Valentina Erastova
@erastova.bsky.social
Chancellor Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh;
Molecular modelling of minerals and materials, research in the origin of life and astrobiology - erastova.xyz;
Editorial Board of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Molecular modelling of minerals and materials, research in the origin of life and astrobiology - erastova.xyz;
Editorial Board of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Having missed Andrey Kalinichev’s talks this summer at both Goldschmidt and International Clay Conference due to overlap of our parallel sessions, it is great to finally catch up at small but scientifically charged @cecamevents.bsky.social in Vienna @bokuvienna.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Having missed Andrey Kalinichev’s talks this summer at both Goldschmidt and International Clay Conference due to overlap of our parallel sessions, it is great to finally catch up at small but scientifically charged @cecamevents.bsky.social in Vienna @bokuvienna.bsky.social
Talk at @cecamevents.bsky.social at @bokuvienna.bsky.social by recently defended Dr Hannah Pollak on ClayCode - software she developed during her PhD at @edinburghchem.bsky.social
Download from: github.com/Erastova-group/ClayCode
Paper: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00987
Download from: github.com/Erastova-group/ClayCode
Paper: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00987
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Talk at @cecamevents.bsky.social at @bokuvienna.bsky.social by recently defended Dr Hannah Pollak on ClayCode - software she developed during her PhD at @edinburghchem.bsky.social
Download from: github.com/Erastova-group/ClayCode
Paper: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00987
Download from: github.com/Erastova-group/ClayCode
Paper: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00987
Another successful PhD viva in the group 🍾 Congratulations Dr Hannah Pollak!
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Another successful PhD viva in the group 🍾 Congratulations Dr Hannah Pollak!
Photo tax of a very happy and proud supervisor
September 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Photo tax of a very happy and proud supervisor
Extra special day in the group @edinburghchem.bsky.social y’day
Congratulations to Dr Audrey Ngambia🎓 for a brilliant PhD defence!
Thank you for joining my group & trusting me as very new PI that we can make these pesky biochar models - we did it thanks to your dedication and hard work🍾
Congratulations to Dr Audrey Ngambia🎓 for a brilliant PhD defence!
Thank you for joining my group & trusting me as very new PI that we can make these pesky biochar models - we did it thanks to your dedication and hard work🍾
September 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Extra special day in the group @edinburghchem.bsky.social y’day
Congratulations to Dr Audrey Ngambia🎓 for a brilliant PhD defence!
Thank you for joining my group & trusting me as very new PI that we can make these pesky biochar models - we did it thanks to your dedication and hard work🍾
Congratulations to Dr Audrey Ngambia🎓 for a brilliant PhD defence!
Thank you for joining my group & trusting me as very new PI that we can make these pesky biochar models - we did it thanks to your dedication and hard work🍾
Congratulations to our PgT students of @edinburghchem.bsky.social for completing their studies! I am extra happy to see that students undertaking #compchem projects - Yifei and Samuel (our group) - have won awards for best taught part and best project talk! 🏆🥳
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Congratulations to our PgT students of @edinburghchem.bsky.social for completing their studies! I am extra happy to see that students undertaking #compchem projects - Yifei and Samuel (our group) - have won awards for best taught part and best project talk! 🏆🥳
Yesterday we were visited by Ellen Porter, Commissioning Editor of Philosophical Transactions A of the @royalsocietypublishing.org, to discuss real hurdles of #publishing in #science with our #PhD & #PostDoc at @edinburghchem.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Yesterday we were visited by Ellen Porter, Commissioning Editor of Philosophical Transactions A of the @royalsocietypublishing.org, to discuss real hurdles of #publishing in #science with our #PhD & #PostDoc at @edinburghchem.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Excellent informative talk by Sarah Stewart about her PhD work at the International Clay Conference in Dublin @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social @minersoc.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Excellent informative talk by Sarah Stewart about her PhD work at the International Clay Conference in Dublin @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social @minersoc.bsky.social
The excellent hybrid set up at @cecamevents.bsky.social HQ allows us to start day 3 with a fascinating talk about #biochar plastic phases by Rob Johnson from University of Hawaii who is 12h earlier than us
June 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The excellent hybrid set up at @cecamevents.bsky.social HQ allows us to start day 3 with a fascinating talk about #biochar plastic phases by Rob Johnson from University of Hawaii who is 12h earlier than us
A must have when in switzerland 🫕
June 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A must have when in switzerland 🫕
Manuel Garcia-Perez kicking off the second day of #biochar #modelling workshop @cecamevents.bsky.social
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June 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Manuel Garcia-Perez kicking off the second day of #biochar #modelling workshop @cecamevents.bsky.social
www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
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Great end of day one of our workshop - many new connections were made. What a pleasure to bring together scientists in the field of #biochar - experimentalists, engineers and modellers.
June 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Great end of day one of our workshop - many new connections were made. What a pleasure to bring together scientists in the field of #biochar - experimentalists, engineers and modellers.
We had a fantastic day of talks and discussions at @cecamevents.bsky.social HQ - great facilities to support productive meetings and interactions!
June 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We had a fantastic day of talks and discussions at @cecamevents.bsky.social HQ - great facilities to support productive meetings and interactions!
Ready to start our @cecamevents.bsky.social workshop on #biochar #modeling
www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Ready to start our @cecamevents.bsky.social workshop on #biochar #modeling
www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
I have a badge and, therefore, I am working
May 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I have a badge and, therefore, I am working
After a fantastic week in Iceland with @theukca.bsky.social it is time to head home
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
After a fantastic week in Iceland with @theukca.bsky.social it is time to head home
Suddenly found yourself wanting to build a snowman in May? Sure thing - welcome to northern Iceland ☃️ where you can do it in day light 24h a day!
May 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Suddenly found yourself wanting to build a snowman in May? Sure thing - welcome to northern Iceland ☃️ where you can do it in day light 24h a day!
Off the beaten track onto þjóðfell for permafrost samples with @tastrobiologist.bsky.social ⛏️🗻
Our last day in Iceland on @theukca.bsky.social trip, next group arrives on Monday
Our last day in Iceland on @theukca.bsky.social trip, next group arrives on Monday
May 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Off the beaten track onto þjóðfell for permafrost samples with @tastrobiologist.bsky.social ⛏️🗻
Our last day in Iceland on @theukca.bsky.social trip, next group arrives on Monday
Our last day in Iceland on @theukca.bsky.social trip, next group arrives on Monday
Absolutely delicious glacier water from Fornastaðafjall
May 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Absolutely delicious glacier water from Fornastaðafjall
Another great day sampling with @tastrobiologist.bsky.social and Pam @theukca.bsky.social ⛏️
May 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Another great day sampling with @tastrobiologist.bsky.social and Pam @theukca.bsky.social ⛏️
Productive day collecting clays on prebiotic Earth. Inevitably left a couple of foot prints for astrobiologists of the future
May 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Productive day collecting clays on prebiotic Earth. Inevitably left a couple of foot prints for astrobiologists of the future