Chiucrew

Did someone say new first years looking for groups to join? Come talk to us, the Chiu Crew!!!!

Welcome new first-years at Michigan State University! We hope that orientation goes well, and we are excited to get to know you

Celebrating National Paper Airplane Day after a day of setting up equipment in the lab with the ready-made measuring grid outside lab :)

Thanks for having me, @MSUCGSO! It was fun and valuable to learn about the grad student experience here at MSU.

We ❤️ try-before-we-buy demo units! Thank you, @Biotage for the helpful and informative session.

“Everybody pick a treat!” Venturing off campus for group coffee hour to one of the most spectacular grocery stores in the universe!

Taking bets: how much of our 17 skids of glassware and equipment survived the 750 mile journey to MSU?

First week at MSU! On the books for the Chiu Crew!

@helen_chem I’m in!

If you are a Bao alumni and want to attend a mini-reunion dinner on August 23 in Chicago, please let me know (leave a message here or email me).

📢 New Polymer Award Alert! 📢 Started your tenure-track position <10 years ago? An awesome polymer scientist? Apply to to 2022 Tosoh Award for Excellence in Polymer Science! Deadline is April 22, 2022. CV + paper + 300 word description bit.ly/3u3EWgf Please retweet!

The sweetest seminars feature mucus!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the student social sponsored by @POLY_ACS @acspmse and BASF! What a fantastic turnout! Human bingo winners will be contacted shortly.

@POLY_ACS @acspmse There will be human bingo, prizes, and swag in addition to free drinks for students!

Attending #ACSSpring2022? Want to build your Polymer Scientist network? Join us with @acspmse and #BASF for a student networking social on Monday March 21st 5:30-7:30 at Knotty Barrel GastroPub (88 Market st. San Diego)!

@PolyKonkol @AthinaAnastasa1 Thanks for introducing us to the world of modeling— it was such a pleasure to learn from you!

Congratulations, @cold_trappers, 2021 JPC A Lectureship winner! axial.acs.org/2021/03/31/202…

Had an inspiring virtual visit to Cornell to share our work and catch up on all the exciting chemistry happenings at Cornell. Thanks, @brett_fors, @forsgroup, @erin_stache, @basktastic, @GCoatesCornell, @TheCoatesCrew, @songlin_chem, Pam Chang, Peng Chen, and Uli Wiesner!

Chiu Crew postdoc position in polymer synthesis available! Targeting Apr–Jul 2021 start, focusing on developing methods to externally modulate polymer dispersity using light. Contact Melanie.chiu@stonybrook.edu for more details.

@aj_boydston Hang in there!

Despite the great news lately & sense of a fog being lifted (to reveal the mess that we can now begin to clean), I've been struggling. Tremendous support from family and my research team, but just breathing it out a little in public right now seems to help. Also, dog pics help.