So proud of this!

Lotsch Group@lotschgroup.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Four of our PhD students just organized the Max Planck Science Policy Winter School.🏛️ An entire week which brought together 50 young scientists in Berlin to explore where science can have an impact in the political sphere and how it can shape a more resilient future! 🌍 Congrats to them! 🎉

First time at #fwk25 in Stuttgart: the #CRC1333 joined with a @unistuttgart.bsky.social booth presence, a poster & talk by @ypolikar.bsky.social on engaging new audiences with “Was kann Katalyse?”, and an interactive #ImprovTheatre workshop by @samvangele.bsky.social and partners.

✨How can science be communicated live in a way that is both entertaining & scientifically precise?✨ #CRC1333 researcher @samvangele.bsky.social & Juliane Braig will be leading a workshop during this year's #fwk25, demonstrating how improv theater can be used in #scicomm.▶️ more: 🔗 bit.ly/4fUJ75w

Everyone needs Science, Science needs Everyone was our slogan at this years Pride! 🎉 We do research together, we celebrate together. Science is better when everyone is seen and valued. 🌈🔬 #InclusiveScience #PrideinSTEM #chemsky

We just made the biggest quantum particle ever! 🧪 Well… if you count improv as quantum: all states exist until observed 🎭🌀 Mixing physics and theater for the Quantum Year turned out great! An evening full of laughs, gasps & wavefunction collapses. #SciComm

What a great way to start off #MOFSchool2025. ☀️Fun questions and laughs the entire evening. This must be the nicest location I have ever hosted a quiz night. Thanks @valecolombo.bsky.social @stecanossa.bsky.social 🎉

Stefano Canossa@stecanossa.com · last yr.

Lovely evening, @samvangele.bsky.social smashed it as always... And the teams did remarkably well! Very close competition with lots of plot twists! ⚡ #MOFSchool2025

🔬 We celebrated 100 years of quantum physics with a few school visits! We discussed wave-particle duality and tried to understand Spin with over 200 teens! If you ask them: Quantum is weird, but cool. The next generation of quantum scientists are on their way! 🧠 #Quantum #SciComm

Don’t shake the tree for a paper. Climb it to chase the unknown. That's the point. Read the new post by @samvangele.bsky.social, and subscribe if you like what you read. #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪

The perils of low hanging fruit

The first time I heard the expression "low hanging fruit" in science, I got excited. Simple projects that seem to be straightforward – seemingly untouched by other scientists. Projects you could pluck...

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"Impact factor." It decides who gets grants, who gets tenure, who gets to stay. But we are not the sum of skewed metrics. Read the new post by @lealoburoglu.bsky.social, and subscribe if you like what you read. #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪

Law & disorder in academic publishing

Impact factor. The power of this term is unparalleled in academia. The word “impact” by itself is already so profoundly heavy. And second in line to it, would be tenure. I put it in second place, bec...

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It's here. Pit in stomach feeling. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump and Musk have ushered in a terrible era of cataclysm capitalism. But I have a plan to counter it | Julia Steinberger

The speed with which US democracy is being dismantled is dizzying, but if we organise resistance now we can stop this, says Julia Steinberger of the University of Lausanne

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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism@jksteinberger.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am so apprehensive about this. 😬😬😬 At 8am UK time tomorrow, I have been told my very first Guardian opinion column, on "cataclysm capitalism," will go live. On one hand, this is a huge dream being realised. I had pretty much given up. Yay!

We flatten ourselves to fit in, forgetting that passion is what made us start. But conformity never sparked a breakthrough. Read the new post by Andrea Fieschi, and subscribe if you like what you read. www.themodernpeer.com/the-flatteni... #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪

The Flattening Soul-Crushing Effect of Cradling Yourself in a Bubble

I was recently at a conference – the friends-and-family kind. International, sure, but mostly populated by academically 'related' researchers. A chance to get all together, talk about new projects, sh...

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Once again, reviewer #2 makes you wonder if they even read the paper. How do you stay (relatively) sane when addressing peer-reviewer comments? Read the post by @lealoburoglu.bsky.social, and subscribe if you like what you read. #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪

How to survive reviewers' comments. No, it's a question.

At times, critique could be mistaken as criticism, even though it’s not meant to be. Still, even critique is difficult to deal with.  With time, I learned to ask “What is the intention behind this co...

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#CRC1333 doctoral researchers Alina Bauer, Liam Rautenbach, Fabian Heck, and @samvangele.bsky.social attended the Spring Symposium by @gdch.bsky.social Junges Chemie Forum in Münster (March 12-15, 2025) where Fabian had the great opportunity to present his latest paper. ▶️more here: 🔗bit.ly/3FC9Upb

Does anyone check citations on research papers? What happens if one is wrong? 🤔 Check out my latest piece for @themodernpeer.com ⬇️ #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience #chemsky

the modern peer@themodernpeer.com · 2y ago

A claim gets misquoted, a source misread, and suddenly, a whole research thread is built on something that was never actually there. Check out the latest blog post by @samvangele.bsky.social: www.themodernpeer.com/wild-citatio... #AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience 🧪

👏 Congratulations to @samvangele.bsky.social who has been recognized as one of the world’s 30 most promising young scientists at the Inflection Award for his outstanding work on Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. ➡️ More here: 🔗 bit.ly/4kLpBKO #crc1333

Congratulations to CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Samuel van Gele for winning the 2025 Inflection Award! - Collaborative Research Center 1333

We are very happy to announce that Samuel Van Gele, a doctoral researcher within the CRC1333, has been recognized as one of the world’s 30 most promising young scientists at the Inflection Award, for ...

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Congratulations Sam van Gele (@samvangele.bsky.social) on receiving the 2025 Inflection Award for his outstanding work on Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. Read more at: www.fkf.mpg.de/8659099/2025...

Humbled to be named one of the 30 best young scientists working on climate solutions and to stand alongside such an incredible cohort of researchers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. 🌍 Being in Paris for the Inflection Award was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience. shorturl.at/3hpgM

🔓 Open Access means open access…right? 🧐 CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND... In my latest piece for themodernpeer, I break down what I wish I knew before starting my PhD: the alphabet soup of OA licenses and why they matter. 📚📝 Check it out here:👉 shorturl.at/n6vcx #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing

What can we capture with COFs next? Check out this piece featuring our recent study led by Andrés Rodríguez-Camargo on sunlight capture boosted by smart COF functionalizations! www.e-conversion.de/smart-synthe...

How smart synthesis improves sun catchers

Getting more out of energy materials: Researchers at e-conversion have recently taken a significant step toward this goal. The research team, led by Prof. Bettina Lotsch, Professor at the Max Planck I...

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How thick can we make oriented COF films? 🤔 Check out our recent work that looks at synthesizing micrometre-thick 2D COF films. ⬇️🧪 This project reminded that me that collaborations can be really cool and help you meet awesome scientists along the way. 🌍 #chemsky www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Synthesis of micrometre-thick oriented 2D covalent organic framework films by a kinetic polymerization pathway - Nature Synthesis

Micrometre-thick oriented 2D covalent organic framework (COF) films are prepared via kinetically trapped 3D covalent adaptable network (CAN) intermediates. Imine-linked CANs are formed through solutio...

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Our group is now on @bsky.app! Check us out 🎉

Lotsch Group@lotschgroup.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello @bsky.app ! We are happy to finally be here and share our exciting science with the #Chemsky and broader community. Drop a follow to stay up to date on our cool nanoscience 🤏, innovative materials🔋and latest scientific discoveries 🧪!

Keep fighting for equality!

Testing a new #SciComm workshop game on my colleagues: Chem-speak vs. Common-speak! 📣 When I say 'CO₂ reduction,' I think electrons. My non-chemist friends? Lessening the amount of CO2. ⚖️ This game helps scientists spot double-meaning words and break out of the chemistry bubble! 🫧 #chemsky

Science needs more bridges to the global south 🌍! Do share this great opportunity we are offering @mpifkf.bsky.social! Last year was a great success: www.fkf.mpg.de/8350642/2024... We are so excited to be able to offer it again Science benefits from diversity! #STEM #Chemsky #SciSky #PhySky

Exploring New Horizons: The Comp@ss Internship Experience at the Max Planck Institute

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Simon Krause@simonkrause.bsky.social · 2y ago

You are an undergraduate student from the global south and are interested in working at one of the world leading institutes for solid-state research? - apply via the COMPASS program of @mpifkf.bsky.social and get the chance for a fully funded 6-month internship - www.fkf.mpg.de/compass

What do #COF materials really look like? Well ... It's tricky. Check out our recent article about disorder effects in COFs and how refinements are important, yet not really straightforward...oftentimes coming up short from the big picture. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #Science #Chemsky

The Devil Is in the Details: Pitfalls and Ambiguities in the Analysis of X-ray Powder Diffraction Data of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks

X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) data of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) seem to be simple and apparently do not contain a lot of structural information, as these patterns usually do not show more t...

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It feels like the sun is shining here ☀️. Moving from X to Bluesky really feels like this. Excited to meet and connect with #SciComm and #chemsky peeps. Stay tuned for exiting #COF research and cool #SciComm projects!

Nature@nature.com · 2y ago

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai