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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 4d

Big thanks to @chemistpaul.bsky.social & Thomas Montgomery for hosting me at Duquesne U. Forgot how nice Pittsburgh is, and they're even repping X-ray crystallography at the newly renovated airport!

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you to Elad Gross for bringing me and my former student Hsien-Cheng (Antonio) Yu along for this story. We dusted off our old (NHC)Cu-M complexes to act as precursors for nanomaterials! #chemsky
doi.org/10.1021/acsa...

Heterobinuclear Molecular Precursors Direct the Formation of Supported Subnanometer Cu–M Clusters with Tunable Catalytic Behavior

Subnanometer bimetallic clusters hold great promise for catalytic applications due to their unique electronic properties and high surface-to-volume ratios. However, precise control over their composit...

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 15d

My first post is about trends in international graduate student proportions across different chemistry departments and over time:

About international student proportions in chemistry departments

This weekend, we got a bombshell announcement from the Trump administration that they would be charging immigrants (i.e., their employers) $100K per H1B visa.

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 15d

As an experiment, I started a Substack called Metallacyclic Logic for my random reflections and rabbit holes. You can subscribe to it here nealmankad.substack.com?r=dv3oq&utm_...

Metallacyclic Logic | Neal Mankad | Substack

Reflections of a chemistry professor from a state university in the midwestern United States. Click to read Metallacyclic Logic, by Neal Mankad, a Substack publication. Launched 7 hours ago.

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Glenn Facey @uottawanmr.bsky.social · Sep 8

Are you a coffee snob? u-of-o-nmr-facility.blogspot.com/2010/10/nmr-... #nmr #nmrchat #chemsky

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Sep 6

Big thanks to @manar-shoshani.bsky.social for inviting me to spend a terrific day at the KU Department of Chemistry and present our recent work on radical and bioinspired approaches toward earth-abundant metal catalysis. Lots of great #chemsky science happening in Lawrence KS!

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · Sep 4

Skip the fume hood, get brain damage and Nazi vibes. #ChemSky 🤯

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Screen capture with the initial paragraph of The Atlantic piece: “The story we got about world war ii is all wrong,” a guest told Tucker Carlson on his podcast two weeks ago. “I think that’s right,” replied Carlson. The guest, a Cornell chemistry professor named David Collum, then spelled out what he meant: “One can make the argument we should have sided with Hitler and fought Stalin.” Such sentiments might sound shocking to the uninitiated, but they are not to Carlson’s audience. In fact, the notion that the German dictator was unfairly maligned has become a running theme on Carlson’s show—and beyond.”

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks to Dan Ess for bringing us along for the ride on this one @roushansingh.bsky.social

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#chemsky #compchemsky

CpFe(CO)2 Radical Generated from Dinuclear [CpFe(CO)2]2 and Mononuclear (Cp)(CO)2Fe(H): Density Functional Theory Is Accurate for One, But Not Both

Density functional theory (DFT) methods remain the most practical approach to calculating properties and reaction mechanisms of transition metal complexes. While the accuracy of DFT methods has been e...

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Aug 21

Terrific opportunity!! #chemsky

Dalton Transactions @daltontrans.rsc.org · Aug 21

🎉Dalton Transactions now publishes Tutorial Reviews!

Read our blog post to find out more about this new article type and check out the first Tutorial Review published in our journal by @matsonlab.bsky.social 👏

blogs.rsc.org/dt/2025/08/2...

#chemsky 🧪

Dalton Transactions promotional graphic for the first tutorial review.

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Aug 20

For anyone sticking around for #acsfall2025 on Thursday, I'll be giving two talks. Hope to run into you! #chemsky

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Aug 19

The American Chemical Society announced that the ACS Board of Directors has approved $2.5 million to be granted to graduate students who have been impacted by the termination or cancellation of their adviser’s research grant(s) cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs... #chemsky

ACS announces millions in funding for students affected by terminated grants

The grants will help students within 1 year of completion of their degree

cen.acs.org

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Dalton Transactions @daltontrans.rsc.org · Aug 12

📢ICYMI: Read our 2024 Outstanding Paper exploring the reactivity of a CAAC-stabilised neutral diboraanthracene and its change in geometry upon reaction with different substrates👇

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @maxdietz.bsky.social, Merle Arrowsmith and Holger Braunschweig

#chemsky 🧪

Dalton Transactions infographic for the 2024 Outstanding Paper Award.

