Adrian A. Lorenzana
@adrianlorenzana.ca
ChemE PhD from UMass interested in polymer architecture, mechanochemistry, and vitrimers
Postdoc in the Chitnis lab
Latino, he/him/él
Website: https://adrianlorenzana.ca
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6517-6897
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Postdoc in the Chitnis lab
Latino, he/him/él
Website: https://adrianlorenzana.ca
ORCiD: 0000-0002-6517-6897
🇨🇦🇺🇸🇭🇳
Pinned
Allo! Time for a new #introduction.
I’m a latino and doctor of chemical engineering. I study polymer mechanochemistry and bottlebrushes, and want to get a bit into exploring vitrimers and the catalysis involved. I *love* synthesis. I have more hobbies than any person should.
I’m a latino and doctor of chemical engineering. I study polymer mechanochemistry and bottlebrushes, and want to get a bit into exploring vitrimers and the catalysis involved. I *love* synthesis. I have more hobbies than any person should.
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Another reason why we need powerful women in academia. Women who fight these guys and, equally importantly, protect the next generation. Always, always make things better for them
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Another reason why we need powerful women in academia. Women who fight these guys and, equally importantly, protect the next generation. Always, always make things better for them
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"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
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Cork version 1.7.0 is out.
This update includes a massive, never-before-seen feature in adopting apps that have been installed outside of Homebrew
See open.substack.com/pub/corkapp/...
corkmac.app
#swift #swiftUI #macOS #opensource #buildinpublic #macdev #homebrew #CorkApp
This update includes a massive, never-before-seen feature in adopting apps that have been installed outside of Homebrew
See open.substack.com/pub/corkapp/...
corkmac.app
#swift #swiftUI #macOS #opensource #buildinpublic #macdev #homebrew #CorkApp
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Cork version 1.7.0 is out.
This update includes a massive, never-before-seen feature in adopting apps that have been installed outside of Homebrew
See open.substack.com/pub/corkapp/...
corkmac.app
#swift #swiftUI #macOS #opensource #buildinpublic #macdev #homebrew #CorkApp
This update includes a massive, never-before-seen feature in adopting apps that have been installed outside of Homebrew
See open.substack.com/pub/corkapp/...
corkmac.app
#swift #swiftUI #macOS #opensource #buildinpublic #macdev #homebrew #CorkApp
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DIY autism and linux is a fucking terrible combination bro i could’ve just downloaded some shitty set of dotfiles and called it a day but nooooooo my brain just hadddd to say “i can do this better than everyone else!”
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
DIY autism and linux is a fucking terrible combination bro i could’ve just downloaded some shitty set of dotfiles and called it a day but nooooooo my brain just hadddd to say “i can do this better than everyone else!”
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November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The systematic exploration of underwater caves in Quintana Roo began in Tulum in the mid-1980s. Several diving teams started exploring the region’s cenotes and discovered extensive passages that expanded as they connected their records.
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sites.northwestern.edu/monroyrios/2...
#caves #karst
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sites.northwestern.edu/monroyrios/2...
#caves #karst
Along the routes of the “Tren Maya”
Leer en Español One of the distinctive features of the northern Yucatán Peninsula is its relatively flat topography, devoid of valleys or mountains, with elevations barely exceeding 30 meters. The …
sites.northwestern.edu
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The systematic exploration of underwater caves in Quintana Roo began in Tulum in the mid-1980s. Several diving teams started exploring the region’s cenotes and discovered extensive passages that expanded as they connected their records.
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sites.northwestern.edu/monroyrios/2...
#caves #karst
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sites.northwestern.edu/monroyrios/2...
#caves #karst
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MODS, MODS!
take a moment, close your eyes, inhale deeply, exhale, and then imagine hearing "livvy" in RFK jr's voice
what the actual fuck
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
MODS, MODS!
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as somebody also born in Michigan with a chemistry degree from a PUI, I have to say I’m disappointed.
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
as somebody also born in Michigan with a chemistry degree from a PUI, I have to say I’m disappointed.
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what
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
what
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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This week #Primer is on frontal #polymerization, a self-sustaining, energy-efficient method for polymerization! This technique is used in radical-induced cationic frontal polymerization and frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Check it out here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Frontal polymerization for rapid low-energy synthesis - Nature Reviews Methods Primers
Frontal polymerization is a self-sustaining, energy-efficient technique for rapidly converting monomers into polymers. This Primer explores frontal polymerization mechanisms, experimental set-up, appl...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This week #Primer is on frontal #polymerization, a self-sustaining, energy-efficient method for polymerization! This technique is used in radical-induced cationic frontal polymerization and frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Check it out here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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There’s a lot of historically and culturally significant stuff captured on audio (and video) tape. But tapes are mass-market items that weren’t made with long-term archiving in mind.
