Dr. Z
@skzingales.bsky.social
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Dr. Z
@skzingales.bsky.social
· Jul 13
@chemjobber.bsky.social Reading a Bad Food chapter book with my kid tonight and we answered an age old ##chemsky question.
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
@chemjobber.bsky.social Reading a Bad Food chapter book with my kid tonight and we answered an age old ##chemsky question.
Tell me five classes you took in college.
Advanced ballet
Kayaking
Intermediate French IV
Biotechnology law
Advanced Organic Chemistry (there were like 4 of them, but spectroscopy was my favorite)
Advanced ballet
Kayaking
Intermediate French IV
Biotechnology law
Advanced Organic Chemistry (there were like 4 of them, but spectroscopy was my favorite)
Tell me five classes you took in college.
Molecular Biology of HIV
History of the Civil War
Organic Chemistry (2.5X, lol)
Science Writing
Physical Chemistry (woof)
Molecular Biology of HIV
History of the Civil War
Organic Chemistry (2.5X, lol)
Science Writing
Physical Chemistry (woof)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college.
Advanced ballet
Kayaking
Intermediate French IV
Biotechnology law
Advanced Organic Chemistry (there were like 4 of them, but spectroscopy was my favorite)
Advanced ballet
Kayaking
Intermediate French IV
Biotechnology law
Advanced Organic Chemistry (there were like 4 of them, but spectroscopy was my favorite)
If you took orgo with me it wouldn't have taken so many tries lol
Tell me five classes you took in college.
Molecular Biology of HIV
History of the Civil War
Organic Chemistry (2.5X, lol)
Science Writing
Physical Chemistry (woof)
Molecular Biology of HIV
History of the Civil War
Organic Chemistry (2.5X, lol)
Science Writing
Physical Chemistry (woof)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
January 31, 2026 at 4:24 AM
If you took orgo with me it wouldn't have taken so many tries lol
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A thorough review confirms that taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the chances that the child will be autistic: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Paracetamol is featured in this infographic guide to different painkillers and how they work: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/25/p...
Paracetamol is featured in this infographic guide to different painkillers and how they work: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/25/p...
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A thorough review confirms that taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the chances that the child will be autistic: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Paracetamol is featured in this infographic guide to different painkillers and how they work: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/25/p...
Paracetamol is featured in this infographic guide to different painkillers and how they work: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/25/p...
#Chemjobs Term-limited faculty position teaching gen chem (12 month, salary >$100k) uscga.edu/lecturer-che...
Lecturer, Chemistry - United States Coast Guard Academy
Lecturer, Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences Location: New London, CTHiring Agency: United States Coast GuardAnnouncement Number: 20251031-54355School: Science, Mathematics, ...
uscga.edu
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#Chemjobs Term-limited faculty position teaching gen chem (12 month, salary >$100k) uscga.edu/lecturer-che...
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
I deleted social media from my phone for the new year and have read 3 books so far this year. I guess it's working lol
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I deleted social media from my phone for the new year and have read 3 books so far this year. I guess it's working lol
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December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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An elder of mechanistic reasoning expounds on a painful truth: students don't make sense of organic reactions starting from mechanistic reasoning. Knowledge of reactions has to come first. (Same is true for practicing organic chemists, though we don't like to admit it.)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Rethinking the Mechanistic Approach to Teaching Organic Chemistry†
The mechanistic approach to teaching introductory-level organic chemistry─Organic One and Two (Organic I and II) in the United States─continues to predominate since its introduction through Morrison a...
pubs.acs.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An elder of mechanistic reasoning expounds on a painful truth: students don't make sense of organic reactions starting from mechanistic reasoning. Knowledge of reactions has to come first. (Same is true for practicing organic chemists, though we don't like to admit it.)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Educators, do you have favorite/well-liked peer-reviewed scholarship about gap years and their long-term impact?
Please RT. Thank you! 🧪
Please RT. Thank you! 🧪
August 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Educators, do you have favorite/well-liked peer-reviewed scholarship about gap years and their long-term impact?
Please RT. Thank you! 🧪
Please RT. Thank you! 🧪
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Genre fiction 🤝 nonfiction science pairing about mining and the potential destruction of a planet. 🌍🪨
THE BLIGHTED STARS BY Megan O’Keefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser.
