Trailblazers! We will be featuring the work of chemists with disabilities and highlighting how they make their workspaces accessible. Before June 4, use this form to tell us about who inspires you—maybe even yourself? :)
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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · May 23

This week I enjoyed fruitful and thought-provoking discussions with the Chemists for Diversity and Inclusion UBC team and @chem.ubc.ca on both my latest research, as well as sharing my experiences and path as a chemist with cerebral palsy.

I am grateful for the invitation and hope to visit again!

A group of members from the CDI team at UBC and Blaine, sitting around a table at lunch.

Blaine standing in front of the main library on UBC's campus

View of the clocktower and old library at UBC

Totem pole present in the central mall of UBC

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Mar 13

Had a great discussion this morning giving a guest lecture on the use of mechanochemistry for inorganic materials synthesis! Many thanks to Matej Baláž for reaching out and giving me the honour to speak to your students.

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Saurabh Chitnis @sschitnis.bsky.social · Feb 12

Very cool new family of BN-organometallic polymers from Holger Helten's group at Wuerzburg!

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Feb 11

I hope to continue this journey long into starting my own group, and will continue to work toward removing barriers in chemistry. A massive thank you also to Dreenan Shea and @smarty4.bsky.social for organizing at @dalhousieu.bsky.social this year!

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Feb 11

Thankful and grateful for the opportunity to share my involvement with @csc-wide.bsky.social at this years IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2025. I am fortunate to have been mentored by three fantastic women in chemistry (@audreymoores.bsky.social, Johanna Blacquiere and now Mita Dasog).

Image taken from the audience of Blaine FIss opening his talk for the GWB 2025 at Dalhousie University.

From left to right, Blaine, Dreenan, Mita and Sarah posing together for the GWB2025 event at Dalhousie

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Feb 11

Join us as we celebrate the @iupac.bsky.social Global Women’s Breakfast! 🎉 Our day is packed with inspiring talks, presentations, discussions and networking online and in person. #GWB2025 #GWB

Photo of Royal Society of Chemistry sign.

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Jan 31

I am late in posting this, but incredibly honoured to have given a guest lecture on #mechanochemistry for the Inorganic Materials Synthesis course taught by Mita Dasog at Dalhousie! A great learning experience and I loved sharing the benefits, research directions that mechanochemical methods offer.

PowerPoint title slide showing "Mechanochemistry for Materials Chemistry" for the CHEM 4105/5105 course by Dr. Blaine Fiss at Dalhousie University

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Jan 17

Beyond excited to have our new MM400 ball mill in the Dasog Research Lab @dalhousieu.bsky.social! Excited to put #mechanochemistry in action for clean material syntheses! Many thanks to RETSCH and Fisher Scientific for supplying and delivering the equipment!

A Retsch MM400 mixer mill, sitting with the cover open on a lab bench

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Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Nov 29

Both Izaak Walton Killam and Dorothy Johnston Killam had strong ties and influences from both Montreal and Halifax. I'm seeing a pattern here...

Blaine Fiss, PhD @canukchemist.bsky.social · Nov 29

Honoured to be able to celebrate with the Killam Trusts awardees (and several alumni) today at Dalhousie!
Grateful to be a part of such an impactful history and the Dasog research group here at Dalhousie.

A group picture of the 2024 Killam Trusts awardees at Dalhousie University

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Oct 20

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions!

Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa...

Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

A graphic made on Canvas stating that the DisabledInSTEM 2025 Mentorship Program is now open and that applications are due December 7th. It also states this is going to be the fifth year of the program. On the pink ombre background, there are colored test tubes and glasses in the corners.

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