Sonja Herres-Pawlis
@herreslab.bsky.social
Chemistry passionist combining bioinorganic chemistry with sustainable polymerisation catalysis and chemical data management for ML at RWTH Aachen University, Germany
https://www.bioac.ac.rwth-aachen.de/
https://www.bioac.ac.rwth-aachen.de/
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LAST CALL FOR 500 €
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
LAST CALL FOR 500 €
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
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Data literacy made simple. That’s DALIA. Discover who we are, why we exist, and how we can support you - watch our new explainer video 🎥 : dalia.education/en
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Data literacy made simple. That’s DALIA. Discover who we are, why we exist, and how we can support you - watch our new explainer video 🎥 : dalia.education/en
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
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Tag der Forschungsdaten in NRW - 18.11.2025: DALIA will be present at the online panel discussion and at the in-person event at @RWTH. More information: www.fdm.nrw/tag-der-fors...
#DALIA #RDM #Dataliteracy #TdF2025
#DALIA #RDM #Dataliteracy #TdF2025
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Tag der Forschungsdaten in NRW - 18.11.2025: DALIA will be present at the online panel discussion and at the in-person event at @RWTH. More information: www.fdm.nrw/tag-der-fors...
#DALIA #RDM #Dataliteracy #TdF2025
#DALIA #RDM #Dataliteracy #TdF2025
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Don't miss Sonja Herres-Pawlis, Andrij Pich et al's recent article
#ChemSciCovers
'Depolymerization of PLA catalyzed by guanidine-modified microgels'
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
@herreslab
#ChemSciCovers
'Depolymerization of PLA catalyzed by guanidine-modified microgels'
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
@herreslab
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't miss Sonja Herres-Pawlis, Andrij Pich et al's recent article
#ChemSciCovers
'Depolymerization of PLA catalyzed by guanidine-modified microgels'
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
@herreslab
#ChemSciCovers
'Depolymerization of PLA catalyzed by guanidine-modified microgels'
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
@herreslab
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
Data literacy made simple. That’s DALIA. Discover who we are, why we exist, and how we can support you - watch our new explainer video 🎥 : dalia.education/en
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
#DALIA #NFDI #RDM #Dataliteracy #OER #metadata
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
www.livescience.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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"Sollte es weder zu einem solch beispiellosen technologischen Wandel noch zu einem deutlichen Rückgang der Weltwirtschaft kommen, werden die globalen Durchschnittstemperaturen bis 2050 um mehr als 3 °C über das vorindustrielle Niveau steigen."
#Klimakatastrophe
#Klimakatastrophe
August 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Sollte es weder zu einem solch beispiellosen technologischen Wandel noch zu einem deutlichen Rückgang der Weltwirtschaft kommen, werden die globalen Durchschnittstemperaturen bis 2050 um mehr als 3 °C über das vorindustrielle Niveau steigen."
#Klimakatastrophe
#Klimakatastrophe
First results from the #catalaix project funded by the Werner-Siemens-Stiftung! #sustainablechemistry
And with cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
And with cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
First results from the #catalaix project funded by the Werner-Siemens-Stiftung! #sustainablechemistry
And with cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
And with cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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„Dann geh halt Bäume pflanzen!“ Manchmal lese ich das in unfreundlichen Kommentarzeilen. Zur 35-jährigen Jubiläumspflanzung des Bergwaldprojekts in meiner lieben Harzer Heimat dazu ein paar Worte. Es geht um nicht weniger als um die Frage: „Was kann ich tun?“ Meine Antwort: „Pflanzt Bäume in Köpfe!“
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
„Dann geh halt Bäume pflanzen!“ Manchmal lese ich das in unfreundlichen Kommentarzeilen. Zur 35-jährigen Jubiläumspflanzung des Bergwaldprojekts in meiner lieben Harzer Heimat dazu ein paar Worte. Es geht um nicht weniger als um die Frage: „Was kann ich tun?“ Meine Antwort: „Pflanzt Bäume in Köpfe!“
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#Stammtisch is coming up.⠀
⠀
"Science Education meets Research Data Management" by Johann Seibert
Don't hesitate to register:⠀
24.10.2025 14 CET⠀
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https://t1p.de/nx11o
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #researchdata #fairdata #workshop #openscience #Science #Education #Research #Data #Management
⠀
"Science Education meets Research Data Management" by Johann Seibert
Don't hesitate to register:⠀
24.10.2025 14 CET⠀
⠀
https://t1p.de/nx11o
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #researchdata #fairdata #workshop #openscience #Science #Education #Research #Data #Management
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#Stammtisch is coming up.⠀
⠀
"Science Education meets Research Data Management" by Johann Seibert
Don't hesitate to register:⠀
24.10.2025 14 CET⠀
⠀
https://t1p.de/nx11o
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #researchdata #fairdata #workshop #openscience #Science #Education #Research #Data #Management
⠀
"Science Education meets Research Data Management" by Johann Seibert
Don't hesitate to register:⠀
24.10.2025 14 CET⠀
⠀
https://t1p.de/nx11o
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #researchdata #fairdata #workshop #openscience #Science #Education #Research #Data #Management
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Sustainable research through digital lab environments - thats the topic of the new podcast with 2 of our leads/board members.
- What are ELNs – and what can they really do?
- Data as fuel for innovation
- Science vs. business
##chemistry #rdm #research #fairdata #openscience
https://t1p.de/ycxpg
- What are ELNs – and what can they really do?
- Data as fuel for innovation
- Science vs. business
##chemistry #rdm #research #fairdata #openscience
https://t1p.de/ycxpg
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sustainable research through digital lab environments - thats the topic of the new podcast with 2 of our leads/board members.