🧵A thread on why you should read these books :
#booksky #sff #nonfiction
THE BLIGHTED STARS BY Megan O’Keefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser.
🧵A thread on why you should read these books :
#booksky #sff #nonfiction
July 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Genre fiction 🤝 nonfiction science pairing about mining and the potential destruction of a planet. 🌍🪨
THE BLIGHTED STARS BY Megan O’Keefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser.
🧵A thread on why you should read these books :
#booksky #sff #nonfiction
THE BLIGHTED STARS BY Megan O’Keefe and POWER METAL by Vince Beiser.
🧵A thread on why you should read these books :
#booksky #sff #nonfiction
Just submitted our manuscript to the ACS Omega special issue for PUI research!
It's open until 7/30 if anybody is looking for a place to submit.
axial.acs.org/cross-discip...
It's open until 7/30 if anybody is looking for a place to submit.
axial.acs.org/cross-discip...
Call For Papers: Undergraduate Research as the Stimulus for Scientific Progress in the USA | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog
This Special Issue will highlight the significant research activities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) in the United States and their unique focus on fostering student engagement in STEM...
axial.acs.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just submitted our manuscript to the ACS Omega special issue for PUI research!
It's open until 7/30 if anybody is looking for a place to submit.
axial.acs.org/cross-discip...
It's open until 7/30 if anybody is looking for a place to submit.
axial.acs.org/cross-discip...
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Hi! I’m a freelance reporter writing a story for Nature Careers
about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at katarinaszimmer@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at katarinaszimmer@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
July 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Hi! I’m a freelance reporter writing a story for Nature Careers
about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at katarinaszimmer@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at katarinaszimmer@gmail.com. Thanks so much!
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LOTR: ROP x PRINCESS BRIDE
A half-elven princess and her loyal guardsman must evade capture and save her father, the king, from a fate worse than death: total corruption. But their rescue mission turns into a hunt, and only the princess or the king can be saved.
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #LGBT
A half-elven princess and her loyal guardsman must evade capture and save her father, the king, from a fate worse than death: total corruption. But their rescue mission turns into a hunt, and only the princess or the king can be saved.
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #LGBT
July 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Love seeing all the great pitches for #bluepit today. Mine is a contemporary MG STEAM-themed novel. 📖 🧪 👩🏼🔬 🎨
July 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Love seeing all the great pitches for #bluepit today. Mine is a contemporary MG STEAM-themed novel. 📖 🧪 👩🏼🔬 🎨
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#Bluepit 📖 #NA #F #WF First book of a series. Drawing from the Void follows Ellie & Louie. After unveiling an ominous prophecy about herself, Ellie & her basset hound Familiar hit the road to go on the adventures they always talked about. They face threats from magical & non-magical forces.
July 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Nothing better than heading into a long weekend after hitting the submit button on a manuscript.
July 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Nothing better than heading into a long weekend after hitting the submit button on a manuscript.
Has anybody gotten an abstract acceptance from @pacifichem.bsky.social? Submission receipt said June 1 we would hear back. #chemsky
June 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Has anybody gotten an abstract acceptance from @pacifichem.bsky.social? Submission receipt said June 1 we would hear back. #chemsky
Join us in CT on June 27 for our one day organic symposium that brings in chemists from academia and industry.
www.cvs-acs.org/event-detail...
www.cvs-acs.org/event-detail...
7th Annual Symposium on Applied Synthesis | American Chemical So
Modern Methods in Organic Synthesis/Methodology
www.cvs-acs.org
June 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Join us in CT on June 27 for our one day organic symposium that brings in chemists from academia and industry.
www.cvs-acs.org/event-detail...
www.cvs-acs.org/event-detail...
Y'all I actually graded the papers I brought with me on the plane 😱
March 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Y'all I actually graded the papers I brought with me on the plane 😱
Love seeing all the poster tubes at the airport. Peak nerdcore.
March 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Love seeing all the poster tubes at the airport. Peak nerdcore.
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Today is #NationalCabbageDay, which is always a good opportunity to remind everyone that red cabbage can be used to make a colourful pH indicator solution! www.compoundchem.com/2017/05/18/r...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
February 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today is #NationalCabbageDay, which is always a good opportunity to remind everyone that red cabbage can be used to make a colourful pH indicator solution! www.compoundchem.com/2017/05/18/r...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