Ksenia Glusac
@ksenia-glusac.bsky.social
professor of chemistry UIC, joint appointee at Argonne, researching photochemistry and electrochemistry.
A historic moment: renewables are used more than coal as an energy source for electricity.
This is mostly driven by the lowering cost of solar panels.
Let’s hope this trend persists, despite Trump’s push for fossil fuels.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
This is mostly driven by the lowering cost of solar panels.
Let’s hope this trend persists, despite Trump’s push for fossil fuels.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
October 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A historic moment: renewables are used more than coal as an energy source for electricity.
This is mostly driven by the lowering cost of solar panels.
Let’s hope this trend persists, despite Trump’s push for fossil fuels.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
This is mostly driven by the lowering cost of solar panels.
Let’s hope this trend persists, despite Trump’s push for fossil fuels.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
What photochemistry is useful for pharmaceutical industry?
Cross-coupling reactions...mostly C-C coupling.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Cross-coupling reactions...mostly C-C coupling.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
September 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What photochemistry is useful for pharmaceutical industry?
Cross-coupling reactions...mostly C-C coupling.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Cross-coupling reactions...mostly C-C coupling.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Seems my job’s safe...for now. 😮💨
Humans are still better at generating exciting ideas.
Humans are still better at generating exciting ideas.
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Seems my job’s safe...for now. 😮💨
Humans are still better at generating exciting ideas.
Humans are still better at generating exciting ideas.
Chat-GPT5 is great, but...there is still room for improvement.
August 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Chat-GPT5 is great, but...there is still room for improvement.
“Companies known as paper mills prepare fake scientific papers full of made-up experiments and bogus data, often with the help of artificial-intelligence (AI) models, and sell authorship to academics looking to boost their publication numbers.”
August 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Companies known as paper mills prepare fake scientific papers full of made-up experiments and bogus data, often with the help of artificial-intelligence (AI) models, and sell authorship to academics looking to boost their publication numbers.”
GRC Photochem was a smashing success! @profamo.bsky.social & Val, you are amazing.
Erick’s talk was arguably the best I ever heard. So much great science, beautiful art and fun.
And, I got a chance to run with my PhD mentor and a PhD mentee on the same morning! Such a family gathering :-).
Erick’s talk was arguably the best I ever heard. So much great science, beautiful art and fun.
And, I got a chance to run with my PhD mentor and a PhD mentee on the same morning! Such a family gathering :-).
August 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
GRC Photochem was a smashing success! @profamo.bsky.social & Val, you are amazing.
Erick’s talk was arguably the best I ever heard. So much great science, beautiful art and fun.
And, I got a chance to run with my PhD mentor and a PhD mentee on the same morning! Such a family gathering :-).
Erick’s talk was arguably the best I ever heard. So much great science, beautiful art and fun.
And, I got a chance to run with my PhD mentor and a PhD mentee on the same morning! Such a family gathering :-).
The structure BTC (benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate), according to ChatGPT. It is admittedly better at math than chemistry!
June 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The structure BTC (benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate), according to ChatGPT. It is admittedly better at math than chemistry!
June 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The best part of conference travel are these morning runs with fellow chemists!
DOE Solar Photochemistry PI meeting
DOE Solar Photochemistry PI meeting
June 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The best part of conference travel are these morning runs with fellow chemists!
DOE Solar Photochemistry PI meeting
DOE Solar Photochemistry PI meeting
In a thrilling display of quantum brain-power, the Eigen Team emerged victorious in the 2025 Physical Chemistry Tournament.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Back, from Left: Xochil, Julia, Sameer, Gabe, Xavier.
Front, from left: Will, Ezra, Savannah.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Back, from Left: Xochil, Julia, Sameer, Gabe, Xavier.
Front, from left: Will, Ezra, Savannah.
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In a thrilling display of quantum brain-power, the Eigen Team emerged victorious in the 2025 Physical Chemistry Tournament.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Back, from Left: Xochil, Julia, Sameer, Gabe, Xavier.
Front, from left: Will, Ezra, Savannah.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Back, from Left: Xochil, Julia, Sameer, Gabe, Xavier.
Front, from left: Will, Ezra, Savannah.
May 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We had a lot of withdrawn abstracts at the ECS meeting. I guess we’ll be seeing more of this at future conferences.
May 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We had a lot of withdrawn abstracts at the ECS meeting. I guess we’ll be seeing more of this at future conferences.
Asalah, a very creative undergraduate student from UIC Chem wrote an intriguing essay on connections between quantum formalism and our minds. 😵💫 😵💫
Here is the link with more info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Here is the link with more info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Asalah, a very creative undergraduate student from UIC Chem wrote an intriguing essay on connections between quantum formalism and our minds. 😵💫 😵💫
Here is the link with more info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Here is the link with more info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
If only winters weren’t so dark in Scandinavia.
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
March 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If only winters weren’t so dark in Scandinavia.
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
Great seminar lecture by Jillian Dempsey from UNC Chapel Hill.
A deep dive into ligand vs metal protonation kinetics.
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
A deep dive into ligand vs metal protonation kinetics.
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Great seminar lecture by Jillian Dempsey from UNC Chapel Hill.
A deep dive into ligand vs metal protonation kinetics.
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
A deep dive into ligand vs metal protonation kinetics.
@uic-chemistry.bsky.social
Xin found a way to incorporate insoluble nanographene ligands into MOFs: she chlorinated the edges.
Interesting photochemistry, too: charge separation is quite efficient!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Interesting photochemistry, too: charge separation is quite efficient!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Xin found a way to incorporate insoluble nanographene ligands into MOFs: she chlorinated the edges.
Interesting photochemistry, too: charge separation is quite efficient!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Interesting photochemistry, too: charge separation is quite efficient!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Uh, I really need to lay off the coffee!
January 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Uh, I really need to lay off the coffee!
Just started paying attention to the lyrics from Billie Holiday's songs. So sad:
"Well, I'd rather my man would hit me
Than for him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do."
"Well, I'd rather my man would hit me
Than for him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do."
November 26, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Just started paying attention to the lyrics from Billie Holiday's songs. So sad:
"Well, I'd rather my man would hit me
Than for him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do."
"Well, I'd rather my man would hit me
Than for him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do."
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM