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WSU chemistry graduate student who always carries a Geiger counter in his bag. #chemtwitter

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Matt Heaney
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#chemtwitter Looking for a potential solution to sealing air sensitive compounds in a quartz capillary, and keeping them sealed if the capillary is put under vacuum. Tried paraffin wax, which mixed with samples when molten, and we can’t flame seal in a glovebox.
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RT @RuncevskiLab: Art comes so natural to Pigment R4! We just let it crystalize and look at these sculptures and elaborated paintings on th….
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RT @AJCruzCabeza: Amazing talk by @RuncevskiLab at @ICCOSS_Ohrid. He said talking about planets “Moon=Past, Mars=Present, Titan=Future”. I….
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RT @ChemBark: When the Hudlický essay came out in June 2020, it was telling how many official statements were released (e.g., from RSC, ACS….
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RT @ChemBark: I’m not trying to shame anyone. My simple point is that if the plight of disabled chemists is so easily overlooked by most of….
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RT @ChemBark: Anyway, sorry to be so negative. But accessibility—like avoiding sexism, racism, and discrimination of LGBTQIA+ chemists—is a….
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RT @ChemBark: Have you ever hosted someone disabled to visit your department? It’s kind of taxing. Did you book an accessible hotel room fo….
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RT @ChemBark: It’s not like performing benchwork in organic chemistry is climbing Everest or battling a superhuman mythical beast. Many stu….
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RT @ChemBark: If a disabled student approached you and inquired about joining your lab, would you encourage them? Is your lab space welcomi….
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RT @ChemBark: Look around your departments. How many labs have hoods that could be used by someone in a wheelchair? How many have NMR instr….
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RT @ChemBark: A lot of PIs don’t even need to be able to perform complex experiments in the laboratory. The most critical skills required o….
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RT @ChemBark: Barriers in finding accessible research opportunities could help explain this gap. Look around. In your training, how many di….
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RT @ChemBark: Roughly 10.4% of the American workforce is disabled, but only 2.7% of the workforce in science and engineering. Surveys of co….
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RT @ChemBark: A few weeks ago, I ran a poll asking whether people had attended a scientific talk given by a speaker in a wheelchair. I imag….
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RT @ChemBark: A short thread on disability in chemistry and some food for thought. Again, I hate to be the one writing this. I'd much rathe….
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RT @RuncevskiLab: We are looking for 2 postdocs!.One will work on exp. modeling of the evaporites and karsts on Titan, and proving that ear….
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Matt Heaney
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I am happy to announce that I will be continuing my education by pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at Washington State University, where I plan to perform research in radiochemistry.
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