Honored and grateful to be in the team

K2, Bottleneck traverse. This section of the climb is INSANE. You spend several hours underneath a giant ice cliff in an exposed position at 8200m+, 1/3 normal oxygen levels & knowledge that many people slipped and fallen off from here. (1/2)

Patience breeds perspective.

Impactful words by Carolyn Bertozzi today on how diversity in her trainees enabled creativity, not playing by the rules, and ultimately the work that built the field of bioorthogonal chemistry. Diverse science leads to better science!

Just saw somebody try to argue that minimum wage isn't supposed to be a living wage. That their small business can't afford to pay a living wage. If the only way your business can exist is the exploitation of labor (aka peoples actual lives), then your business should not exist.

Single brain cell looking for connections: #neuroscience

My latest publication on precision nanorecycling of microplastics. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This week, the International Space Station crew tested nanoparticles as a way to protect neuronal cells from oxidative stress, examined ways to identify beneficial microbes, and evaluated the composition of mudflows created by post-wildfire rains. go.nasa.gov/3AtOepP

Someday...

For too long traditional and local knowledge about #agriculture has been ignored. That must change if the world is to ensure future #food #security, as #indigenousknowledge is crucial in unlocking the full potential of #sustainable food systems. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Compact holographic sound fields enable rapid one-step assembly of matter in 3D. #ultrasound #biofabrication #polymers science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Nexus Hunter Business Gala @ UniversityNewcastle #HunterNexus

Clean Energy Precinct in Newcastle. #HydrogenHub #GreenHydrogen portofnewcastle.com.au/projects-and-d…

Meditation is becoming increasingly important in today’s fast-paced world. Reduced stress & anxiety, increased focus & creativity are just some of its many benefits. If you’re an academic, there is a new mediation course coming specially for you. #meditation #mentalhealth

🧵9/n EVERY SINGLE SAMPLE we took in Antarctica as part of our microplastic research contained plastic microfibres. I found plastic from tourists in the penguin colonies. We even found a big piece of plastic on the seabed.

🚨New paper in Trends in Microbiology ‘The aerobiome–health axis: a paradigm shift in bioaerosol thinking’ Are health-promoting particles a missing piece to the bioaerosol puzzle? w/ Martin Breed 50 days free access via this link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1h6Hp,L%7EyC…

Taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. ☁️ Alongside working to reduce the amount of CO₂ humans create, we're exploring technologies like direct air capture that could potentially remove carbon already in the atmosphere. csiro.au/en/news/All/Ar…

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It was an absolute pleasure to teach Meditation for Academics to another group of esteemed research scientists!📚 🙏 A huge thanks to Dr. Claudia from CSIRO Energy Centre for her kind invitation and to all the participants. #meditation #mentalhealth

Perfect start of ICEAN2024 International Conference in Newcastle with two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry -Profs Bawendi and Frank - at the stage.