Jason Masuda
@jasonmasuda
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Chem Prof (inorganic) working with weird molecules. In my next experiment, I will be doing my best to enjoy my sabbatical (2025-2026).
YQL then Halifax 🇨🇦
Joined June 2008
Honouring Prof. Stephen A. Westcott, a mentor and friend to chemists worldwide, @CanJChem has published a special issue with contributions reflecting his impact and values. Browse the issue ⭐▶️ https://t.co/3qTZI2n0qH 📸 Image credit: M. Hirano, P. Hayes, M. Zamora
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Honouring Prof. Stephen A. Westcott, a mentor and friend to chemists worldwide, @CanJChem has published a special issue with contributions reflecting his impact and values. Browse the issue ⭐▶️ https://t.co/MKZ9nstQSl 📸 Image credit: M. Hirano, P. Hayes, M. Zamora
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Conversation with a Scientist - Prof. Mary Anne White | Materials Science at the Cutting Edge -
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Our latest is out now in @angew_chem! Thermochromism, C-H/O activation & redox transmetalation in a geometrically constrained Bi complex. Congrats to PhD Will Howlett! A collab with @ChrisSlootweg (UV-Vis) and @jasonmasuda (xray). @chemistryatuvic
https://t.co/K2zZcEKwoz
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@chemistryatuvic is hiring again! Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast! Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me). Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred. https://t.co/FxRz6sNuE5
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🎁HBT Herbert W. Roesky who turns 90 today. He studied chemistry at the University of Goettingen @uniGoettingen from 1957 onwards and earned his PhD in 1963 for work with Oskar Glemser on the high pressure #fluorination of metals. After a postdoc with Earl Muetterties in the
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Our work on the reaction of an NHC with carbon suboxide is out in Chemical Science. Thanks to PhD grad Tanner George for his persistence and attention to detail on this project, collaborator Erin Johnson (Dalhousie), and @NSERC_CRSNG for funding. https://t.co/dvUCASHGbn
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Carbon suboxide (C3O2), the heavier cousin of carbon monoxide, CO, and carbon dioxide, CO2, is an unstable gas at ambient temperature and pressure. The reactivity of C3O2 with an N-heterocyclic...
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Our latest contribution to #OpenShell chemistry from @Ghadwal_Group — Terphenyl Radicals and Anions: Tuning Stability and Redox Properties via Substituent Patterning — now published in @angew_chem! Thanks to @dfg_public for the support! https://t.co/9u9TbpFYbo
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Don’t miss your chance to register for our LIVE podcast recording with Dr. Blaine Fiss (@Canuk_Chemist), Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at @DalhousieU! Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions during our live Q&A session. ➡️ Register today: https://t.co/LwqZBAlbMT
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A great tribute by Paul Hayes to the life and legacy of Steve Westcott @thewildtoads in @CanJChem. Canada research chair in @Boron_Chemistry. https://t.co/pb9ydqvfdX
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Now proofed and typeset - check out PhD student Joe Nazak's paper on a new PN bicycle! Phosphaza-norbornanes. High tunability + modest strain compared to hydrocarbons + nice structures! cc @chemistryatuvic @dalhousie Chemistry https://t.co/koeu1u5mIL Collab with @jasonmasuda
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Can redox active, Lewis acidic magnesium Pac-man complexes form stable "adducts" with alkanes? Jeremy, Matt, Joe and co’s latest pre-print @ChemRxiv says ”Hell Yeah”! Alkane C-H activation by a main group metal incoming? https://t.co/Wp8w0yKJgp
#ozchem @ChemistryMonash @AFOSR
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Pleased to share Falk’s latest work @Ghadwal_Group on a non-classical germanium diradicaloid, just published in @angew_chem highlighting a new approach (using anionic dicarbenes) to main-group diradicaloids: https://t.co/CLL1pGYBq8
#maingroup #diradicals thanks to @dfg_public
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The University of Lethbridge is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Chemistry (starting July 1, 2026): https://t.co/fcRXleIewI Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!
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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a tenure-track position in any area of experimental chemistry. This appointment will be at the...
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what if this was actually the peak of information technology
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Registration for the 16th Canadian Chemical Crystallography Workshop is open! Taking place immediately after #CSC2025 in Ottawa. For more information, including general topics and suggestions for accommodations, check out our website:
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FLP chemistry cracks a long-standing challenge: the selective reduction of esters to aldehyde. Check out our latest development in @J_A_C_S. Scalable from gram to half-ton scale, this could be a game-changer in many fields. @Provivitm, #Pheron, #AldexChem
https://t.co/KmeN3e8Iwm
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The partial reduction of esters to aldehydes is a fundamentally important transformation for the synthesis of numerous fine chemicals and consumer goods. However, despite the many efforts, limitati...
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The term is almost over and things are winding down. Why not knock 1 more thing off your todo list for 2025? Submit your abstract for the main group symposium at #CSC2025 taking place in Ottawa 🇨🇦 in June! https://t.co/LBMbaIB4US We have some awesome confirmed speakers 👇
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PhD applications are now open @IISERPune . You are welcome to our group if you are interested in main-group chemistry research focusing on mono/bimetallic catalysis, polymers and clusters, battery materials. Please apply. @NTA_Exams @ugc_india @CSIR_IND @HRDG_CSIR
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A neat demo of flame retardance + char formation with one of our halogen-free PN cage polymers (<40% C by wt). Oxidized carbon (CO, CO2) evaporates exposing fresh cotton to the flames. Oxidized inorganics don't evaporate, forming a protective oxide layer (char). @DalhousieChem
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