Hey #ChemTwitter, I’m looking for grad students or postdocs who are going to ACS NOLA and could have dinner with several undergrads excited about grad school. Interested? DM me :)

#manganese #photochemistry: Oxidative two-state photoreactivity of a manganese(IV) complex using near-infrared light – it’s a very powerful luminescent photooxidant. rdcu.be/dx9iy Now published in nature.com/articles/s4155… Heinze_Lab Mainz University

I had a great time visiting Lehigh Chem today! Thank you Lisa A Fredin for the invite. Bippy stayed in the hotel because of the snow.

What’s in your tattoo ink? Great work by the Swierk lab!

Hands-down my favorite supplier! Let me know if you make t-shirts, or stickers 🤩

I may or may not have broken some quartz cuvettes 🫣

Mere hours until the Kalamazoo Chemistry & Biochemistry delegation arrives in NOLA. We’re excited for #ACSSpring2024!

One of my favorite things to do at ACS meetings is taking pictures with tall people. You can’t see it here, but I’m standing on a bench. Scott Bagley, I plan on doing this every time I find you at a conference 😂 #ACSSpring2024

Bippy is a hornet, so the Ambeed Inc bag felt very fitting 🐝 [yes, I know bees ans hornets are not the same]

It’s not every day you receive a letter that says “we are offering you tenure… and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor” Not enough characters to thank everyone, to those who supported me in each step of the journey, thank you. You all know who you are 😊Penn State Chemistry

Do you want to know what the DARlings are up to? Follow us on instagram (dar_lab_kzoo)! (Help me convince my students I’m still cool and relevant) instagram.com/dar_lab_kzoo?i…

Noah Bush, 8 years old, was found drowned in Jesup, Georgia in May 2024. He went out to play with neighborhood kids & never came home. After finding his body in a small body of water the sheriff’s office immediately announced it was accidental & for two months they did nothing.

I’m very excited about this grant (ACS-PRF), and very grateful to the students whose work gave us the preliminary results to write a compelling proposal. So, big thanks to Maddie Coffman ‘24, Sam Ewald ‘24, and Deepa Jha ‘24.