Julian R. Silverman
@manhattanscientist.bsky.social
⚗️ teaching science @ the Fashion Institute 🧼 researching waste-derived materials 🌈
Forthcoming from RSC Books: How and Why Soap Works
#pigments #inks #mordants #paper fan of #gardenindicators
https://sites.google.com/view/sustainable-materials-lab/home
Forthcoming from RSC Books: How and Why Soap Works
#pigments #inks #mordants #paper fan of #gardenindicators
https://sites.google.com/view/sustainable-materials-lab/home
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Saw some beautiful Stibnite minerals at the @brucemuseum.bsky.social in Westport CT.
While you could grind these into dust for kohl I’m glad they are safely behind glass.
While you could grind these into dust for kohl I’m glad they are safely behind glass.
There’s something magical about teaching your last class of the week and ascending to your office on our new escalator
February 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM
There’s something magical about teaching your last class of the week and ascending to your office on our new escalator
BCCE isnt until July, and I already have FOMO
February 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BCCE isnt until July, and I already have FOMO
Library day for my toxicology course. It’s fun getting to learn about the databases and have the students find physical objects for their projects.
February 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Library day for my toxicology course. It’s fun getting to learn about the databases and have the students find physical objects for their projects.
Criminal or minimal?
Using recent safety violations in the lab as inspiration for murder mysteries in my crime scene chem class?
Using recent safety violations in the lab as inspiration for murder mysteries in my crime scene chem class?
February 19, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Criminal or minimal?
Using recent safety violations in the lab as inspiration for murder mysteries in my crime scene chem class?
Using recent safety violations in the lab as inspiration for murder mysteries in my crime scene chem class?
Teaching toxicology and forensic chem in a single semester is fun. Every time I go to search for something online Google reminds me that 'help is available'... which is nice to see.
February 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Teaching toxicology and forensic chem in a single semester is fun. Every time I go to search for something online Google reminds me that 'help is available'... which is nice to see.
Really neat GCC tomorrow:
The February session is tomorrow, February 18th, from 12 to 2 p.m. EST! During “Molecules & Masterpieces: The Chemistry of Art & Conservation,” you'll gain insight into how chemistry connects art, conservation, and sustainability.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
The February session is tomorrow, February 18th, from 12 to 2 p.m. EST! During “Molecules & Masterpieces: The Chemistry of Art & Conservation,” you'll gain insight into how chemistry connects art, conservation, and sustainability.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
February 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Really neat GCC tomorrow:
The February session is tomorrow, February 18th, from 12 to 2 p.m. EST! During “Molecules & Masterpieces: The Chemistry of Art & Conservation,” you'll gain insight into how chemistry connects art, conservation, and sustainability.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
The February session is tomorrow, February 18th, from 12 to 2 p.m. EST! During “Molecules & Masterpieces: The Chemistry of Art & Conservation,” you'll gain insight into how chemistry connects art, conservation, and sustainability.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Had a great time tonight lecturing on tap in Brooklyn.
Check out my March lecture on the history of ink:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
Check out my March lecture on the history of ink:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Had a great time tonight lecturing on tap in Brooklyn.
Check out my March lecture on the history of ink:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
Check out my March lecture on the history of ink:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
Valentines Day may be over but can I share my love for journals that still send you physical copies?
@shacorg.bsky.social
@shacorg.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Valentines Day may be over but can I share my love for journals that still send you physical copies?
@shacorg.bsky.social
@shacorg.bsky.social
Getting ready for some ink making workshops
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Getting ready for some ink making workshops
In the voice of Suzy Eddie Izzard: We've redecorated this classroom to how it looked over 50 years ago!" And people were going, "No, surely not, no. No one was alive then!"
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
In the voice of Suzy Eddie Izzard: We've redecorated this classroom to how it looked over 50 years ago!" And people were going, "No, surely not, no. No one was alive then!"
Sat in on a class to observe but was utterly distracted by a student who pulled out a bic razor and started shaving their knuckles.
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Sat in on a class to observe but was utterly distracted by a student who pulled out a bic razor and started shaving their knuckles.
Today’s the day: join me online to explore what it means to make art from waste.
Another plug for next week's virtual talk.
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Today’s the day: join me online to explore what it means to make art from waste.
Reposted by Julian R. Silverman
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 381 tenure-track positions and 82 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
docs.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 381 tenure-track positions and 82 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
I think all institutions but especially universities should have a weird smell hotline.
Not for emergencies but more for curiosity.
What is the rubber smell in the B building? We may never know…
Not for emergencies but more for curiosity.
What is the rubber smell in the B building? We may never know…
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think all institutions but especially universities should have a weird smell hotline.
Not for emergencies but more for curiosity.
What is the rubber smell in the B building? We may never know…
Not for emergencies but more for curiosity.
What is the rubber smell in the B building? We may never know…
It’s so cold I’ve become polylotion
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
It’s so cold I’ve become polylotion
I wrote out the 45 minute talk, it feels long at 5300 words.
I am glad to have had the presentation put together first, it's interesting how by writing it out several slides got shuffled around (and some removed).
Now I realize that if I'm going to read it, I need to go practice...
I am glad to have had the presentation put together first, it's interesting how by writing it out several slides got shuffled around (and some removed).
Now I realize that if I'm going to read it, I need to go practice...
I'm interested to know if y'all script your talks/presentations before you give them?
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I wrote out the 45 minute talk, it feels long at 5300 words.
I am glad to have had the presentation put together first, it's interesting how by writing it out several slides got shuffled around (and some removed).
Now I realize that if I'm going to read it, I need to go practice...
I am glad to have had the presentation put together first, it's interesting how by writing it out several slides got shuffled around (and some removed).
Now I realize that if I'm going to read it, I need to go practice...
Trying the Substack thing:
open.substack.com/pub/julianfr...
A preview of Wednesdays talk exploring gilding and sputter coating.
open.substack.com/pub/julianfr...
A preview of Wednesdays talk exploring gilding and sputter coating.
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Trying the Substack thing:
open.substack.com/pub/julianfr...
A preview of Wednesdays talk exploring gilding and sputter coating.
open.substack.com/pub/julianfr...
A preview of Wednesdays talk exploring gilding and sputter coating.
When you're reviewing an article and there are really good references, and you get lost in the literature...
That's a good thing right?
That's a good thing right?
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
When you're reviewing an article and there are really good references, and you get lost in the literature...
That's a good thing right?
That's a good thing right?
FIT has a fragrance lab.
It’s so clean and well organized when I pass it I get that uncanny valley feeling and think it’s staged for a photo op
It’s so clean and well organized when I pass it I get that uncanny valley feeling and think it’s staged for a photo op
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
FIT has a fragrance lab.
It’s so clean and well organized when I pass it I get that uncanny valley feeling and think it’s staged for a photo op
It’s so clean and well organized when I pass it I get that uncanny valley feeling and think it’s staged for a photo op
I'm interested to know if y'all script your talks/presentations before you give them?
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I'm interested to know if y'all script your talks/presentations before you give them?
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
Generally, I find in the sciences they are more improvisational, while in certain humanities fields (e.g. history) they are often written and read as papers.
At the start of classes I ask my students if they have any good science jokes: I'd never heard this one before.
"Why do chemists like nitrates so much? They're cheaper than day rates."
"Why do chemists like nitrates so much? They're cheaper than day rates."
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
At the start of classes I ask my students if they have any good science jokes: I'd never heard this one before.
"Why do chemists like nitrates so much? They're cheaper than day rates."
"Why do chemists like nitrates so much? They're cheaper than day rates."
Another plug for next week's virtual talk.
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
February 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Another plug for next week's virtual talk.
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
This one is for any artists or scientists interested in sustainability!
Come explore the Center for Book Art's Collections in scientific detail.
Wednesday 2/11 at 6 PM EST, and free!
shop.centerforbookarts.org/products/202...
Toying with teas again.
Black tea, green tea
Hibiscus tea, tannic acid
Black tea, green tea
Hibiscus tea, tannic acid
February 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Toying with teas again.
Black tea, green tea
Hibiscus tea, tannic acid
Black tea, green tea
Hibiscus tea, tannic acid
I forget where this came from but I believe it was from 1921
January 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I forget where this came from but I believe it was from 1921
