Ashley Ringer McDonald
@aringermcdonald.bsky.social
Computational chemist, Professor, Cal Poly SLO. MolSSI Board of Directors. Past Chair ACS COMP.
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Come join us in Pittsburgh this summer #chemsky - see why we've gotten great reviews from past REU students
Have questions? Ask away...
Have questions? Ask away...
2026 PITT CHEM REU application are CLOSING SOON! Application close on February 6th, 2026. Find the link to our application through our NEW website > zurl.co/REU
February 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Come join us in Pittsburgh this summer #chemsky - see why we've gotten great reviews from past REU students
Have questions? Ask away...
Have questions? Ask away...
Applications are now open for the 2026 MolSSI ACT-CMS Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship supports faculty in molecular science disciplines who are developing curriculum to integrate cyberinfrastructure skills in the undergrad curriculum. Info session on Jan 30. More info: act-cms.molssi.org#/home
MolSSI ACT-CMS
act-cms.molssi.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Applications are now open for the 2026 MolSSI ACT-CMS Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship supports faculty in molecular science disciplines who are developing curriculum to integrate cyberinfrastructure skills in the undergrad curriculum. Info session on Jan 30. More info: act-cms.molssi.org#/home
Have any of you watched that show Chad Powers where a guy wears a disguise and pretends to be a college student so he can play football? Can I do that here? What would I need for an early career faculty member disguise anyway?
My awesome colleagues at Barnard Chemistry are look to recruit an Early-Career Faculty fellow in computational chemistry. This is a 2-year residential teaching and research fellowship. Please share broadly! #chemjobs
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barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Facult...
Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, Chemistry
If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position. Job: Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, Chemistry Barnard College seeks a full-time (ea...
barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Have any of you watched that show Chad Powers where a guy wears a disguise and pretends to be a college student so he can play football? Can I do that here? What would I need for an early career faculty member disguise anyway?
I don’t know that anyone in my network is a rattlesnake biologist, but I do know that my colleague @emilytaylorscience.com is awesome and does amazing work in conservation and education and if you DO happen to be an amazing rattlesnake biologist looking for a post-doc, you should definitely apply.
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘
I am recruiting a postdoc to join the lab in summer/fall 2026! This is a fully funded, 2-year position. Please share with your networks!
Application details: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Photo is of a rattlesnake I found on campus today (in Dec!)...
I am recruiting a postdoc to join the lab in summer/fall 2026! This is a fully funded, 2-year position. Please share with your networks!
Application details: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Photo is of a rattlesnake I found on campus today (in Dec!)...
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I don’t know that anyone in my network is a rattlesnake biologist, but I do know that my colleague @emilytaylorscience.com is awesome and does amazing work in conservation and education and if you DO happen to be an amazing rattlesnake biologist looking for a post-doc, you should definitely apply.
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For the December #Newscripts, @fmorningstar.bsky.social took a look at the chemistry of two pop culture moments from the past year: An explosive scene in 28 Years Later and the GBBO sugar dome disaster. Read more: cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
For the December #Newscripts, @fmorningstar.bsky.social took a look at the chemistry of two pop culture moments from the past year: An explosive scene in 28 Years Later and the GBBO sugar dome disaster. Read more: cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky 🧪
Is this article about me?!? Did they know about the plastic wrap failure on the GBBO sugar dome thanks to my posts?!?!? @fmorningstar.bsky.social I am available for comment!!
Looking for a fun read? For the December #Newscripts in @cenmag.bsky.social, Fionna Samuels (@fmorningstar.bsky.social) took a look at the chemistry of two pop culture moments from the past year: An exoplosive scene in 20 Years Later and the GBBO sugar dome disaster
cen.acs.org/education/sc...
cen.acs.org/education/sc...
Molecular moments in pop culture
Chemical quibbles with explosions and sugar domes
cen.acs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Is this article about me?!? Did they know about the plastic wrap failure on the GBBO sugar dome thanks to my posts?!?!? @fmorningstar.bsky.social I am available for comment!!
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Do you know outstanding undergraduate researchers who could use up to $1,000 in travel funding to present their work at the Spring @acs.org or @pittcon.bsky.social Meetings?
Please encourage them to apply for a Kolthoff award! Deadline is Jan. 12, 2026.
acsanalytical.org/undergraduat...
Please encourage them to apply for a Kolthoff award! Deadline is Jan. 12, 2026.
acsanalytical.org/undergraduat...
Awards for Undergraduate Students
Visit the post for more.
acsanalytical.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Do you know outstanding undergraduate researchers who could use up to $1,000 in travel funding to present their work at the Spring @acs.org or @pittcon.bsky.social Meetings?
