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Fran Kerton

@chemmouse.bsky.social
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British-Canadian, cat lady & chemistry prof 🧪🧪. Loves music, food and family. Chair of IUPAC Chemrawn committee and CNC-IUPAC 🇨🇦. @ChemMouse on IG. #ChemSky #SciSky She/her

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of the most interesting biographies I discovered during my #DecolonisingChemistry project for the @chemistryatyork.bsky.social curriculum was that of Alice Ball a black chemist, whose leprosy treatment, using carbonyl chemistry to build on traditional medicine, was stolen by a male colleague.
Portrait of Alice Ball including images of the Chaulmoogra plant and its conversion into a leprosy treatment.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scientists have developed a nanomaterial that leverages the body’s own healing process to stimulate new bone growth. So far tested in rats, the material is biocompatible and generates a microenvironment that is conducive for regenerative growth: cen.acs.org/materials/na... #chemsky 🧪
This nanomaterial stimulates the body’s bone-growing process.
If successful, it could help treat cleft lip and palates earlier in life.
by Payal Dhar.
An X-ray image of a spine with bone defects.
Credit: Shutterstock
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lovely to meet with faculty and students at St. Andrews today. Thank you for hosting us and the warm welcome!
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Check out our special collection on Industrial perspectives!
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 139 tenure-track positions and 11 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wonderful opening session for #IUPACGreenChem2026 in Lisbon #chemsky
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 30/08/2026
I noticed in the garden today that the fox I planted last year is growing nicely....
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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And some Newfoundland #Canadian content from the far east coast….so difficult to choose as so many amazing musicians, comedians, actors…. So here are the Fortunate Ones, as we are all fortunate to be Canadian 🇨🇦 youtu.be/1jPjmmWnWvw?...
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Fortunate Ones "The Bliss" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fortunate Ones
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Monday Morning Kittens
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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Puffins in a line! 🥰 This one is especially for the Puffin lovers amongst my followers, I know there's one or 2 of you... 😉😁🐦😍
Five Puffins in a line
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I hope you can find as much comfort & contentment today as this Redditor's dog named Haru: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/08/2026
This is Bruce. He prefers his sticks with a little pizazz. 13/10 (IG: brucewaynethegoldenboy)
a golden retriever trots along a cement pathway outside with a city skyline in the distance. his front left paw is suspended in the air as he has been caught mid-step. he looks over at the camera with a little grin. he's holding a long leafy branch in his mouth. can't believe his luck at finding this razzle dazzle stick.
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 31/07/2026
‘We routinely analyse samples using machine learning techniques that were introduced in the 1980s, and that is all we need,’ says Rasmus Bro, who researches machine learning in analytical chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. Read on 👇 #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
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How AI is transforming the world of analytical chemistry
Analytical chemists have been using machine learning long before ChatGPT made headlines. Now, as generative AI enters the laboratory, the discipline faces both opportunities and risks
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Nicolas @nicolasn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In case this reaches new people, reposting my first video on MD of Polymers with Julia series, showing a project I'm working on to generate polymer structures and do MD with them in a more or less automatic way. #julia #compchem #compchemsky #science #chemsky #academicchatter youtu.be/OrYavnmyyOo
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Molecular Dynamics of Polymers with Julia - Intro
YouTube video by Prof Nicolas
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 27 tenure-track positions and 1 teaching-only position: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Simon Bayly @simonbayly.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
All his electrons have transferred and he’s gone to the great inverted region. Rest in peace. #chemsky
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Brendan @chemscrapes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Dont foget that ChemScrapes has a youtube channel with all sorts of nonsense on it for you to show in chem lectures 🙃 #chemsky #chemchat #science youtube.com/shorts/an2-1...
