The Professor Wenthold
@paulwenthold.bsky.social
Physical organic chemist (capital P little o), runner, father of two, husband of one; Rat whisperer and always on the lookout for another Boston terrier. Ask me about men's gymnastics, volleyball, wrestling, track or cross country.
Made the trip to Chicago listening to the Beatles channel all the way up. Heading to the United Center to see @paulmccartney342.bsky.social !
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Made the trip to Chicago listening to the Beatles channel all the way up. Heading to the United Center to see @paulmccartney342.bsky.social !
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A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly
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October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly
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Here's our northern light view tonight. Remarkable! The northern sky was bright red, no camera needed.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Here's our northern light view tonight. Remarkable! The northern sky was bright red, no camera needed.
Come join our department! Faculty positions in a wide range of areas including organic and analytical chemistry. See the ad for more details
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Assistant Professor of Advanced Chemistry
Assistant Professor of Advanced Chemistry
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October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Come join our department! Faculty positions in a wide range of areas including organic and analytical chemistry. See the ad for more details
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Beautiful picture of the nearly full moon over Wetherill this morning!
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October 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Beautiful picture of the nearly full moon over Wetherill this morning!
@purduechemistry.bsky.social
@purduechemistry.bsky.social
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I will never forget her kindness. She was always on mission. RIP Jane Goodall. Forever my hero.
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#JaneGoodall #hero #rip
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#JaneGoodall #hero #rip
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I will never forget her kindness. She was always on mission. RIP Jane Goodall. Forever my hero.
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#JaneGoodall #hero #rip
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#JaneGoodall #hero #rip
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NOTE: When we were working on our I am Jane Goodall kids book, she weighed in personally on the drawings to make sure that even in the pages of a cartoon biography, we were modeling good behavior so millions of kids would see how to properly take care of animals.
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NOTE: When we were working on our I am Jane Goodall kids book, she weighed in personally on the drawings to make sure that even in the pages of a cartoon biography, we were modeling good behavior so millions of kids would see how to properly take care of animals.
Weird but odd situation today: I was going into the chem building and outside, in the corner by the door, there's a small Dollar General bag. I wonder, who left this? So I look inside and there is just a new iPhone cord. 1/n
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Weird but odd situation today: I was going into the chem building and outside, in the corner by the door, there's a small Dollar General bag. I wonder, who left this? So I look inside and there is just a new iPhone cord. 1/n
Hey ChemSky - has anyone been thinking about how to comply with regulations in April that all materials must be accessible? We're thinking about what that means for, inter alia, handouts with chemical structures. We're just at the beginning to think about it phase but we fear it will be daunting!
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey ChemSky - has anyone been thinking about how to comply with regulations in April that all materials must be accessible? We're thinking about what that means for, inter alia, handouts with chemical structures. We're just at the beginning to think about it phase but we fear it will be daunting!
I think it was Paoli
We used to drive to Fairibault for vacation and went through the towns in the SE, like Austin and Owatonna. There was one we went through population 55 or something... I should remember that...
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I think it was Paoli
That's what I call a Saturday afternoon....
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That's what I call a Saturday afternoon....
Ok ChemSky, here's a dumb question: how is Avegadro's number determined? My son asked me that the other day and I just sat with my mouth open. Duuuuuuhhhhhhhh.....
Somehow you gotta count atoms.
So how do we know there that 12 grams of carbon 12 has 6.02e23 atoms?
Somehow you gotta count atoms.
So how do we know there that 12 grams of carbon 12 has 6.02e23 atoms?
July 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ok ChemSky, here's a dumb question: how is Avegadro's number determined? My son asked me that the other day and I just sat with my mouth open. Duuuuuuhhhhhhhh.....
Somehow you gotta count atoms.
So how do we know there that 12 grams of carbon 12 has 6.02e23 atoms?
Somehow you gotta count atoms.
So how do we know there that 12 grams of carbon 12 has 6.02e23 atoms?
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my brain: "Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everybody can hit a fastball!"
June 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
my brain: "Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everybody can hit a fastball!"
Mabe's pizza and the Whippy Dip
Decorah, Iowa
Population: 8,051
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Population: 8,051
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorah,_Iowa
May 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Mabe's pizza and the Whippy Dip
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Our Spring Newsletter is published! Read more:
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May 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our Spring Newsletter is published! Read more:
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if kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help
"I have a craving for a pizza with mushrooms and olives."
"I have a craving for a pizza with mushrooms and olives."
if kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help
"Radiohead is too fucking good. Like I think about them 24/7. IDK man, they're just like too good. The Bends album is like, upsettingly good."
"Radiohead is too fucking good. Like I think about them 24/7. IDK man, they're just like too good. The Bends album is like, upsettingly good."
if kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help
"I believe every streaming original film should receive a full theatrical release"
"I believe every streaming original film should receive a full theatrical release"
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
if kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help
"I have a craving for a pizza with mushrooms and olives."
"I have a craving for a pizza with mushrooms and olives."
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
I keep seeing reports about places adopting "anti-DEI" policies. So homogenous, non-equal and exclusive? This is just bad. It's one thing to say, "We aren't going to require diversity," but to impose "anti-diversity" means to require homogeneity. And anti-equity? This isn't about fairness
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I keep seeing reports about places adopting "anti-DEI" policies. So homogenous, non-equal and exclusive? This is just bad. It's one thing to say, "We aren't going to require diversity," but to impose "anti-diversity" means to require homogeneity. And anti-equity? This isn't about fairness
I had that in July before my sophomore year of high school. Odd that I can remember it, but I had it when I had my football physical. Dr didn't say a word about it.
My daughter seems to have pityriasis rosea and I’d genuinely like to know who came up with the “inexplicable pink scaly rash, but in Latin” nomenclature
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I had that in July before my sophomore year of high school. Odd that I can remember it, but I had it when I had my football physical. Dr didn't say a word about it.
.@heshiegreshie.bsky.social I've always just used Chris's dj name, M.C. Stay
Agree, it was awesome to hear you 3 together again.
Agree, it was awesome to hear you 3 together again.
April 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
.@heshiegreshie.bsky.social I've always just used Chris's dj name, M.C. Stay
Agree, it was awesome to hear you 3 together again.
Agree, it was awesome to hear you 3 together again.
Dick Zare speaking at the @purduechemistry.bsky.social 150th Anniversary celebration and talking about my favorite type of precipitation, graupel
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Hail Types
Descriptions of various types of frozen precipitation, from the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.
www.nssl.noaa.gov
April 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Dick Zare speaking at the @purduechemistry.bsky.social 150th Anniversary celebration and talking about my favorite type of precipitation, graupel
www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/sv....
www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/sv....
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Professor Libai Huang and team exploring novel quantum materials to trap and observe excitons. Read more:
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March 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Professor Libai Huang and team exploring novel quantum materials to trap and observe excitons. Read more:
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Beautiful sunset tonight on the farm...but crazy how far to the south it is! Oh wait, tomorrow it will start coming back north. Many happy returns of the day!
December 21, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Beautiful sunset tonight on the farm...but crazy how far to the south it is! Oh wait, tomorrow it will start coming back north. Many happy returns of the day!
Catching the replay of emergency medicine on dr radio and just wanted to tell @heshiegreshie.bsky.social that a Tony Danza Who's the Boss reference is not more obscure than Mr Bean.
December 14, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Catching the replay of emergency medicine on dr radio and just wanted to tell @heshiegreshie.bsky.social that a Tony Danza Who's the Boss reference is not more obscure than Mr Bean.
Our traditional Thanksgiving dinner
November 29, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Our traditional Thanksgiving dinner