Please encourage them to apply for a Kolthoff award! Deadline is Jan. 12, 2026.
acsanalytical.org/undergraduat...
Please encourage them to apply for a Kolthoff award! Deadline is Jan. 12, 2026.
acsanalytical.org/undergraduat...
Omg, this is the most Baltimore thing to do ever.
I’m howling.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Omg, this is the most Baltimore thing to do ever.
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Come be my colleague! We are hiring someone at the Asst. or Assoc. Prof. level to teach undergrad Physical Chemistry. The successful candidate is also encouraged to contribute their expertise to other new or existing courses at UIS.
@chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky
uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
@chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky
uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Chemistry
Summary:The
School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health (ISP)
in the College of Health, Science and Technology (CHST) at the
Un...
uis.csod.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Come be my colleague! We are hiring someone at the Asst. or Assoc. Prof. level to teach undergrad Physical Chemistry. The successful candidate is also encouraged to contribute their expertise to other new or existing courses at UIS.
@chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky
uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
@chemjobber.bsky.social #chemsky
uis.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
If anyone needs to know this, most plastic wrap in the US is made from polyethylene, but plastic wrap in Europe is made from PVC. This really matters if you are trying to make a decorative sugar dome for a cake after you saw them do it on a British baking show. #chemsky
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If anyone needs to know this, most plastic wrap in the US is made from polyethylene, but plastic wrap in Europe is made from PVC. This really matters if you are trying to make a decorative sugar dome for a cake after you saw them do it on a British baking show. #chemsky
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I received many requests to share materials from our undergraduate course “Machine Learning in Chemistry”
— here you go!
A preprint summarizing insights and lessons learned:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
A Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Gallery:
xuhuihuang.github.io/mlchem/html/...
— here you go!
A preprint summarizing insights and lessons learned:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
A Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Gallery:
xuhuihuang.github.io/mlchem/html/...
October 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I received many requests to share materials from our undergraduate course “Machine Learning in Chemistry”
— here you go!
A preprint summarizing insights and lessons learned:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
A Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Gallery:
xuhuihuang.github.io/mlchem/html/...
— here you go!
A preprint summarizing insights and lessons learned:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
A Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Gallery:
xuhuihuang.github.io/mlchem/html/...
Note to self: decrease shrimp consumption for awhile. (Also, this article is super interesting.)
after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports
Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.
www.consumerreports.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Note to self: decrease shrimp consumption for awhile. (Also, this article is super interesting.)
Undergraduate comp chemists! I know it’s a tough grad school climate right now, but here is someone great who is actively looking for 2-3 new students. Apply, apply, apply!!!
We are looking for 2-3 prospective graduate students to join our group starting the Fall 2026 term. Main projects include method development for ML, MD, drug design, and QM.
Please, apply through: lnkd.in/gnM_wC_H
Please, apply through: lnkd.in/gnM_wC_H
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Undergraduate comp chemists! I know it’s a tough grad school climate right now, but here is someone great who is actively looking for 2-3 new students. Apply, apply, apply!!!
Be my colleague! Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is hiring two tenure-track positions for Fall 2026, chemical education and coatings technology.
Chen Ed: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Coatings: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Chen Ed: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Coatings: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Cal Poly - Details - Tenure Track Position - Chemistry
jobs.calpoly.edu
September 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Be my colleague! Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is hiring two tenure-track positions for Fall 2026, chemical education and coatings technology.
Chen Ed: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Coatings: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Chen Ed: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Coatings: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Super interesting paper about students’ use of generative AI. They categorize four distinct type of AI use and discuss which types lead to productive use by students. (Not my paper, I just found it super interesting.) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Real Intelligence: Self-Scaffolding Computational Modeling with Generative AI in Chemistry
Chemistry education researchers have, for many years, explored different ways of learning chemistry through modeling and open-ended problem-solving. With the emergence of generative artificial intelli...
pubs.acs.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Super interesting paper about students’ use of generative AI. They categorize four distinct type of AI use and discuss which types lead to productive use by students. (Not my paper, I just found it super interesting.) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Interested in chemistry grad school? Come check out the UMBC Chemistry Grad Open House!
Department website: chemistry.umbc.edu
Registration: forms.gle/1ttSe3XrnaPq...
Department website: chemistry.umbc.edu
Registration: forms.gle/1ttSe3XrnaPq...
September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Interested in chemistry grad school? Come check out the UMBC Chemistry Grad Open House!
Department website: chemistry.umbc.edu
Registration: forms.gle/1ttSe3XrnaPq...
Department website: chemistry.umbc.edu
Registration: forms.gle/1ttSe3XrnaPq...