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Enthalpic Rivalry #thermodynamics #chemistry #science #scienceshorts #chemistryeducation
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Went for a short walk around campus at lunch time and visited the rose garden between the Math and Science building. Definitely worthwhile to take the time and smell the roses on a sunny afternoon in Newfoundland #Newfoundland #flowers #proflife
Pink rose, yellow centre

White rose, yellow centre Daisies and some purple wildflowers Wild irises
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Lovely to be with my #GCandE family again. This time in San Antonio. Congratulations to all the awardees last night but especially my student Mikhailey and friends Fun Man and Julian 💚💚💚 #greenchemistry #sustainablechemistry #chemsky #MakeADifference Today I am talking at 2.05 pm 1/2
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Strategies for using carbon dioxide in synthesis usually focus on the carbon atom. Now researchers are thinking about how to put its two oxygens to use. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Carbon dioxide can selectively oxidize alkenes.
Iron catalyst plucks oxygen from the molecule at room temperature.
by Brianna Barbu.
A 3D plastic model of a carbon dioxide molecule.
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
😻🐈‍⬛ Beautiful Caturday for napping 😴 except when rudely awaken by the paparazzi 📸 Have a lovely weekend everyone! #caturday
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Biocatalysis! Process chem! Job! #PfizerChemistry is hiring! PhD 0-5 years exp #ChemJobs #ChemSky
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Senior Scientist, Process Development
Use Your Power for Purpose We are seeking a creative, highly motivated chemist with experience in biocatalysis to join Chemical Research and Development (CRD) in Groton, Connecticut. The successful ca...
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Nature Chemistry @natchem.nature.com · 28/05/2026
Reversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recycling #chemsky
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Reversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recycling
Nature Chemistry, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02154-1Solid-state batteries offer safe high-energy storage but are difficult to recycle. Now, a supramolecular electrolyte that forms a solid during operation and reverts to molecules afterwards combines electrochemical performance and recoverability — a combination of properties rarely achieved in battery technology.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A global ranking of the relative vulnerability of marine mammals to macroplastic pollution conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A global ranking of the relative vulnerability of marine mammals to macroplastic pollution
Through the global application of this vulnerability framework, we highlight its value for informing research and management needs to better reduce the impacts of macroplastic pollution on marine mammals and marine species more broadly.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 16/05/2026
Greece #Eurovision
Greek Eurovision entry
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Canadian Journal of Chemistry @canjchem.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
CJC presents Chemistry Sings the Blues, a special issue honouring Prof. Willie J. Leigh (1953–2024) and his influential career in photochemistry and chemical education. View the full issue ▶️ ow.ly/9gWi50YTvSt Cover 📸 Omobolanle (Eva) Ojo #Chemistry #Chemsky WorkentinChem 🇨🇦🍁
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Daily bunny no.3285 made it home safely
Bunnies in a raft pull up next to a spaceship capsule, which has just splashed down and is floating in the open sea. Visible in the capsule, two bunnies wave at the ones in the boat.
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M. Gade @mngad.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I know it’s not quite #caturday but Guinness was totally enthralled with the return of #ArtemisII. She had to high five the crew on #splashdown. #catsofbluesky #catsinspac
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Beyond Benign @beyondbenign.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Join #GreenChemistryConnections on April 15th from 12–2 p.m. EDT to explore how chemistry can help address water challenges like pollution, chemical waste, & resource management. 💧🌍 We're excited to hear from @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jost Dittkrist. 👉 RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...
Promotional graphic from Beyond Benign for “Green Chemistry Connections.” The title “Blue Chemistry: The Way of Water” appears above the date and time, “April 15, 2026 | 12–2 PM (EDT).” Two speaker headshots are shown: Prof. Francesca Kerton of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jost Dittkrist of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. MilliporeSigma and ICL are listed as sponsors. The background is a blue-to-green gradient with a network pattern.
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IUPAC @iupac.org · 06/04/2026
@iupac.org highlights Chemistry International article by Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social on #IUPAC|CSC2027 in Montréal 🇨🇦 Under the theme Engaging Chemistry, the Congress will bring together the global community across all scales of chemistry.  📣 Call for symposia coming soon! 🔗 iupac.org/CI
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
And campus is closed tomorrow, after being closed Weds and Thursday last week ❄️😬 Waiting to see if my optometrist appointment is cancelled 😞
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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Mark your calendar! Global NMR Discussion Meetings @globalnmr.bsky.social will host the 5th Annual Online Conference, July 22–24, 2026. Fully online, free, and open to everyone, no travel or registration costs! Stay tuned www.globalnmr.org #NMRchat 🧲
the award winners for the 4th Global NMR Online Conference July 16-18, 2025
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Vittorio Saggiomo @vsaggiomo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Indeed, indeed. I'm sure there are plenty of papers around that were wrongly using cameras to monitor chemical reactions. Especially with the rise of the SDL, this is an extremely important topic.... Just because you see a color, it doesn't mean that your camera can quantify it....