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Dalton Transactions @daltontrans.rsc.org · Jul 31

📢Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Dalton Transactions Outstanding Paper Award🎉

Check out the work from the Holger Braunschweig lab, here:
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

📍 ‪@uni-wuerzburg.de
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @maxdietz.bsky.social, Merle Arrowsmith, Holger Braunschweig

Dalton Transactions promotion graphic for the 2024 Outstanding Paper award.

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The Professor Wenthold @paulwenthold.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ok ChemSky, here's a dumb question: how is Avegadro's number determined? My son asked me that the other day and I just sat with my mouth open. Duuuuuuhhhhhhhh.....

Somehow you gotta count atoms.

So how do we know there that 12 grams of carbon 12 has 6.02e23 atoms?

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jul 30

Yay for alliteration

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jul 28

Big thanks to Russ Hille and the other organizers for inviting me and my student Ananthu to present our research at MoTEC 2025, which was hosted on the famous Queen Mary! It was a great event!! #chemsky

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Dalton Transactions @daltontrans.rsc.org · Jul 10

🔓Be sure to read the #OpenAccess communication by Neal P. Mankad and co-workers on solubilizing dimolybdenum paddlewheel complexes for energy storage applications. 👀👇

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5DT...
📍 @uic-chemistry.bsky.social @metallacycle.bsky.social 🧪

Mo≣Mo paddlewheel complexes bearing solubilizing groups were synthesized for their tunable physical properties relevant to energy storage applications.

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th #chemsky what is this molecule?

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jun 25

The @rsc.org had hoped to make all of its journals open access by 2028. It is now adapting its plans in light of increasingly complex and uncertain publishing landscape. #ChemSky #ScienceSky

Royal Society of Chemistry changes direction on open access rollout following community feedback

In place of open access across the board, the society will adopt regional publishing models

www.chemistryworld.com

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Jun 25

Being part of our peer reviewer network gives you the connections to develop your knowledge, reputation and career. We’re looking for experts in inorganic chemistry to review for us. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/c2n32pm
#ChemSky

Promotional image for the Royal Society of Chemistry featuring a molecular structure overlaying a vivid background with the text 'Peer review - Are you interested in inorganic chemistry? Join us.'

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Stephen J Jenkins @jnknssj.bsky.social · Jun 24

#ChemSky for visibility...

St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · Jun 24

Everything would be awesome if we could build the Catz periodic spiral in LEGO! A design has been created & needs 10k votes before LEGO will consider it so let's get voting at ideas.lego.com/proje.... Learn about the original: caths.cam.ac.uk/abou... @chemlibcam.bsky.social‬ ‪@chemistryworld.com‬

Periodic Tower of Elements | LEGO® Ideas

"Unleash Your Creativity: Craft the Universe’s Building Blocks with the 3D Periodic Tower of Elements! Dive into a world where chemistry, physics, and architect…

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jun 23

#chemsky

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jun 18

Hurray @karunananda-lab.bsky.social !!! #chemsky

NSF Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS) @nsf-ccas.bsky.social · Jun 18

The DCN has expanded!

Meet Dr. Malkanthi Karunananda and Dr. Carl Saint Louis:

ccas.nd.edu/news-events/...

#chemsky #chemistry #CCAS #DCN #computerscience #datachemistry

DCN welcomes new members Malkanthi Karunananada and Carl Saint-Louis

C-CAS is pleased to announce that Dr. Malkanthi Karunananda and Dr. Carl Saint-Louis have joined the Data Chemist Network (DCN). Dr. Karunananada is an ...

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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · Jun 18

Oh these suburban restaurants

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