Tanja Junkers
@polymerreaction.bsky.social
Polymer affectionada, believer in a digital chemistry future. Goes with the flow. Coffee addict, consequential Melbournian. Born 🇩🇪, proud 🇦🇺, 🏳️🌈 and 🇧🇪 flavoured. She/her
Other people have new year resolutions. I have a new rug :) better deal if you ask me.
Happy new year, everyone! Have an excellent 2026!
Happy new year, everyone! Have an excellent 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Other people have new year resolutions. I have a new rug :) better deal if you ask me.
Happy new year, everyone! Have an excellent 2026!
Happy new year, everyone! Have an excellent 2026!
This year's Xmas synthesis yield:
Marzipan potatoes, almond kippferls, mini-Linz tarts, kokos macaroons, walnut macaroons and Bluey shortbread
#ChemistsWhoCook
Marzipan potatoes, almond kippferls, mini-Linz tarts, kokos macaroons, walnut macaroons and Bluey shortbread
#ChemistsWhoCook
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This year's Xmas synthesis yield:
Marzipan potatoes, almond kippferls, mini-Linz tarts, kokos macaroons, walnut macaroons and Bluey shortbread
#ChemistsWhoCook
Marzipan potatoes, almond kippferls, mini-Linz tarts, kokos macaroons, walnut macaroons and Bluey shortbread
#ChemistsWhoCook
Chilling. Just chilling. And then many colleagues think im overreacting by not going to the US anymore.
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country cen.acs.org/careers/empl...
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country cen.acs.org/careers/empl...
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country
Why Evan Spotte-Smith made that choice, and how they are finding the experience
cen.acs.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chilling. Just chilling. And then many colleagues think im overreacting by not going to the US anymore.
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country cen.acs.org/careers/empl...
This chemist had a tenure-track job offer in the US when they decided to leave the country cen.acs.org/careers/empl...
Repeating my petition to move #Pacifichem 2030 to Fiji
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings
go.nature.com/4adSEUq
go.nature.com/4adSEUq
Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
go.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Repeating my petition to move #Pacifichem 2030 to Fiji
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Can you see the excitement in my face about boarding yet another flight?
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Can you see the excitement in my face about boarding yet another flight?
My first reaction was, "wHAt COulD gO wROnG?????"
But then: who would be surprised if the LLM would fail to predict scores simply because they are random after all?
But then: who would be surprised if the LLM would fail to predict scores simply because they are random after all?
UKRI has opened up its archives on grants in the hope that AI can be trained on it and, in future, help reviewers speed up the peer review process.
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK's main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
www.chemistryworld.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
My first reaction was, "wHAt COulD gO wROnG?????"
But then: who would be surprised if the LLM would fail to predict scores simply because they are random after all?
But then: who would be surprised if the LLM would fail to predict scores simply because they are random after all?
@Melbourne_weather.
Are you effing serious?
That's a new low even for you.
#summerstart #turnontheheating
Are you effing serious?
That's a new low even for you.
#summerstart #turnontheheating
November 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
@Melbourne_weather.
Are you effing serious?
That's a new low even for you.
#summerstart #turnontheheating
Are you effing serious?
That's a new low even for you.
#summerstart #turnontheheating
Just random pieces of small happiness. A rose bush I planted a few months back in my front yard produced its first flower.
I love the color!
I love the color!
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Just random pieces of small happiness. A rose bush I planted a few months back in my front yard produced its first flower.
I love the color!
I love the color!
Reposted by Tanja Junkers
Out now in RCE!
"A data-driven approach to the generalization of free radical polymerization kinetic models via automated flow chemistry" by Amna Binte Asghar, Bo Zhang, Vianna F. Jafari and @polymerreaction.bsky.social
Read the full paper here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"A data-driven approach to the generalization of free radical polymerization kinetic models via automated flow chemistry" by Amna Binte Asghar, Bo Zhang, Vianna F. Jafari and @polymerreaction.bsky.social
Read the full paper here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
A data-driven approach to the generalization of free radical polymerization kinetic models via automated flow chemistry
Systematic kinetic screening of chain transfer radical polymerizations was carried out using a continuous flow-based automated synthesis platform tailored for high-throughput screening of polymer reac...
pubs.rsc.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Out now in RCE!
