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Ashley Ringer McDonald

@aringermcdonald.bsky.social
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Computational chemist, Professor, Cal Poly SLO. MolSSI Board of Directors. Past Chair ACS COMP.

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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Happy Pi Day, everyone! I hope the pie police don’t come for me for calling these mini French fruit tarts pies.
Tray containing small pies with blueberry, blackberries, and strawberries.
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MDAnalysis @mdanalysis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
MDAnalysis is participating in #GSoC 2026! 👉 Read our blog post for details on how you can apply to work with MDAnalysis through GSoC: www.mdanalysis.org/2026/02/19/g... 🗓️ Pre-proposals must be submitted by March 9. ❗For transparency and fairness, use public forums for all #GSoC communications.
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Geoff Hutchison @geoffhutchison.net · 22/02/2026
Has @avogadro.cc helped your research? Teaching? As we prepare Avogadro 2.0 for release this spring, I'm hoping to feature some stories (and citations). #compchem #opensource #openscience ⚗️ Let me know: discuss.avogadro.cc/t/avogadro-s...
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Avogadro Stories (for 2.0 Release)
As we finish up the 2.0 (final!) release, I’d like to feature some stories (and citations) about how Avogadro has shaped research and teaching. So if Avogadro has helped your research, please let me ...
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Justin Lemkul @justinlemkulvt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Please join us for food and drink at the 2026 BPS meeting! Happening on Saturday. Plenty of tickets left!
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Geoff Hutchison @geoffhutchison.net · 02/02/2026
Come join us in Pittsburgh this summer #chemsky - see why we've gotten great reviews from past REU students Have questions? Ask away...
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 MolSSI ACT-CMS Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship supports faculty in molecular science disciplines who are developing curriculum to integrate cyberinfrastructure skills in the undergrad curriculum. Info session on Jan 30. More info: act-cms.molssi.org#/home
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MolSSI ACT-CMS
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Have any of you watched that show Chad Powers where a guy wears a disguise and pretends to be a college student so he can play football? Can I do that here? What would I need for an early career faculty member disguise anyway?
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I don’t know that anyone in my network is a rattlesnake biologist, but I do know that my colleague @emilytaylorscience.com is awesome and does amazing work in conservation and education and if you DO happen to be an amazing rattlesnake biologist looking for a post-doc, you should definitely apply.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
For the December #Newscripts, @fmorningstar.bsky.social took a look at the chemistry of two pop culture moments from the past year: An explosive scene in 28 Years Later and the GBBO sugar dome disaster. Read more: cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky 🧪
An illustration of a red-eyed, gray-skinned zombie chef holding a cake topped with a transparent dome that is exploding and releasing a bluish-purple cloud.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Is this article about me?!? Did they know about the plastic wrap failure on the GBBO sugar dome thanks to my posts?!?!? @fmorningstar.bsky.social I am available for comment!!
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Nick Riley @nmriley.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Do you know outstanding undergraduate researchers who could use up to $1,000 in travel funding to present their work at the Spring @acs.org or @pittcon.bsky.social Meetings? Please encourage them to apply for a Kolthoff award! Deadline is Jan. 12, 2026. acsanalytical.org/undergraduat...
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Awards for Undergraduate Students
Visit the post for more.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Omg, this is the most Baltimore thing to do ever.
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Miranda Andrews @femchemist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Come be my colleague! We are hiring someone at the Asst. or Assoc. Prof. level to teach undergrad Physical Chemistry. The successful candidate is also encouraged to contribute their expertise to other new or existing courses at UIS. @chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Chemistry
Summary:The School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health (ISP) in the College of Health, Science and Technology (CHST) at the Un...
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
If anyone needs to know this, most plastic wrap in the US is made from polyethylene, but plastic wrap in Europe is made from PVC. This really matters if you are trying to make a decorative sugar dome for a cake after you saw them do it on a British baking show. #chemsky
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Xuhui Huang @xuhuihuangchem.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I received many requests to share materials from our undergraduate course “Machine Learning in Chemistry” — here you go! A preprint summarizing insights and lessons learned: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... A Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Gallery: xuhuihuang.github.io/mlchem/html/...
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Note to self: decrease shrimp consumption for awhile. (Also, this article is super interesting.)
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Undergraduate comp chemists! I know it’s a tough grad school climate right now, but here is someone great who is actively looking for 2-3 new students. Apply, apply, apply!!!
