Chris Hawes
@cshchem.bsky.social
Inorganic chemistry lecturer, crystallography, spectroscopy and MOFs with occasional 3d printing. He/him, Kiwi in UK. https://hawesgroup.wordpress.com/
My latest 3d print and paint project was the crystal structure of a classic lanthanide dota complex (dotarem/gadoteric acid), it's a nice case study for teaching about stability constants and their relevance which I use in year 2 inorganic but mainly I just think it's a cool looking molecule
![3d printed and painted crystal structure of the [Gd(dota)(H2O)] anion in classic atom colouring except for a satin gold colour for the metal ion, with a matt finish](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xg37pw75ckacvc6p3znkckjx/bafkreibhn4mjozdtonrgxuqsrjt7pwgocce4et2p7me4fuzffldhi3ezle@jpeg)
January 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest 3d print and paint project was the crystal structure of a classic lanthanide dota complex (dotarem/gadoteric acid), it's a nice case study for teaching about stability constants and their relevance which I use in year 2 inorganic but mainly I just think it's a cool looking molecule
Not often I'm in the first 10% of something, I'll take that
September 17, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Not often I'm in the first 10% of something, I'll take that
Took a break from this for a bit but back to printing and painting some crystal structure models, I'm a big fan of the flat cartoon look from matte varnish and black highlights on the bonds #chemsky
September 5, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Took a break from this for a bit but back to printing and painting some crystal structure models, I'm a big fan of the flat cartoon look from matte varnish and black highlights on the bonds #chemsky
Been trying some new styles with these 3d printed crystal structures recently: used Blender to add infill to aromatic rings for coordinating cyclopentadienyls, and this weekend tried some matt paints for a change with black outlines on the bonds for a more cartoony style
![Picture of two hand painted 3d printed crystal structures, a glossy [(Cp)Fe(CO)2]2 with coloured infill on the rings, and an alanine zwitterion painted in matt style with black highlights between the atoms and bonds](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xg37pw75ckacvc6p3znkckjx/bafkreibnveucxzzpdevhkr4fyduqy3mt5w4duec4b5wf2wihpt772qitem@jpeg)
January 7, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Been trying some new styles with these 3d printed crystal structures recently: used Blender to add infill to aromatic rings for coordinating cyclopentadienyls, and this weekend tried some matt paints for a change with black outlines on the bonds for a more cartoony style
Those'll do, I guess
November 8, 2023 at 9:10 AM
Those'll do, I guess
I caved and bought a Kobo. Annotating on PDFs on the e-ink screen is so cool! Is this the gadget that will finally help me catch up on reading papers? No, still no.
September 29, 2023 at 8:39 PM
I caved and bought a Kobo. Annotating on PDFs on the e-ink screen is so cool! Is this the gadget that will finally help me catch up on reading papers? No, still no.
Hah, cool! It's got my number that's for sure
September 24, 2023 at 12:50 PM
Hah, cool! It's got my number that's for sure
We had a massive one this evening too! Ironically ours ended at the business school
September 21, 2023 at 7:12 PM
We had a massive one this evening too! Ironically ours ended at the business school
Enjoying some nature time in Wales before the thunderstorms get here
September 10, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Enjoying some nature time in Wales before the thunderstorms get here