“This has to start with a conversation. If we stigmatize having open conversations or villainize others who want to learn, we silo people and hinder the path to making tangible effort.” — Dr. Blaine Fiss ( @canukchemist.bsky.social ) of @dalhousieu.bsky.social ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/3KRiW4g #ChemSky

A major thank you to the Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI, @c2mci.bsky.social) for inviting me to speak and to Eden Goodwin (@chemkid1.bsky.social) and Jordan Bentley for hosting me! I am grateful for the fruitful discussions around actionable behaviour and the best steps moving forward.

In this #EDIICatalyst episode, Dr. Blaine Fiss ( @canukchemist.bsky.social ) of @dalhousieu.bsky.social joins us to discuss how his experiences as a chemist with cerebral palsy have shaped his approach to accessibility, mentorship, and innovation in the lab. ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/3KRiW4g #ChemSky

Very much looking forward to sharing my journey and (hopefully) some wisdom! Thank you @c2mci.bsky.social for the invitation!

This was a very unique and fun project and I'm thrilled to see it online in Small! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Many lessons learned on the nuance and challenges faced when making alloyed nitride nanoparticles at high temperature.

I am honoured to secure 2nd place in this years Atlantic Canada Falling Walls Lab! There were so many incredible pitches and walls being broken down! @dalchemistry.bsky.social @killamtrusts.bsky.social

Years ago, when I began my journey in STEM, I never would have imagined chemists with disabilities like myself would ever been seen as "trailblazers". Now, I am so grateful that the @acs.org and @cenmag.bsky.social have celebrated chemists with various disabilities in this years Trailblazers issue!

Anyone from the University of Montreal here? Please DM. Please RT.

Happy Disability Pride Month!! Remember you are loved this month and every other month 💜

I'm excited to be speaking on my recent work on mixed metal plasmonic nitride nanoparticles at the CSC2025 in a few days! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... Looking forward to catching up with old friends, and making new ones! #CSC2025 #Nano

Excited to share my first paper (now on ChemRxiv) as a @killamtrusts.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow with the Dasog Lab. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first example of plasmonically tunable mixed metal nitride nanoparticles from a bottom-up approach. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Nominate a chemist with disabilities for C&EN's Trailblazers 2025! Please tell us about your chemistry heroes, mentors, mentees, and inspirations—or nominate yourself. 👉 cenm.ag/nominatetrai... #chemsky 🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter

I'm helping lead @cenmag.bsky.social's Trailblazers 2025, and I want you 🫵 to nominate a chemist with disabilities for us to feature. Before June 4, fill out this form and recognize a chemist who inspires you: cenm.ag/nominatetrai...

Nominate this year's @cenmag.bsky.social Trailblazers! We will be featuring the work of chemists with disabilities and highlighting how they make their workspaces accessible. Before June 4, use this form to tell us about who inspires you—maybe even yourself? :) forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

This week I enjoyed fruitful and thought-provoking discussions with the Chemists for Diversity and Inclusion UBC team and @chem.ubc.ca on both my latest research, as well as sharing my experiences and path as a chemist with cerebral palsy. I am grateful for the invitation and hope to visit again!

Had a great discussion this morning giving a guest lecture on the use of mechanochemistry for inorganic materials synthesis! Many thanks to Matej Baláž for reaching out and giving me the honour to speak to your students.

Very cool new family of BN-organometallic polymers from Holger Helten's group at Wuerzburg! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thankful and grateful for the opportunity to share my involvement with @csc-wide.bsky.social at this years IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2025. I am fortunate to have been mentored by three fantastic women in chemistry (@audreymoores.bsky.social, Johanna Blacquiere and now Mita Dasog).

Join us as we celebrate the @iupac.bsky.social Global Women’s Breakfast! 🎉 Our day is packed with inspiring talks, presentations, discussions and networking online and in person. #GWB2025 #GWB

I am late in posting this, but incredibly honoured to have given a guest lecture on #mechanochemistry for the Inorganic Materials Synthesis course taught by Mita Dasog at Dalhousie! A great learning experience and I loved sharing the benefits, research directions that mechanochemical methods offer.

Beyond excited to have our new MM400 ball mill in the Dasog Research Lab @dalhousieu.bsky.social! Excited to put #mechanochemistry in action for clean material syntheses! Many thanks to RETSCH and Fisher Scientific for supplying and delivering the equipment!

Honoured to be able to celebrate with the Killam Trusts awardees (and several alumni) today at Dalhousie! Grateful to be a part of such an impactful history and the Dasog research group here at Dalhousie.

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions! Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa... Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

I had shared this commentary I contributed to previously, but considering it is currently Accessibility Week at Dalhousie University I wanted to bring it to light again. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hi #Chemsky, I would like to propose that we change something about our internal culture compared to the Old Place. As much as sharing our pubs is important, please do not just SHARE the link. 1/2

Very much looking forward to this seminar today and encourage those in teaching or mentorship roles to join if possible! Classrooms and labs will host a wide range of students, and being better equipped as educators to give all students the best possible education is crucial.

I am so thankful to be a part of the Killam Trusts legacy as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Dasog Lab at Dalhousie University! I am eager to be working toward cleaner energy, and clean water for all.