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Kevin Welch

@kwelchem.bsky.social
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Inorganic/organometallic chemist turned teacher. Associate Professor, General Faculty at the University of Virginia.

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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you make it ten years in the chemistry department, apparently you get a really cool Lego version of you (although it's been at least five years since I've actually worn a lab coat)
A UVA Chemistry Department logo (an orange block V with the blue word CHEMISTRY running through it) next to a Lego block creation of a scientist in a lab coat holding a beaker
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
A little past peak autumn colors here but if you like fall foliage and teaching biochemistry, check out the position below.
The University of Virginia Rotunda, with the UVA Lawn and trees with autumn foliage.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Do you enjoy teaching biochemistry? The University of Virginia Department of Chemistry is hiring a teaching-track assistant professor to teach lecture and/or laboratory biochemistry courses. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs More details in the link below: apply.interfolio.com/175929
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Me playing soccer in the yard after exactly 2.5 hard seltzers
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Sarah Milov @allofmilov.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
What in the hell is happening at UVA
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CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @cbs19news.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Run Hide Fight alert issued for an armed attacker on Grounds. Suspect believed to have a knife. www.cbs19news.com/news/uva-ale...
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UVA Alert: Armed attacker reported on Grounds
The University of Virginia Department of Emergency Management says there is an active attacker armed with a knife on Grounds.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
So at around 9:20 this morning, I was in my classroom preparing for class – getting my slides ready and setting up the recording – and my phone buzzed. We were told to shelter in place.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
On lockdown. We're on the second movie.
A movie projected on a screen in a lecture hall. The scene is of a man in a colonial wig standing in front of a window with a tropical island view outside.
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29News - Charlottesville @29news.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
UVA ALERT LATEST: Academic classes at UVA are canceled until further notice. Continue to shelter in place where you are.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I had class at 8:30 on Wednesday morning. It led to a good photo op at least.
The Lawn at the University of Virginia, covered in snow, looking towards the Rotunda.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
I guess teaching a class that ends at 7:45 in the evening has its perks.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
We've had over a week of significant rain, public K-12 schools have been closed since Friday, and last week we had power outages, trees down, and area roads flooded. Today, as the rains finally end, we finally got an email from the university about inclement weather. Seems timely.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Students seem excited to pay money to hit me in the face with a pie is what I learned today.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
I walked into my classroom this morning and these two lists of names were written in the whiteboards. My class could not determine what the prompts were for these except the second name is a TV character.
A whiteboard with the names Diddy, Stewey Griffin, Helen Keller, Pope Francis, and John Locke written on it.A whiteboard with the names Margaret Thatcher, Young Sheldon, Mom, Ted Bundy, and Jojo Siwa written on it.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 05/07/2024
Using A.I. in Google search results seems to be going great. Yes, many people are asking what is UvA school?
The "People also ask" section of a google search results that has the questions "Will the UvA [sic] have graduation in 2024?", "How many weeks are in a semester at UvA [sic]?", and "What is UvA [sic] school?"
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
I have never wanted to be part of a biology research lab before, but this whiteboard has my interest piqued.
A whiteboard that says, among other stuff:
"To do list: 
Beat Russia [in large letters]
- nano-mosquitos
- metallic hydrogen
- (flying) micro bears
- malaria infused gummy bears
    · genetically modify p.f. to survive digestion & be targeted to liver
- malaria sunscreen
- malaria beer
- Don't stuff to the stuff (sometimes)
- Malaria conference in pajamas ONLY"
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 15/02/2024
There's a friend visiting the Chemistry Department today! Stop by and say hi. (He's very friendly. Maybe just a bit camera shy.)
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
Happy 2024. It is my resolution to not forget about this app.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Is 34 °F too cold to work outside this morning? I'm going to find out.
View from the 4th floor terrace of the Physical and Life Sciences building at UVA showing part of the football stadium, trees with many fall colors, and the mountains in the background.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
Collected some leaves from the yard with the youngest kid today. Not a bad haul.
A collection of autumn leaves on a wooden surface. The leaves include various shapes and colors that include green, yellow, orange, red, brown, and mixes of different colors.
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Kevin Welch @kwelchem.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Nice day for a soccer match.
A youth soccer game being played on a high school American football field under a blue sky with some white, fluffy clouds.
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