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Agree. It's a bummer, though.

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They could read a llm-generated script for analysis of the assignment

I like this idea of doing a real world problem. I have them do multi-spec unknowns but it's not got a story. I've got a year to think about changes.

About 5 years ago I was in a faculty meeting and a humanities professor was so upset that llms could write ok essays. They were despairing how to make meaningful assignments. I remember thinking thanks goodness llms couldn't do chemistry, yet. Our time would come. I guess it's now!

Not allowed to do anything synchronous since students can be worldwide. The problem is that if they want to cheat, they can.

I like the idea of critiquing the gen-AI solution, but couldn't they just feed that back into gen-AI again? I don't want to encourage use of gen-AI at all.

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I also had some students this summer turn in great work. One had notes written on the DEPT like "no CH3! Is there a ring?" Which made me smile because they GOT it. The other students who used llm won't ever understand the satisfaction from solving it yourself, I suppose.

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I did some googling and found that there are multiple machine learning models developed to solve unknown structures from spectroscopy, which seems great for research. But if you don't know first principles how can you verify the output of the ai? How do I convince (grad) students this is important?

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I only noticed on the last assignment when some students described peaks that weren't there in the spectra they were given. This kind of hallucination screams llm to me.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So I was teaching an online, asynchronous (shudder, I know) grad course on spectroscopy this summer. I'm pretty sure some students used llm to solve their problem sets. It's against my syllabus policy obviously, but what can I practically do in future? #chemsky #chemchat

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I'd wear that button proudly

Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

*Chemistry Hash tag I got promoted to full prof this year Hash tag sent from my iPhone Hash tag jk I have an android but also a typo problem

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I mean that was an exercise in my Chemistty Communication class in roughly 2004. We walked the stacks. Then did it online! But after that, Scifinder for life until I worked somewhere without it.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Dropped your flask in the rotovap bath

Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Love the author pic! So excited for the book 🥳

Debbie Gale Mitchell @heydebigale.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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Entering my author era!! Y'all !! My book is on goodreads! You can add it to your TBR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... I just submitted an application to "claim my goodreads author profile" so that feels very official! I also changed my profile pic to my author photo so that’s exciting!

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Brendan @chemscrapes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Something new for The ChemScrapes Shop 🙃 #chemsky #chemchat thechemscrapesshop.etsy.com/listing/4365...

A white mug with a blue handle and a picture of a round bottom flask. It looks like it’s twerking. The text on the mug says - shake that big round bottom

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I love that! I wish English were a more specific language

Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Same! I can't have anything pressing on my stomach so I need the low rise. I'm happy they are back. Gotta stock up.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Usually it's a lighter version of the BS, less overall chem classes, less math, more room for electives. Can be an option for pre-whatevers so they can take other courses.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Looks like they are getting rid of the BA but keeping the BS.

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Oh yeah absolutely we would buy coffee and donuts for the committee! We worried they would be sleepy or hangry so it was a must. (One committee member did sleep through my 3rd year review when it wasn't tradition to provide the refreshments)

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Organic chemists make the best beat poets

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I want this on my tombstone

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Join is on 11 June for the 8th Symposium on Applied Synthesis @ Conn College with co-sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, BMS, & Vertex w/ the CT Valley ACS @sarponggroup.bsky.social & Marvin Parasram with industry & student presentations - posters and networking too! #ChemSky Reg link in replies

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Dr. Z @skzingales.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. Starts with the 5th Season.