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Imposter syndrome leaves me 😱 to win the 2021 @yorkunisu Excellence Award as #PhD Supervisor of the Year. I'm honored to represent @ChemistryatYork + @DurhamChemistry. Privileged to lead #AvestroGroup who empower & inspire my "best" on even my worst days. Thank you! 💐💝
Congratulations to Highly Commended Dr James Bowden (@ArtHistoryYork) and our winner, Dr Alyssa-Jennifer Avestro @ajavestro (@ChemistryatYork)!
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1/2 Glad that dimethylmercury is being treated seriously, some molecules are incredibly lethal at very low doses.
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It was a chilly but sunny afternoon when we took what will hopefully become a familiar walk, an annual pilgrimage to visit Fraser's final resting place. No name in place yet but we know he's here, still inspiring us to be the best he knew we could be. Happy New Year #chemdad ❤️💐
A quiet NYE reflecting on what has passed & is yet to be. Grateful for better health, my career & family - but #chemdad could you have known how influential you'd be in crafting even life's little joys, like cooking w/ others? 1 yr gone yet still v alive in my ❤️💐 @sirfrasersays
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Happiest of birthdays today @sirfrasersays. We think of you often, especially this year, & every time we find ourselves trying to walk our own paths in the way we think would make you proud. I miss you #chemdad & wish we could've had more time to sit together, chat & hug again ❤️🩹
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To be your mentee was a sheer delight. It's been a surreal & emotionally demanding day today. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to be with you again. There's comfort in knowing where you rest until we can visit again. Farewell, you old man. See you in the skies & in my ❤️
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James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @ProfDaveLeigh Thanks a lot, Dave.
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Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart, who passed away on 12/30/24, is deeply missed by all at UCLA. His legacy will be honored at the Seaborg Symposium on 3/21/25, where he will be posthumously awarded the Seaborg Medal. Learn more here: bit.ly/3PNH9re @sirfrasersays @UCLA
The tears don't come as quick now, but my eyes still well up in the quiet moments, esp when I sit in my office wondering what I did to deserve you in my life (did I ever?) I love you, Fraser. My #chemdad. Wishing you a safe & honoured journey home 🏴 We'll be waiting for you 🩶💔
For now, there'll be no dancing into the new year. My heart has been heavy, silent, broken since learning of @sirfrasersays passing yesterday. A yr ago, we embraced & shared one last heartfelt reunion, not knowing it'd be our last. I love you, Fraser. Thank you, for everything ❤️
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I will miss Fraser a great deal. Today marks 17 years since I became his personal assistant, and what a run it has been! We worked hard and also loved to joke around a wee bit. Best job I could ever have hoped for.
For now, there'll be no dancing into the new year. My heart has been heavy, silent, broken since learning of @sirfrasersays passing yesterday. A yr ago, we embraced & shared one last heartfelt reunion, not knowing it'd be our last. I love you, Fraser. Thank you, for everything ❤️
I'm speechless yet w/ so much to say. How can I put into words what hasn't already been said by the very many who also share in this profoundly kindred loss? I need more time. But despite this fog, I also feel acutely grateful to my extended Stoddart family...
You all played a role in the path I've forged & lead today. Not just Fraser yet bc of him. Dare I forget @meschott who devotedly enabled Fraser's gift over the yrs. Our champion as well. So while I still grasp for words, I know I'm also thankful to you, Peggy, for everything ❤️💐
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Historic agreement for international chemistry co-operation. Albert G. Horvath @AmerChemSociety CEO joined @RoySocChem CEO @helenpain_RSC to sign memorandum of understanding between our two societies, hosted today @EuChemS_Congres by @EuChemS. Read more rsc.li/3VVvUzG
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Robert Mokaya, who will be the first Black chemical scientist in the role, will take up his post as the next president-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry in July 2026.
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Great to see Prof. Sauvage in action! #legend
Go on @ProfArno and team! This is truly some world-changing work 🌍 🌱 😃 🌟
Ammonia is key component of fertilizer and cleaning products and it's even being considered as a future replacement for fossil.
Scientists at @BerkeleyLab have discovered a new, clean way to produce ammonia that works at room temperature and pressure.
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A fully funded PhD studentship is available within the York CDT in Sustainable Materials for Net Zero to work on the discovery of new sustainable permanent magnets using predictive materials modelling. Deadline 30/06/24. @UoY_PET @SusMatZeroCDT
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