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Todd Hudnall @drtoddhudnall.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Hudnall lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Applicants excited about joining our recently relocated research group and interested in the synthesis of exotic main-group molecules, materials and heterodiatomics can email Dr. Hudnall directly. Please share!

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Milestone alert! Paper # 💯 now out in @pubs.acs.org ‘s Journal of Organic Chemistry!

Check out the great work from Dion, Amelia and Rob! Another fantastic installment of our long-running collab with @durham-university.bsky.social ‘s Gareth Willam!

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

1,7-Dihalogenated BODIPYs: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysics

4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) and its derivatives are highly useful fluorescent dyes employed in myriad applications in chemistry and biology. Here, we revisit a series of dihalo...

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · May 6

Talking solar energy with some amazing high school students @umanitoba.bsky.social today!

Thanks to all our #outreach participants who presented some awesome research and thanks to everyone who came to listen!!!

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Marissa Clapson @chemrissa.bsky.social · Mar 18

Come be our colleague! The University of Prince Edward Island is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in cleantech!
@chemjobber.bsky.social

www.upei.ca/hr/competiti...

Assistant Professor- Tenure Track Position- Department of Island Studies/Cleantech- Faculty of Arts *Amended closing date* | University of Prince Edward Island

The University of Prince Edward Island offers an amazing and affordable student experience in beautiful Charlottetown, PEI. Our interesting and unique programs bring out your best, lead you to realize...

www.upei.ca

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Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @leitchlab.bsky.social · Apr 11

UVic Chem is hiring! #chemsky #chemjobs
We are recruiting an experimental research prof in the areas of physical, inorganic, or a combination of the two.
Priority date 15 Jul 2025.
Note: this is a targeted search, open to women & gender diverse individuals.
Details here:
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...

CHEM 270-151 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria

Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

www.uvic.ca

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

So thankful to @umanitobasci.bsky.social’s 2025 Armes Lecturer (and Nobel Laureate!!) Prof. Ben Feringa @feringalab.bsky.social for taking the time to meet today @umanitoba.bsky.social and talk chemistry with us!

An honour and a pleasure we won’t soon forget - including the tips re: #DMSO! :)

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Mar 8

🚀 Just a few of the incredible women accelerating action in STEM!
They are pioneers, mentors, and changemakers – shaping the future of science and making it more inclusive, diverse, and impactful. 🌍💡
#ChemSky

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · Mar 3

Don't forget that tomorrow from 12:00 (GMT) is the amazing #RSCPoster 24hr LinkedIn poster conference which we'll be live cartooning! Join us on LinkedIn for speedy cartooning and fascinating chemistry.

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ChemComm @chemcomm.rsc.org · Mar 4

#RSCPoster gets underway in less than 4 hours over on LinkedIn.

For 24 hours you can see posters from hundreds of researchers across the globe on topics from all areas of chemistry.

Find out more at www.rsc.org/our-events/r...

RSC Poster: a global online poster conference

#RSCPoster is a global poster conference that brings the chemistry community together online over the course of 24 hours

www.rsc.org

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Oliver Wenger @wengeroliver.bsky.social · Feb 28

Iron(III) complexes with luminescence lifetimes as long as precious metal-based compounds

Utilization of an attached organic chromophore while maintaining a luminescent and photoactive LMCT excited state

Joel Wellauer & @bjoernpfund.bsky.social in JACS

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Iron(III) Complexes with Luminescence Lifetimes of up to 100 ns to Enhance Upconversion and Photocatalysis

Iron is the most abundant transition metal element and would be the ideal replacement for noble metals in many applications that rely on luminescent and long-lived electronically excited states. We sh...

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Feb 22

RIP, George Sheldrick of @unigoettingen.bsky.social and a legend of modern structural chemistry!

The impact of his accomplishments and generosity in sharing his programs for free with so many are an inspiration, in more ways than one…

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Feb 14

Amelia and Keighlynn showing off their amazing science at the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience celebration at the Legislature with Minister @reneecable.bsky.social and @umanitoba.bsky.social ‘s own President Bennaroch!

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Feb 1

Here we go! Another year of #solarenergy outreach at @umanitoba.bsky.social !

Look at all these amazing enthusiastic faces!!!

Eek! I’m so excited!!!

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Jan 29

Dr. Nemez, I presume???

A successful @umanitoba.bsky.social FoS PhD defence today, complimented by a standard terrible photo by yours truly!

Thanks to @chemguyeli.bsky.social for very insightful external review!!!

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Jan 8

First paper share on the b-sky!

Let’s see if this works!!

Thrilled to celebrate this great work by Rob Ortiz and Rajarshi Mondal, part of a great collab with Jim McCusker!

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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c12650?articleRef=test

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Dec 3

Attention UManitoba Students! Join us Wednesday at 12:30 for an Undergraduate Summer Research info session for Indigenous students!

Learn about exciting Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships and Awards such as @NSERC_CRSNG and @umanitobasci Faculty of Science URAs!

tinyurl.com/mrxpwb5w

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Dec 3

We have two openings for PDRAs working in iron catalysis for organic synthesis as part of a funded EPSRC Fellowship. Applicants with strong backgrounds in inorganic synthesis and organometallic chemistry are strongly encouraged to apply. Link below:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Job Details

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Nov 14

Surprised by Manitoba's recent move to amend the Education Act that lower standards for teacher certification...

Urging Manitobans to take a peek and, if they agree, consider signing the petition to reverse these surprising changes!

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https://chng.it/yR6JqKbZFB

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Herbert Research Group @ University of Manitoba @herbertlab.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hello world!!!

We are a research group at @umanitoba in balmy Winnipeg!

Our research is in ligand design and coordination chemistry, with a focus on sustainable photoactive molecules and other fun chemistry.

Looking forward to seeing what’s out there in the blue, blue sky!

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