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Electron Pusher, PhD: Reflections on the Final Defense | Just Another Electron Pusher
cenblog.org — “It is finished. My final defense was last Wednesday—and I passed! This is a milestone, and milestones are to be blogged about, right? The thing is, I don’t know exactly what I have to say about it. Perhaps it just hasn’t been long enough for it to sink in yet. It’s interesting, this whole final defense [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on April 2, 2012 at 4:35 pm By:
JA Electron Pusher Science Enthusiast
Electron Pusher, PhD: Reflections on the final defense: http://t.co/NPicx6Bk by @CTHerman @cenblogs #CENews
The Chemical Notebook's @AlexTullo reports in from IHS's (formerly CMAI's) World Petrochemical Conference: http://t.co/VUMa6BlP
cenblog.org — “The Chemical Notebook's @AlexTullo reports in from IHS's (formerly CMAI's) World Petrochemical Conference: http://t.co/VUMa6BlP” View full resource at cenblog.org
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The Chemical Notebook's @AlexTullo reports in from IHS's (formerly CMAI's) World Petrochemical Conference: http://t.co/VUMa6BlP
A Lifetime ACS Fan: Undergrad Gets Inked | Newscripts
cenblog.org — “Science tattoos are all the rage these days. Ever since science writer Carl Zimmer asked whether science geeks were hiding tattoos displaying their love for all things biology, chemistry, and physics, it seems that the ink trend is on the rise. Zimmer put out a book, “Science Ink,” late last year collecting photos of some [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
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Wowzers. RT @laurenkwolf: Spotted at #ACSSanDiego: Undergrad w/ a tattoo of the ACS logo. For realz. http://t.co/ZH0oDYYl #newscripts
Highlights from Pittcon 2012 Chemistry Careers Networking Session, Part I | Just Another Electron Pusher
cenblog.org — “As promised, here’s a blog post with some of the highlights from the Pittcon 2012 networking session I organized! More to come later this week. A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of organizing a networking session at Pittcon titled “Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench.” The room filled up with 29 people, including five [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 3:34 pm By:
JA Electron Pusher Science Enthusiast
Highlights from the #Pittcon2012 networking session: Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench by @CTHerman #altchemjobs: http://t.co/313FZXIs
Antibacterial Resistance – Learning Bacterial Tricks | The Haystack
cenblog.org — “Virulent bacteria are growing increasingly resilient against our best antibiotics. Each day seems to bring a new story: MRSA outbreaks, resistant salmonella, or tough-to-treat tuberculosis. Just last week, World Health Organization director-general Dr. Margaret Chan delivered an address in Copenhagen, where she cautioned: “We are losing our first-line antimicrobials . . . in terms of [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2012 at 4:13 pm By:
Lisa Jarvis Science Enthusiast
over at the Haystack, @SeeArrOh looks at how mech bacteria use to evade sulfa drugs could lead to better #antibiotics: http://t.co/Go9F7Swg
Sick of chemistry's public image? Discuss ideas w/me @praeburn @mdichristina and more at this #ACSSanDiego session: http://t.co/d8Y5mLCu
cenblog.org — “Sick of chemistry's public image? Discuss ideas w/me @praeburn @mdichristina and more at this #ACSSanDiego session: http://t.co/d8Y5mLCu” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2012 at 1:37 pm By:
Carmen Drahl Doctor, Science Enthusiast, and PhD
Sick of chemistry's public image? Discuss ideas w/me @praeburn @mdichristina and more at this #ACSSanDiego session: http://t.co/d8Y5mLCu
Chemical and laboratory safety at #ACSSanDiego | The Safety Zone
cenblog.org — “As Russ and I pack up to head for the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, here’s our usual pre-meeting post to highlight the Division of Chemical Health & Safety programming (and the handy CHAS-at-a-glance pdf). All sessions are in the Balboa Room of the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, unless otherwise indicated (here’s a [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2012 at 6:21 pm By:
Jyllian Kemsley Science Enthusiast
Looking forward to some interesting (and unique!) #Chemsafety sessions at #ACSSanDiego http://t.co/0Nyk58mo @cenblogs
Neuroscience Outtakes Part 2: Vanderbilt’s Jeff Conn on the Role of Academic Labs | The Haystack
cenblog.org — “On Monday, we highlighted outtakes from our interview with Michael Ehlers, Pfizer’s CSO for neuroscience research, for our story on the state of neuroscience R&D. Today, we wanted to offer a view from academia: Jeff Conn is head of the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, which in the past several years has generated a [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 21, 2012 at 3:51 pm By:
