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Kam Poon
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biomimetic Polymer Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | DPhil Oxford | MSci UCL | He/Him | 🇬🇧🇭🇰🇪🇺
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Thank you @newsagents.bsky.social for a fantastic evening last night! The perfect way for @maryknewman.bsky.social and I to celebrate our 3 year anniversary.
Brilliant to cap the trip off by bumping into @lewisgoodall.com in the hotel lift this morning!

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The stage of The New Agents Live on Stage before the show. Lewis Goodall with a cardboard cutout of himself, Jon Sopel, and Emily Maitlis on stage at the end of the show.
February 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Welcome to BlueSky @mmwestwood.bsky.social! 🧪

And thank you for a wonderful long weekend in Gothenburg 🇸🇪
Streets of Gothenburg. Coffee and baked Swedish goods. Megan and Chalmers University. Streets of Haga neighbourhood.
February 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Recovering from a brilliant and tiring week at Diamond Light Source’s I22 beam line!

We can’t wait to share our exciting results soon… 😁
Sign for Diamond Light Source. Experimental hitch for I22 beam line. Kam, Bonny, and Mati with I22.
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Yesterday I presented the latest work from the @williamsgroupox.bsky.social at The Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Manufacturing Hub (SCHEMA)’s Sustainable Elastomers & Plastics Workshop.

🧪♻️
Kam Poon presenting a slide on the sustainable synthesis is polyesters and polycarbonates.
January 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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What an incredible week at #GYSS in Singapore!

I had a wonderful time presenting my recent work and moderating the discussion on Advanced Materials.

I got to know so many incredible young scientists and am leaving Singapore inspired by all the outstanding talks!
Kam Poon delivering his research talk on the additive manufacturing of sustainable polymers on the GYSS stage. Four speakers sat down on stage during the Advanced Materials panel discussion. The four speakers for the Advanced Materials panel discussion before the session begins. The Oxford delegation with the GYSS sign at NUS.
January 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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So excited to be in Singapore for the Global Young Scientists Summit 2025!

Honoured to have been selected to represent @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social this week 🧪💚
Logo for the GYSS (Global Young Scientists Summit) in Singapore. View across Marina Bay, look at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
January 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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A very exciting day getting to pick up these beauties 🤩🧪📚
Three copies of a PhD thesis stacked on a wooden desk. Reading “K. C. Poon DPhil 2024” on the spine and the Oxford coat of arms on the front.
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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DMA or snow machine? ☃️

#ChemSky #RealTimeChem
Column of ice built up on DMA instrument exhaust.
November 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Istanbul. What a magical city. ✨
Men fishing in the Bosporus overlooking the Istanbul skyline. Stray dog resting in the foreground.
November 19, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Our final full day in Istanbul: After a cruise down the Bosphorus and Golden Horn, we explored beautiful Galata, and enjoyed a final meal with a stunning view overlooking the city 😍
Istanbul skyline from the Bosphorus. The Maiden’s Tower in the middle of the Bosphorus. Galata Tower lit up with multicoloured lights. View of southern Istanbul from Galata.
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Day 3 in Istanbul: A day spent exploring the historic and beautiful mosques of the city, the Blue Mosque Sultanahmet and the Hagia Sophia! 🕌
The domed roof of the Blue Mosque Sultanahmet. The inside of the Hagia Sophia. Mosaic of Jesus, Constantine, and Justinian inside the Hagia Sophia. Myself and Mary inside the Hagia Sophia.
November 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Day 2 in Istanbul: Exploring the basilica cistern, meeting the many wild cats, checking out Topkapi Palace, and lots more incredible Turkish food… 😋
The columns and water of the basilica cistern. Wild cat on a motorbike. Ceiling of the Topkapi palace. Cağ kabab, bread and ezme.
November 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Day 1 in Istanbul: Here to celebrate my wonderful girlfriend’s birthday in this beautiful and chaotic city! 🇹🇷

@maryknewman.bsky.social
Grand bazaar in Istanbul. Adana kabab with grilled chilies and tea on a marble counter. Konya pita with minced lamb, topped with two Lemmon wedges and a chilled green chilli. Mary with tea and baklava.
November 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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So excited to share I’ve been awarded a Doctoral Graduation Prize from Trinity College Oxford for my DPhil thesis “Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Unlocking Enhanced Properties for Oxygenated Polymers”!
Crest of Trinity College Oxford above “Trinity College, University of Oxford”.
November 13, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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A beautiful, crisp, autumn morning here in Oxford.

🍂🍁🧡
October 22, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Hello Bluesky! I’ve finally bitten the bullet and am migrating over.

Excited to (re)discover the chemistry/academic community here!

I’m a polymer chemist developing new sustainable plastics and elastomers. Expect lots of pictures and videos from the lab!

#AcademicSky 🧪
October 21, 2024 at 5:41 AM