Bess Vlaisavljevich
@bessvlai.bsky.social
#CompChem #Radiochem at the University of Iowa. Loves cats and avoiding the news. UMN Alum. Former Air National Guard member.
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We were able to draw analogies to our other work in high valent copper chemistry. Check it out, especially if you love inverted ligand fields as much as I do
We will be holding a virtual information session Nov 13th from 7:30-8:30PM CST for students interested in pursuing a PhD in chemistry at UIowa. Interested students can register here: uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #chemistry #gradschool
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We will be holding a virtual information session Nov 13th from 7:30-8:30PM CST for students interested in pursuing a PhD in chemistry at UIowa. Interested students can register here: uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #chemistry #gradschool
It was such a fun and unexpected encounter! So nice to see you!
in a “it’s a small world” moment, I ran into @bessvlai.bsky.social at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. she was giving a seminar in the chemistry department; me, in chemical engineering. great to see you, Bess!
September 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It was such a fun and unexpected encounter! So nice to see you!
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✨ Headed to #ACSFall2025? Want some COMP stickers?
Find an ACS COMP Executive Committee member and grab a few! 🧪💻🎉
#ACSCOMP #CompChem
Find an ACS COMP Executive Committee member and grab a few! 🧪💻🎉
#ACSCOMP #CompChem
August 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
✨ Headed to #ACSFall2025? Want some COMP stickers?
Find an ACS COMP Executive Committee member and grab a few! 🧪💻🎉
#ACSCOMP #CompChem
Find an ACS COMP Executive Committee member and grab a few! 🧪💻🎉
#ACSCOMP #CompChem
I got too into talking to people at #ACSFall2025 to post about my own talk. Luckily, I have another chance on Wednesday!
August 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I got too into talking to people at #ACSFall2025 to post about my own talk. Luckily, I have another chance on Wednesday!
Ready to hear @peremiro.bsky.social talk about vanadium alkoxide clusters #FallACS2025
August 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ready to hear @peremiro.bsky.social talk about vanadium alkoxide clusters #FallACS2025
Looking forward to #ACSFall2025 this week. My first talk is Monday in the NUCL afternoon session! On Wednesday, I am in INORG. Hope to see friends and make new ones!
August 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Looking forward to #ACSFall2025 this week. My first talk is Monday in the NUCL afternoon session! On Wednesday, I am in INORG. Hope to see friends and make new ones!
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Had a great time at the RERC with @n8trium.bsky.social and @bessvlai.bsky.social !!
June 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Had a great time at the RERC with @n8trium.bsky.social and @bessvlai.bsky.social !!
Check out our newest preprint with @ewerpointe.bsky.social and Jorge Barroso! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Dipole Characteristics of Polymers with Main-Chain Polar Rings: Impact of Dipole Strength and Orientation on Reactivity and Material Properties
Dipole-dipole interactions arising from polar side chains can greatly enhance the performance of polymers compared to their nonpolar analogues. Incorporating polar functionality into the main chain wo...
chemrxiv.org
June 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Check out our newest preprint with @ewerpointe.bsky.social and Jorge Barroso! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
I was bummed to miss a conference last week (got mono! Ahh!!!) but am so happy I feel up for #RERC30! Hope it doesn't tired me out too much and I get to hear about everyone's cook work!
June 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I was bummed to miss a conference last week (got mono! Ahh!!!) but am so happy I feel up for #RERC30! Hope it doesn't tired me out too much and I get to hear about everyone's cook work!
Home sick today and opened my window for fresh air. The construction crew next door is killing it with their music choice. Nickelback, Gaga, songs from Pitch Perfect, Shrek. Love it!
June 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Home sick today and opened my window for fresh air. The construction crew next door is killing it with their music choice. Nickelback, Gaga, songs from Pitch Perfect, Shrek. Love it!
Getting a nice thank you note from a student makes end of the semester grading, and all the previous effort, worth it.
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Getting a nice thank you note from a student makes end of the semester grading, and all the previous effort, worth it.
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NSF used to be $8.5b, they are proposing to cut it down to below $4b. The grants funded more 5000 graduate students directly or indirectly and the majority of basic research in natural sciences and humanities. What is our priority?
May 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NSF used to be $8.5b, they are proposing to cut it down to below $4b. The grants funded more 5000 graduate students directly or indirectly and the majority of basic research in natural sciences and humanities. What is our priority?
Reposted by Bess Vlaisavljevich
Today we mark the 75th anniversary of NSF. Support from NSF drives discovery, education & innovation in every corner of the US. The impact of recent cuts will reverberate out and impact all of us.
May 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today we mark the 75th anniversary of NSF. Support from NSF drives discovery, education & innovation in every corner of the US. The impact of recent cuts will reverberate out and impact all of us.
Today @n8trium.bsky.social passed his candidacy exam! He did a fantastic job!
April 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today @n8trium.bsky.social passed his candidacy exam! He did a fantastic job!