Carmen Drahl Doctor, Science Enthusiast, and PhD
Didn't know he was on Twitter! RT @lisamjarvis: @jeffconn2 on the role of academic labs in #neuroscience R&D: http://t.co/MpPVRppt
Networking in the hot tub | Just Another Electron Pusher
cenblog.org — “Here at JAEP, we regularly harp on the importance of networking. We’ve previously blogged about it here, here and here. But it can start to sound very theoretical when you only hear about tips, techniques and advice on how to network, but don’t get a glimpse at what a real networking interaction looks like. So, [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 4:09 pm By:
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Fun story about my experience networking in the hot tub at #Pittcon2012: by @CTHerman http://t.co/E8zU5Ntw
Letters on the felony charges in the Sangji case | The Safety Zone
cenblog.org — “We have a couple of letters in this week’s issue regarding the felony charges against the University of California and UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran for health and safety violations that led to the death of researcher Sheharbano (Sheri) Sangji. The letters respond specifically to a January 16 editorial on the charges and a possible [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 4:31 pm By:
Jyllian Kemsley Science Enthusiast
Letters on the #SheriSangji case, felony charges, and appropriate punishment in this week's @cenmag http://t.co/tuAknm2y @cenblogs
Scripps’ Schultz & Merck’s Kim Talk Calibr | The Haystack
cenblog.org — “Yesterday brought word of a new partnership between Merck & Co. and Scripps Research Institute chemist and biotech entrepreneur Peter Schultz. The two have launched the California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr), a San Diego-based not-for-profit that will collaborate with academic investigators to bring drug discovery ideas to the point of proof-of-concept in animals. Merck [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 16, 2012 at 5:24 pm By:
Carmen Drahl Doctor, Science Enthusiast, and PhD
Merck and Scripps forge new nonprofit Calibr. @lisamjarvis has details from friends and competitors Schultz and Kim http://t.co/OJpFoTrO
What is the most dangerous chemical you’ve handled? | The Safety Zone
cenblog.org — “Courtesy of the Periodic Table of Videos, faculty and staff at the University of Nottingham discuss the most dangerous chemicals they’ve handled: cyclopentadienyl nickel nitrosyl, (C5H5)NiNO tert-butyllithium, (CH3)3CLi (yes, the same chemical that Sheri Sangji used) sulfur trioxide, SO3 What about you, Safety Zone readers? What do you think is most dangerous chemical you’ve handled? [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 13, 2012 at 1:42 pm By:
Jyllian Kemsley Science Enthusiast
What's the most dangerous chemical you've worked with? http://t.co/W0bFgeNx @cenblogs, video by @periodicvideos
Pittcon 2012 Networking Session: Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench | Just Another Electron Pusher
cenblog.org — “Attention Pittcon attendees– Here’s a shameless plug for a networking session that I’m organizing. Come one, come all to the networking session titled “Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench,” featuring a panel of chemists with nontraditional careers. When: 1:30-3:30 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Where: Room 311H, Orange County Convention Center Who will be on the panel? Joseph [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
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JA Electron Pusher Science Enthusiast
If you'll be at #Pittcon2012, come check out the "Careers Beyond the Bench" networking session! @Pittcon @CTHerman http://t.co/KuTucofW
Tough Times for Thin Film Solar Makers | Cleantech Chemistry
cenblog.org — “Two U.S. manufacturers of thin film solar cells based on cadmium telluride have been having a tough couple of weeks. Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar put out a sobering fourth quarter earnings report. While sales were up a bit from last year’s quarter – to almost $2.8 billion, the firm reported a net loss of almost [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on March 5, 2012 at 7:59 pm By:
Melody Voith Science Enthusiast
Will thin film #solar makers First Solar and Abound Solar be able to shake off the blues? http://t.co/q5f6hGon
Amyris: Earnings with a scent of patchouli | Cleantech Chemistry
cenblog.org — “I learned an interesting new detail while listening to an earnings call. On Monday evening, bio-based chemicals maker Amyris listed a handful of collaborations that would kick in some revenues in 2012. Amyris makes bio-based farnesene from sugar via fermentation. New to my ears is a project with fragrance and flavor maker Firmenich to make patchouli [...]” View full resource at cenblog.org
Most Recently Shared on February 29, 2012 at 3:50 pm By:
Melody Voith Science Enthusiast
Amyris smells faintly of patchouli, dude. http://t.co/ZAi4Ma6J