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RSC Sustainability @rscsustainability.rsc.org · 21/01/2026
Calling all young scientists! 📣 The 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 global essay competition is back for 2026! Theme: "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀?” 🔗 www.iocd.org/v3_site/Essa... #ChemSky #SustainableChemistry
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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
#chemjobs #chemjobscanada #chemsky en francais
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
All credit for the beautiful cover page and very detailed critical review goes to @boudreauchem.bsky.social Thanks also to our amazing collaborators at the NRC (and those formerly there) 🐠🐟 🐚🦪Still so much to learn about fish, seafood and biominerals #chemsky
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Newcastle Chemical Crystallography Service @newcrystle.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
A really nice report on our recent @natsynth.nature.com article. #chemsky #organosodium
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Chloride salts are used to make roadways safe in the wintertime, despite being very environmentally unfriendly and corrosive. Research is ongoing to find new ways to limit the corrosive properties of salts and minimize the amount needed to break the ice. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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What is road salt and how does it impact the environment?
The ice-melting substance is ubiquitous in many snowy areas. Smart salting is key to minimize its environmental impact
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Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Great way for chemsky to kick off 2026 as @fabiojulia7.bsky.social and company repurpose the ferrioxalate system as a versatile photoredox catalyst for dehalogenation, hydrocarboxylation, and cross-coupling reactions! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Ferrioxalate photocatalysis: A multitasking platform for reductive iron catalysis
Iron’s abundance motivates its use in sustainable catalyst systems that also offer complementary reactivity manifolds compared to precious metals. However, the challenging reduction of benchmark iron ...
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Nessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 03/01/2026
It's new annual conference budget time! I've updated the public, filterable Chemistry Conference Database with hundreds of new conferences. There are currently 564 conferences in the list. supersciencegrl.co.uk/conferences #chemsky #chemchat
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Nessa Carson: Conference Database
A researcher-endorsed database of global conferences relevant to all chemists, with particular focus on the UK and Europe.
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
My favorite 2025 #PfizerChemistry publications #12daysOfPapers 12a: What a pleasure it was to work with the @uwyoongroup.bsky.social and @tehshik.bsky.social on this sp3 skeletal rearrangement paper - wonderful job by Caitlin, Cade and all - I’m still floored by this rxn #ChemSky #ChemChat
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Oxygen migration into carbon–carbon single bonds by photochemical oxidation - Nature Synthesis
Heteroatom insertions into chemically inert carbon–carbon single bonds are rare compared to their unsaturated analogues. Now, ligand-to-metal charge transfer offers a promising entry point for oxygen ...
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
My favorite 2025 #PfizerChemistry publications #12daysOfPapers 8/n: Room temp catalytic amide formation with this ingenious bifunctional B-P reagent from our process chem in collab with the Sandford Lab @ UTSA #ChemSky #ChemChat
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A bifunctional boronic acid/phosphorus(V) organocatalyst for the direct room-temperature amidation of carboxylic acids
An organocatalyst containing boronic acid and phosphine oxide groups enables the coupling of carboxylic acids and amines at room temperature to achieve a sustainable route to the amide bonds present i...
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
And that’s a wrap for me at #Pacifichem 2025 for me. Thank you to @beyondbenign.bsky.social and everyone involved in today’s Green Chemistry Community Building Symposium #Chemsky
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thank you to participants & sponsors (Daicel Corporation, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland & #RSCSustainability) of our #Pacifichem Symposium, Sustainable Polymer and Materials Chemistry. Posters were Tuesday, Talks Wednesday and our Mixer/Reception Thursday. Congrats to our award winners #chemsky
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