Adam Hill
@adhillphd.bsky.social
Physical chemistry professor, spectroscopist, materials scientist, photographer.
Assoc. Prof., Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
https://www.adhillgroup.info/
Assoc. Prof., Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
https://www.adhillgroup.info/
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Downtown Hartford, Connecticut, Blizzard of ‘26 photography
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Downtown Hartford, Connecticut, Blizzard of ‘26 photography
Snow in Hartford greets the start of Trinity’s spring semester.
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Snow in Hartford greets the start of Trinity’s spring semester.
Reposted by Adam Hill
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
There's no more spectroscopically relaxing feeling than puttering around at my desk knowing that my transient absorption system is in the middle of a run (that does not require my attention.) It's the scientific equivalent of the relaxation that comes when laundry is in the dryer.
January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
There's no more spectroscopically relaxing feeling than puttering around at my desk knowing that my transient absorption system is in the middle of a run (that does not require my attention.) It's the scientific equivalent of the relaxation that comes when laundry is in the dryer.
We discovered that the best conditions for the valuable Wagner-Jauregg reaction are… 80ºC and water. For an ACS Omega special issue on advances stemming from undergraduate research, I must naturally thank my undergrad collaborators (and the always-brilliant Tartakoffs.)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Enhanced Reactivity for the Wagner-Jauregg Reaction Under Aqueous Conditions
The Wagner-Jauregg reaction produces up to four new carbon–carbon bonds and eight new stereocenters, but limitations, such as high requisite temperatures, a restricted substrate scope, and significant...
pubs.acs.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We discovered that the best conditions for the valuable Wagner-Jauregg reaction are… 80ºC and water. For an ACS Omega special issue on advances stemming from undergraduate research, I must naturally thank my undergrad collaborators (and the always-brilliant Tartakoffs.)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reports from the ever-evolving ecological catastrophe of the Salton Sea.
December 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Reports from the ever-evolving ecological catastrophe of the Salton Sea.
I submitted grades and the F25 semester is complete! Teaching Intro Chem, Inorganic Chem, and my FY Seminar (“Science and Speculation”) was a whole cross section of the Trinity experience, supported by TAs, SIs, and academic support staff. Next: back to the laser lab for research leave!
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I submitted grades and the F25 semester is complete! Teaching Intro Chem, Inorganic Chem, and my FY Seminar (“Science and Speculation”) was a whole cross section of the Trinity experience, supported by TAs, SIs, and academic support staff. Next: back to the laser lab for research leave!
This is the kind of knowledge I crave: cooking.nytimes.com/article/best...
Our 12 Best Latke Recipes
These recipes for crispy, golden latkes turn any day into a celebration.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is the kind of knowledge I crave: cooking.nytimes.com/article/best...
We held our annual Chemis-Tree Department Holiday Party and there was, naturally, some arts-and-crafts time to make ornaments. I made an ornament to represent the abstract concept of the D3h symmetry point group (because it didn’t quite have the 6-fold symmetry I was initially aiming for…)
December 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We held our annual Chemis-Tree Department Holiday Party and there was, naturally, some arts-and-crafts time to make ornaments. I made an ornament to represent the abstract concept of the D3h symmetry point group (because it didn’t quite have the 6-fold symmetry I was initially aiming for…)
Happy Thanksgiving from Hartford, Connecticut!
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Hartford, Connecticut!
Too many clouds for good aurora borealis drone photography but not for good Trinity College drone photography.
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Too many clouds for good aurora borealis drone photography but not for good Trinity College drone photography.
Want to know exactly the moment serotonin binds to an ion channel? Our latest work in the IJMS Advances in Fluorescent Sensors special issue shows how charge transfer to serotonin quenches the fluorescence of amino acid ANAP in the ligand binding site of 5-HT3A.
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Want to know exactly the moment serotonin binds to an ion channel? Our latest work in the IJMS Advances in Fluorescent Sensors special issue shows how charge transfer to serotonin quenches the fluorescence of amino acid ANAP in the ligand binding site of 5-HT3A.
