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Jason Gavenonis
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Society governance at ACS. Former faculty, lapsed organic chemist. Opinions mine.
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Hell pumpkin
A decorative-gourd-season-themed piece word art sculpture. The word "pumpkin" appears in all caps in alternating orange and greenish letters on a teal base. Above the word "pumpkin" is the word "Hell" in script, followed by three gourds (teal, gray, and white) arranged in such a manner as to bear absolutely no resemblance to the letter "o."
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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"you're a chemist, help the kids with their homework"

The homework:
A chemical equation. Four molecules of tetrazine react with a single molecule of oxygen to produce four molecules of nitrous oxide.
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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It always gets a reaction when I'm drinking from it on calls
ACS member anniversary mug. The mug is white with the words "happy" and "anniversary" in all caps at the top and bottom (white letters on a black banner). Between the banners is a large, black number 3 with the word "lithium" in white on the bottom of the numeral. This number is superimposed over a 5x4 array of lithium shot.
February 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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The correct opinion:
January 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Finally got a photo of both kinds of molten sulfur on the same train
Black tank car labeled "molten sulfur," spelled with an f Black tank car labeled "molten sulphur," spelled the old-timey way, with a p h. You can't tell from the photo, but it delayed my train 5 minutes.
December 2, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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I got to 58 thanks to some Lewis Acid / counterion screens in grad school. That number isn't going up now, so I framed it to hang in my office
A periodic table with 58 elements marked off. Good coverage of the p-block, less so on the early transition metals.
February 28, 2024 at 10:09 PM