Michelle Francl
@michellefrancl.bsky.social
Latest book Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea https://books.rsc.org/books/monograph/2162/SteepedThe-Chemistry-of-Tea
Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College & Adjunct Scholar, Vatican Observatory.
Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College & Adjunct Scholar, Vatican Observatory.
October 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Working on a column for Nature Chemistry with advice for chemists about writing op-eds, so counted up the opinion and editorial pieces I have written over the last 15+ years to discover more than 275 such pieces. Clearly I am opinionated!!
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Working on a column for Nature Chemistry with advice for chemists about writing op-eds, so counted up the opinion and editorial pieces I have written over the last 15+ years to discover more than 275 such pieces. Clearly I am opinionated!!
That would be Emmy Noether’s copy.
June 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
That would be Emmy Noether’s copy.
Happy International Tea Day! What are you drinking today? I have a lovely pu-erh my kids brought back from China for me. Photo is from tea with a Japanese hermit in the mountains on Shikoku.
May 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy International Tea Day! What are you drinking today? I have a lovely pu-erh my kids brought back from China for me. Photo is from tea with a Japanese hermit in the mountains on Shikoku.
What are the challenges facing Pope Leo? I have thoughts & so do some of my fellow Philadelphian Catholics. I am thinking about our current moment, where is mercy is routinely mocked by those in power and people are not just silenced but vilified, deported, erased. share.inquirer.com/KKPblw
May 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What are the challenges facing Pope Leo? I have thoughts & so do some of my fellow Philadelphian Catholics. I am thinking about our current moment, where is mercy is routinely mocked by those in power and people are not just silenced but vilified, deported, erased. share.inquirer.com/KKPblw
On my desk: "May you never lose this sense of wonder, in your research & in your lives. May you be inspired always by the love for truth & awestruck by all that each fragment of the universe sets before you." Pope Francis, message to Vatican Observatory Summer School @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
On my desk: "May you never lose this sense of wonder, in your research & in your lives. May you be inspired always by the love for truth & awestruck by all that each fragment of the universe sets before you." Pope Francis, message to Vatican Observatory Summer School @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social
It is World Quantum Day, so apt to note that yesterday Bryn Mawr College unveiled a new plaque to mark Dr. Emmy Noether’s resting place. She died OTD in 1935. Bryn Mawr welcomed this refugee mathematician when other institutions balked at hosting a woman, no matter how eminent.
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It is World Quantum Day, so apt to note that yesterday Bryn Mawr College unveiled a new plaque to mark Dr. Emmy Noether’s resting place. She died OTD in 1935. Bryn Mawr welcomed this refugee mathematician when other institutions balked at hosting a woman, no matter how eminent.
Proofs for an essay on the origins of meteorites have landed. Odds that Vatican City State has been moved to Italy by the copy editor, Lateran Treaty notwithstanding?
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Proofs for an essay on the origins of meteorites have landed. Odds that Vatican City State has been moved to Italy by the copy editor, Lateran Treaty notwithstanding?
The political is personal for me. Lasagna, droopy bunny ears and the NIH cuts. quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2025/02/real...
February 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The political is personal for me. Lasagna, droopy bunny ears and the NIH cuts. quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2025/02/real...
Working on a reflection for the feast of St. Cecilia, and cannot get Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia out of my head. This is not helpful, I think. #earworms
Mug of the day - St Ignatius of Loyola with uncaffeinated beverage in hand (Ignatius predates the arrival of caffeinated drinks to Europe)
Mug of the day - St Ignatius of Loyola with uncaffeinated beverage in hand (Ignatius predates the arrival of caffeinated drinks to Europe)
January 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Working on a reflection for the feast of St. Cecilia, and cannot get Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia out of my head. This is not helpful, I think. #earworms
Mug of the day - St Ignatius of Loyola with uncaffeinated beverage in hand (Ignatius predates the arrival of caffeinated drinks to Europe)
Mug of the day - St Ignatius of Loyola with uncaffeinated beverage in hand (Ignatius predates the arrival of caffeinated drinks to Europe)
Terrible things are happening in the world, and as sometimes it is more than I can take in, I am seeking refuge this morning in wonder and awe. MMOD (my mug of the day) and the three extraterrestrials in my office. #writing quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2025/01/alie...
January 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Terrible things are happening in the world, and as sometimes it is more than I can take in, I am seeking refuge this morning in wonder and awe. MMOD (my mug of the day) and the three extraterrestrials in my office. #writing quantumtheology.blogspot.com/2025/01/alie...
A cartoon from my general chemistry class - I have no talent for drawing, but @errantscience.bsky.social is right, you don't need much to make the chemistry come alive.
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A cartoon from my general chemistry class - I have no talent for drawing, but @errantscience.bsky.social is right, you don't need much to make the chemistry come alive.
The pup gave 10/10 to the home baked treats. #chemistsWhoCook
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The pup gave 10/10 to the home baked treats. #chemistsWhoCook
Snow day baking project! Dog treats for the grandpup. #chemistswhocook
January 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Snow day baking project! Dog treats for the grandpup. #chemistswhocook
Car all repaired after hit and run accident a few weeks ago. And new license plate to celebrate!
January 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Car all repaired after hit and run accident a few weeks ago. And new license plate to celebrate!
It was -12C with the windchill - so enjoyed finding this 19th century infographic in my inbox from the American Philosophical Society. Aptly lowest temperature shown is -12C, about where oil of turpentine freezes and anhydrous sulphurous acid boils. #chemsky
diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/ob...
diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/ob...
January 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It was -12C with the windchill - so enjoyed finding this 19th century infographic in my inbox from the American Philosophical Society. Aptly lowest temperature shown is -12C, about where oil of turpentine freezes and anhydrous sulphurous acid boils. #chemsky
diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/ob...
diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/ob...
Here they are! Now in the freezer, for dinner next week.
January 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here they are! Now in the freezer, for dinner next week.
A little pasta experiment. The leaf molds are ok but I suspect will lose their detail when cooked. The little carmelles (like candies in wrappers) were fun and easy. Next time I will try striped dough. Now everything is freezing. #chemistsWhoCook
January 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A little pasta experiment. The leaf molds are ok but I suspect will lose their detail when cooked. The little carmelles (like candies in wrappers) were fun and easy. Next time I will try striped dough. Now everything is freezing. #chemistsWhoCook
It was standing room only @scihistoryorg.bsky.social last night.
December 13, 2024 at 6:51 PM
It was standing room only @scihistoryorg.bsky.social last night.
Fabulous interactive exhibit to go with my talk about tea last night at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Fabulous interactive exhibit to go with my talk about tea last night at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social
I have indeed made tea sous vide. There are a number of papers in the literature in which tea is steeped in a constant temperature bath. (Including some also looking at effects of agitation).
December 11, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I have indeed made tea sous vide. There are a number of papers in the literature in which tea is steeped in a constant temperature bath. (Including some also looking at effects of agitation).
Weekend bake - tarte tatin #chemistswhocook #chemsky
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Weekend bake - tarte tatin #chemistswhocook #chemsky
Sous vide running. Dressing outside the bird. #ChemistsWhoCook
November 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Sous vide running. Dressing outside the bird. #ChemistsWhoCook