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
How preservation scientists are using chemistry to save sounds of the past
Preservation scientists are using polymer chemistry to help prevent old audio and video tapes from degrading beyond recognition
cen.acs.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There’s a lot of historically and culturally significant stuff captured on audio (and video) tape. But tapes are mass-market items that weren’t made with long-term archiving in mind.
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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What’s the saying?
“Dance like no one’s watching; email like it’s being read aloud at your deposition.”
“Dance like no one’s watching; email like it’s being read aloud at your deposition.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What’s the saying?
“Dance like no one’s watching; email like it’s being read aloud at your deposition.”
“Dance like no one’s watching; email like it’s being read aloud at your deposition.”
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steam machine de la abuela
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
steam machine de la abuela
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Has anyone in project zomboid b42 built a tower of babel yet?
A massive 28+ story building made from scratch, *with* high zombie pop.
Imagine this done on Rat Race settings, in the center of Louisville.
A massive 28+ story building made from scratch, *with* high zombie pop.
Imagine this done on Rat Race settings, in the center of Louisville.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Has anyone in project zomboid b42 built a tower of babel yet?
A massive 28+ story building made from scratch, *with* high zombie pop.
Imagine this done on Rat Race settings, in the center of Louisville.
A massive 28+ story building made from scratch, *with* high zombie pop.
Imagine this done on Rat Race settings, in the center of Louisville.
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thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
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I’m at the Epstein Files
I’m at the Russiagate
I’m at the combination Epstein Files Russiagate
I’m at the Russiagate
I’m at the combination Epstein Files Russiagate
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m at the Epstein Files
I’m at the Russiagate
I’m at the combination Epstein Files Russiagate
I’m at the Russiagate
I’m at the combination Epstein Files Russiagate
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Within the part of the menswear industry that I operate in, Roopa Knitting Mills is widely regarded as one of the best hoodie manufacturers. Founded in 1991 by an Indian immigrant named Nat Thakkar, they do every production step after yarn spinning in Ontario, Canada.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Within the part of the menswear industry that I operate in, Roopa Knitting Mills is widely regarded as one of the best hoodie manufacturers. Founded in 1991 by an Indian immigrant named Nat Thakkar, they do every production step after yarn spinning in Ontario, Canada.
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Since we’re on the topic of tearing down buildings, I got the author copies of my book (!!). Real in the world December 2
TL;DR: Detroiters have a lot to teach us about how material conditions reproduce white supremacy w/o racist people and policies. Tearing things down isn’t a clean slate
TL;DR: Detroiters have a lot to teach us about how material conditions reproduce white supremacy w/o racist people and policies. Tearing things down isn’t a clean slate
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Since we’re on the topic of tearing down buildings, I got the author copies of my book (!!). Real in the world December 2
TL;DR: Detroiters have a lot to teach us about how material conditions reproduce white supremacy w/o racist people and policies. Tearing things down isn’t a clean slate
TL;DR: Detroiters have a lot to teach us about how material conditions reproduce white supremacy w/o racist people and policies. Tearing things down isn’t a clean slate
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Yay Mita! Congratulations to this graduate of my department and all-round terrific person!
The Keith Laidler Award recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to physical chemistry, for research carried out in Canada, by a scientist residing in Canada. Congratulations to Dr. Mita Dasog of Dalhousie University on being the recipient of this award. buff.ly/VxUTgGe
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yay Mita! Congratulations to this graduate of my department and all-round terrific person!
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“Senate Democrats may think they are fighting to position themselves for crossover votes in the midterm elections, but they are actually in a battle for self-government itself — for democratic freedom and the rule of law.”
Another great @jamellebouie.net piece on the failure of Democratic congressional leadership: Democratic voters "want Grants, not McClellans."
I agree, and would also like some Shermans, Sheridans, and Chamberlains, as well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
I agree, and would also like some Shermans, Sheridans, and Chamberlains, as well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Senate Democrats may think they are fighting to position themselves for crossover votes in the midterm elections, but they are actually in a battle for self-government itself — for democratic freedom and the rule of law.”