To round out our #vtchem @Pacifichem schedule, Emily Mevers (@MeversLab) will be giving a talk today at 11:02 am at Nautilius II (Hilton Hawaiian Village)! She will discuss "Neuromodulating alkaloids from millipede defensive secretions." #Pacifichem2025

Last in our VTChem @Pacifichem line up is Shabnam Hematian (@HematianLab) at 2:30 pm in Tapa II (Hilton Hawaiian Village). She'll be discussing "Lighting Up Oxidation: Bioinspired Metal–Oxo Architectures for Selective Photochemical Transformations." #vtchem #Pacifichem2025

Soon after Greg Liu, John Matson (@MatsonLab_VT) will speak in room 321B of the convention center at 1:40pm! His talk will be on "Peptide-based materials for the intracellular delivery of the hydrogen sulfide (H2S)." #vtchem #Pacifichem

Up first in VTChem's @Pacifichem schedule today is Greg Liu speaking at 1:25 in room 313C of the convention center! He'll be discussing "Upcycling of polyolefin waste into high-value surfactants." #vtchem #Pacifichem2025

Tonight in VT Chem's @Pacifichem schedule is a talk from Shabnam Hematian (@HematianLab) in Level 4: Ballroom B at 6:35pm titled "Nature's Redox Playbook." Don't miss out! #vtchem #Pacifichem2025

Up second @Pacifichem will be a talk from Emily Mevers (@MeversLab) at 16:00, Kahuku (Sheraton Waikiki). She'll be discussing "Understanding the Microbiota of Moon Snail Egg Masses and its Ecological Role." Don't miss her presentation! #vtchem #Pacifichem2025

Today @Pacifichem, we'll hear a talk from Shabnam Hematian at 15:45 in the convention center room, 307AB! She'll be discussing "Organic Redox Materials from Nature: Toward Next-Generation Batteries." Be sure to check it out! #vtchem #pacifichem2025

One of our prized talks happening @Pacifichem today is Josh Worch's talk on "Mechanochemical synthesis of recyclable hybrid polymer networks using whole biomass." He will speak from 8:40 - 9:00 am in room 308A! #Pacifichem2025 #vtchem

Up second today in VTChem's @Pacifichem schedule is Shabnam Hematian (@HematianLab) at 15:15 - 15:40 speaking on "Copper Catalysts in Biology: Emerging Functions and Mechanisms" in Iolani Suite V! #vtchem #pacifichem

Up first today in VTChem's @Pacifichem schedule is @JoshWorchPhD, speaking from 13:25 - 13:45! He's discussing "Closed-loop recyclability in pressure-sensitive adhesives" in the 326B (Balcony)! #vtchem #pacifichem

Congratulations to #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials awardees Megan Fieser @USCChemistry @USCDornsife and Michael Schulz @SchulzLabVT for “SECURE Polymerization – Selective Encapsulation by Chelation Using Radiation-Enabled Polymerization.”

Congrats to #Scialog: SM3 awardees @Junsoo_twit @NorthwesternEng ,  @JoshWorchPhD @VTChemDept @VT_Science, and Micah Ziegler @GaTechEnergy @GTChBE @GTliberalarts @sppgatech for “Healable Yet Durable Tires: Localizing Dynamic Interlinks on Particle Surfaces.”

Matthew Dupuis, a graduate student in the @santoslabVT, competed in the Nutshell Games! Listen to his pitch on his medicinal chemistry research that focuses on treating highly resistant, deadly fungal infections 👉 https://t.co/7qc90FEbfW #vtchem #commscivt

Don't forget! Tomorrow is VT Chemistry's first Graduation Information Session! Register for the webinar at https://t.co/Ep8Gs12OUu. #vtchem #graduateschool

Defensive secretions from a millipede found in #VirginiaTech’s Old Growth Forest could unlock new treatments for neurological diseases and pain. 👀 Learn more➡️ https://t.co/AMT3ssfqF8

#vtchemtbt from @TDanielCrawford Lab: CC methods nailed it ✅, DFT overdid it ❌. Accuracy > speed in optical activity! Full pub👉 https://t.co/cx2FAM6ibN #computationalchemistry #vtchem #molecularmodeling

Exciting news! Emily Mevers was featured in @roanoketimes's VT Science Corner! Check out the full story👉 https://t.co/5FHQT9OHB3 #vtchem

🔥 It’s a scorcher in Blacksburg—perfect time to spotlight a hot paper from the @GregLiu_VT Lab! Their 2023 @ScienceMagazine study shows how common plastics like PE & PP can be turned into surfactants used in soaps & cleaners.♻️🧼 🔗 https://t.co/QtipfAbWDV #vtchemtbt #chem

For this #vtchemtbt, we’re spotlighting @MadsenLab's work! His team studied how self-assembling molecules form liquid crystals with nanochannels that reshape with humidity—unlocking fast ion transport for next-gen batteries & fuel cells ⚡ 📖 https://t.co/q5Qhv2jkut #nanotech

🚨 #vtchemtbt spotlight! In 2017, @MatsonLab_VT developed a plastic that is: Biodegradable ✅ Photodegradable ✅ Strong as rubber (1600 MPa!) 💪 Heat-resistant (273 °C) 🔥 Built using ROMP + ROP magic 🧪 Full paper: https://t.co/AvF4aHyuGA #PolymerScience #Plastics