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Phil Castellano

@fncastellano.bsky.social
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Professor of Chemistry at NC State, EIC of Chemical Physics Reviews. castellano.sciences.ncsu.edu

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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Huge congratulations to Professor David Muddiman 🧪 🎉, who has been named a 2026 Fellow of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)! chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu/2026/06/05/m... @ncstate.bsky.social #chempack
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Muddiman, Selected as ASMS Class of 2026 Fellow
David Muddiman has been selected as a fellow in the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Class of 2026.
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
NC State chemistsbuilt a tough solar molecule from scratch, a major breakthrough for future tech. 🙌 The paper "Synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll a" currently has an Altmetric score of 47, placing it in the top 5% of all tracked research outputs in terms of attention. #chempack @ncstate.bsky.social
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NC State University @ncstate.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Former Wolfpack tennis star Diana Schnaider is set to play in her first Grand Slam semifinals. 👏🎾 Today, she ousted top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open. Learn more about Diana and her last important trip to Paris — the 2024 Summer Olympics: ncst.at/ta4350Z7ocu
Diana Shnaider in black NC State athletic wear walking on a blue and green tennis court.
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
👏 Thrilled to share that a First Reactions piece was written to highlight the @ncstate.bsky.social groundbreaking paper about a milestone in the field of automated chemistry! 🧪 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #chempack @fncastellano.bsky.social @azkaarshad.bsky.social
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Congrats to Dr. Barth @fncastellano.bsky.social for earning the 2026 ACS PHYS Young Investigator Award in Physical Chemistry! Awardees will be honored at the PHYS Division Awards Ceremony in Chicago and will present their work at the ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting. Stay tuned! #chempack
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 05/05/2026
This new approach opens the door to making a wide range of photosynthetic tetrapyrroles and exploring their function ‘in a way that’s not been possible previously’. www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-t...
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First total synthesis of macrocycle with four stereocentres at the heart of bacterial photosynthesis
Technically daunting synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll a finally reaches completion
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Cuprocene is the first neutral, stable copper metallocene, created by a team led by William J. Evans, an organometallic chemist at the University of California, Irvine. cen.acs.org/synthesis/cu... #chemsky 🧪
Copper finally joins the metallocene club
More than 70 years after ferrocene’s discovery, cuprocene fills a long-standing gap in the sandwich menu

by Mark Peplow, special to C&EN
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Beckman Foundation @beckman-foundation.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our very good friend Harry Gray, PhD, from all of us at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation!
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Leticia González @letigonzalez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Looking forward to visit a Rennes!
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
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AIP Publishing @aip-publishing.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemical Physics Reviews are proud sponsors of the #ACSFall2025 PHYS Division poster session! Stop by Hall C (Walter E. Washington Convention Center) TONIGHT starting at 6PM EST where you'll find our editors checking out the great work! aippub.org/4lEvM2p
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Michelle Francl @michellefrancl.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Bryn Mawr College is looking for an analytical chemist! #chemsky www.brynmawr.edu/inside/acade...
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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AIP Publishing @aip-publishing.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
We’re proud to sponsor the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry! Connect with Chemical Physics Reviews Editor-in-Chief Phil Castellano and Associate Editors Ferdinand Grozema and Amanda Morris at this year’s event. Learn more: aippub.org/41a56yZ Visit CPR: aippub.org/3ycnQTe
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Castellano Research Group @castellanogroup.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
⚡️Check out “Characterizing Ultrafast Intersystem Crossing Pathways in Molecular Pt Dimers Using Time-Resolved Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering” a recent publication featuring work from our member Sarah Kromer. Read more here: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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Castellano Research Group @castellanogroup.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Check out “A Rhenium Bis- tetramethylphenanthroline Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to Formate”. By our group members Dr. Reem Alameh, Dr. Sarah Arteta, Dr. Nicolas Durand, and Dr. Hala Atallah Great work everyone! Read more here: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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A Rhenium Bis- tetramethylphenanthroline Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to Formate
Catalytic CO2 reduction reactions featuring high selectivity toward formate are relatively rare. In some homogeneous molecular CO2-reducing electrocatalysis, using triethylamine (TEA) and isopropanol ...
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
#facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs 🧪⚗️
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AIP Publishing @aip-publishing.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
We are proud to share that Prof. Chennupati Jagadish, EIC of Applied Physics Reviews, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society—honoring his pioneering work in physics and nanotechnology. 👏 Learn more aippub.org/4jJoucK aippub.org/3FwLb65
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Katja Heinze's research group University of Mainz @labheinze.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Long-lived #excited states with non-precious transition metals? Check Alexandra’s paper on a polypyridine #vanadium complex. #luminescence and #photocatalysis in #water published in @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c04471 #ChemSky
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A Near-Infrared-II Luminescent and Photoactive Vanadium(II) Complex with a 760 ns Excited State Lifetime
Ruthenium and iridium are key components in the most important applications of photoactive complexes, namely, light-emitting devices, photocatalysis, bioimaging, biosensing, and photodynamic therapy. ...
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Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas. Please share ! Deadline 24-June www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 29/05/2025
We are delighted to announce that Professor Christopher Chang @christhechang.bsky.social has won the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship! rsc.li/chemsci-lectu... Chris will deliver his Lectureship at the 2025 #ChemSciSymposium on 18-19 November in London, UK: rsc.li/chemscisymp2025 #ChemSky #🧪
Promotional graphic with photo of Chris, his name and affiliation (Princeton University) and the phrase 'Meet the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship winner'
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Castellano Research Group @castellanogroup.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Austin Pyrch for the successful defense of his Thesis “Probing 1st Row Transition Metal Complexes for Radical Generation and Photoredox Applications”
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Leticia González @letigonzalez.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🔗 Learn more / docs: sharc-md.org 📄 Full changelog: sharc-md.org?page_id=1454... 📥 Download: github.com/sharc-md/sha... #SHARC #CompChem #MolecularDynamics #MachineLearning #QM_MM #OpenSourceScience
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SHARC4.0 | Surface Hopping including Arbitrary Couplings created by the González group
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Exciting news! @fncastellano.bsky.social has received the university’s top honor for research and mentorship and has been inducted into the Research Leadership Academy. Congratulations, Prof. Castellano! 🌟 #chempack chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu/2025/05/07/f...
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Four Faculty Members Win the 2025 Outstanding Research Award
Felix N. Castellano was one of the four faculty who won the 2025 Outstanding Research Award. The four award winners will be inducted into the Research Leadership Academy.
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Dmitry Baranov @bardmital.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Platinum story is so memorable; great time capsule: youtu.be/Si7bjzkD-Fs?...
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Voices of Inorganic Chemistry - Harry B. Gray
YouTube video by American Chemical Society
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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
UVic Chemistry is hiring. We're looking for an Assistant Professor in experimental chemistry, particularly in one of the areas of physical and/or inorganic chemistry. More details in the ad below. Great department & part of the world to live! #facultychemjobs www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
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CHEM 270-151 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 04/04/2025
Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page Project 2025. Nature examines science-related policies from Project 2025 that have already come to pass, and which ones might be on the horizon. 🧪
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How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science
Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page blueprint. Nature read it so you don’t have to.
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
We're thrilled to announce that Postdoc Alexandra Barth from the Castellano Research Group has been selected for the prestigious Chemical Abstracts Service Future Leaders program! 🤩 #chempack @fncastellano.bsky.social @ncstate.bsky.social chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu/2025/04/02/b...
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Barth, 2025 CAS Future Leaders Program Awardee
Dr. Alexandra Barth, postdoctoral scholar, has been selected for the CAS Future Leaders program.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 01/04/2025
Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin. Vote Susan Crawford today.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect. Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
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AIP Publishing @aip-publishing.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
📢 Join the Biophysics Reviews editorial team as Editor-in-Chief! Apply by 4/30/25 ⏰ Learn more 👇 aippub.org/4laL9kg
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RSC Photophysics & Photochemistry Group @rsc-photochem.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Less than a week to go! Submission for the @rsc-photochem.bsky.social Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Researcher Lectureship closes at 5 pm on Monday.
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
There’s strength in the #Wolfpack, and I’m calling on #chempack to join me in #GivingPack to dayofgiving.ncsu.edu/campaigns/ch... on @ncstate.bsky.social Day of Giving. @ncstatechem.bsky.social
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Frances Arnold @francesarnold.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
My @acs.org Priestley award address can be found here fhalab.caltech.edu/wp-content/u...
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Department of Chemistry at NC State University @ncstatechem.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🥳🤩 Get ready to support @ncstatechem.bsky.social tomorrow during the #GivingPack #chempack at the 2025 Day of Giving! dayofgiving.ncsu.edu/campaigns/ch...
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Join Chemistry Department Enhancement Fund on March 26 for NC State Day of Giving.
Passion inspired, donor fueled at Chemistry Department Enhancement Fund.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in DenverZoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/03/2025
After the most disastrous first month of any President in history, Trump will do everything he can to distract you tonight. He will try to convince you that culture war issues are important. None of these things lower gas prices, improve job numbers, or put food on the table. Don't take the bait.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 03/03/2025
Atlanta Fed forecasts a -2.8% GDP growth for this quarter. 4 weeks ago it was +3.9%. Trump owns this. bit.ly/3Ddsxim
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Atlanta Fed model forecasts nearly -3% GDP growth in first quarter of this year
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model updated on Monday.
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Olexandr Isayev 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 @olexandr.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Stand with UKRAINE! #standWithUkraine
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Leticia Madureira @leticia-madureira.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Great time speaking to @fncastellano.bsky.social in his visit to @cmuchemistry.bsky.social. Thank you so much for the great talk!
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RSC Photophysics & Photochemistry Group @rsc-photochem.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Save the date for our early career meeting at the 26 - 27 June 2025 at Imperial College London: www.rsc.org/events/detai...
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Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2025
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 19/02/2025
The global online poster conference #RSCposter run by @rsc.org is hitting its 10-year anniversary! It saw record participation last year after moving from Twitter (X) to LinkedIn. www.chemistryworld.com/news/online-...
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Online chemistry poster conference continues to grow as it hits 10th anniversary
Royal Society of Chemistry's virtual event aims to surpass poster numbers from previous years
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Herman Wong @hermanywong.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
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Johns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH funds
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11/02/2025
“We have this unelected, fourth, unconstitutional branch of government, which is the bureaucracy…This is not something that people want, and it does not match the will of the People." - unelected billionaire bureaucrat Elon Musk
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
#CouplonMusk paid about $250m to help Trump win the White House. He is getting access to the personal information of 334.9m Americans. And allegedly storing it on private servers. That is less than $1 per person. To sell America out. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
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Ken Itami @kenitami.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Hello! Just created an account on Bluesky. A chemist believing the power of molecules. Synthetic chemistry, molecular nanocarbon science, catalysis, and chemical biology. Be unique, go crazy, be happy!
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