Oliver (Oli) Jones
@drolijones.bsky.social
Analytical and environmental chemist 🥼🧪at RMIT University. ⏣ Passionate about using science to keep our environment, particularly our water, safe. Keen on #NMR #chromatography #massspec #metabolomics #Rstats, #datascience #ozchem #water #Chemsky
I recently spoke at the Science Misinfo Symposium - later, some social media researchers told me they weren't aware of some conventions mentioned in my talk. IMO low-hanging fruit for getting better data about social media would be to get input from content creators - many would be happy to help!
I've probably been the top sunscreen mythbuster online for the last decade, so I have thoughts! It's super cool that sunscreen misinfo is being formally studied! Big props to the authors for recognising this problem. But there's misinfo in the paper, and IMO the main claims aren't well-supported…
Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 2mo ago📣 Our NEW study 👇 Sunscreen is overwhelmingly promoted on TikTok, but content with #misinformation exhibits proportionally high levels of audience interaction dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... by @marcozenone.bsky.social @cherylepeters.bsky.social et al. 🙏 #Cancer #Sunscreen
Starting soon, today, Wednesday, May 27, 4 pm CEST / 10 am EDT #NMRchat 🧲
Are there hidden nasties in your bathroom? The short answer is no. I spoke to Susanna Galton at The Telegraph about this, covering everything from Aluminium to Triclosan. Have a read at www.aol.co.uk/articles/hid... #science #scicomm #chemistry #chemsky
This Sunday, I had the chance to appear on the Today Show to talk about #microplastic misinformation. It’s not that pollution isn’t a problem but scaring people doesn't help and there are a lot of myths about. www.linkedin.com/posts/droliv... #water #science #scicomm
#9network #microplastics #misinformation #water #science #scicomm | Oliver Jones
This Sunday I had the chance to appear on the Channel Nine Today Show with Alison Piotrowski and Michael Atkinson to talk microplastics misinformation. A lot of the viral headlines and social media ...
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Today, I was invited to contribute to the Senate Inquiry into #microplastics and other #toxics (I didn’t come up with the name). 🔗 www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar... My submission is number 24 and you my session was also recorded, both are/will be on the inquiry website. #ozchem #science
🚨New paper alert🚨. Scientists from RMIT University working with @epa.vic.gov.au studied the occurrence and transport of #PFAS within a coastal #groundwater aquifer here in #Victoria 🇦🇺 The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #chemsky
Several newspapers have recently run stories about how #microplastics might not be as bad as they are often painted in the media - but why? I break down some of the issues at www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Aye @drolijones.bsky.social went through a lot of the problems with detecting/misidentifying them on this quick lil rundown youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
The Truth in Beauty E-Summit
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Last month, I was featured in an article by Liam Mannix at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald about the five biggest science discoveries of 2025 Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
Come and work with us! Please share widely! Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
Deakin University hiring Lecturer, Environmental Botany in Burwood, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 2:37:03 AM. Drive innovation with Deakin’s Environmental & Science programs through teaching excellence…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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I am very honoured to have been inducted into the RMIT University 2025 Media Stars Hall of Fame. This is in recognition of my media performance over a sustained period, including receiving RMIT University's Media Star of the Year Award in 2019 and 2023, the STEM College Media Star Award in 2015.
I was very pleased to be interviewed on the ABC to discuss the fact that some samples of coloured sand used for children appear to contain a form of asbestos. Yes, it’s worrying, no, you don’t need to panic. www.msn.com/en-au/news/a... #sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
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Worried about #microplastics? Check out a recent interview on SBS on this important topic featuring yours truly. www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee... #pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
Should I be freaking out about microplastics?
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, but some scientists say how harmful they are to our bodies is still uncertain. Here's why.
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨. The latest work from PhD student Nav Singh has just been published in 'Environmental Pollution'. This adds to Nav's growing work on the behaviour of #PFAS in Victoria 🇦🇺. Read more at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Great work Nav! #science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
Fun reading esp when you're at the "WTF is dark metabolome" stage. The term is just too cool.
Oliver (Oli) Jones@drolijones.bsky.social · 10mo agoI was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/... #metabolomics #science #chemsky
I was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/... #metabolomics #science #chemsky
🚨New paper alert🚨. PhD student Dunsin Oyetunji used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to show how organic-rich soils transform manganese minerals that control nutrient & carbon cycling. See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details. #chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2... #ChemSky 🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 217 tenure-track positions and 22 teaching positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Very pleased to be included in the Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists list again this year (both career and single-year data). The list identifies highly influential scientists based on a range of metrics (topscinet.com). It is not a perfect ranking, but I’ll take it. #Science #chemsky
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2025 Truth in Beauty E-Summit organised by Jen Novakovich and her team. The whole event was free, is available online at www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb... - my talk on microplastic misinformation starts at 14:32 #chemsky #microplastics #misinformation
The Truth in Beauty E-Summit
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The 2nd of six articles by the fantastic Sarah Berry in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on the #chemistry, #safety and #effectiveness of #vitamins and #supplements. This week, what's in your vitamin pill? www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
Do you know what’s in your vitamin pill?
The claims vary from promises of longevity and improved vitality to treating everything from menopausal symptoms and sleep issues. But do you know what you’re swallowing?
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Really excited to be talking at the Truth in Beauty, e-summit on the topic of microplastics, myth vs reality, organised by the awesome Jen Novakovich and team. The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk #chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 11mo agoHere's the link to their "stakeholder survey on the use of AI in grant assessment": www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
Very excited to say that our Indigenous grant was successful!! This is a $AUD 1.258 million grant to help unravel how manganese minerals interact with organic matter and their role in terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling. #science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
I am in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today in a great article about the #chemistry, #safety and effectiveness of #vitamins and other #supplements, the first in a six-part series by Sarah Berry. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
The vitamin epidemic
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Had a great time in Wellington, New Zealand, last week, at the @setacau.bsky.social - ACTRA meeting. Pictured below are just some of the RMIT University contingent. It is great to see the impact RMIT has had and continues to have on #science #Environmental #Chemistry & #toxicology in Australasia.
