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Chris Hawes

@cshchem.bsky.social

Inorganic chemist, crystallography, spectroscopy and MOFs with occasional 3d printing. He/him, Kiwi in UK.

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Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 4w ago

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

I'm Dirt Mother Fucker@aynrandy.boontavista.com · 6mo ago

I keep hearing that we are expecting an exponential growth in energy use due to AI like it's some phenomenon that we have no control over and it makes me so fucking angry. We don't have to do it!! We can choose not to do this and not to lose all we've gained in the clean energy transition! fuck!!

Chris Hawes@cshchem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Really happy to see this one out in the world, top efforts by Scarlett and Corey on their final year projects (a couple of years apart mind you) with technical input from the brilliant Sian as always

CrystEngComm@crystengcomm.rsc.org · 11mo ago

🔓Be sure to read the recent #OpenAccess article by Chris Hawes and colleagues at Keele University reporting the structural chemistry and environment-dependent fluorescence of a tetratopic pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole ligand 👏⬇️ 🔗 lnkd.in/eWDyFAaM 📍@keeleuniversity.bsky.social 🧪 @cshchem.bsky.social

A new tetratopic carboxylic acid ligand containing a fluorescent pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole is reported, and its structural chemistry in two solvated forms and a strontium(II) MOF are examined alongside its photophysical behaviour.
Jamie Lewis@lewischemistry.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a 3-year postdoc position available, starting in October, to work on molecular capsules for catalysis. Click on the link below to apply! 👇 Happy to have informal chats about the post - send me an email. Application deadline 6 July. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #chemsky

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Dr Eleanor Janega@goingmedieval.bsky.social · last yr.

I am amused by the framing of this article because you may as well accuse me of refusing to use a flame thrower in my work. I'm not refusing, it is of no use to me because I am a non-fictition writer. That's all.

Dr Keith Woooo-lson 👻@keithwilson.eu · last yr.

Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...

Alex von Tunzelmann@alexvont.bsky.social · 2y ago

This puts it well & it’s a point I keep making about why using AI to write is so flattening. Writing is the process of working out & refining what you think. If I write an article, I’m not just generating 1000 plausible words. I’m trying to articulate ideas with precision, & challenging myself.

Jon Lewis@jonlewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

AI is for people who don't want to or can't think. Period. I write to figure out what I think and how to think about it better.

Chris Hawes@cshchem.bsky.social · 2y ago

My latest 3d print and paint project was the crystal structure of a classic lanthanide dota complex (dotarem/gadoteric acid), it's a nice case study for teaching about stability constants and their relevance which I use in year 2 inorganic but mainly I just think it's a cool looking molecule

3d printed and painted crystal structure of the [Gd(dota)(H2O)] anion in classic atom colouring except for a satin gold colour for the metal ion, with a matt finish
Tim Easun@timeasun.bsky.social · 2y ago

I see your immediate vacancy and call with one of my own! Immediately available PhD studentship (Home fees & stipend) on a MOF/polymers/neutrons/computational project with ISIS, Cardiff and the Ada Lovelace Centre. Original student unable to start so post re-advertised. #ChemSky spread the word!

Soft & Crystalline Composite Materials: Developing Total Scattering Workflows for the Interrogation of Structure. at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Soft & Crystalline Composite Materials: Developing Total Scattering Workflows for the Interrogation of Structure. at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Chris Hawes@cshchem.bsky.social · 3y ago

Been trying some new styles with these 3d printed crystal structures recently: used Blender to add infill to aromatic rings for coordinating cyclopentadienyls, and this weekend tried some matt paints for a change with black outlines on the bonds for a more cartoony style

Picture of two hand painted 3d printed crystal structures, a glossy [(Cp)Fe(CO)2]2 with coloured infill on the rings, and an alanine zwitterion painted in matt style with black highlights between the atoms and bonds
Chris Hawes@cshchem.bsky.social · 3y ago

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: - sorting line at a recycling plant - quantity surveyors assistant at a glaziers - handing out bus timetables - worked the till at a video rental store - sold ostensibly science themed toys and various junk in a mall

Chemjobber@chemjobber.bsky.social · 3y ago

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: - Computer lab assistant - Barista - Camp counselor for differently abled kids and adults - Hazardous waste manager