Jennifer MacLeod
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Jennifer MacLeod
@jenmacleod.bsky.social
Surface scientist, condensed matter physicist, professor in the School of Chemistry and Physics @ QUT, Brisbane, Australia
It's been too long since I've had a good Saturday scanning session. Very careful attention from my coworker today!
September 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Reposted by Jennifer MacLeod
We're hosting an early International Women in Maths Day event in Brisbane next Monday - come hang out and eat lunch. All genders welcome, but you gotta like maths and women killing it. Research talks from women, professional development discussions, free food smp.uq.edu.au/event/sessio....
International Women in Mathematics Day 2025
smp.uq.edu.au
March 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Highly productive morning testing atom finishes in pov-ray while watching the webinar on our new HPC. Multitasking!
February 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The @ausphysics.bsky.social Condensed Matter & Materials Meeting was so good. Highlights:
🌟A great after-dinner talk, given by Liz Bridge, about working in industry
🌟So much excellent student work.
🌟Great conversations about how best to support/promote condensed matter in Australia.
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The @ausphysics.bsky.social Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting has kicked off at the beautiful University of Queensland, with conference Chair Ben Powell getting us underway. Day One of Wagga in Brisbane had great talks and great posters!
February 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What a great set of speakers at the #APMC13 Scanning Probe Microscopy session - really nice to see the work being done using innovative approaches to scanning probe.
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Reposted by Jennifer MacLeod
Fun facts about physics & astronomy, according to the American Institute of Physics (AIP):

Fewer than one quarter of astronomy faculty or instructors, at any rank, are women. Fewer than one in five physics faculty or instructors, at any rank, are women.

(Source links in 3/3)
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1/3
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Reposted by Jennifer MacLeod
If you’re feeling blue
and your ion pump doesn’t run
smash and smash again

We’re close to finding 50 #vacuum surface scientists in #Scisky! Who’s still missing?

#Haikurday

go.bsky.app/LKyQJm7o
January 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#AMST24 had so many good parts that it's hard to pick a highlight, but one of the biggest moments had to be Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley reflecting on her time in the role and the way science will continue to shape our future - insightful and inspiring!
December 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
It's a beautiful morning in Hobart on the second day of #AMST24 - yesterday featured an amazing collection of presentations and posters, and today will bring more of the same. @kouroshkalantar.bsky.social @xiuwenzhou.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Should be an excellent, absolutely packed couple of days of science - really looking forward to seeing the people and the work!
On my way to attend the Advanced Materials and Sustainable Technologies (AM&ST24) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Conference chairs Profs Dongchen Qi , Jennifer MacLeod, Hongxia Wang and Zhaojun Han @jenmacleod.bsky.social

Looking forward to it
December 10, 2024 at 9:54 PM
It's been a real pleasure to work with Ping, Alex and Victoria over the past year on the On-Surface Synthesis Collection for Communications Chemistry. If you haven't browsed the Collection yet, it's worth a look - absolutely beautiful work from leaders in the field.

www.nature.com/articles/s42...
On-surface synthesis - Communications Chemistry
Communications Chemistry is pleased to introduce a Collection of research works focused on recent developments within the interdisciplinary field of on-surface synthesis. Here, the Guest Editors highl...
www.nature.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Feeling judged by the quote at the end of my Gaussian output file.

GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT
...
Normal termination of Gaussian 16 at Thu Dec 5 14:12:20 2024.

#CompChemSky
December 5, 2024 at 8:14 AM
There's still time! Submit your abstract until 10th December - the Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting welcomes you. It's relaxed, it's fun, and it's chock full of interesting work.

More information here: www.aip.org.au/CMM-Conference
December 4, 2024 at 7:27 PM
📅Abstracts are due soon for the 2025 Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting. Join us in beautiful Brisbane to discuss recent advances in condensed matter research in a relaxed and collegial atmosphere. More details: www.aip.org.au/CMM-Conference

#Physics #Conference #Australia #UQ #QUT
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Are you interested in a research Master degree with a quantum/advanced technology focus? Check out the scholarships linked below, and consider coming to beautiful Brisbane for the next step in your studies. #AcademicSky #scholarship

www.qut.edu.au/study/fees-a...
Quantum and Advanced Technologies Global Talent Master of Philosophy Scholarship
www.qut.edu.au
November 26, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Are you interested in a quantum-focused project for your PhD? QUT has a Quantum and Advanced Technologies Global Talent Attraction Scholarship available, with a specific focus area in quantum phases in engineered materials systems (e.g., 1D/2D materials on surfaces.)

www.qut.edu.au/study/fees-a...
Quantum and Advanced Technologies Global Talent Attraction Scholarship (PhD scholarship)
QUT is seeking to build global talent in quantum and advanced technologies.
www.qut.edu.au
November 25, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Today's Saturday scanning is a blast from the past - starting to remember how tricky it is to prepare nice Si(100) surfaces, and how difficult it is to get uniform heating across the sample.
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Published today in Langmuir ASAP @acspublications.bsky.social - our recent work looking at whether graphene can protect the Si(111)-7x7 reconstruction from oxidation in air. The answer? Kind of. #OzChem #SurfaceScience

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Exfoliation of Graphene onto Si(111)-7 × 7 under Ultrahigh Vacuum Provides Some Protection against Exposure to Air
The investigation of graphene as a protective coating for different materials has been an area of active research for well over a decade. However, graphene’s ability to protect clean, reconstructed si...
pubs.acs.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Saturday scanning from home with my feline research assistant 🐱
November 16, 2024 at 2:19 AM