Michaela K. Loveless
@michaelakloveless.bsky.social
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5th year PhD Candidate in the Flood Group at IU Bloomington Department of Chemistry | NASA INSGC Fellow | Pilot | Athlete
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🎉 Congrats to the MRS Student Chapter at Indiana University
MRS at IU especially 2024–25 President @michaelakloveless.bsky.social , for earning a mini-grant for Bringing SMILES! They'll 3D print glowing toys & teach photoluminescence at Science Fest this fall! 💡🧸 #SciComm #MRS
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chemistryworld.com
With the #MetGala looks trending, you may be interested to learn about some of the colourful chemistry that goes into clothing dyes.

From sea snails to harmful hues, the science of dyes is richly coloured!

#ChemSky
Fashion to dye for
Can colouring clothing be environmentally sustainable? Victoria Atkinson looks at how dyes have come full circle from their natural origins
www.chemistryworld.com
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New paper live on ChemRxiv!
Check it out here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
chemrxivbot.bsky.social
Cyanostar Synthesis on Large Scales in 2 Weeks
and Small Scales in 2 Days

Authors: Michaela Loveless, Amanda Morgan, Amar Flood
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-84xqs
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stupidlikeafox.bsky.social
Those organic chemists have been getting too cocky lately, time to take them down a notch (make it illegal for them to mention the sixth element in the periodic table)
Zoom in: The list of keywords, a copy of which was seen by Axios, includes DEI-related language and terms pertaining to a range of Trump's executive orders to date.

Commerce's interpretation of Trump's orders on environmental agreements and energy covers the terms "climate," "methane," "nitrous oxide," "greenhouse gas," "climate science," "carbon," the "Paris Agreement," and other terminology.
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astrokatie.com
Also fun that the FAA has made it clear that I'm not welcome as a pilot either, by going to the very great trouble of reversing a completely sensible language modernization from "Notices to Airmen" to "Notices to Air Missions." So much work and expense just to put women aviators back in our places.
NOTAMs Back To 'Notice to Airmen'
The former gender-specific long form of the term is back after three years.
www.avweb.com
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astrokatie.com
Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
jacasiegel.bsky.social
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Science takes many weird and wonderful forms and can take you some weird and wonderful places. It got me flying higher and faster than I could have imagined, doing experiments in labs that look like this ⬇️
A woman wearing a military flying suit and a man wearing civilian attire standing in front of a special F16 which has “USAF Test Pilot School” and “VISTA” printed on it
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⚛️ Molecules of the year 2024

C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #realtimechem
Molecules of the year 2024
C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year
cen.acs.org
michaelakloveless.bsky.social
What a weekend! Camped out in Chain O’Lakes State Park in single digit temps before running my first marathon. On the way there, I stopped at Indiana Dunes National Park.
View of Lake Michigan from the shore of Indiana Dunes National Park. Indiana Dunes National Park Entrance The starting field for the Ignite Trail Marathon and Half Marathon. A snow dusted hill that was part of the marathon.
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prideinstem.bsky.social
November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #QueerinSTEM

prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
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The difference in time zones means that these posts are how I end my work day. These are great photos! Keep them coming!
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Placed a solvent jug on the bench perhaps a little harder than I should of and witnessed the bottom break out from under 2 L of THF which proceeded to destroy everything in a 2 ft radius, including lab notebook, the floor, and the soles of my shoes.
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Scientist friends, as we are building community here, I have a question to get to know you:

What is a mistake that you made in the lab?
michaelakloveless.bsky.social
Undergraduate o-chem classes should spend more time on theory before introducing mechanisms?
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Well, I think I’ll be over here more often going forward. I look forward to reconnecting with folks from the other app and finding new people. Let me know if you do science, sports, space, or aviation! I want to find my favorite communities!
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Fire and Ice
#FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem
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Sometimes you labor for weeks to get crystals to grow. Sometimes you leave a couple vials open in the hood one night and get a nice surprise the next morning!