Tim Smith
@chemsmith.bsky.social
Chemist, dad, husband, slow endurance athlete. Currently make/purify stable isotope compounds at MilliporeSigma. I like being with my wife and daughter, working out, traveling, hiking, broadway shows, rock n roll, tolerant joyful smart people.
I did see that. Didn't understand it at all.
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I did see that. Didn't understand it at all.
Looks nice there. I want to get into bike touring, eventually. Like dayslong or weeklong trips. Some day.
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Looks nice there. I want to get into bike touring, eventually. Like dayslong or weeklong trips. Some day.
Im missing what the problem with Bluesky is.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Im missing what the problem with Bluesky is.
At first glance this just feels dangerous-risky. (E.g., if one of these are damaged or captured?) Would like to know details.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
At first glance this just feels dangerous-risky. (E.g., if one of these are damaged or captured?) Would like to know details.
Some chemist will do this on purpose and get a Nobel Prize.
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Some chemist will do this on purpose and get a Nobel Prize.
I pondered if something like Cu would preferentially stick to the S in Met. But haven’t found anything to support that yet.
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I pondered if something like Cu would preferentially stick to the S in Met. But haven’t found anything to support that yet.
Ahhhhhh. Right up my alley. And it’s where I did my postdoc. This would be awesome.
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ahhhhhh. Right up my alley. And it’s where I did my postdoc. This would be awesome.
Will ask about. Thanks!
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Will ask about. Thanks!
These are stable-labeled compounds we make. They come to me as just ~pure amino acids. Methionine and isoleucine happen to be hard to separate. (And a few others.)
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
These are stable-labeled compounds we make. They come to me as just ~pure amino acids. Methionine and isoleucine happen to be hard to separate. (And a few others.)
Permanent winter clouds. Sounds like the Midwest.
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Permanent winter clouds. Sounds like the Midwest.
Pretty sure that's a footprint.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Pretty sure that's a footprint.
Will check this out.
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Will check this out.