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Dr Connor Wells
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Scientific Editor at Matter📜 | Materials Chemistry PhD from UCL 🧪 | Chemistry MSci from University of Glasgow ⚗️ | Trying to hold on to my Scottish accent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Own views | He/him | Glasgow/London
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Tried a restart but yeah seems to be big issues!
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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University of Glasgow was looking spectacular (spooktacular? 😉🙄) last night!

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A picture of the University of Glasgow at night, with its gothic tower lit up red.
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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My ~spooky season~ book of choice this year is Ghost Story by Peter Straub.

Just over 60% through, and thoroughly enjoying it!

Well written and exceptional eerie elements!
Ghost Story by Peter Straub, a black book with a spooky orange house on the cover, is held in a living room. There is a glowing ceramic pumpkin in the background and Halloween decorations in the window.
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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I was very fortunate to attend Omar Yaghi’s talk at the University of Birmingham back in April 2024!

(Although I believe it was on COFs…)
Omar Yaghi stands in front of three screens in a lecture hall, giving a talk on “Organic Chemistry for the Climate”.
October 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Spent an invigorating summer-turn-autumn weekend at Loch Lomond.

A highlight was visiting the Hot Tottie, alternating between the roasting sauna and a dip in the ice-cold loch! 🔥❄️
A wooden sauna with a cartoon potato wrapped in a towel, and the Hot Tottie logo. Harvey the golden labrador swimming in a loch, surrounded by mountains and a cloudy sky.
September 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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A few weeks ago we went to the Hokus Pokus Alchemy Lab at Kings Cross and it was amazing! A truly scientific experience in every drink! And the apothecary decor is on point.

Highly recommend 🧪⚗️🔮
July 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Had a great time in Edinburgh for MC17! Caught up with some old faces and met plenty of new ones too. A most enjoyable week!
July 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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MC17, let’s go!
July 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Merci Strasbourg! A delight as always.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg. Petite-France: the famous half-timbered houses over canals. Ponts-Couverts bridge. The cathedral lit up at night.
May 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Space-themed social event last night was a lot of fun, star of the show (excuse the pun) was obviously baby ET!
A baby ET toy on a space rock, with a rocket nearby, in front of a cosmic background.
May 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Really great and comprehensive talk by Zhong Lin Wang about his work on TENGs for sustainable energy and AI.
Prof Zhong Lin Wang giving a plenary talk in front of a large audience.
May 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Plenary session about to kick off!
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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And so it begins*…

*A little later for me than others
A poster saying “2025 Spring Meeting” hanging from a building, with cloudy blue skies reflected in the windows.
May 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Cracking few days up North 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
A golden Labrador swimming in front of a tree-covered hillside. The mountains of Glencoe. A body of water with boats at Fort Augustus. On the path towards Steall Waterfall, with mountains in the background.
May 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Home after a wonderful wee holiday in Egypt! Spent a few days exploring Alexandria, before heading to see those magnificent pyramids!
Standing outside the Citadel of Qaitbay, a stunning 15th century stone castle. Smiling in front of the Giza Pyramids. Giving the Sphinx a drink of water. Rocks in front of turquoise waves under a blue sky.
April 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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And so we bid farewell to the beautiful Montpellier. It’s been a blast!
Arc de Triomphe St Pierre Cathédrale A busy but quaint street with people sitting outside on either side.
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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@dstaemmler.bsky.social kicks off #HybridMaterials2025 bright and early this morning! Really looking forward to this one!
Daniel presenting the Co-Chairs Daniel presenting the news and updates for this year’s conference.
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Been lacking the festive spirit this year due to circumstances outside of my control, but decided to have a read of this for the first time, and I’m so pleased I did. It truly is a wonderful read.
A burgundy copy of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, held up in front of a bookcase, decorated with books and plants.
December 29, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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Harvey got his Christmas wish last night; a seat at the table!
A big golden labrador resting his head on a red-clothed table.
December 26, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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~Insert general comment about Maillard reaction~

Volunteered to cook the turkey this year, pretty pleased with how it’s turned out!

(We always cook ours on Christmas Eve to let it rest, minimise risk of undercooking, and alleviate some stress on Christmas Day!)
A cooked turkey crown on top of vegetables and gravy.
December 24, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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And on that note, enjoy some pics of that wondrous city in Alsace!
December 6, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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This is deeply satisfying (and will be short lived I’m sure!)
An editor’s ’To-Do’ list, with zero assignments.
November 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM