Me, a white middle aged man with short brown hair and wearing a blue suit in frount of a sign
Today, I was invited to contribute to the Senate Inquiry into #microplastics and other #toxics (I didn’t come up with the name).
🔗 www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
My submission is number 24 and you my session was also recorded, both are/will be on the inquiry website.
#ozchem #science
A map of groundwater flow direction and magnitude.
🚨New paper alert🚨. Scientists from RMIT University working with @epa.vic.gov.au studied the occurrence and transport of #PFAS within a coastal #groundwater aquifer here in #Victoria 🇦🇺
The paper is open access and out now in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
#chemsky
Thank you. I am glad it was useful. The article in the Guardian may also be of interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Headline from the Guardian about doubt over several microplastic studies.
Several newspapers have recently run stories about how #microplastics might not be as bad as they are often painted in the media - but why? I break down some of the issues at www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Aye @drolijones.bsky.social went through a lot of the problems with detecting/misidentifying them on this quick lil rundown
youtu.be/FB6UXGbZs7A?...
Last month, I was featured in an article by Liam Mannix at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald about the five biggest science discoveries of 2025
Check out my thoughts on the darkmetabolome at shorturl.at/4QNQ1
Fireworks over the sea. Colours are reflected in the water.
Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2026. #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear
Come and work with us! Please share widely!
Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
I am very honoured to have been inducted into the RMIT University 2025 Media Stars Hall of Fame. This is in recognition of my media performance over a sustained period, including receiving RMIT University's Media Star of the Year Award in 2019 and 2023, the STEM College Media Star Award in 2015.
A good question. It is not possible to test every single item that comes into Australia. Retailers no doubt rely on their suppliers to source properly certified products but certification rules differ in other countries & when people want the cheapest possible product then things can slip through.
I was very pleased to be interviewed on the ABC to discuss the fact that some samples of coloured sand used for children appear to contain a form of asbestos. Yes, it’s worrying, no, you don’t need to panic.
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
#sand #asbestos #chemistry #safety #science
#OreCup final match of native #Copper vs #Molybdenite is happening now!
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Worried about #microplastics? Check out a recent interview on SBS on this important topic featuring yours truly.
www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
#pollution #chemistry #science #plastic
A cartoon diagram of a series of beakers containing sediment and water.
🚨 New paper alert 🚨. The latest work from PhD student Nav Singh has just been published in 'Environmental Pollution'. This adds to Nav's growing work on the behaviour of #PFAS in Victoria 🇦🇺. Read more at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great work Nav!
#science #ozchem #Research #Melbourne
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Fun reading esp when you're at the "WTF is dark metabolome" stage. The term is just too cool.
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I was very pleased to be interviewed by The Analytical Scientist magazine about the Dark Metabolome. A term I think I was the first to define formally
Read all about my thoughts on this somewhat contested concept at
theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2025/...
#metabolomics #science #chemsky
A cartoon showing a plant, some soil and a crystal
🚨New paper alert🚨. PhD student Dunsin Oyetunji used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to show how organic-rich soils transform manganese minerals that control nutrient & carbon cycling.
See - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... for all the details.
#chemsky #soil #chemistry #environment
Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...
#ChemSky 🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 217 tenure-track positions and 22 teaching positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemjobs ⚗️🧪
Very pleased to be included in the Stanford/Elsevier top 2% Scientists list again this year (both career and single-year data). The list identifies highly influential scientists based on a range of metrics (topscinet.com). It is not a perfect ranking, but I’ll take it.
#Science #chemsky
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2025 Truth in Beauty E-Summit organised by Jen Novakovich and her team. The whole event was free, is available online at www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb... - my talk on microplastic misinformation starts at 14:32 #chemsky #microplastics #misinformation
The 2nd of six articles by the fantastic Sarah Berry in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on the #chemistry, #safety and #effectiveness of #vitamins and #supplements. This week, what's in your vitamin pill?
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
An advert for a conference called the Truth in Beauty e-summit.
Really excited to be talking at the Truth in Beauty, e-summit on the topic of microplastics, myth vs reality, organised by the awesome Jen Novakovich and team.
The event is free and online. You can register to attend at lnkd.in/gDPBKYwk
#chemsky #chemistry #microplastics #media
calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
Thank you David. That’s very kind of you.
Thank you very much Chris. That’s very kind.
A news story from the university website. There is text describing the grant above pictures of the research team.
Very excited to say that our Indigenous grant was successful!! This is a $AUD 1.258 million grant to help unravel how manganese minerals interact with organic matter and their role in terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling.
#science #geochemistry #chemistry #soilscience #soil #carbon
I am in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today in a great article about the #chemistry, #safety and effectiveness of #vitamins and other #supplements, the first in a six-part series by Sarah Berry.
www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
A group of scientists posing for a photo at a conference
Had a great time in Wellington, New Zealand, last week, at the @setacau.bsky.social - ACTRA meeting. Pictured below are just some of the RMIT University contingent. It is great to see the impact RMIT has had and continues to have on #science #Environmental #Chemistry & #toxicology in Australasia.