Payal JS, PhD
@payaljs.bsky.social
Industry scientist,fencer-archer, R&D leadership, movie buff, birdwatcher. Only work-related messages allowed.
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Payal JS, PhD
@payaljs.bsky.social
· Nov 21
With new followers, I would like to introduce my profile. I work in industry as a lead scientist in areas of photocatalysis and AI in chemical workflows.
Prior to joining industry, I served academia for over 15 years.
Besides chemistry, I love cooking, fencing and long walks :-)
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Prior to joining industry, I served academia for over 15 years.
Besides chemistry, I love cooking, fencing and long walks :-)
#ChemSky
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"So what do you think? Do you know any Reds? Do you have any around you? If you want to get to know some famous Red people, consider Steve Jobs, FDR, Venus Williams, or Margaret Thatcher."
"So what do you think? Do you know any Reds? Do you have any around you? If you want to get to know some famous Red people, consider Steve Jobs, FDR, Venus Williams, or Margaret Thatcher."
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"So what do you think? Do you know any Reds? Do you have any around you? If you want to get to know some famous Red people, consider Steve Jobs, FDR, Venus Williams, or Margaret Thatcher."
"So what do you think? Do you know any Reds? Do you have any around you? If you want to get to know some famous Red people, consider Steve Jobs, FDR, Venus Williams, or Margaret Thatcher."
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The hope that keeps many PhDs in their final year going
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The hope that keeps many PhDs in their final year going
Does stirring matter in chemistry? 🤔
Read our recent editorial, responding to the Synlett paper that caused so much debate around #MixingMatters:
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Read our recent editorial, responding to the Synlett paper that caused so much debate around #MixingMatters:
🔗 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Episode 1 of our brand-new chemistry podcast is here! Host Mariana Kneppers gives you the latest headlines, then sits down for a chat with CW staff Jennifer Newton and Jamie Durrani. They first discuss total synthesis, then take on a different subject: halogen-bond catalysis.
Halogen-bond catalysis & the future of total synthesis
In this inaugural podcast episode, we explore the future of a 200-year old field of chemistry, investigate an up-and-coming form of catalysis and hear the latest headlines
www.chemistryworld.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Episode 1 of our brand-new chemistry podcast is here! Host Mariana Kneppers gives you the latest headlines, then sits down for a chat with CW staff Jennifer Newton and Jamie Durrani. They first discuss total synthesis, then take on a different subject: halogen-bond catalysis.
A coffee break before the weekend sets in :)
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A coffee break before the weekend sets in :)
I cannot be friends with scientists who don't know the fundamental rules of Fourier Transform and Infrared spectroscopy. That is it. No negotiations.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I cannot be friends with scientists who don't know the fundamental rules of Fourier Transform and Infrared spectroscopy. That is it. No negotiations.
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Surprised! In my 15+ academic career, I didn't witness this phenomenon. Maybe students try to sniff chemicals but not consume or eat chemicals.
This could be influence of reels on social media.
#ChemSky
This could be influence of reels on social media.
#ChemSky
A colleague just incredulously emailed me this article and I, completely unsurprised, noted that while teaching I had at least two students try to eat copper sulfate crystals. Something about those blue crystals is clearly too alluring!
www.tes.com/magazine/new... #ChatChemistry
www.tes.com/magazine/new... #ChatChemistry
Warning over students ingesting copper sulphate
DfE issues health alert after a helpline supporting safe science practical work warns of students ‘deliberately’ consuming the chemical compound
www.tes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Surprised! In my 15+ academic career, I didn't witness this phenomenon. Maybe students try to sniff chemicals but not consume or eat chemicals.
This could be influence of reels on social media.
#ChemSky
This could be influence of reels on social media.
#ChemSky
I love the way my industry work takes me to different cities and countries. Awaiting my upcoming work and travel #touchwood #ChemSky
January 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I love the way my industry work takes me to different cities and countries. Awaiting my upcoming work and travel #touchwood #ChemSky
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I’m really tired of collaborators or even “friends” taking my research ideas, and then trying to run off with them, while excluding me. Advice: sign formal IP agreements from the start!
January 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I’m really tired of collaborators or even “friends” taking my research ideas, and then trying to run off with them, while excluding me. Advice: sign formal IP agreements from the start!
I'm searching for literature where organic reactions are conducted in water only.
Neither surfactant nor solvents are employed in the reaction. Please share your views if such reactions can be performed and scaled-up?
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Neither surfactant nor solvents are employed in the reaction. Please share your views if such reactions can be performed and scaled-up?
#ChemSky
January 7, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I'm searching for literature where organic reactions are conducted in water only.
Neither surfactant nor solvents are employed in the reaction. Please share your views if such reactions can be performed and scaled-up?
#ChemSky
Neither surfactant nor solvents are employed in the reaction. Please share your views if such reactions can be performed and scaled-up?
