Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I love Alpacas - hope they were all well behaved during the trek and open to lots of pets and cuddles 100
Reposted by Fran Kerton David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One 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. 25624
Reposted by Fran Kerton C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scientists 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 🧪 0105
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Lovely to meet with faculty and students at St. Andrews today. Thank you for hosting us and the warm welcome! 140
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Check out our special collection on Industrial perspectives! 021
Reposted by Fran Kerton Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 139 tenure-track positions and 11 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪docs.google.comThe 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List 1108
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Wonderful opening session for #IUPACGreenChem2026 in Lisbon #chemsky 021
Reposted by Fran Kerton FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 30/08/2026I noticed in the garden today that the fox I planted last year is growing nicely.... 2189954882
Reposted by Fran Kerton David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/202621 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. 14042901477
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026And 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?...youtu.beFortunate Ones "The Bliss" (Official Video)YouTube video by Fortunate Ones 041
Reposted by Fran Kerton Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Monday Morning Kittens 2135871643
Reposted by Fran Kerton Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Puffins in a line! 🥰 This one is especially for the Puffin lovers amongst my followers, I know there's one or 2 of you... 😉😁🐦😍 1745945762
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sorry to read this but they’ll be more opportunities in the future 020
Reposted by Fran Kerton Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I hope you can find as much comfort & contentment today as this Redditor's dog named Haru: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil... 844896475
Reposted by Fran Kerton WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/08/2026This is Bruce. He prefers his sticks with a little pizazz. 13/10 (IG: brucewaynethegoldenboy) 263186561624
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Argh! It seems to be getting worse again doesn’t it🤦♀️🤷🙄🥺 020
Reposted by Fran Kerton 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...chemistryworld.comHow AI is transforming the world of analytical chemistryAnalytical 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 052
Reposted by Fran Kerton Nicolas @nicolasn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026In 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/OrYavnmyyOoyoutu.beMolecular Dynamics of Polymers with Julia - IntroYouTube video by Prof Nicolas 183
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026It’s the same in intro inorganic for me. And it seems to have got worse over the past 6 years. I’ve reduced content by about 1/3rd and they still struggle 🤷♀️ 020
Reposted by Fran Kerton Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 27 tenure-track positions and 1 teaching-only position: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪docs.google.comThe 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List 21817
Reposted by Fran Kerton Simon Bayly @simonbayly.bsky.social · 18/07/2026All his electrons have transferred and he’s gone to the great inverted region. Rest in peace. #chemsky 061
Reposted by Fran Kerton Brendan @chemscrapes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Dont 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...youtube.comEnthalpic Rivalry #thermodynamics #chemistry #science #scienceshorts #chemistryeducationYouTube video by ChemScrapes 062
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Went 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 051
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I never thought to look down on them like this….very different perspective 110
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026My talk (2.05 pm) is on ocean biomass/seafood waste in a session on circularity and also today this evening (6-8 pm) I have a poster on our IUPAC x Beyond Benign project on communicating chemistry related to sustainability #circularity #biomass #greenchemistrt #GCandE 💚💚💚💚 000
Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Lovely 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 1/2 120
Reposted by Fran Kerton C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Strategies 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 🧪 2197
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 0160
Reposted by Fran Kerton Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Biocatalysis! Process chem! Job! #PfizerChemistry is hiring! PhD 0-5 years exp #ChemJobs #ChemSkypfizer.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comSenior Scientist, Process DevelopmentUse 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... 095
Reposted by Fran Kerton Nature Chemistry @natchem.nature.com · 28/05/2026Reversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recycling #chemskydlvr.itReversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recyclingNature 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. 022
Reposted by Fran Kerton David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A global ranking of the relative vulnerability of marine mammals to macroplastic pollution conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.comA global ranking of the relative vulnerability of marine mammals to macroplastic pollutionThrough 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. 041