The Women Make COMP symposium is back for the Spring 2026 ACS meeting! Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral scholars are all eligible. Don’t miss this great opportunity to present your research and grow your professional network! Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Women Make COMP symposium is back for the Spring 2026 ACS meeting! Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral scholars are all eligible. Don’t miss this great opportunity to present your research and grow your professional network! Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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#ACSFall2025
Come see my talk about new Python notebooks for pchem (and more), giving students choice to get them to code, and why we should consider student identity when teaching programming.
Room 140B at 4:55pm
Come see my talk about new Python notebooks for pchem (and more), giving students choice to get them to code, and why we should consider student identity when teaching programming.
Room 140B at 4:55pm
August 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#ACSFall2025
Come see my talk about new Python notebooks for pchem (and more), giving students choice to get them to code, and why we should consider student identity when teaching programming.
Room 140B at 4:55pm
Come see my talk about new Python notebooks for pchem (and more), giving students choice to get them to code, and why we should consider student identity when teaching programming.
Room 140B at 4:55pm
No one is talking about the fact that adiabatic is not accepted in spelling bee today? What are the rest of you doing on your flights to #ACSFall2025? (And no, I haven’t finished my slides yet. It’s a long way from the west coast to DC. I’ve still got plenty of time.)
August 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
No one is talking about the fact that adiabatic is not accepted in spelling bee today? What are the rest of you doing on your flights to #ACSFall2025? (And no, I haven’t finished my slides yet. It’s a long way from the west coast to DC. I’ve still got plenty of time.)
This is an excellent thread about some of the AI issues faculty should be thinking about this fall. I am by no means an AI hater, and I think a lot about what we should be teaching students about machine learning and generative AI. I think this is a very thoughtful piece.
🧵 Fall 2025 faculty: I wrote 7 pages on what you need to know about AI before classes start in a week or two—it's posted as PDF in the @figshare.com service under CC-BY: link below… Here are the highlights:
1/8
1/8
August 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is an excellent thread about some of the AI issues faculty should be thinking about this fall. I am by no means an AI hater, and I think a lot about what we should be teaching students about machine learning and generative AI. I think this is a very thoughtful piece.
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Calling all grades 3-5 teachers! (Many of you know one- share this with them)?
We need your participation in Aug & Sept. And it is fun, ready to go, and a great learning opp!
Curriculum: rattlecam.org/rattle-ed
Please share.
We need your participation in Aug & Sept. And it is fun, ready to go, and a great learning opp!
Curriculum: rattlecam.org/rattle-ed
Please share.
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Calling all grades 3-5 teachers! (Many of you know one- share this with them)?
We need your participation in Aug & Sept. And it is fun, ready to go, and a great learning opp!
Curriculum: rattlecam.org/rattle-ed
Please share.
We need your participation in Aug & Sept. And it is fun, ready to go, and a great learning opp!
Curriculum: rattlecam.org/rattle-ed
Please share.
I went to the Lindau meeting when I was a 2nd year graduate student (way back in 2006!) and it is a truly amazing experience. I am so glad it is still going on, and I strongly encourage students to apply!!
For over 70 years, the small island of Lindau on Lake Constance in Germany has hosted the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, bringing together Nobel laureates and young scientists to learn from one another over a week of talks, lectures, lunches, and small exchanges. cen.acs.org/people/nobel...
A scientific holiday on a German island full of Nobel laureates
Impressions—but no selfies—from the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
cen.acs.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I went to the Lindau meeting when I was a 2nd year graduate student (way back in 2006!) and it is a truly amazing experience. I am so glad it is still going on, and I strongly encourage students to apply!!
I feel like I have been trying to spread this message for years and no one has been listening.
12) Collard greens are much much much more delicious than kale—I’m not a great fan of kale’s big moment
July 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I feel like I have been trying to spread this message for years and no one has been listening.
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Thrilled to have receive this fellowship to help add new skills to the chemistry curriculum that will help my students become better scientists! And thanks to the college for highlighting it! www.kzoo.edu/news/faculty...
That Computes: Faculty Member's Fellowship to Benefit Students
Cecilia Vollbrecht is one of just 10 faculty members from around the country to earn a fellowship that will help students learn new skills.
www.kzoo.edu
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thrilled to have receive this fellowship to help add new skills to the chemistry curriculum that will help my students become better scientists! And thanks to the college for highlighting it! www.kzoo.edu/news/faculty...
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Followers of the Church of Chemjobber, I'm delighted to endorse Dr. Chris Cramer for President of the United States in 2028. Now let us pray.
July 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Followers of the Church of Chemjobber, I'm delighted to endorse Dr. Chris Cramer for President of the United States in 2028. Now let us pray.