🟢 New from RSC Sustainability 🟢 A Forum collection exploring the links between sustainability, inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences. Featuring thought-provoking perspectives on equity, access and representation. Read the Editorial & articles ➡️➡️ blogs.rsc.org/su/2026/07/0... #ChemSky

Chemical Crossroads: CAS Future Leader Alicia Battaglia. uoft.me/BattagliaCAS

Beyond grateful to have been named a 2026 RCSA (@rescorp.org) Fellow! I am excited to learn with, and from the cohort, and use this as a launchpad for my own career! Congrats to all the awardees!

Research Corporation for Science Advancement@rescorp.org · 4mo ago

RCSA has selected a new class of outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the third year of the #RCSAFellows initiative, which aims to increase faculty excellence in the physical sciences through a multiyear program of job search preparation, professional development, and community building.

Incredibly honoured to have been named a member of the #CASFutureLeaders class of 2026! I think 6 year-old me, with dreams of being a leader in science (while still moving around using a wheelchair those days), would be proud of me for being able to lead by example now! Excited to meet in August!

Peter Carlton@petercarlton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CAS is proud to introduce the 2026 #CASFutureLeaders, a distinguished group of early-career scientists chosen from around the globe to advance their leadership journeys. www.cas.org/press-releas...

The Dasog Research Lab has a history of naming lab equipment (it makes booking easier). Being such strong Star Wars fans, I feel like we picked the right duo. (Insert some cheesy pun about using "The Force" in our chemistry)! #mechanochemistry #greenchemistry

Like weird metal clusters? Our latest work shows an unprecedented "open" Sb8 cluster, out now as a HOT article in the Main Group issue of @inorgchemfront.rsc.org! Congrats to MSc student Mitch on his 1st first auth paper! cc Chemistry @uvic.ca @dalchemistry.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Analytical Seminar Series: Professor Sanela Martic from Trent University will present “Diverse Stories of Electrochemistry,” on Thursday November 20, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars

“Having that first example [of another wheelchair user in chemistry] spurred me to believe that [chemistry] is something I should pursue. The ground was broken when that happened.” — Dr. Blaine Fiss ( @canukchemist.bsky.social ) of @dalhousieu.bsky.social ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/3KRiW4g #ChemSky

“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.

Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI)@c2mci.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

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!

Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI)@c2mci.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Don’t miss your chance to register for our LIVE podcast recording with Dr. Blaine Fiss ( @canukchemist.bsky.social ), Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at @dalhousieu.bsky.social! Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions during our live Q&A session. ➡️ Register today: bit.ly/3IfbxdU

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.

Synthesis of Free‐Standing Alloyed Plasmonic ZrxHf1‐xN Nanoparticles

This study highlights a facile synthesis of tunable plasmonic mixed-metal nitride (ZrxHf1-xN, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1) nanoparticles using commercially available precursors. These nanoparticles exhibit adjustable ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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!

Manny I. Fox Morone@mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I admit that when i started working on this project with @kvasquez.bsky.social, i didn’t think i knew any chemists with disabilities 🧵1/ cen.acs.org/people/profi... @cenmag.bsky.social

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...

Synthesis of Free-Standing Alloyed Plasmonic ZrxHf1-xN Nanoparticles

Transition metal nitride nanomaterials are emerging as promising candidates for applications in photochemistry and plasmonics due to their stability and tunable optoelectronic properties. While single...

chemrxiv.org

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.