UNSW School of Chemistry
@unswchemistry.bsky.social
Bunch of hip chemistry types doing hip chemistry things.
Thrilled to have been awarded a 2025 Future Fellowship by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Huge thanks to my team, collaborators & #UNSW for the support. Goal: enzyme-based nanoparticles to reprogram cells for #biomanufacturing to #medicine and #foodtechnology www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Seven UNSW researchers recognised with ARC Future Fellowships
The mid-career researchers received more than $8.2 million for a wide range of projects that will benefit the nation.
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The Aussie contingent were so proud of Dr @dmdeclercq.bsky.social of @unswchemistry.bsky.social, who wowed us with his #chemistry talk at the #lino2025 Thematic Next Gen Science Session of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
Superstar Jay Menham doing us proud in the UNSW Science one-minute thesis. @unswchemistry.bsky.social
🎉 @iupac.org Emeritus Fellow Brynn Hibbert, @unswchemistry.bsky.social, awarded the RACI Ollé Prize for his contribution to #IUPAC Orange Book 📙 🔗 www.royalsoc.org.au/society-fell... 📙 #IUPAC Orange Book (published by @rsc.org): iupac.org/what-we-do/b... ℹ️ Brynn Hibbert: iupac.org/who-we-are/d...
Very honoured to be invited to give a research seminar @unswchemistry.bsky.social, thanks again to Sam Furfari for organising #ChemSky
Really proud of Him, Simona, Kavisha and Isis representing our team in Japan at @ismsc2026.bsky.social! Simona even won a poster prize for the cage catalysis work - woohoo! #OzChem #ChemSky
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work #AcademicSky #EduSky
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
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Enjoy this latest edition of the Crazy Wave Function Project.
Tim Schmidt@schmidtim.bsky.social · last yr.New #crazywavefunction project paper. We use a tesselation of the 3Nd wave function to isolate the energies of bonding electrons. The C-C bond is just like H2! #chemsky #theochem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Excited to join the Australian delegation for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting! Thank you @unswchemistry.bsky.social, @schmidtim.bsky.social for all the support during my PhD! #auschem #realtimechem #LINO25 www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Ten Australian scientists to attend the 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate
Top row from left: Mr Damon de Clercq; Dr Elena Gorenskaia; Ms Made Ganesh Darmayanti; Dr James Watson; Ms Jess Algar. Bottom row: Dr Wenchao Duan; Dr Tuan Sang Tran; Dr Saheli Biswas; Dr Ken Aldren
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Marc Greenberg from John Hopkins giving a fantastic lecture here at @unswchemistry.bsky.social UNSW RNA Institute on oxidative damage in DNA-histone protein interactions. #ozchem #RNA #DNA
Fantastic Cavill Lecture by Wilhelm Huck about reservoir computing - inspiring concepts and amazing how these chaotic systems can be made to work for us! #ChemSky @unswchemistry.bsky.social
Time for the Cavill Lecture: this time Prof. Wilhelm Huck from Radboud University
a must read from UNSW Chemistry: Replacements for HCFCs undergo processing in the atmosphere into.....HCFCs! www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Are our refrigerants safe? The lingering questions about the chemicals keeping us cool
The latest chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosols can break down into pollutants, UNSW scientists say.
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The ARC have tweeted that they will released Discovery Projects Expression of Interest outcomes tomorrow.
So distressing seeing what is happening to science in the US. Good luck everyone over there - the rest of us watch on in horror #ChemSky
a must read from UNSW Chemistry: Replacements for HCFCs undergo processing in the atmosphere into.....HCFCs! www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Are our refrigerants safe? The lingering questions about the chemicals keeping us cool
The latest chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosols can break down into pollutants, UNSW scientists say.
unsw.edu.au
That's what almost every academic wants to hear!
Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · last yr.Large epidemiologic studies have consistently shown an association between coffee and improved health outcomes. This may be one of the reasons: favorable changes to the gut microbiome 🏢🏢 www.scientificamerican.com/article/coff...
Very proud of Dr Ray DiNardi for being awarded the RACI supramolecular thesis of the year! #ozchem @unswchemistry.bsky.social
Sydney North Shore beach balls - @unswchemistry.bsky.social analysed them! TL,DR: filthy soap scum. Details below! #tarballs #grimeballs #ozchem
Here we demonstrate proof of concept for spatial patterning of multiple cell types using compression and light triggers. However, the concept is general and we envision wide ranging applications from tissue engineering to soft robotics. @asbte.bsky.social @unswchemistry.bsky.social
Sad to report that our esteemed colleague, Sir Fraser Stoddart, passed away yesterday in Melbourne, surrounded by family. His legacy is the 90+ academics he trained who continue to push the boundaries of human knowledge. Vale Fraser.
The long awaited opus magnus from Hansen Group. He shows that HFC replacements actually produce HFCs under atmospheric conditions! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Fluoroform (CHF3) Production from CF3CHO Photolysis and Implications for the Decomposition of Hydrofluoroolefins and Hydrochlorofluoroolefins in the Atmosphere
Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) and hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HCFOs) are the leading synthetic replacements for compounds successively banned by the Montreal Protocol and amendments. HFOs and HCFOs readily ...
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Dr Felix Rizutto has just signed on for a life sentence at UNSW Chemistry! Congratulations and welcome to the team Felix! Felix is completing his DECRA fellowship but already has new salary support lined up with a Moderna Australia fellowship. Lots of DNA craft ahead!
Good morning #ChemSky! In a fit of insomniac helpfulness, I created a starter pack of chemistry departments*. I know the pack is rather incomplete and mostly reflects English-speaking institutions due to my own linguistic & search limitations. So please feel free to reply to request additions!
Great to have Steve Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social here today to show all things chiral interlocked molecules! #ChemSky
Presenting E/Prof. David St. Clair Black, DSc
Tim Schmidt@schmidtim.bsky.social · 2y agoToday @unswchemistry.bsky.social’s E/Prof. David Black was awarded a DSc (honoris causa) by UNSW. (I hope they don’t mind me snapping this from the stage) His advice to the new graduates was “follow what excites you”. It’s why he became a #chemist!
