Ian Vander Meulen
@vandermeuleni.bsky.social
BSc, MSc, PhD. Environmental analytical chemist and engineer looking at occurrence & fate of oil sands aquatic contaminants. Into all things naphthenic acids. Terrible runner. Lifelong learner.
Working at Environment & Climate Change Canada
Working at Environment & Climate Change Canada
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"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 19%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Oct 27, 2025 / n=2500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 19%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Oct 27, 2025 / n=2500 / Online
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 19%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Oct 27, 2025 / n=2500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 19%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Oct 27, 2025 / n=2500 / Online
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You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
Was my first CEW experience, but will not be my last. Thanks to the folks who let this chemist cosplay as a toxicologist the last few days ❤️
We’re so excited to welcome you all to #CEW2025 in beautiful Victoria, BC!
October 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Was my first CEW experience, but will not be my last. Thanks to the folks who let this chemist cosplay as a toxicologist the last few days ❤️
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We’re not there yet.
We still have 21 days to reach our 300,000 signatures. Please, take a moment and sign the petition. It’s up to you now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NW...
#ForeverCanadian
We still have 21 days to reach our 300,000 signatures. Please, take a moment and sign the petition. It’s up to you now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NW...
#ForeverCanadian
Forever-Canadian.ca because the only independence Alberta should have…
YouTube video by Lisab0923
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We’re not there yet.
We still have 21 days to reach our 300,000 signatures. Please, take a moment and sign the petition. It’s up to you now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NW...
#ForeverCanadian
We still have 21 days to reach our 300,000 signatures. Please, take a moment and sign the petition. It’s up to you now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NW...
#ForeverCanadian
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
All *this* is a bit much.
Time for a comfort watch.
Time for a comfort watch.
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
All *this* is a bit much.
Time for a comfort watch.
Time for a comfort watch.
Grateful for gracious, supportive friends ❤️
September 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Grateful for gracious, supportive friends ❤️
Evergreen
Living in interesting times may be overrated tbh.
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Evergreen
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So, Silksong is good.
Very, very good.
Very, very good.
September 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
So, Silksong is good.
Very, very good.
Very, very good.
Twitter had me addicted checking the feed. BlueSky has me feeling like Duolingo - I *should* check, but it feels like more work.
Why? Just me?
Why? Just me?
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Twitter had me addicted checking the feed. BlueSky has me feeling like Duolingo - I *should* check, but it feels like more work.
Why? Just me?
Why? Just me?
This paper is *fascinating* to me. At my PhD defense 2 months ago, someone asked me if naphthenic acids are volatile, and I answered "probably not" for a bunch of reasons. I guess I need to eat my hat.
dx.doi.org/10.1021/acse...
dx.doi.org/10.1021/acse...
Oil Sands Facilities Are an Emission Source of Naphthenic Acid Fractional Compounds to the Atmosphere
The oil sands (OS) region in Canada hosts one of the world’s largest unconventional crude oil deposits in the form of bitumen, which, when extracted, generates substantial tailings/wastewater that are...
dx.doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This paper is *fascinating* to me. At my PhD defense 2 months ago, someone asked me if naphthenic acids are volatile, and I answered "probably not" for a bunch of reasons. I guess I need to eat my hat.
dx.doi.org/10.1021/acse...
dx.doi.org/10.1021/acse...
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Look around, the case for more, not less, liberal arts education remains stronger than ever.
If you were forced to bet on which university courses of study still will be relevant in 50 years, languages, literature, history, philosophy, and arts are all pretty good wagers.
They have an excellent track record over the past thousand years or so.
They have an excellent track record over the past thousand years or so.
Not the point of this fascinating article, but it remains darkly ironic to me that the Humanities have fallen backwards into being the safe financial bet of degrees
July 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Look around, the case for more, not less, liberal arts education remains stronger than ever.
My last dissertation chapter is now out open-access.
An oil sands operator gave us access to a pilot-scale treatment wetland on their mine site, and we monitored naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs). Long-story short, the treatment strategy works pretty well.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
An oil sands operator gave us access to a pilot-scale treatment wetland on their mine site, and we monitored naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs). Long-story short, the treatment strategy works pretty well.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Redirecting
dx.doi.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My last dissertation chapter is now out open-access.
An oil sands operator gave us access to a pilot-scale treatment wetland on their mine site, and we monitored naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs). Long-story short, the treatment strategy works pretty well.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
An oil sands operator gave us access to a pilot-scale treatment wetland on their mine site, and we monitored naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs). Long-story short, the treatment strategy works pretty well.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canada...
It's wonderful that Canada holds a privileged position among our allies. There are good reasons for this. We only supply "ethical oil" as long as we commit to continuous improvement and learning for effective reclamation. Stewardship isn't free.
It's wonderful that Canada holds a privileged position among our allies. There are good reasons for this. We only supply "ethical oil" as long as we commit to continuous improvement and learning for effective reclamation. Stewardship isn't free.
Canada Is Top Preferred Oil Supplier for G7 Nations
Ipsos poll reveals Canada's strong position among G7 allies, Middle East gains ground in G20 countries as U.S. drops across regions
www.ipsos.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canada...
It's wonderful that Canada holds a privileged position among our allies. There are good reasons for this. We only supply "ethical oil" as long as we commit to continuous improvement and learning for effective reclamation. Stewardship isn't free.
It's wonderful that Canada holds a privileged position among our allies. There are good reasons for this. We only supply "ethical oil" as long as we commit to continuous improvement and learning for effective reclamation. Stewardship isn't free.
Proud to say I successfully defended my PhD thesis today.
May 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Proud to say I successfully defended my PhD thesis today.
Update - he's gotten big. Probably 40 lbs by 6 months. But Pippin's a (mostly) good boy.
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Update - he's gotten big. Probably 40 lbs by 6 months. But Pippin's a (mostly) good boy.
When did www.howcanishareit.com get nuked? It hasn't been usable for me for ~6 months at least, and it was a great resource.
How Can I Share It
www.howcanishareit.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
When did www.howcanishareit.com get nuked? It hasn't been usable for me for ~6 months at least, and it was a great resource.
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"Wolf of Theseus" was genuinely amusing
This is rather like making 20 changes to the DNA of a gorilla, it’s born a bit lanky and with red fur, and billing it as an orangutan. teamtrash.substack.com/p/is-it-a-di...
Is it a Dire Wolf? Or a Gee Whiz Puppy?
The perils of a living PR stunt.
teamtrash.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Wolf of Theseus" was genuinely amusing
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Absolutely chilling.
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Absolutely chilling.
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Canadians don’t take kindly to repeatedly being told our country shouldn’t exist.
All of us have many American friends and colleagues, many have relatives.
We are looking to you to stand up as Americans and be as incensed as we are about this affront to Canadian sovereignty.
All of us have many American friends and colleagues, many have relatives.
We are looking to you to stand up as Americans and be as incensed as we are about this affront to Canadian sovereignty.
Trump: "To be honest with you, Canada only works as a state. We don't need anything they have. As a state it would be one of the great states. This would be the most incredible country visually. If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it."
March 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Canadians don’t take kindly to repeatedly being told our country shouldn’t exist.
All of us have many American friends and colleagues, many have relatives.
We are looking to you to stand up as Americans and be as incensed as we are about this affront to Canadian sovereignty.
All of us have many American friends and colleagues, many have relatives.
We are looking to you to stand up as Americans and be as incensed as we are about this affront to Canadian sovereignty.
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America: whatever you might think my level of enthusiasm for Canada being absorbed by America is, it's less than that.
March 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
America: whatever you might think my level of enthusiasm for Canada being absorbed by America is, it's less than that.
Is this all a climate issue?
Not everyone can articulate that *something* is wrong, and that scarcity is coming. It almost makes sense that a percentage of pop then wants to smash and grab. The present context almost reads like pre/post-disaster looting on a global scale.
Not everyone can articulate that *something* is wrong, and that scarcity is coming. It almost makes sense that a percentage of pop then wants to smash and grab. The present context almost reads like pre/post-disaster looting on a global scale.
March 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Is this all a climate issue?
Not everyone can articulate that *something* is wrong, and that scarcity is coming. It almost makes sense that a percentage of pop then wants to smash and grab. The present context almost reads like pre/post-disaster looting on a global scale.
Not everyone can articulate that *something* is wrong, and that scarcity is coming. It almost makes sense that a percentage of pop then wants to smash and grab. The present context almost reads like pre/post-disaster looting on a global scale.