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Be my colleague! Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is hiring two tenure-track positions for Fall 2026, chemical education and coatings technology. Chen Ed: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55... Coatings: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
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Cal Poly - Details - Tenure Track Position - Chemistry
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Super interesting paper about students’ use of generative AI. They categorize four distinct type of AI use and discuss which types lead to productive use by students. (Not my paper, I just found it super interesting.) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Real Intelligence: Self-Scaffolding Computational Modeling with Generative AI in Chemistry
Chemistry education researchers have, for many years, explored different ways of learning chemistry through modeling and open-ended problem-solving. With the emergence of generative artificial intelli...
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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Interested in chemistry grad school? Come check out the UMBC Chemistry Grad Open House! Department website: chemistry.umbc.edu Registration: forms.gle/1ttSe3XrnaPq...
This is an advertisement for UMBC Chemistry & Biochemistry's virtual graduate school open house. It takes place Friday September 26th, 2025 from 3 to 6 pm via WebEx. The schedule includes faculty meetings, a departmental overview, and a panel with current graduate students.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The Women Make COMP symposium is back for the Spring 2026 ACS meeting! Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral scholars are all eligible. Don’t miss this great opportunity to present your research and grow your professional network! Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Marie van Staveren @chemdrv.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
#ACSFall2025 Come see my talk about new Python notebooks for pchem (and more), giving students choice to get them to code, and why we should consider student identity when teaching programming. Room 140B at 4:55pm
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
No one is talking about the fact that adiabatic is not accepted in spelling bee today? What are the rest of you doing on your flights to #ACSFall2025? (And no, I haven’t finished my slides yet. It’s a long way from the west coast to DC. I’ve still got plenty of time.)
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
This is an excellent thread about some of the AI issues faculty should be thinking about this fall. I am by no means an AI hater, and I think a lot about what we should be teaching students about machine learning and generative AI. I think this is a very thoughtful piece.
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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 01/08/2025
Calling all grades 3-5 teachers! (Many of you know one- share this with them)? We need your participation in Aug & Sept. And it is fun, ready to go, and a great learning opp! Curriculum: rattlecam.org/rattle-ed Please share.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I went to the Lindau meeting when I was a 2nd year graduate student (way back in 2006!) and it is a truly amazing experience. I am so glad it is still going on, and I strongly encourage students to apply!!
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I feel like I have been trying to spread this message for years and no one has been listening.
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Ceci Vollbrecht @cvollbrecht.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Thrilled to have receive this fellowship to help add new skills to the chemistry curriculum that will help my students become better scientists! And thanks to the college for highlighting it! www.kzoo.edu/news/faculty...
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That Computes: Faculty Member's Fellowship to Benefit Students
Cecilia Vollbrecht is one of just 10 faculty members from around the country to earn a fellowship that will help students learn new skills.
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Followers of the Church of Chemjobber, I'm delighted to endorse Dr. Chris Cramer for President of the United States in 2028. Now let us pray.
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Carol Parish @carolaparish.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
URichmond is hiring two tenure-track faculty. One in biochemistry/chemical biology and the other in experimental physical chemistry. This is a terrific place to work - our focus is on our talented undergraduates and we have robust research resources. chemistryjobs.acs.org/job/assistan...
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Heidi Klem @drklemistry.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The Klem Lab at LSU is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in computational biochemistry! Application info: klem-research-group.github.io/join/ ♻️ Please share with anyone who might be interested! #chemjobs #postdoc #compchem #biochemistry #enzymes
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
I know there is nothing yall love more than filling out the annual DFT poll!
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I had so much fun being a judge at Cal Poly DataFest this afternoon! If you aren’t familiar with DataFest, it is a two-day undergrad competition where students find and tell a story in a dataset. All the students did amazing work! If your campus hosts a DataFest I highly recommend volunteering.
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hi all, I'm hiring a junior specialist/research technician for my lab at UCSC. An ideal applicant would be an undergraduate who would like more research experience before applying for grad school but all are welcome to apply 🧪 recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01882
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Bhalla Lab - Research Specialist (Junior Specialist)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Chemistry faculty: Want to upskill your programming skills and learn to incorporate programming in your curriculum? Apply for our workshop “Empower Your Curriculum with Python” held July 9-10, 2025 at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Find out more and apply by May 15. molssi.org/join-the-act...
