Ruth Maust, PhD

Hi! 👋🏻 I'm Ruth 📍 Location: Seattle, WA 👩🏻‍🔬 What I do: I'm a researcher and communicator working to make the world a better place through safe, sustainable materials chemistry. 🎨 Hobbies: Reading, hiking, making art 📨 Contact me: linkedin.com/in/ruthmaust/; ruthmaust.com

FINAL DAY of this week on this giving circle for six families & a displacement camp. My appeals make no difference: support only comes from people who clicked “weekly” on a coffee. Join in for emergency medical care for three women, our current priority. chuffed.org/project/hope-g…

What does it mean to be a Biocreative? 🧬🎨 @bygracechuang orchestrated branding for Ginkgo Bioworks' IPO, which was the largest of a biotech startup ever. There, she cofounded @growbyginkgo, an award-winning magazine about the societal aspects of synthetic biology, and she has been recognized as one of the top creatives under 30 in the world by Young Guns. In 2022, she started doing freelance work for companies like Bitbiome and Solugen. Last year, she joined forces with Christina Agapakis to start Oscillator, an agency that crafts new stories where biology and technology meet. If you’re into branding or storytelling, or you’re simply curious to learn how it’s like to work at the intersection of art and science, this episode is for you. We talked about why branding can sometimes feel like therapy for scientists, fears of B2B and B2C biotech companies in their storytelling, what biotech is missing these days, new branding formats, and the Oscillator ethos. Check out the full episode on Spotify or any podcasting platform (link below).

Most science degrees never require students to learn how to communicate their work publicly. That fuels confusion, mistrust, + missed chances to protect lives. Let's end it. Sign the petition to make communication training a STEM degree requirement. bit.ly/3LbnfHB

9Zero folks in Seattle -- if you, like me, are into both art & science and you're excited about what that combo can offer climate/sustainability work, come hang out over lunch on Thursday, Nov. 13! luma.com/obuctqn5 🧪 🎨 ✨ (Event also open to people new to 9Zero!)

My #Seattle people - come check out my first ever solo art show at foggy tea cafe in pioneer square April 3-26!

@NedHalberstadt5 Hi Ned, I remember you. I was sad and shocked to find out that your brother Thomas died. My younger brother died last year and I will miss him forever. He also went to 56 but I don’t know if you knew him. I can’t say I know how you feel but I do hope you’re doing alright.

@ruthmaust That’s impressive. The Nedster wishes you a good job. I know I haven’t seen you in a while. You may not remember me. I’m Ned Halberstadt.

Hi! 👋🏻 I'm Ruth 📍 Location: Seattle, WA 👩🏻‍🔬 What I do: I'm a researcher and communicator working to make the world a better place through safe, sustainable materials chemistry. 🎨 Hobbies: Reading, hiking, making art 📨 Contact me: linkedin.com/in/ruthmaust/; ruthmaust.com

A powerful “bomb cyclone” will combine with an atmospheric river to unleash over a month’s worth of rain, hurricane-force wind gusts and feet of mountain snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. cnn.com/2024/11/19/wea…

A @Walmart Foundation-backed pilot paved the way for @GoodwillIntl sites to become textile recycling hubs. Elsa Wenzel has the details: buff.ly/3WXWmJn

So we no longer have to wonder if it has spread, the question right now is just how much of Georgia is covered and at what concentrations

@UOHaleyLab I counted carbons so many times trying to figure out what had happened lol

@ruthmaust OMG - this is awful! Someone effed up seriously!!!!! Impressive that butadiene is at least/more than 5 carbons!

My, what an interesting molecular structure of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) you have there... 🤨🤪

I'm wondering, who else would have gone to the 2020 @ACSorganic Graduate Research Symposium if not for the pandemic?🤚🏻 I feel I missed out on meeting some amazing chemists there -- anyone from the 2020 cohort want to introduce yourselves? #ChemTwitter #ACS #DOC #GRS

Today I’m so excited to launch The Biocreative Index, a directory of people working at the intersection of biology and creative disciplines. Want to join the index, be connected to our community, or contribute a resource? Head over to our website for more: biocreativeindex.com

@ACSGCI @AmerChemSociety Congrats, Neil!

Join us in celebrating the inaugural winners of the Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant✨ Designed to support new faculty, it provides 2yrs of postdoc funding. Learn how it's building strong research foundations! brnw.ch/21wGOcg #GreenChemistry @AmerChemSociety

A new process skips the separation step of recycling textiles, making it easier to recover the components of mixed fibers for reuse. cen.acs.org/environment/re… .

I've heard the question a few times of what "the next PFAS" will be, and while I truly hope there isn't one, history has shown us yet again that prevention >>> cure. It's vital the consumer products and chemical industries avoid hazards from the very start with #GreenChemistry.

"PFAS can be found in nonstick cookware, guitar strings, dental floss, makeup, hand sanitizer, brake fluid, ski wax, fishing lines..." and also in waterways and in the blood of each and every one of us -- a massive environmental and public health impact.

Cheeky lil film from patagonia touches on marketing, supply chains, product failure, and why it feels good to buy new stuff 👚👕👖 m.youtube.com/watch?v=4TsndZ…

New work up on my website: Edits Series ruthmaust.com/edits-series