John Protasiewicz
@drp-phosphorus.bsky.social
Scientist, Inorganic & Main Group Chemist, #Chemistry, Fly Fisherman, Photographer #ChemSky
Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks brilliantly on what's happening to science in the US and how this will negatively impact everyone's health, wealth and security in the US. Very easy to follow and should speak to everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYiU...
America’s Scientists Are Disappearing
YouTube video by StarTalk
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Nobel-prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has left the United States for a full-time position at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he will lead a new AI-assisted materials discovery institute. go.nature.com/4pf2jQ3
Nobel-winning chemist leaves US to direct AI materials lab in China
Omar Yaghi’s move comes amid cuts to US science and a campaign in China to recruit top international talent.
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Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
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They were passing out these notes for upcoming Jon Husted protest at the No Kings rally in Cleveland yesterday. I also noted this very large banner. #NoKings
Very easy way to support NSF!
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 5mo agoEmail your senators to urge them not to confirm Jim O’Neill as Director of the National Science Foundation. He's not a scientist, has no relevant expertise, promoted vaccine misinformation, and he helped gut the CDC. Email your senators here! : tr.ee/NoToONeill (1/2🧵)
Normally not a fan of ads but this one rocks! Go science! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj-R...
Never Over | 2026 Team USA Winter Olympic and Paralympic Anthem
YouTube video by Eli Lilly and Company
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
Let's be clear: the US National Science Foundation's decision to reduce the role of expert panelists and outside reviewers does not limit the burden on NSF workers; it empowers them to make funding decisions without scientific oversight. www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
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So my grad student was trying to grow single crystals of a new compound for X-ray crystallography, and instead got candy canes, a packman, and other alphabet letters. If the crystals could now self assemble into necessary text for a manuscript then life would be good....
We're excited to announce that the 55th Inorganic Discussion Weekend will take place November 7th-9th, 2025 at Western University! Registration and abstract submission are NOW OPEN on our website: idw2025.ca More details of the event can be found on our website!
To all of my friends at NASA, NSF, & NOAA - thank you for all that you do.
Dr. Wendy Bohon@drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 11mo ago👏👏👏 👏👏
Wonderful science showcased on BlueSky daily! But usually no mention of who funded the work. At a time when federal agencies such as NSF, NIH, etc. are facing challenges & uncertainties, scientists should also acknowledge sponsors to communicate to general public great science the agencies enable!
Here's a short PSA for those invited by NSF program officers to serve as reviewers or panelists for the National Science Foundation. #NSF #chemsky Thanks! tinyurl.com/yc2xtc2d (last letter to the editor in series)
BIG: A new executive order changes fundamentally how the U.S. awards research grants, giving oversight to political appointees in coordination with OMB. All new grant opportunities are paused until these appointees are in place. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
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Had a great visit from my former postdoc @rjgilliard.bsky.social this week! Good to introduce him to some other program officers as well.
With the upcoming heat wave, I’ll need some of that cyclopentane flavored ice cream I saw the other day. #chemsky
Jumbleberry Crumble is #RecipeOfTheDay! Which is absolutely how it should be www.nigella.com/recipes/jumb...
Jumbleberry Crumble
Since you never know when you might be in urgent need of a crumble, I make up enough topping for at least 4 of these and let it sit safely in the freezer until required. Sprinkle it over your fruit of...
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Many of you may have known Greg Hillhouse, who passed away in 2014. A memorial fellowship has been set up in his honor at the U. of Chicago chemistry department. Here is the link if you are interested in finding out more. www.trailblazers.psd.uchicago.edu/gregory-hill...
Gregory L. Hillhouse | PSD Trailblazers
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As wildfires rage in LA, this graphic in @cenmag.bsky.social looks at one way chemistry can be used to tackle them: cen.acs.org/environment/... #ChemSky 🧪
The Thanksgiving and Christmas time lines have officially crossed and we are all now doomed to strange mutations
Happy to see HHMI doing this. It's overdue, but still exciting to see. Lot of great science around the country. @leslievosshall.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
To spread its wealth, HHMI will exclude most top schools in special funding competition
Its flagship investigators program is heavily concentrated at handful of universities
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I am working on a Phosphorus Chemistry starter pack. Happy for any suggestions! #ChemSky go.bsky.app/J7TFAPk
Couple inches snow in past half hour so far tonight in Cleveland Heights.
