Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026best guess is 1,3,4,5,6,7-hexamethyl-2-(3-methylpentan-2-yl)octahydro-1H-indene 220
Reposted by Scott McIndoeJay T. Cullen @handle.invalid · 02/12/2025First beer of #Decembeer from the cALEndar. Ouest is is a West Coast IPA 7.0% ABV with Simcoe and Amarillo hops from @ilesauvagebrewing.bsky.social here in Victoria. @mcindoe.bsky.social @leitchlab.bsky.social we are are off to a strong and very tasty start 142
Reposted by Scott McIndoePeter Williams @peterjhw07.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Want an easier and faster way to collect calibration curves? Check out our pre-print describing a modernized continuous calibration method, facilitated by an open-access web application: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr.... We even measure molar absorption coefficients and pKas from single experiments!chemrxiv.orgFaster, Simpler, and More Precise Calibration Curves: Expanding the Scope of Continuous CalibrationAccurate calibration curves are essential for quantitative analysis but are often neglected due to their time, cost, and labour demands. Traditional calibration involves measuring solutions of known c... 032
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Post-pizza hike up PKOLS for a sunset(?) group photo followed by s’mores in the backyard 060
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Congratulations 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!) 020
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Congratulations 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 0122
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Our 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... 040
Reposted by Scott McIndoeIan C. Chagunda, PhD @chagunda.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Excited to begin my NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Ruhr University Bochum, working with Prof. @viktoriagessner.bsky.social! I'll be exploring structure–activity relationships of YPhos ligands to advance their use in challenging catalytic transformations. Thrilled to join such a fantastic team!🧪 2101
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Group dinner at #CSC2025 - @gilianthomas.bsky.social joined Jack, Peter & I (and the @hoflab.bsky.social) before the Inorganic mixer 0161
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Jack’s cage art won 3rd prize in the ChemiSTEAM event at #CSC2025 👍 030
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2025What better to do on the morning of #CSC2025 than explore some Ottawa trails with @leitchlab.bsky.social, @nelsonyslam.bsky.social and @hoflab.bsky.social ? 0184
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Having 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 010
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Fun 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) 030
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Congratulations 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! 050
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Stuart Smith (visiting PhD student) and I caught up with Lars Yunker (ex-PhD student) this evening at an Esquimalt pub 010
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Our 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... 020
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Welcome 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! 000
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025The 13 municipalities of the #YYJ #CRD can be visited in one long (120 km) ride, mostly on trails 0132
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Classic demo from Charlie @c-killeen.bsky.social showing why getting fuming nitric acid on nitrile gloves is not recommended 2175
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Very 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! 🎉🎉🎉 030
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Check out Ian @chagunda.bsky.social's interview on the "Beyond the Jargon" podcast, where he talks about his (recently successfully defended) PhD research. Very accessible chat about a rather intricate topic! open.spotify.com/episode/5L4s...open.spotify.comCatalyst Chemistry with Ian ChagundaBeyond the Jargon · Episode 055
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Congratulations 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 0231
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Congratulations Dave! @leitchlab.bsky.social Fantastic & well-deserved recognition news.uvic.ca/2025/killam-...news.uvic.caDavid Leitch wins Killam Fellowship - UVic NewsDavid Leitch wins the 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship for research in chemistry for better health care and environmental sustainability. 0111
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 10/04/2025UVic 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...uvic.caCHEM 270-151 - Faculty & staff - University of VictoriaInspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact. 11213
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Our 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... 071
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 30/03/2025All the above! Trail was also pretty rough and very isolated so you need to be well prepared with gear 010
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 29/03/2025My 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 7707
Reposted by Scott McIndoeIan C. Chagunda, PhD @chagunda.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Our work investigating Pd-precatalyst activation mechanisms is featured as a front cover in @pubs.acs.org Organometallics. It was a fantastic experience designing and exploring his work in a creative way! ➡️ pubs.acs.org/toc/orgnd7/4... #MyACSCover @mcindoe.bsky.social @leitchlab.bsky.social 1114
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Dr Trevor Mathieson & I visited our PhD supervisor Professor Brian Nicholson today. Always great to catch up 060
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Last night at #ICOSSE25 - delightful dinner with UofA faculty @rosalynfalconer.bsky.social and Erin Leitao, and fellow sabbatical-er Heather Buckley 050
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Well done Tia! Very interesting committee to serve on 020
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025In all seriousness, this could make a fun classroom exercise and I'm looking forward to seeing how tools like this evolve 5/5 110
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Ooh, 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 270
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The 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... 0172
Scott McIndoe @mcindoe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Excellent 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... 0122