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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · 12d

Fantastic talk by Dr Erli Lu from the University of Birmingham in our departmental seminar this week on main group chemistry and mechanochemistry.

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · 16d

Fantastic news! 🎉 Our University is ranked #2 in the UK in both the Guardian University Guide 2026 and Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Special congratulations to Chemistry – #1 in the UK (Times) and #2 (Guardian)! 👏👏

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · 21d

The 45th Irvine Review Lectures on “Valorisation of Waste” was held today at @standrewschem.bsky.social Inspiring talks from Dr Jane White, Prof Jason Love, and Prof Paul Anderson, sparked discussion on brewing, e-waste, and the EV revolution.

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Jun 10

Praveen: enjoying the show🤩⚗️🧪
@st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
#EZC #Chemistry #crystal #phdlife

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Armstrong Group @ara-battery.bsky.social · Jun 23

New paper just published in @chemcomm.rsc.org . Remarkable that the whole review and revision process took 2 weeks! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Structure–property relationships in disodium anthracene dicarboxylate for sodium-ion storage via 3D electron diffraction

Organic materials are increasingly commanding attention as a sustainable choice for charge storage in rechargeable batteries. To fully realise their promise, significantly more understanding is needed...

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Jul 1

The group welcomes Valerio from the Ceroni group.💐 He will be spending the summer studying some new #tadf photocatalyst.⚗️🧪 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Jul 8

Some amazing artwork from Ettore😍 as one of the journal covers (pubs.acs.org/toc/jacsat/1...) for Fran's recently published paper in #J_A_C_S (dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs...) on mechanometallaphotoredox catalysis.⚗️🧪 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congratulations to SenWu, Dongyang, and Mathilde for their paper accepted in @chemicalscience.rsc.org (dx.doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...) that documents the smallest 3-boron-containing #mrtadf emitter and its use in #oleds. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · May 22

Check out our latest submission in @chemrxiv.bsky.social (doi.org/10.26434/che...) that reports what we think is the smallest 3-Boron #MR-TADF emitter and its use in high-performance #oleds. Great work from SenWu, Dongyang, and Mathilde.👏 @standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Jul 22

Check out our latest contribution to @chemrxiv.org (dx.doi.org/10.26434/che...) in collaboration with the Grzybowski group (grzybowski-group.net/default.asp), where we demonstrate how ML can be used to propose suitable #photocatalysts for photocatalysis reactions. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Aug 8

Mahni is observing deep blue, long-lived phosphorescence.😍💙 #happyweekend @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out our latest cover, a frontpiece (advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...) that appeared this week, highlighting our work in Adv. Sci. on azaindolocarbazoles (dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs...). ⚗️🧪😍 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

Simultaneous Multi‐Resonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Biluminescent Nitrogen‐Containing Indolocarbazoles (Adv. Sci. 29/2025)

Biluminescent aza-Indolocarbazoles Illuminating new biluminescent pathways, this exciting showcase from collaborative work between the Gather and Zysman-Colman groups expounds a family of emitters wi...

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out this lovely cover (doi.org/10.1002/adom...) as part of the themed issue in #AdvOpticalMater on #mrtadf & #invest materials,highlighting our collaborative review on #hp devices with #mrtadf terminal emitters (dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom...) @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · Sep 3

A new paper by ‪@belab.bsky.social‬ with the Piligkos Lab at DTU published in ‪@inorgchemfront.rsc.org. Chiral molecular 4f qubits retain properties suitable for quantum information processing. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

Chiral molecular 4f qubits by post functionalization

We herein demonstrate the synthesis of a pair of enantiomerically pure YbIII complexes by post-functionalisation of the parent YbIII complex via condensation with an enantiomerically pure chiral amine...

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations to Prof Venkataraman Thangadurai who receives the Spring 2025 ECS org Battery Division Research Award, celebrating excellence in battery research and recognising his contributions to the field.👏

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · May 20

Huge congratulations to Prof. Sharon Ashbrook and team! Their latest paper in Chemical Science
has been selected as a HOT article 🔥

"Exploiting In Situ NMR Spectroscopy to Understand Non-Traditional Methods for Zeolite Synthesis" pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Insight into the atomic-level structure of γ-alumina using a multinuclear NMR crystallographic approach

The combination of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy with 17O isotopic enrichment and DFT calculations provided detailed insight into both the bulk and surface structure of γ-Al2O3. Comparison of experime...

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · May 20

The School of Chemistry, with the support of the University EDI Project Fund & the RSC Inclusion and Diversity grant, are hosting a panel event titled “Elements of Inclusion” on Friday 23rd May at 10 am. Check here for info: www.linkedin.com/posts/st-and...

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📢 The School of Chemistry, with the support of the University EDI Project Fund and the RSC Inclusion and Diversity grant, are hosting a panel event titled “Elements of Inclusion” on Friday 23rd May at...

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · May 20

Pint of Science is back in St Andrews! Over the next 3 days, join a fantastic lineup of researchers at Sandy's bar (inside the Union) as they share their research in a relaxed environment. For full details, visit pintofscience.co.uk/events/st-an...

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 2

Check out our latest in @chemrxiv.bsky.social (dx.doi.org/10.26434/che...) on chiral #tadf emitters for #cptadf solution-processed #oleds. The emitter design coupling two #mrtadf cores onto a #pcp scaffold is particularly cool. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social ⚗️🧪

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 6

🥳Exciting news🥳
Our recent article in @chemicalscience.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/D3SC...), has been selected as one of the #2024 most popular catalysis articles (bit.ly/44hR8NZ). Happy to see our work featured in this special collection.
@st-andrewschem.bsky.social #ChemSciMostPopular🧪

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 11

Mahni got some bright orange bubbles for #fluorescencefriday🍊🟠🧡😁
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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 18

Just out in #ChemRxiv (chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...) is our latest study highlighting the benefits of mesityl substitution of #mrtadf emitters to both increase kRISC and suppress ACQ, leading to improved #oled performance. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social 🧪⚗️

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 24

The group welcomes Prof. Scott Bohle from McGill University, who is spending the next couple of months on sabbatical. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · Apr 29

🎊😍It’s truly gratifying to see so many of our group's papers recognized by #wiley as being in the top 10% most read across these journals ➡️(docs.google.com/document/d/1... )😍🎊 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · May 12

The group welcomes Sonia🎊 from the Pawlicki group at Jagiellonian University, who will be spending the Scottish summer studying some cool #luminescent organic compounds. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social 🧪⚗️

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Brian A. Chalmers @chemdudebrian.bsky.social · May 16

We are hiring!!
I'm looking for an Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Inorganic/Physical/Materials Chemistry at @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

Apply here:
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Closing date 16th June

Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Inorganic/Physical/Materials Chemistry - AOAC1946RXLS

Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Inorganic/Physical/Materials Chemistry - AOAC1946RXLS, School of Chemistry Salary £38,249 - £45,413 per annum Start Date 1 August 2025 Fixed Term for 24 Mont...

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