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Phil Castellano
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Professor of Chemistry at NC State, EIC of Chemical Physics Reviews.
https://castellano.sciences.ncsu.edu/
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our very good friend Harry Gray, PhD, from all of us at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation!
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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I'm presenting (some of) my postdoctoral research tomorrow in the Ultrafast/Nonlinear Spectroscopy symposium at SERMACS/SWRM. Come say hi!

Manipulating the ligand-field dynamics of Cr(III) Tris(1,10-phenanthroline) via ligand functionalization - 2:15 pm in Nautilus C
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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letigonzalez.bsky.social
Looking forward to visit a Rennes!
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Use intramolecular electron transfer to make long-lived excited states out of short-lived LMCTs

First Reactions article in ACS Central Science with @fncastellano.bsky.social, based on work by @ludotroian.bsky.social and @cadralab.bsky.social
Chasing Waterfalls: A Cascade Mechanism to Generate Triplets from <sup>2</sup>LMCT States
Earth-abundant ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) chromophores in donor–acceptor dyads unlock an electron transfer pathway for efficient triplet state formation.
pubs.acs.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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chemjobber.bsky.social
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
dereklowe.bsky.social Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Sep 3
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: deuterium fusion in a palladium metal electrode. This report isn’t immediately going to change the world, but it seems to have the huge advantage of being real:
Nuclear Fusion in Palladium Metal. No, Really.
www.science.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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alextbarth.bsky.social
Congrats to Sarah for this thorough mechanistic study on a Cu(II)/Cu(I) photocycle, now available in ACS Catalysis:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Mechanistic Insights into Visible-Light-Induced ATRA Reactions Powered by the Symbiotic Relationship between Cu(II)/Cu(I) Phenanthroline Complexes
As photoredox catalysis continues to yield promising chemical transformations, there is an increased need to understand how specific photocatalysts function to improve reaction efficiencies while expa...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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aip-publishing.bsky.social
The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemical Physics Reviews are proud sponsors of the #ACSFall2025 PHYS Division poster session! Stop by Hall C (Walter E. Washington Convention Center) TONIGHT starting at 6PM EST where you'll find our editors checking out the great work!
https://aippub.org/4lEvM2p
August 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Bryn Mawr College is looking for an analytical chemist! #chemsky www.brynmawr.edu/inside/acade...
August 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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We’re proud to sponsor the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry!

Connect with Chemical Physics Reviews Editor-in-Chief Phil Castellano and Associate Editors Ferdinand Grozema and Amanda Morris at this year’s event.

Learn more: aippub.org/41a56yZ

Visit CPR: aippub.org/3ycnQTe
July 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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⚡️Check out “Characterizing Ultrafast Intersystem Crossing Pathways in Molecular Pt Dimers Using Time-Resolved Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering” a recent publication featuring work from our member Sarah Kromer.

Read more here:
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
July 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Check out “A Rhenium Bis- tetramethylphenanthroline Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to Formate”. By our group members Dr. Reem Alameh, Dr. Sarah Arteta, Dr. Nicolas Durand, and Dr. Hala Atallah

Great work everyone! Read more here:
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
A Rhenium Bis- tetramethylphenanthroline Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to Formate
Catalytic CO2 reduction reactions featuring high selectivity toward formate are relatively rare. In some homogeneous molecular CO2-reducing electrocatalysis, using triethylamine (TEA) and isopropanol ...
doi.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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#facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs 🧪⚗️
archianese.bsky.social Anthony Chianese @archianese.bsky.social · Jul 21
My department at Colgate University is hiring a tenure-stream assistant professor in Organic Chemistry this fall. Please feel free to reach out with questions, and please repost. We're an undergraduate university with a strong focus on research. @chemjobber.bsky.social

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July 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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We are proud to share that Prof. Chennupati Jagadish, EIC of Applied Physics Reviews, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society—honoring his pioneering work in physics and nanotechnology. 👏

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June 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Long-lived #excited states with non-precious transition metals? Check Alexandra’s paper on a polypyridine #vanadium complex. #luminescence and #photocatalysis in #water published in @jacs.acspublications.org
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c04471 #ChemSky
A Near-Infrared-II Luminescent and Photoactive Vanadium(II) Complex with a 760 ns Excited State Lifetime
Ruthenium and iridium are key components in the most important applications of photoactive complexes, namely, light-emitting devices, photocatalysis, bioimaging, biosensing, and photodynamic therapy. ...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas.

Please share ! Deadline 24-June

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Christopher Chang @christhechang.bsky.social has won the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship! rsc.li/chemsci-lectu...

Chris will deliver his Lectureship at the 2025 #ChemSciSymposium on 18-19 November in London, UK: rsc.li/chemscisymp2025

#ChemSky #🧪
Promotional graphic with photo of Chris, his name and affiliation (Princeton University) and the phrase 'Meet the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship winner'
May 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr Austin Pyrch for the successful defense of his Thesis “Probing 1st Row Transition Metal Complexes for Radical Generation and Photoredox Applications”
May 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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🔗 Learn more / docs: sharc-md.org
📄 Full changelog: sharc-md.org?page_id=1454...
📥 Download: github.com/sharc-md/sha...

#SHARC #CompChem #MolecularDynamics #MachineLearning #QM_MM #OpenSourceScience
SHARC4.0 | Surface Hopping including Arbitrary Couplings created by the González group
sharc-md.org
May 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Exciting news! @fncastellano.bsky.social has received the university’s top honor for research and mentorship and has been inducted into the Research Leadership Academy. Congratulations, Prof. Castellano! 🌟
#chempack
chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu/2025/05/07/f...
Four Faculty Members Win the 2025 Outstanding Research Award
Felix N. Castellano was one of the four faculty who won the 2025 Outstanding Research Award. The four award winners will be inducted into the Research Leadership Academy.
chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu
May 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Platinum story is so memorable; great time capsule: youtu.be/Si7bjzkD-Fs?...
May 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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UVic 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...
CHEM 270-151 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
www.uvic.ca
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page Project 2025. Nature examines science-related policies from Project 2025 that have already come to pass, and which ones might be on the horizon. 🧪
How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science
Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page blueprint. Nature read it so you don’t have to.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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We're thrilled to announce that Postdoc Alexandra Barth from the Castellano Research Group has been selected for the prestigious Chemical Abstracts Service Future Leaders program! 🤩
#chempack
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Barth, 2025 CAS Future Leaders Program Awardee
Dr. Alexandra Barth, postdoctoral scholar, has been selected for the CAS Future Leaders program.
chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu
April 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin.

Vote Susan Crawford today.
Crazy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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April 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect.

Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM