The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

Let's be clear: the US National Science Foundation's decision to reduce the role of expert panelists and outside reviewers does not limit the burden on NSF workers; it empowers them to make funding decisions without scientific oversight. www.science.org/content/arti...

So my grad student was trying to grow single crystals of a new compound for X-ray crystallography, and instead got candy canes, a packman, and other alphabet letters. If the crystals could now self assemble into necessary text for a manuscript then life would be good....

We're excited to announce that the 55th Inorganic Discussion Weekend will take place November 7th-9th, 2025 at Western University! Registration and abstract submission are NOW OPEN on our website: idw2025.ca More details of the event can be found on our website!

Social Media Reality? www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/

To all of my friends at NASA, NSF, & NOAA - thank you for all that you do.

Wonderful science showcased on BlueSky daily! But usually no mention of who funded the work. At a time when federal agencies such as NSF, NIH, etc. are facing challenges & uncertainties, scientists should also acknowledge sponsors to communicate to general public great science the agencies enable!

Here's a short PSA for those invited by NSF program officers to serve as reviewers or panelists for the National Science Foundation. #NSF #chemsky Thanks! tinyurl.com/yc2xtc2d (last letter to the editor in series)

BIG: A new executive order changes fundamentally how the U.S. awards research grants, giving oversight to political appointees in coordination with OMB. All new grant opportunities are paused until these appointees are in place. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Had a great visit from my former postdoc @rjgilliard.bsky.social this week! Good to introduce him to some other program officers as well.

With the upcoming heat wave, I’ll need some of that cyclopentane flavored ice cream I saw the other day. #chemsky

Jumbleberry Crumble is #RecipeOfTheDay! Which is absolutely how it should be www.nigella.com/recipes/jumb...

Many of you may have known Greg Hillhouse, who passed away in 2014. A memorial fellowship has been set up in his honor at the U. of Chicago chemistry department. Here is the link if you are interested in finding out more. www.trailblazers.psd.uchicago.edu/gregory-hill...

As wildfires rage in LA, this graphic in @cenmag.bsky.social looks at one way chemistry can be used to tackle them: cen.acs.org/environment/... #ChemSky 🧪

The Thanksgiving and Christmas time lines have officially crossed and we are all now doomed to strange mutations

Happy to see HHMI doing this. It's overdue, but still exciting to see. Lot of great science around the country. @leslievosshall.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

I am working on a Phosphorus Chemistry starter pack. Happy for any suggestions! #ChemSky go.bsky.app/J7TFAPk

Couple inches snow in past half hour so far tonight in Cleveland Heights.