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NSF Center for Computer Assisted Synthesis (C-CAS) @nsf-ccas.bsky.social · 25m

Professor Rob Paton (Colorado State University) is speaking TOMORROW (Oct 14) at 12PM ET as part of the American Chemical Society - Division of Organic Chemistry symposium. Be sure to check it out! @bobbypaton.bsky.social www.organicdivision.org/doc-virtual-...

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 2h

100% confirm its usefulness in research And it’s fun (jewelry, cookware, random rocks, sunscreen, mineral supplements)

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 2h

“Oh yeah I really do like pyrazoles and 6/5 fused heterocycles… “What? “No, not like that… #OrgLettASAP #ChemSky doi.org/10.1021/acs....

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 12h

You could root for the Jets…the insanity is on the field

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 12h

We have one in our analytical group - really useful for measuring ppm metal levels in API and intermediates

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 15h

Oh I had that and it took FOREVER to go away (not what you want to hear) - the forearm brace works a bit but it’s really just time and avoiding movements that hurt (and - for me - fixing keyboard and mouse positioning)

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Klchemistry @klchemistry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

🚨 SynTech 2027 registration is OPEN! Our 2026 meeting sold out, so book early! 📅 5–7 May 2027 | London Featuring Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold, Gouverneur, Yoon, Kappe, Waldvogel & more! 🎤 Talks & posters welcome 🎟️ Early bird until 12 Feb 👉 gre.ac.uk/syntech @realtimechem.bsky.social

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

TFW a friend invites you to speak at a conference but you can’t go and then you see the publicity poster and - crap I can’t believe I’m gonna miss that…look at that speaker list #ChemChat

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I Could Have Been A Contender I Could Have Been Somebody

Alt: I Could Have Been A Contender I Could Have Been Somebody

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“With more of a statement…”

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“With baseline resolution…”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

statler and waldorf but it’s al-sayed and ossoff heckling republicans

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Had a chance to talk with some job seekers recently and one thing I always try to mention is that many job descriptions are what a top-performer would be doing maybe 2 years in - don’t worry you don’t have “that” skill yet - you’ll learn it Just be eager to learn #ChemJobs #ChemSky

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

[Dons scientist hat] grams and milliliters for cooking and esp baking But I am in favor of F for oven temp

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Made cornbread one time with 3.5 TBSP of baking powder instead of 3.5 tsp Not a good result

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Test Kitchen did a show on cookies and talked about how you should cream butter and sugar for a lot longer than people think - min 5 minutes to get better texture Alton Brown talked about sugar being a wet ingredient as key for a good crumb on his Muffin episode

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Definitely an uptick in #ChemJobs postings here in US on LinkedIn in both industry and academia It’s not a huge bump but definitely moving in a positive direction

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Awesome! Congrats Debbie and thank you for the back story

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Absolutely! Matt has such great chemistry to talk about - will be an excellent talk at @poccchem.bsky.social

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New documents reveal Ken Paxton has grown his net worth up to $27 million since taking office. His yearly salary is just $153,000.

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POCC @poccchem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us on October 29th for our first industry seminar of the semester starring Dr. Matthew Joannou from BMS, where he will be sharing some insights on nickel-catalyzed borylation processes! The talk starts at 7:30pm, with a reception beginning at 6:30pm. We hope to see you there in a few weeks!

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Only when they have too much pi…bonds

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John Trant @trantteam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My biggest pet peeves in Mass Spectrometry: The mass spectrometer. Dude...do you even WANT to ever work? I think they just love tender loving maintenance and want to be touched and cuddled and fiddled with endlessly, spitting out errors on a near constant basis.

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My biggest pet peeves in Mass Spectrometry: I keep getting the wrong mass (Also if it’s “mass” why do we call it “molecular weight”)

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dang Typo - supposed to say “We’re supposed to be good at this…why do WE make it look so hard”

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Make Money - Do Magnets @sararah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

listen bub there's only one commandment here and it's "thou shalt not add items to the agenda after it has been published"

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Definitely - it was 2C/34F here yesterday morning Was supposed to be 24C/75F today for a high but I didn’t make it outside before 5pm

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today in lab #ChemChat: To my hoodmate after a long, rough but moderately productive day … “We’re supposed to be good at this…why do make it look so hard”

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Sad Homer Simpson at the Bar

ALT: Sad Homer Simpson at the Bar

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wait…that was a JOKE slide?

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Make Money - Do Magnets @sararah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

my department chair told me in my annual review that she received feedback from others that my building maintenance emails were "informative and entertaining." which has just encouraged me further. (presentation for the first year grad students in a few weeks)

Disposing of other stuff (not bodies)

Wood: Wood crate materials or pallets will be picked up automatically from the east Gilman dock. For Hach, place a service request and Campus Services will pick it up when they pick up other trash. https://www.fpm.iastate.edu/forms/servicerequest/maintenance.asp
Other metal: Pipes? Solvent shipping cans? There are metal recycling drums on the Gilman east loading dock.
Batteries: There is a battery disposal bucket in Chem Stores.
Computers, monitors, printers: email chem-tech@iastate.edu
Lab equipment: working and non-working lab equipment must be submitted to ISU Surplus for removal. EH&S will come inspect the equipment before clearing it for disposal or sale at the ISU Surplus sale.
https://surplus.iastate.edu/excess-property
Surplus will coordinate with you to pick up equipment from your lab after EH&S has inspected it and tagged it.
Non-working equipment, like a broken fridge, may be marked for disposal. If that is the case, your research group will have to get the equipment to the Hach loading bay or Gilman loading dock for removal, or there is a small fee for moving it from your lab. You can reach out to Sarah if you need assistance with this process as it is kind of convoluted.
Did you know: ISU Surplus has a sale open to the public most Wednesdays. You can find great deals on used computers, furniture, kitchen equipment, printers, monitors, and truly random stuff. You can see what treasures are new that week on their website https://surplus.iastate.edu/inventory

disposing of other stuff (bodies) with a screenshot of a youtube video that says "can you really dissolve a human body in acid like in breaking bad?" and then slide text that reads "haha just kidding, Happy Halloween"

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There is no such thing as magnetized water … yet

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This one gets me - how does a chiral hydrocarbon induce chirality? I mean I read it and get it (a bit) but it’s just WILD

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

But I’ve never run an Soai Reaction

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As a pharma chemist I lean way more towards the origin of homochirality In our normal work, enantioselective reactions are driven by more standard specifically designed ligands (Salen, pybox, BINAP etc) or biocatalysis This Nobel winning work is part of the foundation of all of that

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gallium iodonium nitride That’s cool

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Joseph Moran @moranlabchem.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In honour of today’s Nobel Prize to Kagan and Soai, here’s a 2022 perspective on the debated mechanism of the Soai reaction from former group member @yannickgeiger.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/cs/article/5...

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Martin Stoermer @martinstoermer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

19 hours til metal-free Suzuki couplings wins the 2026 #Chemnobel 😜 #ChemSky #ChemChat

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today in #ChemSky lab chat: “I’m having a tough time removing this BOC group - what should I try next? “More Cowbell

Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

[working on a bad account suspension joke but don’t worry I’ve got you covered and I’ll truss something up soon]

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