"A data-driven approach to the generalization of free radical polymerization kinetic models via automated flow chemistry" by Amna Binte Asghar, Bo Zhang, Vianna F. Jafari and @polymerreaction.bsky.social
Read the full paper here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"A data-driven approach to the generalization of free radical polymerization kinetic models via automated flow chemistry" by Amna Binte Asghar, Bo Zhang, Vianna F. Jafari and @polymerreaction.bsky.social
Read the full paper here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Reposted by Tanja Junkers
You have to buy different NMRs in the southern hemisphere because the nuclei spin in the opposite direction there
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
You have to buy different NMRs in the southern hemisphere because the nuclei spin in the opposite direction there
Reposted by Tanja Junkers
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wrapping up my trip with a brisk walk through Mayfair to the history-soaked halls of the RSC. London is always nice to visit!
@chemicalscience.rsc.org
@chemicalscience.rsc.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Wrapping up my trip with a brisk walk through Mayfair to the history-soaked halls of the RSC. London is always nice to visit!
@chemicalscience.rsc.org
@chemicalscience.rsc.org
Never forget the real dangers!
(found in Stellenbosch, SA)
(found in Stellenbosch, SA)
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Never forget the real dangers!
(found in Stellenbosch, SA)
(found in Stellenbosch, SA)
LEGO presented their 400 dollar NCC 1701-D model and I cant lie, I am tempted.
Luckily I'd have nowhere to put it, so that saves me.
Luckily I'd have nowhere to put it, so that saves me.
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
LEGO presented their 400 dollar NCC 1701-D model and I cant lie, I am tempted.
Luckily I'd have nowhere to put it, so that saves me.
Luckily I'd have nowhere to put it, so that saves me.
Ok, let's see if the community thing works on Bluesky.
Is there anyone I know in Stellenbosch already tonight (friday) for the CRP conference who would like to meet up for a drink and light dinner?
#polymer #CRP2025 #stellenbosch
Is there anyone I know in Stellenbosch already tonight (friday) for the CRP conference who would like to meet up for a drink and light dinner?
#polymer #CRP2025 #stellenbosch
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ok, let's see if the community thing works on Bluesky.
Is there anyone I know in Stellenbosch already tonight (friday) for the CRP conference who would like to meet up for a drink and light dinner?
#polymer #CRP2025 #stellenbosch
Is there anyone I know in Stellenbosch already tonight (friday) for the CRP conference who would like to meet up for a drink and light dinner?
#polymer #CRP2025 #stellenbosch
The 1st law of thermoacademics: the amount of urgent work to be done is constant.
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The 1st law of thermoacademics: the amount of urgent work to be done is constant.
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
Reposted by Tanja Junkers
Seeing some aussie legends tonight #CrowdedHouse
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Seeing some aussie legends tonight #CrowdedHouse
Went for pool laps for the first time in like 3 months, while keeping my weight training up in between. Amazing how weights impact your ability to swim (positively). I have been swimming all my life, but never combined the two. I probably should!
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Went for pool laps for the first time in like 3 months, while keeping my weight training up in between. Amazing how weights impact your ability to swim (positively). I have been swimming all my life, but never combined the two. I probably should!
Paper alert!
It's a study that had been in the making forever! We created polyHIPE particles in continuous flow with remarkable tunability and functionality. All plug and play, easy for everyone to build their own setup!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ozchem #flowchem #polyHIPE
It's a study that had been in the making forever! We created polyHIPE particles in continuous flow with remarkable tunability and functionality. All plug and play, easy for everyone to build their own setup!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ozchem #flowchem #polyHIPE
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Paper alert!
It's a study that had been in the making forever! We created polyHIPE particles in continuous flow with remarkable tunability and functionality. All plug and play, easy for everyone to build their own setup!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ozchem #flowchem #polyHIPE
It's a study that had been in the making forever! We created polyHIPE particles in continuous flow with remarkable tunability and functionality. All plug and play, easy for everyone to build their own setup!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ozchem #flowchem #polyHIPE
Playing my ritual "füćƙ yeah, we got funding for our research" song
Happy days!
Happy days!
a man playing a guitar in front of a drum set with the words " don 't stop me now "
ALT: a man playing a guitar in front of a drum set with the words " don 't stop me now "
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Playing my ritual "füćƙ yeah, we got funding for our research" song
Happy days!
Happy days!