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my dad and I circa 2003. he is my best friend, my biggest supporter and one of my greatest role models it’s time to #StopAsianHate and protect the #AAPI communities

In a four-year project funded by @NSF’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program, @UWMadCBE’s @whitneysloo will lead an effort to develop photoresists compatible with new lithography methods used in computer-chip production. engineering.wisc.edu/blog/an-nsf-dm…

In my line of work we call it lab meeting

@cemilyd it was great to see you last week and meet Al! thanks for being my tour guide

'Al' has been at PU a long time in Guyot hall but now has a more prominent location in the beautiful new Environmental Studies building. I learned about him when my son's preschool class rode Tiger Transit to visit him on a field trip!

Anyone else have an Allosaurus skeleton they can hang out with every time they walk across campus? Great to see this guy in his new home. @Princeton

Two days, two manuscripts online! Happy to share this work pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10… led by former postdoc Shawn. We continue to explore the 'polymer of squares' with @ChirikGroup, now examining property changes due to hydrogenation and isomerization of the backbone!

Another paper out! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Postdoc Clement took on a big challenge - to synthesize monodisperse liquid crystalline oligomers. These molecules also crystallize, with curvature that (surprising to us!) depends on length. We dug in to try to figure out 'why'!

.@UWMadCBE Professors Manos Mavrikakis and David Lynn will lead Research Forward projects supported by @WARF_News related to hydrogen energy and PFAS detection. engineering.wisc.edu/blog/cbe-facul…

check out this interview with one of our amazing undergrad researchers, Aidiel! Aidiel will graduate from @UWMadEngr in August and start his PhD in ChemE at @UMNews this fall. We are so proud of Aidiel in the Loo Lab! engineering.wisc.edu/blog/curiosity…

first Loo Lab paper is out now! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

for anyone who wants a glimpse into what researchers have been dealing with this year so far: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

For 75 years, @NSF has fueled scientific research that drives innovation, strengthens the economy, and expands our understanding of the universe. Proposed budget cuts put their work at risk. Urge Congress to support critical NSF funding: go.aps.org/3RP9EWF #NSF75 Photo credit: JHVEPhoto - stock.adobe.com

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced. scim.ag/3F9BeuO

🏗️ (Ground)breaking news! Today, lead donors Jeffrey and Marvin Levy, @uwchancellor, @GovEvers and dignitaries from across the @UWMadison campus and the state broke ground on the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center. #EngineeringTheFuture engineering.wisc.edu/news/breaking-…

Share your work on polymer structural characterization at AIChE! Submit an abstract by April 7th. Please share widely! aiche.confex.com/aiche/2025/pre… #polymers #softmatter #AFM #SAXS #WAXS #TEM #XAS #SANS #NMR #AICHE @glassic_cam @DrGabrielBurks @aiche_mesd @ChEnected @daniellejmai

well, that’s a wrap on #APSSummit25! four oral presentations and one poster presentation from the Loo Lab. I couldn’t not be prouder of my students 🥰 thanks for the shirts @APS_DPOLY!

@PolymerPolymath we have a paid parental leave policy here. it went into effect July 1, 2024: hr.wisc.edu/paid-parental-…

How is it even possible that no postdocs/faculty/staff (?!) get any paid leave for child birth at my university? Is this common at other public schools or just another FL-exclusive perk? How infuriating.

@MythicCardz @JohnstoneYT

🍼🐘 This is peak baby.

I decided to check out a new platform (🦋), so you can find me there under the same handle. not sure how long I'll stick around the bird site. there's just something about watching a sinking ship... #chemsky #chemtwitter

Polymers can be difficult to break down for reuse because they’re so large and sometimes complex. @UWMadCBE’s @whitneysloo is looking at new ways to design and reuse polymers for a sustainable future. engineering.wisc.edu/news/ask-an-ex…

Undergraduate Summer Internship applications are open! Selected participants will spend 10 weeks conducting research on a #RenewableEnergy project in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biological engineering. #internship #intern #summerintern #hiring buff.ly/4fLaqh9

Join our Team! For our DOE program in plastics circularity and recycling, I'm recruiting a postdoc with experience in organic and polymer chemistry @BerkeleyLab Apply here: jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/organic-a…