Friday is the last day to sign up for the Green Labs/Thermofisher ULT freezer blitz in celebration of Energy Week at Penn. Signing up gets you a free ULT health assessment to help better preserve your samples long-term and save energy!

The sixth Energy Week at Penn takes place Feb. 23-27, with nearly two dozen energy-focused events on sustainable computing and AI and approaches to energy storage, conversion, fuel production, and more. https://bit.ly/4aXdU0s

If you’ve ever wondered why lithium, cobalt, and rare earths suddenly dominate energy headlines, Prof. Eric Schelter from @pennchemistry.bsky.social will dig into where these materials come from and why they matter in a Science Café on Feb 24. www.sas.upenn.edu/events/penn-...

Energy Week @upenn.edu isn’t just an event—it’s a reminder that the solutions we need are already being built by people right here on campus. Whether you’re into tech, policy, design, or just good conversation, there’s a session with your name on it. energyweek.upenn.edu

The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST) has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest standard, a rare distinction and just the second Penn building to do so. @upenn.edu @vagelosenergy.bsky.social @pennchemistry.bsky.social

Penn's new home for energy science, the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST), has earned a LEED Platinum certificate--the highest standard in sustainable building design. Learn more about VLEST: https://bit.ly/3JywOwM @pennengineering.bsky.social @vagelosenergy.bsky.social

The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology has been certified LEED Platinum!

The Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology at @uofpenn.bsky.social is accepting applications for our 2026 cohort of postdoc fellows. Finishing PhD students & recent grads are encouraged to reach out to faculty sponsors! Apps due by Oct 13, 2025. viest.upenn.edu/postdoctoral...

@pennmatsci.bsky.social thanks the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) and @vagelosenergy.bsky.social for hosting the @pennengineering.bsky.social symposium honoring Naomi Halas, recipient of The Franklin Institute 2025 Medal in Chemistry.

Starting soon! We are thrilled to host the symposium in honor of 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry recipient, Naomi Halas of @riceuniversity.bsky.social this morning in the Vagelos Laboratory of Energy Science and Technology at @upenn.bsky.social

Congratulations to Vagelos Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Kunyu Wang @kunyuwang.bsky.social with @pennchemistry.bsky.social and @pennmatsci.bsky.social on his selection as a 2025 RCSA Fellow by @rescorp.org

Congratulations to Prof. Shu Yang from @pennmatsci.bsky.social on being named to the inaugural National Geographic 33! Read more about her work in this insightful article by @tonybradley.bsky.social in @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...

ENERGY WEEK: Join the Kleinman Center, @vagelosenergy.bsky.social, and Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research on Monday, Feb 10 as we hear presentations on energy research from Penn graduate and undergraduate students from across campus! 📆 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-wee...

In December, we celebrated the opening of the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. The now home to @vagelosenergy.bsky.social marks the start of a new chapter in Penn’s study of energy science and the fight against climate change. https://buff.ly/3PUSDJz @pennchemistry.bsky.social

what a spectacular evening and what a bright future for Penn! Thank you Roy, Diana and the whole Vagelos family. We are grateful for your generosity, your vision and your trust in us. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-va...

Last night was the official building dedication of our new home at @upenn.bsky.social! Thank you to Roy and Diana Vagelos, the entire Vagelos family and all the donors for your commitment to supporting energy research! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-va...

Eric Stach and his group at @pennmatsci.bsky.social, as part of the CHASE Solar Fuel Hub are collaborating with colleagues at Yale, UNC and NCSU to better understand catalytic behavior towards more efficient renewable energy technologies. phys.org/news/2024-12...

Please spread around! Johns Hopkins is hosting an NSF-REU site titled Research on Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems (ROSETAS). Consider having your undergraduates apply! @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @energyathopkins.bsky.social #chemsky #STEM

Students and Post-docs of #chemsky: There are still a few days left to apply for the WCC Eli Lilly travel award for the Spring 2025 ACS meeting. In addition to financial support, you get to participate in some great WCC networking events. Find out more and apply by Dec 15! acswcc.org/awards/eli-l...

The "Energy Materials" team of @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for two editors with expertise in the fields of #batteries and #electrocatalysis. #Editor positions are permanent and located in the UK 🇬🇧 (London) or USA 🇺🇸 (New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia). Links to apply in the comments below 👇

@uofpenn.bsky.social researchers led a collaborative effort pioneering safer, more sustainable technique to extract elements critical to battery-powered technologies. @pennchemistry.bsky.social

New paper from 1st author, Vagelos Institute graduate fellow Boyang Zhang from the Schelter group and @pennchemistry.bsky.social, reports a simple, selective, and sustainable method for separating cobalt from nickel. Cobalt is a critical mineral used in lithium-ion batteries. doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

It's a small start, and here is a starter pack of University Energy Institutes to follow on Bluesky. Looking forward to growing the pack! go.bsky.app/2BDq8RR

A reminder that today is the deadliine to apply for the Energy Week at Penn Lightning Talks! @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social @upenn.bsky.social #energyatpenn

If you are watching The Madness on Netflix, the brand new Valegos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology at @upenn.bsky.social makes a nice cameo appearance.

The installation of a 500 MHz NMR has begun in VLEST!

Welcome to BlueSky, @penncssm.bsky.social!

AI is emerging as one of the most important technologies of our time On 4-5 Dec, we’ll bring together leaders from energy & tech companies, government & civil society to address what the AI revolution means for energy & vice versa Follow the events 👉 https://iea.li/4g2fOMX

Applications are open for the 6th cohort of the Electrochemistry Masters Internship Program! If you (or any undergraduates you know) are interested in a cleantech career related to electrochemistry this is a unique opportunity: electrochemistry.uoregon.edu/masters-inte... ⚡chemsky

To welcome @kozlowskigroup.bsky.social to Bluesky, here is one of their recent papers with the Winey group from @pennmatsci.bsky.social, reporting hydroesterification of polycyclooctene. Ultimately, the goal is to reuse polyolefin by upcycling into higher value materials. doi.org/10.1021/acs....

The Kozlowski lab is officially on Bluesky! #chemsky @pennchemistry.bsky.social

The Black Scientist Collective STEM Success Panel at Penn TONIGHT, Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, 5 PM via Zoom. Register: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @upenn.bsky.social @neuromelody.bsky.social

Penn students and postdocs, apply for the Energy Week at Penn Lightning Talks! Share your work in energy research or policy with a live audience and judges. Finalists receive $200 and compete for other cash prizes. Apply by Dec 5 at bit.ly/3Zojeo9! @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social @upenn.bsky.social

Applications are now open for 2025-26 fellowships at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social! We offer postdoc, dissertation, distinguished & short-term fellowships for researchers from anywhere in any fields w/ projects that can make use of our collections. Questions? Ask here!

Congrats to VagelosEnergy grad fellow Jason Marmorstein on his new publication! His work with James Petersson, @ivandmochowski.bsky.social, and Kate Stebe is designing peptide sensors toward applications for separation of critical elements. @pennchemistry.bsky.social doi.org/10.1021/acs....

I just joined this place AND we are hiring a climate scientist in my department at Penn: apply.interfolio.com/153721 Please share and apply! We start reviewing November 20, and we are open minded about what constitutes "climate science".

NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa

The Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology at @uofpenn.bsky.social is accepting applications for our 2025 cohort of postdoc fellows. Finishing PhD students & recent graduates are encouraged to reach out to faculty sponsors & apply! Applications due by Oct 14, 2024.

Applications for the 2024-25 class of @VagelosEnergy Graduate Fellows are now being accepted! Penn graduate students in SAS and SEAS whose research has a distinct energy focus and will be entering the 3rd or 4th year of their Penn graduate enrollment in 2024-25 are eligible to apply. bit.ly/3UaErPC

Are you a @uofpenn.bsky.social student or postdoc with energy-related research you'd like to share with the Penn community? The Energy Week @ Penn Poster Session is the place to do it! Register your poster by Feb. 26, 2024 at bit.ly/3SkoGU8.

A transformative gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos includes a permanent endowment for the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology. Learn more about how this historic gift will strengthen energy research at @uofpenn.bsky.social. bit.ly/3Sdew7R

Today, the University of Pennsylvania announced that P. Roy and Diana Vagelos have made a gift of $83.9M to strengthen science research and education initiatives, including a permanent endowment for the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology. web.sas.upenn.edu/transformati...

A postdoc fellowship is available to support collaborative sustainability and conservation science research at @uofpenn.bsky.social and The Nature Conservancy. Potential Penn mentors Shu Yang, Deep Jariwala, Samantha McBride, @alainfplante.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social bit.ly/3RF565Z

Cool postdoc fellowship opportunity in sustainability and conservation science research in collaboration between Penn (me) and The Nature Conservancy (Stephen Wood). Details available at bit.ly/3RF565Z or DM/email me.