- What are ELNs – and what can they really do?
- Data as fuel for innovation
- Science vs. business
##chemistry #rdm #research #fairdata #openscience
https://t1p.de/ycxpg
- What are ELNs – and what can they really do?
- Data as fuel for innovation
- Science vs. business
##chemistry #rdm #research #fairdata #openscience
https://t1p.de/ycxpg
We always teach #dataliteracy right from the beginning... already for more than 5 years now ! #digitalchemistry
Yesterday, 3 of us attended the OC Lab Connect meeting at Heidelberg University, an event for lab course coordinators of #organic chemistry, to present the ELN #Chemotion.
The response highlighted that making #RDM & the use of #ELNs is an integral part of #chemistry #curricula!
#researchdata
The response highlighted that making #RDM & the use of #ELNs is an integral part of #chemistry #curricula!
#researchdata
October 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We always teach #dataliteracy right from the beginning... already for more than 5 years now ! #digitalchemistry
Very happy about this first #catalaix publication for us, supported by the Werner Siemens-Stiftung ! #bioplastics #circulareconomy
We also make the data openly available at @radar-service.bsky.social : radar4chem.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
Thank you to @nfdi4chem.de !
We also make the data openly available at @radar-service.bsky.social : radar4chem.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
Thank you to @nfdi4chem.de !
New in Chemical Science!
"Depolymerization of PLA Catalyzed by Guanidine-Modified Microgels" by Andrij Pich and Sonja Herres-Pawlis et al. from RWTH Aachen University and Maastricht University. @herreslab.bsky.social
Read it for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
"Depolymerization of PLA Catalyzed by Guanidine-Modified Microgels" by Andrij Pich and Sonja Herres-Pawlis et al. from RWTH Aachen University and Maastricht University. @herreslab.bsky.social
Read it for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
October 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Very happy about this first #catalaix publication for us, supported by the Werner Siemens-Stiftung ! #bioplastics #circulareconomy
We also make the data openly available at @radar-service.bsky.social : radar4chem.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
Thank you to @nfdi4chem.de !
We also make the data openly available at @radar-service.bsky.social : radar4chem.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
Thank you to @nfdi4chem.de !
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Warrior and legend.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Warrior and legend.
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Die GDCh schließt sich dem Klimaaufruf von DPG und DMG an:
gdch.app/article/gdch...
gdch.app/article/gdch...
GDCh schließt sich Klimaaufruf von DMG und DPG an.
Die Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) schließt sich dem gemeinsamen Aufruf der Deutschen Meteorologischen Gesellschaft (DMG) und der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG) an. „Globale Erwär...
gdch.app
October 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Die GDCh schließt sich dem Klimaaufruf von DPG und DMG an:
gdch.app/article/gdch...
gdch.app/article/gdch...
So happy to be part of this great team and to drive this forward for #FAIRdata in #chemistry !
Today, 1st October 2025, we officially start into the 2nd funding period of NFDI4Chem!
We want to welcome all previous and new members to this new period and look forward to continuing our successful road to accomplish our mission: All Chemists Publish FAIR data!
##chemistry #FAIR #research #data
We want to welcome all previous and new members to this new period and look forward to continuing our successful road to accomplish our mission: All Chemists Publish FAIR data!
##chemistry #FAIR #research #data
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So happy to be part of this great team and to drive this forward for #FAIRdata in #chemistry !
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Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰
https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR
New publication online on #bioplastics with #FAIRdata
@radar-service.bsky.social
Thanks for funding to @volkswagenstiftung.de !
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
More to read here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Data here:
www.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
@radar-service.bsky.social
Thanks for funding to @volkswagenstiftung.de !
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
More to read here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Data here:
www.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
New publication online on #bioplastics with #FAIRdata
@radar-service.bsky.social
Thanks for funding to @volkswagenstiftung.de !
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
More to read here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Data here:
www.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
@radar-service.bsky.social
Thanks for funding to @volkswagenstiftung.de !
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
More to read here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Data here:
www.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
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Two weeks ago, the DALIA team had an inspiring week at the CoRDI and the Base4NFDi User Conference. For details on our presentations, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM
September 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Two weeks ago, the DALIA team had an inspiring week at the CoRDI and the Base4NFDi User Conference. For details on our presentations, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM
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Dear all,
On August 25th, we held the DALIA Satellite Meeting to CoRDI in Aachen. For details, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM #dataliteracy
On August 25th, we held the DALIA Satellite Meeting to CoRDI in Aachen. For details, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM #dataliteracy
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dear all,
On August 25th, we held the DALIA Satellite Meeting to CoRDI in Aachen. For details, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM #dataliteracy
On August 25th, we held the DALIA Satellite Meeting to CoRDI in Aachen. For details, check out our new blog post on ➡️ dalia.education/en/news.
@nfdi4chem.de @nfdi4culture @nfdi4ing.bsky.social @nfdi4health
#CoRDI25 #DALIA #NFDI #RDM #dataliteracy
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The plan for NSF is to demote its director to an advisory role to what a former senior figure compared to a Soviet political commissar.
Also, greatly reduce the role of rotators from academic departments to consolidate administration power.
This is a disaster for science and innovation.
Also, greatly reduce the role of rotators from academic departments to consolidate administration power.
This is a disaster for science and innovation.
Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history
Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research
www.science.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The plan for NSF is to demote its director to an advisory role to what a former senior figure compared to a Soviet political commissar.
Also, greatly reduce the role of rotators from academic departments to consolidate administration power.
This is a disaster for science and innovation.
Also, greatly reduce the role of rotators from academic departments to consolidate administration power.
This is a disaster for science and innovation.