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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Post-pizza hike up PKOLS for a sunset(?) group photo followed by s’mores in the backyard

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Congratulations to Nick Roberts, who successfully defended his MSc on Wednesday. Thanks to Bosco Yu for external duties and Irina Paci for serving on the committee. Nick is now back in Halifax and exercising his 3D design & printing skills in his new job (so double congratulations are in order!)

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Congratulations to now-Dr Charlie Killeen, who successfully defended his PhD on Monday. Many thanks to Professor Jolene Reid (UBC), for visiting (and delivering a great seminar) to perform external examiner duties, and committee members Jeremy Wulff and Dave Goodlett

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Our paper on PFAS degradation (doi.org/10.1039/D4VA...) on the cover of Environmental Science Advances with Dr Sapan Thind, Bobby Ryane, John Hayden, @chagunda.bsky.social, Dr Mathias Paul More to come on this topic soon...

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Group dinner at #CSC2025 - @gilianthomas.bsky.social joined Jack, Peter & I (and the @hoflab.bsky.social) before the Inorganic mixer

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Jack’s cage art won 3rd prize in the ChemiSTEAM event at #CSC2025 👍

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

What better to do on the morning of #CSC2025 than explore some Ottawa trails with @leitchlab.bsky.social, @nelsonyslam.bsky.social and @hoflab.bsky.social ?

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Having a blast at #STLHE2025, here post-presentation with Pamini, Ann & Sean from my 2022 3MNTF cohort. Great feedback on our new tool, too 👍 which is now available at reflectiveteaching.ca

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Fun visit from Andy @wellerchemyork.bsky.social these last few days - in addition to collecting some high quality data on aminoborane polymers on Friday (thanks @c-killeen.bsky.social), we were treated to a talk today and got in a cycle ride Saturday (the locally-famous 3 ferry loop)

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

3 Saanich summits on Saturday

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Congratulations to newly minted PhD Dr Stuart Smith, who passed his viva this morning remotely the day before flying back to the UK. It’s been great to have you here Stuart, best of luck on the postdoc!

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Stuart Smith (visiting PhD student) and I caught up with Lars Yunker (ex-PhD student) this evening at an Esquimalt pub

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Our latest preprint (led by Jack) involves burying the alkaline earth metals in mausolate ligands. Ba2+ has a very similar ionic radius to Ra2+, so these results of relevance to radiotherapy/imaging doi.org/10.26434/che...

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Welcome to visiting graduate student Stuart Smith, here with us for a couple of months from the University of York (UK). Great to have you with us, Stuart!

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The 13 municipalities of the #YYJ #CRD can be visited in one long (120 km) ride, mostly on trails

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Classic demo from Charlie @c-killeen.bsky.social showing why getting fuming nitric acid on nitrile gloves is not recommended

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Very proud of my friend & colleague Dennis Hore who (with Bruce Wallace) was presented with the CUFA Academic of the Year award last night for their drug-checking work. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Congratulations to Dr Ian @chagunda.bsky.social, who successfully defended his PhD today. Fantastic job Ian (12 published papers from his time at UVic!). Many thanks to external Jason @profhein.bsky.social and internals Dave @leitchlab.bsky.social and Al Boraston

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Our latest is out in @envsci.rsc.org Advances, where Dr Sapan Thind, Bobby Ryane, John Hayden, Ian @chagunda.bsky.social and Dr Mathias Paul show how PFAS can be photocatalytically broken down with the assistance of an applied voltage. Thanks for the hard work on this, team! doi.org/10.1039/D4VA...

Graphical abstract showing UV-illuminated water flowing over a nanostructured TiO2 surface, and photos of authors

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

My visit to NZ is (sadly) over. Was lucky enough to make a 1 day ride of the #TimberTrail while here, an epic 84 km mountain bike outing through primeval forest of the central North Island. Tough but very rewarding

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Dr Trevor Mathieson & I visited our PhD supervisor Professor Brian Nicholson today. Always great to catch up

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Last night at #ICOSSE25 - delightful dinner with UofA faculty @rosalynfalconer.bsky.social and Erin Leitao, and fellow sabbatical-er Heather Buckley

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Gotta ❤️ the structure of 💎

3D printed model of the diamond lattice, viewed in a heart orientation

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

maybe "a chelating ligand"?

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

how about "a sodium chloride lattice"? 3/n

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Or "a dz2 atomic orbital"? 2/n

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Ooh, buildplate.ai has a prototype text-to-stl AI engine! Sounds like a great way of making 3D models for classroom use. How about "a carbon dioxide molecule"? #chemsky 1/n

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Sunday evening board games with the crew

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The vast majority of our SOPs are in video format on the McIndoeGroup YouTube channel, but occasionally we make conventional ones. Here Charlie @c-killeen.bsky.social describes how we activate molecular sieve for very dry solvent (time is the other ingredient!): web.uvic.ca/~mcindoe/Mol...

Schlenk flask containing molecular sieve

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Sun on snow makes for a nice walk around campus

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Excellent work here from Charlie Killeen, who was convinced to make ESIMes (charge-tagged NHC ligand) when I told him it was probably too hard and there was lower-hanging fruit to be had. Now available in @daltontrans.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1039/D4DT...

A spacey depiction of an illuminated NHC ligand

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Phone really struggled to pick it out, but clear by eye and neatly signalled by the lenticular clouds

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Another perfect January day for a ride along all the waterfront we could find. Clear enough to see Mt Rainier

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Perfect January day for a ride to East Sooke park along the Goose

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Great to catch up with alum Dr Anuj Joshi (PhD ‘20) & Dr Sapan Thind for coffee today.

Drs Thind, Joshi & McIndoe outside in the UVic quad

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

A hint of sun for a ride up a couple of local hills

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Lovely day yesterday for a coastal loop around the city, including the island’s easternmost point

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Group holiday party last night, featuring chemistry-influenced cocktails, a long but entertaining knockout tournament to determine gift exchange order, and a guest list that included the @nelsonyslam.bsky.social team. Always a fun evening!

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Lab cleanup day always throws up a few things that have been sitting around for a little past their best before date

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Always great to see the team crushing it come awards time at UVic Chemistry - congratulations to Charlie, Jack, Ian, Harrison & Nick and many thanks to the generosity of the donors!

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Decembeer is underway with this bohemian style offering… looking forward to a month of fine craft beer with @jaytcullen.bsky.social @leitchlab.bsky.social and @rjfradette.bsky.social

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Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/01/2024

First ride of the year took in a 50 km sampling of the local trails plus lunch at Refuge tap room with eldest & HB

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