#ChemSky
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“If you are a 75-year-old professor reading this, now would be a good time to take emeritus status. It’s something that a lot of people could do that would contribute enormously. The job market for young people would be in much better shape if most people over 75 retired.”
“If you are a 75-year-old professor reading this, now would be a good time to take emeritus status. It’s something that a lot of people could do that would contribute enormously. The job market for young people would be in much better shape if most people over 75 retired.”
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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“If you are a 75-year-old professor reading this, now would be a good time to take emeritus status. It’s something that a lot of people could do that would contribute enormously. The job market for young people would be in much better shape if most people over 75 retired.”
“If you are a 75-year-old professor reading this, now would be a good time to take emeritus status. It’s something that a lot of people could do that would contribute enormously. The job market for young people would be in much better shape if most people over 75 retired.”
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Check out the freshly updated Research Platform of the @efsa.europa.eu where you will find access to many funding calls related to #foodsafety that are opening now under the last work programme (26/27) of #HorizonEurope.
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Check out the freshly updated Research Platform of the @efsa.europa.eu where you will find access to many funding calls related to #foodsafety that are opening now under the last work programme (26/27) of #HorizonEurope.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Day well spent in selecting senior scientists for our new division of cosmetic chemistry. The year 2026 started in a productive way. Need some music & drink with loved one to relax after grueling hiring processes.
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Day well spent in selecting senior scientists for our new division of cosmetic chemistry. The year 2026 started in a productive way. Need some music & drink with loved one to relax after grueling hiring processes.
Food on my plate: Ragi roti, lady finger sabzi, boiled egg and white ginger-turmeric winter salad.
#ChemistsWhoCook
#ChemistsWhoCook
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Food on my plate: Ragi roti, lady finger sabzi, boiled egg and white ginger-turmeric winter salad.
#ChemistsWhoCook
#ChemistsWhoCook
Excellent read!
A note that I will quote which is succinct: "Media has a long half-life; what you say will follow you."
#ChemSky
A note that I will quote which is succinct: "Media has a long half-life; what you say will follow you."
#ChemSky
Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Opinionated science
Nature Chemistry - When the facts can’t speak for themselves, scientists can give them a voice, argues Michelle Francl.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Excellent read!
A note that I will quote which is succinct: "Media has a long half-life; what you say will follow you."
#ChemSky
A note that I will quote which is succinct: "Media has a long half-life; what you say will follow you."
#ChemSky
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Save the date 📅 May 5–7, 2026
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Designing dynamic matter: Frontiers in supramolecular systems” in Rüdesheim, Germany.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4dumwbnu
Follow #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 for updates on registration, speakers, etc.
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Designing dynamic matter: Frontiers in supramolecular systems” in Rüdesheim, Germany.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4dumwbnu
Follow #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 for updates on registration, speakers, etc.
@weilgroup.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Save the date 📅 May 5–7, 2026
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Designing dynamic matter: Frontiers in supramolecular systems” in Rüdesheim, Germany.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4dumwbnu
Follow #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 for updates on registration, speakers, etc.
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Designing dynamic matter: Frontiers in supramolecular systems” in Rüdesheim, Germany.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4dumwbnu
Follow #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 for updates on registration, speakers, etc.
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Party hard, work harder. First day of the year as I resume office early with harmony in my cup :)
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Party hard, work harder. First day of the year as I resume office early with harmony in my cup :)
You’ve just opened a Chemistry themed pub. What are you calling it?
Friedel–Crafts & Drafts
The Wittig Bar
Swern & Stir
Chiral (two mirror-image happy hours)
Suzuki Coupling (great for dates)
#ChemSky
Friedel–Crafts & Drafts
The Wittig Bar
Swern & Stir
Chiral (two mirror-image happy hours)
Suzuki Coupling (great for dates)
#ChemSky
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
You’ve just opened a Chemistry themed pub. What are you calling it?
Friedel–Crafts & Drafts
The Wittig Bar
Swern & Stir
Chiral (two mirror-image happy hours)
Suzuki Coupling (great for dates)
#ChemSky
Friedel–Crafts & Drafts
The Wittig Bar
Swern & Stir
Chiral (two mirror-image happy hours)
Suzuki Coupling (great for dates)
#ChemSky
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Looking for something inspiring to kick off your 2026? 🎉 #RSCPoster registration is OPEN!
Join one of the largest online poster events, uniting researchers from every career stage & every corner of the scientific community.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll share ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS
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Join one of the largest online poster events, uniting researchers from every career stage & every corner of the scientific community.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll share ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS
#ChemSky
December 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Looking for something inspiring to kick off your 2026? 🎉 #RSCPoster registration is OPEN!
Join one of the largest online poster events, uniting researchers from every career stage & every corner of the scientific community.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll share ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS
#ChemSky
Join one of the largest online poster events, uniting researchers from every career stage & every corner of the scientific community.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll share ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS
#ChemSky