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The Molecular Sciences Software Institution
This is the official website for MolSSI
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acscomp.bsky.social @acscomp.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
🚨 PLEASE RT 🚨 Are you a comp chem trainee attending Spring ACS in San Diego? Would you like to expand your network with mentors in industry & academia at the COMP Mentor Lunch? Fill out this form if you are interested in attending! forms.gle/Sq79TJihHnFW...
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acscomp.bsky.social @acscomp.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
🧪📅 The ACS COMP agenda for #ACSSpring2025 is here! Get ready for cutting-edge sessions in computational chemistry. Scan the QR code to explore the full schedule 🔍👇 #ACSCOMP #CompChem #Cheminformatics #DrugDiscovery @chemsky.bsky.social
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This (ACS' communications to its councilors*) was useful to me, including clicking through the ACS presidential succession and what they were saying. ACS President-Elect Hernandez' statement is most relevant: www.acs.org/about/govern... #chemsky ⚗️🧪 *full disclosure: I am one** ** lol of like 400
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Councilor News & Committee Alerts - American Chemical Society
Councilor News & Committee Alerts is brought to you by the Office of the Secretary. This newsletter provides relevant information to Councilors and Committees.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I can’t wait to catch up with so many of you at the Saturday COMP Social at ACS! Check your email for the RSVP link. Tickets are limited so reserve yours ASAP!
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
@acscomp.bsky.social is accepting applications for our Fall 2025 division awards! We have a great slate of awards recognizing outstanding grad students, post-docs, and junior faculty. Don’t forget you must be a COMP devision member to be eligible for division awards. sites.google.com/site/acscomp...
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Awards
COMP Division Awards
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
If you are a grad student or post doc who is planning to apply for the MolSSI Software Fellowship this cycle, I highly recommend attending the info session this Thursday (March 7) from 3-4 pm ET to help you prepare a competitive application. Sign up ⬇️ molssi.typeform.com/to/ADPTw6bc?...
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Software Fellowship Info Session 2025
Turn data collection into an experience with Typeform. Create beautiful online forms, surveys, quizzes, and so much more. Try it for FREE.
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Candace Winstead @candacewinstead.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A flier promoting Stand Up for Science. A cartoon drawing of lady liberty in blue. A red banner at the top reads “Stand Up for Science 2025- Science is for everyone” The local details are March 7, 1 PM on Baker Lawn at Cal Poly SLO.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Ok, today is clearly not a funny day, but this is the funniest post on BlueSky maybe ever and I am literally the only person who has liked it.
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I realized this weekend when I was talking to my mother-in-law that many people not only don’t realize that reducing grant indirect rates is bad, they think it could be good. As in “won’t you be able to get more grant money now that you won’t have to pay so much on this other stuff”
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Volker Blum @aimsduke.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#chemsky #compchemsky - MolSSI Fellowship competition to begin on Feb 15 - molssi.org/fellowship/ - ACT-CMS Faculty Fellowship Applications are also open - molssi.org/exciting-upd...
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The Molecular Sciences Software Institution
This is the official website for MolSSI
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
A long post about what’s happening to the science funding agencies in the US and why. As mentioned, this one just kept getting longer even as I kept stripping curse words from it. www.science.org/content/blog...
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What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
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Pitt Chemistry @pittchemistry.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Applications are open for our 2025 REU program! If you (or an undergraduate you know) are interested in a 10-week PAID research opportunity in our department, apply here by Feb. 15: zurl.co/mmJiT . More info: zurl.co/rl4Zb
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André K. Isaacs @drdre4000.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Happy to announce I will be guest editing a special issue highlight PUI research! Please share axial.acs.org/cross-discip...
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Call For Papers: Undergraduate Research as the Stimulus for Scientific Progress in the USA | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog
This Special Issue will highlight the significant research activities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) in the United States and their unique focus on fostering student engagement in STEM...
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Ashley Ringer McDonald @aringermcdonald.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Are you a faculty member who wants to incorporate Python programming in your chemistry classes?Come to our first MolSSI ACT-CMS curriculum showcase on Feb 3 at 4:30 pm ET. Two of our MolSSI faculty fellows will share examples for gen chem and pchem. Find out more and register at act-cms.molssi.org
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MolSSI ACT-CMS
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