Lecturer in synthetic chemistry at the University of Reading. My own views on science, sports and stuff.
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Any theory of the Baby Boom needs to be able to explain why birth rates rose dramatically between 1933 and 1943. Why were birth rates rising when we were in a Depression? Why were birth rates falling during the good times of the 1920s? You can't just point to post-WW2 factors
WHEN YOU REALIZE THE BABY BOOM WASN'T JUST SOLDIERS COMING HOME HORNY.
It was soldiers coming home to the GI Bill free college, 0% down home loans, low-interest business loans.
It was strong unions. Pensions. A house that cost 2 years of salary.
It was confidence that the future was actually going to be better than the present.
That's what produced a baby boom. Not romance. Security.
You want a higher birth rate now?
Give people a future where they know their kids will actually be okay.
That's the whole formula. It's not complicated. It's just expensive, and nobody in charge wants to pay for it twice.
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Determining structure and Zn-specific Lewis acid-base descriptors for diorganozincs in non-coordinating solvents using X-ray spectroscopy bit.ly/3KDAsbT
Our work on Zinc structure and descriptors of diorganozincs (ZnR2) is now out in @CommsChem
Empirical predictions of ZnR2 Lewis acidity and more...
Plenty of time at Diamond i20 with Kevin Lovelock (+Lewis, Frances & Shu) and some very pretty orbitals.
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Last update of our "useful link" website: we added a few computational tools and compound databases useful for organic chemists! (Just a start, happy to add more in the future)
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ML rant 2/2: It's like publishing a total synthesis w/o experimental and spectral data. "Trust me, bro, I've made it".
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It’s #NMRweekend ⁉️🧲 Write your answers in the comments 👌 or use the poll below 😊. Note: This is an experimental spectrum. The explanation for the challenge will be published in a few days 😉.
#nmr #nmrchat #chemistry #organicchemistry #quiz #nmrchallenge #nmrquiz
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We have 2 PhD studentships available (UK students only). Deadline: 4 April
1. Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis, with @KingSmith_Group.
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2. Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Natural Products.
findaphd.com/phds/project/bi…
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It’s #NMRweekend ⁉️🧲 Write your answers in the comments 👌 or use the poll below 😊. This one is relatively tough. Note: This is an experimental spectrum. The explanation for the challenge will be published in a few days 😉.
#nmr #nmrchat #nmrchallenge #organicchemistry
I wrote a little 'educate me' on methanol poisoning for @ConversationUK
A very different writing style to my usual but a good challenge.
Hope you enjoy!
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We have a CASE PhD studentship on Sensor Development for Ultrasensitive Detection of Dopamine, led by Prof Mertens in collaboration with Integrated Graphene as the industry sponsor, alongside Prof Middleton and me. See link for more details. 👇👇👇 findaphd.com/phds/project/ph…
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath. The deadline for applications is 3 November 2024
bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx…
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We are looking for a new colleague to join our institute. Please share widely!
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brat summer is over. now it's time for pannage autumn, the ancient medieval custom of releasing your pigs in the woods so they can eat the chestnuts and acorns that fall to the forest floor.
ALT Pigs in a field, hillside behind them.
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#PhD opportunity in #Catalysis at Glasgow University and the ISIS facility. A 4 year EPSRC ICASE project by one of our alumni Edd Bilbe at Johnson Matthey.
If interested, please contact Professor David Lennon (Ignore advert header, PhD is still available!)
findaphd.com/phds/project/ph…
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Funded #PhD available on small molecule and polymer systems that produce a colorimetric response to a range of chemical entities via degradative pathways.
The goal is to demonstrate a working sensing system that highlights contaminated surfaces #ChemPhD
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Less than a week left to apply to be an organic Lecturer/Senior lecturer @QUBelfast @QUBCCE! Details here: hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_web…