Asst. Professor @SMU, #chemtwitter #newPI #womeninSTEM #nanomaterials #sustainability #bioimaging (she/her), postdoc @nuchemistry, PhD @carnegiemellon
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This is so nicely done.. thank u!!!!!!
When ACS shut down its mobile app, a lot of us lost the easiest way to keep up with some of the literature. Generic RSS readers are flaky, strip out images, and force you to bounce between publishers — while new chemistry papers are coming out at a firehose pace.
All most of us want is to open one app, scroll the latest ASAPs, and actually see the graphical abstracts first — because chemists read in structures, not walls of text.
So we built ChemASAP 🧪⚡
Open one app and see the newest ASAP and early-view papers (publisher agnostic), with their graphical abstracts front and center.
• Pulls crisp TOC / graphical abstracts automatically – even when a publisher's RSS feed breaks or leaves them out
• Works across publishers in one clean feed (ACS, Nature, Wiley, RSC, Cell Press/Chem, Science, and more — not locked to one house)
• Treats @ChemRxiv as a first-class journal right alongside peer-reviewed ASAPs
• Toggle only the journals you care about, tap straight to full text, or share a paper in one tap
• No account, no sign-up
100% Free for everyone.
So far, its been our go-to app for keeping track of the literature in real-time.
📱 iPhone/iPad: apps.apple.com/us/app/chemas…
💻 Web: api.baranlab.org
Reply here with ideas for how to make it better!
Shout out to @knight_chem for sponsorship and @bot for development.
Anindita (Dia) Das retweeted
A common misconception. Only the males are Michiganders, the females are Michigeese and children are Michigoslings.
Giving seminar in the same room where the finals of the inaugural Mellon Institute Ping Pong Tournament took place 11 years ago.. :)
It was amazing to go back to CMU to give a seminar.. huge thanks to @bernlab (who was my PhD committee chair and is one of the best people I’ve ever met!) for hosting me… it still feels I belong here.. once a Tartan… :)
Also, it was great to see my ex-colleague @IsaacGB9 doing great.. he is one person who does good deeds and forgets about them.. I literally had to remind him how much he helped me start my lab.. #forevergrateful
Anindita (Dia) Das retweeted
I hate teaching at @Columbia. You finally sneak an achievement into the faculty news roundup and the guy next to you in the alphabet wins the Nobel.
It was so nice to host @KunyuWang_Chem at SMU today with @chemchen9 .. I first met Kunyu when he was a final year grad student @ Texas A& M .. so especially excited for him as he starts his independent career at University of Miami this Spring..
Such a cool story.. super cool chem as well :)
Two accidental nitroalkane reactions reveal complementary photochemical routes to alkenes and unite their discoverers: chemistryworld.com/news/two-…
Anindita (Dia) Das retweeted
Hey glovebox experts! Is a dew point of −60 °C still too high for synthesizing highly reactive, low-coordinate species in a newly installed glovebox? We’re seeing a clear boundary. Some compounds still work, while others fail. Unfortunately, we need both! Solvents are great BTW.
Anindita (Dia) Das retweeted
@SMUDedman College professor and historian Ariel Ron has received the 2026 MacArthur Fellowship from @macfound — one of the most prestigious international honors, recognizing exceptional creativity and accomplishment!
One of just 20 recipients, Ron receives the $800,000 “genius grant” for his research on 19th-century U.S. politics, agriculture and economic development.
Congratulations, @arielronid!!
ALT This is an image of a person standing in a library, holding a book. The text on the image reads, "SMU Historian Ariel Ron Earns 2026 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’." The background shows shelves filled with books. The SMU logo is present at the bottom.
ALT A historical cartoon featuring two figures tugging on a map labeled "Map of the Union." The map is being pulled in opposite directions. Text below reads: "Professor Ron's research offers new insights into how Northern agriculture shaped economic growth, federal power, and the divisions leading up to the American Civil War."
Yes, this is super cool! Come visit if possible..some pics from today.. :)
Amid a drought, the Dinosaur Valley State Park has discovered dinosaur footprints that have historically been covered by water and sediment.
They date back more than 113 million years. abcn.ws/3PKZpPx
Anindita (Dia) Das retweeted
Chocolate: The Gateway (Drug?) to Chemistry
Lecture with tasty single-origin samples at @HKUniversity
Best wishes to our group’s former grad student and current postdoc, Dr. Nethmini Ariyarathna who starts a new position this week (her story to tell :) for now, I am excited to some cool research led by her and former postdoc, Dr. Elam Ramasamy lnkd.in/gJY9JSsv