Reposted by Bess Vlaisavljevich
Found an image to go with the video for #WorldQuantumDay!
Explore quantum physics with this brilliant visual roadmap from @dominicwalliman.com ( @domainofscience.com )! See how it all connects!
#Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumWorld
Explore quantum physics with this brilliant visual roadmap from @dominicwalliman.com ( @domainofscience.com )! See how it all connects!
#Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumWorld
April 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Found an image to go with the video for #WorldQuantumDay!
Explore quantum physics with this brilliant visual roadmap from @dominicwalliman.com ( @domainofscience.com )! See how it all connects!
#Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumWorld
Explore quantum physics with this brilliant visual roadmap from @dominicwalliman.com ( @domainofscience.com )! See how it all connects!
#Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumWorld
The EARTH Center (erc-earth.ku.edu) is hiring a Director for Recruiting, Training, and Mentoring (DRTM). This is a multi-institutional center, and this position is hosted at USD. The job description is in the link. Check it out! yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/43177
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erc-earth.ku.edu
April 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The EARTH Center (erc-earth.ku.edu) is hiring a Director for Recruiting, Training, and Mentoring (DRTM). This is a multi-institutional center, and this position is hosted at USD. The job description is in the link. Check it out! yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/43177
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Pushing the known limits of lanthanide oxidation, chemists have isolated praseodymium (Pr) in the +5 oxidation state. The finding suggests that chemists should shift how they situate lanthanides in the periodic table. cen.acs.org/materials/in... #chemsky🧪
Praseodymium powers up to +5
Isolating the lanthanide in this oxidation state suggests a shift in some periodic tables
cen.acs.org
April 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pushing the known limits of lanthanide oxidation, chemists have isolated praseodymium (Pr) in the +5 oxidation state. The finding suggests that chemists should shift how they situate lanthanides in the periodic table. cen.acs.org/materials/in... #chemsky🧪
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Someone was happy to meet Dash at the Iowa Heartlanders game. Thinking about attending the playoffs. @bessvlai.bsky.social @goheartlanders.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Someone was happy to meet Dash at the Iowa Heartlanders game. Thinking about attending the playoffs. @bessvlai.bsky.social @goheartlanders.bsky.social
Check out a summary of our recent work with @f-orbitals.bsky.social and the Popov group on a pentavalent Pr complex! cen.acs.org/materials/in...
Praseodymium powers up to +5
Isolating the lanthanide in this oxidation state suggests a shift in some periodic tables
cen.acs.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out a summary of our recent work with @f-orbitals.bsky.social and the Popov group on a pentavalent Pr complex! cen.acs.org/materials/in...
Reposted by Bess Vlaisavljevich
Good thing that I work in print media, because I reallys struggle to pronounce praseodymium. My latest piece in @cenmag.bsky.social about a Pr5+ compound from @stormslapierre.bsky.social @bessvlai.bsky.social and Ivan A. Popov.
cen.acs.org/materials/in...
cen.acs.org/materials/in...
Praseodymium powers up to +5
Isolating the lanthanide in this oxidation state suggests a shift in some periodic tables
cen.acs.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Good thing that I work in print media, because I reallys struggle to pronounce praseodymium. My latest piece in @cenmag.bsky.social about a Pr5+ compound from @stormslapierre.bsky.social @bessvlai.bsky.social and Ivan A. Popov.
cen.acs.org/materials/in...
cen.acs.org/materials/in...
At a meeting where they put out chocolate milk and candy for the before lunch snack. I feel like they get me.
April 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
At a meeting where they put out chocolate milk and candy for the before lunch snack. I feel like they get me.
We were able to draw analogies to our other work in high valent copper chemistry. Check it out, especially if you love inverted ligand fields as much as I do
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We were able to draw analogies to our other work in high valent copper chemistry. Check it out, especially if you love inverted ligand fields as much as I do
New work out by @rcsabya.bsky.social and undergrad co-author Naomi Rehberg! Continuing our interest in actinide-arene and borohydride bonds. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Computational Investigation of the Chemical Bond between An(III) Ions and Soft-Donor Ligands
The chemical bonding of actinide ions with arene and borohydride ligands is explored via quantum chemical methods to understand how the transuranium elements interact with soft-donor ligands. Specific...
pubs.acs.org
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
New work out by @rcsabya.bsky.social and undergrad co-author Naomi Rehberg! Continuing our interest in actinide-arene and borohydride bonds. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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"We urge all leaders, not to ignore or contradict advice that is supported by a consensus of evidence. We urge policymakers to help boost people’s confidence in vaccines, and not to undermine scientific and medical institutions or the process of research."
www.nature.com/artic...
www.nature.com/artic...
Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them
Nature - Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.
www.nature.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"We urge all leaders, not to ignore or contradict advice that is supported by a consensus of evidence. We urge policymakers to help boost people’s confidence in vaccines, and not to undermine scientific and medical institutions or the process of research."
www.nature.com/artic...
www.nature.com/artic...
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When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.🧵
March 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.🧵