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Anna Poryvai
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SNSF postdoctoral fellow EPFL

EPFL Postdoc Association advisor & event mastermind 🎉

Passionate chemist harnessing light to unlock molecular secrets ✨🔬
Nature lover, peace seeker, and adventure enthusiast 🌿☀️
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Anna Poryvai @annaporyvai.bsky.social · Mar 15
The beauty of fluorescent polymer purification—absolutely stunning! ✨🔬
#PostdocLife #Postdoc #Chemistry #RealTimeChem
#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry
#chemsky
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I heard Prof. Jen Heemstra speak at EPFL, and her honesty about the real challenges of academia stayed with me.

It pushed me to grow beyond technical skills. Since then, I’ve taken courses on self-leadership, management, conflict mitigation, etc.
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Love prep-TLCs

#ScienceIsArt
#PostdocLife #Chemistry #RealTimeChem
#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#ScienceIsArt
#PostdocLife #Chemistry #RealTimeChem
#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Using old good tricks 🔮

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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It’s so empowering to learn with and from people around the world 🌍
Different cultures, same love for knowledge & science.
Makes me wish we could live in such a world everywhere — united by curiosity, not borders. ✨📚

#postdoclife #HopefulFuture #epflpostsoc
October 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Let's save future generations from boring STEM lectures — it's time to make learning active! 🤩

#pedagogy #stemeducation #Science #postdoc #activelearning #epfl #postdocvoice #postdoclife
September 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Learn more about photoswitches!
This review describes the synthesis, structure–property relationships, and examples of applications for seven important classes of photoswitches
doi.org/10.3762/bjoc...
Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Just wrapped up 3 days of amazing talks from all over the world of photochemistry — feeling inspired and a bit tired (in the best way)!
Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a fantastic and well-organized conference 🙌
#photochemistry #science #snsf #postdoc
September 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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🧪✨ Creation of the next set of polymers starts with... proper degassing!

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
September 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Open call for Free-Floating Max Planck Research Groups!
Early-career researchers (≤7 yrs post-PhD) can apply for a fully funded 6-yr group at a Max Planck Institute of their choice (incl. at our institute!) Learn more and apply at: www.fkf.mpg.de/8832208/2025...
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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"Degassing everything" day😄

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
September 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My Swiss night life is pretty bright 😅

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
#Science #postdoc #epfl
September 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Kinetics week 😊
#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #epfl #FluorescenceFriday
August 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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These gorgeous crystals totally lifted my mood✨So here’s me sending you all the good vibes for a bright, shiny weekend!
#ScienceIsArt
#PostdocLife #Postdoc #Chemistry #RealTimeChem
#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #FluorescenceFriday
August 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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🌈 A little bit of colorful compound separation magic! 💥

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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #FluorescenceFriday
August 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The chemistry of art or the art of chemistry

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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #FluorescenceFriday
August 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Dreams come true 😍
#postdoc #postdoclife #science #snsf #photochemistry
July 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.

This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
 
jenheemstra.com/book
Picture of a smiling person holding up a copy of a book.
July 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I see here a magic winter landscape, and what do you see?
#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky #FluorescenceFriday
July 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Crystal clean :)

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky
July 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Tento týden jsme v nadaci přivítali milou návštěvu – naši stipendistku Annu Poryvai.

Do Česka zavítala až ze švýcarské École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, kam v roce 2022 vyjela na zahraniční stáž s podporou Nadace Experientia a kde nyní působí. 🇨🇭

Děkujeme za příjemné letní setkání! 🍀
July 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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When you have 1 week to measure 😄 80% done
#science #Postdoc #realtimechem
July 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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✨ Sun is shining for you 💫

#ScienceIsArt
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#PostdocVoice #FluorescenceFriday #Science #CENChemPics #epfl #epflchemistry #ChemTwitter
#chemsky
July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Objects are more memorable when people encounter them while feeling positive emotions than while feeling negative ones

https://go.nature.com/4nGMi4k
Memory gets a boost from positive emotion
Study participants’ memory faltered when they learnt while experiencing negative or neutral emotions.
go.nature.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM