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Soren Lipman
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Ph.D. candidate and NSF fellow in chemistry @ UC Berkeley

voltage-sensitive dyes | chemical biology | advocate for mental health
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Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.
This means individuals in the following statuses at the time of application are eligible: Undergraduate in the final (senior) year of a bachelor’s degree program Bachelor’s degree-holder with NO enrollment in a graduate degree program (non-degree graduate coursework allowed) Individual enrolled in a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree program with at least three undergraduate years completed First-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program with less than one academic year completed in the degree program (according to institution’s academic calendar) Individuals enrolled in joint bachelor’s-master’s degree programs are considered graduate students. For GRFP, joint bachelor’s-master’s degrees are defined as degrees concurrently pursued and awarded. Not be a current NSF employee. Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements will be returned without review as being ineligible for a fellowship.
September 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Disabled scientists "bring an experience and perspective to the table that otherwise wouldn't be there." - Eden Tanner. cen.acs.org/materials/io... #chemsky 🧪
Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery
This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities
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September 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This week in the C&EN Magazine: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science + Higher ed chemistry departments prep for more upheaval. Read more: cen.acs.org/magazine/103... #chemsky 🧪
Rethink how we do science
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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This year’s edition of C&EN’s Trailblazers celebrates 12 chemists with disabilities who are pushing the boundaries of their fields. They’re designing new drugs, transforming waste into high-performance materials, and probing the quantum world, among other advances. cen.acs.org/careers/dive... 🧪
Editorial: Make research accessible. It benefits all chemists
Our 2025 Trailblazers issue highlights how disabled chemists often take on the burden of accessibility advocacy while still being leaders in their fields
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September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Think about how many students have been alienated from science because they didn't feel they belonged or because they weren't given effective accommodations. Accessibility is hard; compromising is easy. That’s what Cary Supalo told Soren Lipman in his Q&A: cen.acs.org/education/Tr...
Cary Supalo: STEM students with disabilities deserve an authentic experience
Graduate student <b>Soren Lipman</b> talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments
cen.acs.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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"Academics tend to be averse to discussing mental health openly, and higher education’s mental health safety net is patchy—a forgotten footnote that all too often fails its students." #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth scim.ag/4m61iaU
Illustration for an article titled "Mental health in academia is too often a forgotten footnote. That needs to change" featuring a person overwhelmed by a swirl of papers and books.
May 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I baked a cake today to bring to lab and it’s too tall for my cake carrier :(
January 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?

Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT

More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
Two photos of Anna, a young white woman using an electric wheelchair, wearing a blue lab coat that fits her well with tables and dry-lab equipment in the background. Text reads: "A team of researchers and designers led by UCL is looking for wheelchair users working in wet lab environments to user-test what is believed to be the first-ever prototype of a lab coat adapted for wheelchair users."
January 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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made a tiramisu cheesecake for the fam this year
a tiramisu cheesecake (layers, from bottom to top: vanilla wafer crumbs, lady fingers dipped in kahlua, cheesecake, kahlua whipped cream) on a metal cake stand
November 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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This year’s cross-stitched and beaded ornaments. I’m excited to give them as gifts!
A cross-stitched ornament with beaded accents hanging from a Christmas tree. The ornament is of a white owl with yellow eyes sitting on a holly branch. A cross-stitched ornament with beaded accents hanging from a Christmas tree. The ornament is of an orange cat surrounded by white tissue paper peeking out of a blue gift box. The gift box has tiny stars on the blue panels and is wrapped with yellow ribbon.
December 13, 2023 at 7:42 PM