I found another #IYPT2019 periodic table in the wild at #BathChem25 yesterday! @rsc.org #ChemSky

Photo of me presenting in a lecture theatre in front of a slide titled “making sense of molecules” showing two depictions of the molecule caffeine.

It was great to be back in Bath yesterday for a fantastic day of talks at #BathChem25. Thanks to @bathchem.bsky.social for the invite and for putting together such an enjoyable and engaging day!

Catalysts for Careers: How Heads of Department Accelerate Your Academic Reaction
Chris Frost 🎓 First in family to go to university, PhD with Jon Williams 💡 Now Executive Dean, Royal Holloway.
“Was told Bath was the graveyard of ambition… looking around… yep, they were right!” 😂
#BathChem25

🔦⚡ A Journey Through Light & Energy Materials
Presented by Isabella Poli, Research Leader, Applied Energy Materials & Technologies, IIT.
She thanks the late Janet Scott 💛 for guiding her career — a true inspiration in sustainable chemistry 🌱
#BathChem25 #WomenInSTEM

Two Drifters: Carbon-Negative Rum 🍹⚗️🌱
Russel Wakeham #BathChem25 — “Terrified to speak at a chem department!”
💡 Why don’t people make rum?
👉 “Because it’s difficult — we sold our house to get it going.”
UK Rum Market = £1 billion
Chemistry, Rum & Sustainability = Perfect Mix 🧪🌍🥃

Jennifer Carlisle (née Peed) patent attorney at HGF, loved Bath’s architecture! 🏛️ Now a part-time working mum of two, she’s glad to be at #BathChem25 even on her day off !!. 😄✨

Next #BathChem25 speaker: Caroline Evans 🎤
Did a PhD just to be called Dr Evans… 3.5 yrs + 1 paper later 🫠
Learnt resilience ✅
Blame Salters Chem Camp at Bath for getting her into teaching — now shaping minds at Wellington College 🧪📚 BTW Didn’t decline an OBE 👑 #BathChem25

Sweet presentation from Saiful 🍋✨ No lemons here — though that ending got a little creepy… 👀 #BathChem25

🚀 #BathChem25 is officially underway! Opened by HoD Matthew Jones with Florian Bay as master of ceremonies. First up – Saiful Islam bringing the science to life in 3D! 👓🔬

Can not wait for the fun, good times, gossip, news, and enjoyable conversation to start at #BathChem25.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you need a room on campus you have till tomorrow to reserve one www.chem25.co.uk

Excited to be heading back to Bath for this next week! I’ll be sharing the story of Compound Interes and I’m also looking forward to hearing from the other speakers on the day #BathChem25

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