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Steve Zimmerman
@steveczimmerman.bsky.social
Organic chemist Prof who “rewired” from a Big Ten University in US to become Adjunct Prof at Ben-Gurion University 🇮🇱 | molecular tweezers, supramolecular chemistry, RNA targeted therapeutics, sustainable polymers, and other cool stuff; aspiring comedian
My last three students at Illinois. Congratulations to Dr. Joel Roberts, Dr. Nafisa Ibrahim (co-advised by @jrl-electrochem.bsky.social), and Astarte Abbott. Three amazing students with a bright careers ahead!
May 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congratulations to ZGroup and RodriguezGroup student Nafisa Ibrahim on passing her PhD defense. Super proud of this amazing scientist and wonderful person! 🥳🤩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
March 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Great talk by Gabi Lemcoff showing how solid solution synthesis produces latent metathesis catalysts.
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Bailey was a founder of the Museum of Bedouin Culture at the Joe Alon Center at the Kibbutz Lahav which I had the good fortune to visit last week.
February 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Please bring out your best photos of birds looking straight into the camera! Sometimes they look goofy, sometimes they look intense.

#birds 🌿 (blue footed booby Galapagos)
December 24, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Great to meet Dr. Aoon Rizvi @aoonr.bsky.social a former undergraduate student in my group. Managed to catch-up with Aoon in my old office at UIUC. From bombing my first orgo exam to doing well in the class, talking his way into my group, UCI PhD, and Stanford PD his slope keeps rising 💫
December 23, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Cranberry sauce does not have to have ridges… #ChemistsWhoCook
November 29, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Search drinks in your camera roll.
October 6, 2023 at 9:02 PM
This one I ended pretty quickly but recently almost got the person to invest in my low risk high yield investment…
September 13, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Always great catching up with former group members. Here with Julio, Aoon, Junfeng, Gabi, and Kali.
August 16, 2023 at 2:47 PM