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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · Nov 23

#chemsky I made a starter pack of women in organic electronics! Comment below if you’d like to be added 🤗
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@luscombeoist.bsky.social
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 4h

"Immigrants, we get the job done"

www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 11h

My HPLC was definitely overlooked

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery

The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality.

www.nature.com

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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel committee needs to rethink their processes soon. No chance any millennial will answer their phone for that

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jgocd.bsky.social @jgocd.bsky.social · 1d

Chem Nobel reaction live from Kyoto Uni! Not every day your nextdoor neighbour wins!

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 2d

I love this.

His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 8d

I thought nothing could possibly be worse than the Springer Nature submission system.. turns out I was wrong. Their proofreading system is straight torture from hell 😤

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Ganna (Anya) Gryn’ova 🇺🇦 @grynova.bsky.social · 8d

Due to popular demand, I am sharing my slide deck on #environmental costs of #ML in #compchem & #materials_science www.grynova-ccc.org/other.html - incl. work by @skepteis.bsky.social @pschwllr.bsky.social and others.
Please send any other relevant resources my way, I’ll be maintaining this deck.

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3. G. Gryn’ova , T. Bereau, C. Müller, P. Friederich, R. C. Wade, A. Nunes-Alves, T. A. Soares, K. Merz Jr., EDITORIAL: Chemical Compound Space Exploration by Multiscale High-Throughput...

www.grynova-ccc.org

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 8d

Deeply disappointing. Once again the @royalsociety.org has avoided explaining how *actions* by Elon Musk that clearly repudiate the Society's values are consistent with the code of conduct that Fellows must adhere to. royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society

A statement from Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.

royalsociety.org

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 8d

He should have been expelled. This is way more than policing opinions.

- Inciting violence at far right rallies
- Interfering in government affairs
- Destroying health and science infrastructures
- Ensuring thousands will die

Abusers, excused and enabled by craven others, always grow in power.

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 8d

"I am increasingly concerned over threats to the values that allow science to flourish." Read the full statement from the President of the Royal Society Sir Adrian Smith: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society

A statement from the President of the Royal Society regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.

royalsociety.org

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 8d

“Science thrives when individuals and institutions have the freedom to carry out research without fear of discrimination, censorship, or other restrictions that would hinder their work.” Just a little bit contradictory here.. ☠️

Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 9d

Made it to @oistedu.bsky.social! Check out my new office view! 🤩

An office door sign with my name on it, waiting for me

The view from my office: a constellation of buildings surrounded by greenery and the sea in the distance

One of the OIST buildings: the view from the 3rd(?) floor, showing a large open space that drops to the ground floor separating the 2 sides of the building. Several glass staircases connect the different levels across the 2 sides.

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 9d

#AcademicSky #PhDLife

Cross-national graduate student survey finds 43% (overall) experience discrimination/harassment as part of their studies

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My Ask #1: check in with your students. They okay?

My Ask #2: check yourself. Are you causing their problems?

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 10d

Ready to go! Heading to Naha via Shanghai ✈️

A China eastern plane parked at the gate

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 14d

We are a computational group with expertise across #chemistry, #materials/computer science & #AI. If you want to apply simulations and software development skills towards biomedical research, this project is for you!

Details & contact info: tinyurl.com/MRC-polymer

In silico engineering of degradable conjugated polymers for biomedical imaging and photodynamic therapy - MRC DTP

This PhD project focuses on the computational design of biodegradable conjugated polymers. These materials emit light and can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), making them powerful diagnostics a...

tinyurl.com

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 14d

I am looking to support #PhD candidates for a project on modelling degradable conjugated polymers for biomedical imaging and photodynamic therapy - applications open soon, get in touch! @kingsnmes.bsky.social #chemsky #compchem 🧪

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 19d

there’s a lot of talk about big tech and corporations but so many international academic colleagues are also on H1Bs.

no university is going to pay 100k extra a year to keep them. if this holds, it would essentially mean the end of foreigners on tenure track jobs at US universities.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20d

At $100,000 per H1B visa, Amazon alone will end up paying $1 Billion. Or, more likely, laying off most of their international staff.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h...

Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

The Trump administration is targeting a visa widely used by tech companies and other employers to hire foreign workers.

www.cbsnews.com

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 20d

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 26d

Or January 🥲

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · 26d

It feels real now it’s almost time to pack.. I’m excited to spend the fall visiting @luscombeoist.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social as a Theoretical Sciences Visiting Scholar! 🏝️🧬💻

Two books on a table, seen from above; the one to the bottom right (closed) is the Bradt guide to Okinawa. The one to the top left (open to reveal the Okinawa chapter) is the Lonely Planet Japan guide.

The heading of an email sent by the Theoretical Science Visiting Program to me.
Subject: “Welcome to OIST! Arrival Information”

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · Aug 20

"The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request"

How can this still appear in scientific papers from 2025? As a reader, reviewer, and evaluator (promotions, faculty hiring, awards), it is a red flag #OpenScience #ChemSky

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Aug 18

The difference between doing a project and presenting it. An observation can lead to many avenues of explorations before focus turns to a specific discovery. Presenting it, in a talk / paper, follows inversely, with broad perspectives coming before & after the specific discovery.

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · Aug 17

How your email finds me 💅 #sardinia

A woman sitting at a restaurant table, holding a small fried fish to the camera

View of a cove from above. A handful of people on a pebbly beach and clear water, with rocks scattered on the beach and in the water

A woman enjoying the golden hour, sitting on a couch outside on a deck by the sea. In the background, the sea and a seaside walk

Sunset - pink sky, view of an empty beach, showing a few recliners and umbrellas

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

hannahshelley.neocities.org

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Micaela Matta @micaelamatta.bsky.social · Aug 11

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