Nicholas Fitzkee
@fitzkeelab.bsky.social
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Biophysical NMR | Biofilms | Bio-Nano Interactions | Disordered Proteins | Science Advocacy | ORCID 0000-0002-8993-2140
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I'm sorry to hear that. This change is so unfortunate.
The BOSS keyboard is going to be the 3.5 inch disk "save icon" for the next generation of NMR scientists.
As someone who has greatly benefited from the NSF MRI program, I'm sad to see that the 2025 submission window was canceled. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program:
www.nsf.gov
Good luck. I was there last year, and it honestly wasn't terrible.
In the new OA publication model, how does one publish "straggler" articles that appear after a project is finished? After closeout, there's clearly no funding to pay for open access fees, and for ACS, "Green" OA is still $2,500. MSU hasn't thought this through. What are other institutions doing?
Is there a way to make the IconNMR Experiment Table not look terrible in TopSpin 4.4.0? #NMR
Thinking about it more, it really does a number on the graduate student psyche. Can you imagine being a second year in the lab and being responsible for something that costs the same (or more) than your monthly rent?
This is for deuterated protein expression, which, as @alexguseman.bsky.social points out, is now the cost of my first car.
Good heavens. How are we supposed to do NMR when D2O prices are north of $1,500/L?
You won't be disappointed by Thimbleweed Park. Maybe someday I'll post a signed monkey island poster...
So how many of these "tariff surcharges" do you think will actually go away if/when the tariffs do? #ChemSky
Those who know me know that I'm a big fan of Veritasium. Their latest video on YouTube is worththe watch, even if you normally don't watch videos online. youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
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I'm looking, but given how easy they are to bend, I'm a little hesitant to trust used syringes. That said, we have several syringes that are just slightly out of true. If there were a way to repair those, that could be just as well.
Anyone have a lead on replacement syringes for Malvern VP-ITC instruments? They no longer sell them, and they want me to upgrade to the PEAQ system. Unfortunately, we have a PEAQ-ITC, and it doesn't work with the concentrations needed for nanoparticle experiments. #chemsky #biophysics #ITC
MSU's NMR facility is getting better, with the planned acquisition of a solid-state probe in the fall of 2025. Stay tuned! www.chemistry.msstate.edu/facilities/nmr
NMR Facility | Department of Chemistry
www.chemistry.msstate.edu
Research.gov appears to be working just fine. I'm glad I have my research documented now, but there's probably a lesson here about listening to baseless rumors on social media...
I can't imagine anything more nerdy than than a video where Middle Earth map notes are extracted from decades old Apple II floppies. @adriansdigitalbasement.com could you please reach out to this guy?
Looks like it was AdBlock plus... who knew?
Chrome (left) and Firefox (right). Gotta see if some plugin is doing this.
No citation button on Firefox! I'm not crazy!!
Am I missing something, or is the "Download Citation" feature no longer present on ACS Journal websites?
What's the analysis where a $90 subgroup dinner at Biophysical Society ends up being a reasonable investment? Someone help me out here...