Congrats to Dom for passing his PhD examination. Doffing the German hat for some unknown reason.

One gram of magnesium versus one gram of tungsten.

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Lithium and calcium welcome magnesium as a new member of a very small family of metals that can mediate conversion of nitrogen to #ammonia in an #electrochemical process at low temperatures. RSC Energy Journals Monash Chemistry Doug MacFarlane Monash Science
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Congrats to Gunani for her first publication! Wonderful spatially-resolved electrochemistry on a Zn-Al alloy. With MinkyungKang and Cameron Luke Bentley. doi.org/10.1021/acsphy…

Great to see our review: Radical decarboxylation: an emerging tool in polymer synthesis - published in Polymer Chemistry pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…
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Dat's (Dat Tien Nguyen) latest work on some very bulky 1,3-diamidopropane Gp2 complexes has been accepted Chem. Asian J.. aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/as… #ozchem Monash Chemistry

Congratulations to Prof Doug MacFarlane on being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society! 🎉 Prof MacFarlane, a world-leading expert in green ammonia has been recognised for his innovative contributions to renewable energy technologies. ow.ly/Vygv50RI056

How does a second polarizer influence polarized-FTIR spectra? Gassner et al. reveals the effects can be significant and shows how they can be accounted for and even exploited. Monash Chemistry Monash Biospec ANSTO Australian Synchrotron
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Feeling the Monash University #prideweek listening to the Supporting LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in the Workplace Panel.
I'm surprised to hear that people are feeling less safe to be themselves at work from the peak post plebiscite. What happened?!

RACI Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Division Event - Tour of the Australian Synchrotron
Jun 3, 2024, 10:30 to 12:30
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9 days to go to apply for this PhD position! RTs (or RPs) appreciated.

And with that, the last of my backlog of #elementsets orders go in the mail today! Of 1000 sets made this round, I have just 39 left to be claimed. Hoping for a few more late orders from Qld & WA to tip them over 50% coverage. #ozchem

We learned a lot about the state of #plastic chemical recycling in Australia with the Monash Science #MGST students at a site visit to APR plastic.
It's one of many solutions to rectify our plastic addition.

Our collaborative work on Lappert's heavier tetrylenes has been included in the 🔥most popular 2023 articles Chemical Science🔥 What an honour!

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An absolute pleasure. So many questions from the grade 3/4 students at St Mary’s Dandenong. The dry ice demos especially left a big impression! Thanks to Vidovic Group Chemistry and Diane Dugas at Monash Chemistry for helping us to bring chemistry to the kids. #ozchem #scicomm #outreach

Preprint looking for a good home! Any takers?😉

Great collaboration with StuparuMihaiela! Corannulene flanked N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) species and their metal complexes. Check it out!

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Be like Dom. Come and join us for a joint Monash (Jones group)/Bath (Hill group) PhD on low-valent Gp2 chem, spending time in 2 great cities/departments. Project info at tinyurl.com/ywu8r8xj, apply at tinyurl.com/3wzumh94 before May 24th. #ozchem #PhDposition

The Great Wall of #elementsets awaiting postage to parts all around Australia over the next week or two. The end is in sight! Just 42 sets left to be claimed! #ozchem

Gp 2 redns of arenes seem de rigeur these days. However, in our latest paper in Chemistry, Matthew Evans gives a range of arenes a stout Birching with an Mg-N2 reductant, leading to 1,4-cyclohexadienes or C-E (E = O, F or P) cleavage products. #ozchem tinyurl.com/2p9rvtrr

First publication out from Jake Limb in Chemical Communications. Jake looked at CO2 reduction on MoS2 electrocatalysts using #SECCM during his Honours year at Monash Chemistry. Well done Jake!

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