Oliver (Oli) Jones
@drolijones.bsky.social
Analytical and environmental chemist 🥼🧪at RMIT University. ⏣ Passionate about using science to keep our environment, particularly our water, safe.
Keen on #NMR #chromatography #massspec #metabolomics #Rstats, #datascience #ozchem #water #Chemsky
🚨New paper alert🚨. Scientists from RMIT University working with @epa.vic.gov.au studied the occurrence and transport of #PFAS within a coastal #groundwater aquifer here in #Victoria 🇦🇺
The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
#chemsky
The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
#chemsky
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
🚨New paper alert🚨. Scientists from RMIT University working with @epa.vic.gov.au studied the occurrence and transport of #PFAS within a coastal #groundwater aquifer here in #Victoria 🇦🇺
The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
#chemsky
The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
#chemsky
Several newspapers have recently run stories about how #microplastics might not be as bad as they are often painted in the media - but why? I break down some of the issues at www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Several newspapers have recently run stories about how #microplastics might not be as bad as they are often painted in the media - but why? I break down some of the issues at www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Aye @drolijones.bsky.social went through a lot of the problems with detecting/misidentifying them on this quick lil rundown
youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
The Truth in Beauty E-Summit
YouTube video by The Eco Well
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January 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Aye @drolijones.bsky.social went through a lot of the problems with detecting/misidentifying them on this quick lil rundown
youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
Last month, I was featured in an article by Liam Mannix at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald about the five biggest science discoveries of 2025
Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Last month, I was featured in an article by Liam Mannix at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald about the five biggest science discoveries of 2025
Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2026. #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2026. #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear
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Come and work with us! Please share widely!
Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
Deakin University hiring Lecturer, Environmental Botany in Burwood, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 2:37:03 AM. Drive innovation with Deakin’s Environmental & Science programs through teaching excellence…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Come and work with us! Please share widely!
Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
I am very honoured to have been inducted into the RMIT University 2025 Media Stars Hall of Fame. This is in recognition of my media performance over a sustained period, including receiving RMIT University's Media Star of the Year Award in 2019 and 2023, the STEM College Media Star Award in 2015.
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I am very honoured to have been inducted into the RMIT University 2025 Media Stars Hall of Fame. This is in recognition of my media performance over a sustained period, including receiving RMIT University's Media Star of the Year Award in 2019 and 2023, the STEM College Media Star Award in 2015.
I was very pleased to be interviewed on the ABC to discuss the fact that some samples of coloured sand used for children appear to contain a form of asbestos. Yes, it’s worrying, no, you don’t need to panic.
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
#sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
#sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
MSN
www.msn.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I was very pleased to be interviewed on the ABC to discuss the fact that some samples of coloured sand used for children appear to contain a form of asbestos. Yes, it’s worrying, no, you don’t need to panic.
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
#sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
#sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
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Worried about #microplastics? Check out a recent interview on SBS on this important topic featuring yours truly.
www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
#pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
#pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
Should I be freaking out about microplastics?
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, but some scientists say how harmful they are to our bodies is still uncertain. Here's why.
www.sbs.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Worried about #microplastics? Check out a recent interview on SBS on this important topic featuring yours truly.
www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
#pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
#pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
🚨 New paper alert 🚨. The latest work from PhD student Nav Singh has just been published in 'Environmental Pollution'. This adds to Nav's growing work on the behaviour of #PFAS in Victoria 🇦🇺. Read more at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great work Nav!
#science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
Great work Nav!
#science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨. The latest work from PhD student Nav Singh has just been published in 'Environmental Pollution'. This adds to Nav's growing work on the behaviour of #PFAS in Victoria 🇦🇺. Read more at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great work Nav!
#science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
Great work Nav!
#science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
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Fun reading esp when you're at the "WTF is dark metabolome" stage. The term is just too cool.
I was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fun reading esp when you're at the "WTF is dark metabolome" stage. The term is just too cool.