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
Who says professors don't dress like we used to? (BU Associate Dean Joseph Bizup (left) and me.)
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Who says professors don't dress like we used to? (BU Associate Dean Joseph Bizup (left) and me.)
No Kings protest in Hartford, CT.
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No Kings protest in Hartford, CT.
Four Hill Group members presented the results of their work at Trinity College’s Summer Research Symposium. Great work, everyone!
September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Four Hill Group members presented the results of their work at Trinity College’s Summer Research Symposium. Great work, everyone!
Living in downtown Hartford is a joy, and sometimes I get to capture it with my drone: decaseconds.com/2025/09/26/b...
Bushnell Tower with a Great Sky
A Romantic sunset sky with lots of highly textured clouds makes a perfect companion for the rough but linear concrete forms of I.M. Pei’s Bushnell Tower.
decaseconds.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Living in downtown Hartford is a joy, and sometimes I get to capture it with my drone: decaseconds.com/2025/09/26/b...
Kentucky is a great place for drone photography: decaseconds.com/2025/08/06/i...
Interstate Crosses South Elkhorn Creek
Morning light shines over Interstate 64 crossing South Elkhorn Creek in Midway, Kentucky.
decaseconds.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kentucky is a great place for drone photography: decaseconds.com/2025/08/06/i...
Up at dawn for the first day of Pony Finals and everything is quiet around the cottage. Ponies remain at Kentucky Horse Park during PF and the horses have headed back to Wisconsin after a busy Kentucky Summer Classic, so the paddocks are now empty.
August 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Up at dawn for the first day of Pony Finals and everything is quiet around the cottage. Ponies remain at Kentucky Horse Park during PF and the horses have headed back to Wisconsin after a busy Kentucky Summer Classic, so the paddocks are now empty.
My fantastic wife, Dr. @piperklemm.bsky.social, is in a documentary about her riding at the Devon Horse Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYI6...
Inside The Ingate | Season 2 | Episode 2
YouTube video by Kelly Berry
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August 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My fantastic wife, Dr. @piperklemm.bsky.social, is in a documentary about her riding at the Devon Horse Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYI6...
X marks the (coffee) spot. My colleagues and I go for coffee at Peter B’s every morning; those walks are the perfect chance to reconnect and bounce ideas off one another.
July 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
X marks the (coffee) spot. My colleagues and I go for coffee at Peter B’s every morning; those walks are the perfect chance to reconnect and bounce ideas off one another.
My brother, mom, and I did a “Track Tapas” event at Lime Rock Park. We grew up in a family that loved driving, so it was (unsurprisingly) delightful to set our sports cars loose.
I also grew up reading “Car and Driver” and “Popular Mechanics,” so the drone got the “cliché comparison test photo”.
I also grew up reading “Car and Driver” and “Popular Mechanics,” so the drone got the “cliché comparison test photo”.
July 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My brother, mom, and I did a “Track Tapas” event at Lime Rock Park. We grew up in a family that loved driving, so it was (unsurprisingly) delightful to set our sports cars loose.
I also grew up reading “Car and Driver” and “Popular Mechanics,” so the drone got the “cliché comparison test photo”.
I also grew up reading “Car and Driver” and “Popular Mechanics,” so the drone got the “cliché comparison test photo”.
Hartford skies matched the psychedelic sounds of Khruangbin at Capitol Groove in Hartford, Connecticut.
June 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hartford skies matched the psychedelic sounds of Khruangbin at Capitol Groove in Hartford, Connecticut.
Summer nights at @trinitycollege.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Summer nights at @trinitycollege.bsky.social
Berkeley is once again the top public institution in the world!
news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/18/u...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/18/u...
UC Berkeley ranked nation's top public university by U.S. News - Berkeley News
In an evaluation of more than 2,250 universities around the world, Berkeley ranked sixth overall.
news.berkeley.edu
June 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Berkeley is once again the top public institution in the world!
news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/18/u...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/18/u...