I was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
🚨New paper alert🚨. PhD student Dunsin Oyetunji used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to show how organic-rich soils transform manganese minerals that control nutrient & carbon cycling.
See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details.
#chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details.
#chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🚨New paper alert🚨. PhD student Dunsin Oyetunji used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to show how organic-rich soils transform manganese minerals that control nutrient & carbon cycling.
See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details.
#chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details.
#chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 217 tenure-track positions and 22 teaching positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
docs.google.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 217 tenure-track positions and 22 teaching positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs ⚗️🧪
Very pleased to be included in the Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists list again this year (both career and single-year data). The list identifies highly influential scientists based on a range of metrics (topscinet.com). It is not a perfect ranking, but I’ll take it.
#Science #chemsky
#Science #chemsky
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Very pleased to be included in the Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists list again this year (both career and single-year data). The list identifies highly influential scientists based on a range of metrics (topscinet.com). It is not a perfect ranking, but I’ll take it.
#Science #chemsky
#Science #chemsky
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2025 Truth in Beauty E-Summit organised by Jen Novakovich and her team. The whole event was free, is available online at www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb... - my talk on microplastic misinformation starts at 14:32 #chemsky #microplastics #misinformation
The Truth in Beauty E-Summit
YouTube video by The Eco Well
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2025 Truth in Beauty E-Summit organised by Jen Novakovich and her team. The whole event was free, is available online at www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb... - my talk on microplastic misinformation starts at 14:32 #chemsky #microplastics #misinformation
The 2nd of six articles by the fantastic Sarah Berry in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on the #chemistry, #safety and #effectiveness of #vitamins and #supplements. This week, what's in your vitamin pill?
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
Do you know what’s in your vitamin pill?
The claims vary from promises of longevity and improved vitality to treating everything from menopausal symptoms and sleep issues. But do you know what you’re swallowing?
www.smh.com.au
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The 2nd of six articles by the fantastic Sarah Berry in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on the #chemistry, #safety and #effectiveness of #vitamins and #supplements. This week, what's in your vitamin pill?
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
Really excited to be talking at the Truth in Beauty, e-summit on the topic of microplastics, myth vs reality, organised by the awesome Jen Novakovich and team.
The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk
#chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk
#chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
September 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Really excited to be talking at the Truth in Beauty, e-summit on the topic of microplastics, myth vs reality, organised by the awesome Jen Novakovich and team.
The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk
#chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk
#chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
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calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
Here's the link to their "stakeholder survey on the use of AI in grant assessment":
www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
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September 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
Very excited to say that our Indigenous grant was successful!! This is a $AUD 1.258 million grant to help unravel how manganese minerals interact with organic matter and their role in terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling.
#science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
#science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
September 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Very excited to say that our Indigenous grant was successful!! This is a $AUD 1.258 million grant to help unravel how manganese minerals interact with organic matter and their role in terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling.
#science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
#science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
I am in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today in a great article about the #chemistry, #safety and effectiveness of #vitamins and other #supplements, the first in a six-part series by Sarah Berry.
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
The vitamin epidemic
www.smh.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I am in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today in a great article about the #chemistry, #safety and effectiveness of #vitamins and other #supplements, the first in a six-part series by Sarah Berry.
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
Had a great time in Wellington, New Zealand, last week, at the @setacau.bsky.social - ACTRA meeting. Pictured below are just some of the RMIT University contingent. It is great to see the impact RMIT has had and continues to have on #science #Environmental #Chemistry & #toxicology in Australasia.
September 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Had a great time in Wellington, New Zealand, last week, at the @setacau.bsky.social - ACTRA meeting. Pictured below are just some of the RMIT University contingent. It is great to see the impact RMIT has had and continues to have on #science #Environmental #Chemistry & #toxicology in Australasia.
Wellington airport may have a problem
August 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Wellington airport may have a problem