Payal JS, PhD
@payaljs.bsky.social
Industry scientist, sportsperson, R&D leadership, movie buff, birdwatcher. Only work-related messages allowed.
Posts on #ChemSky #research #industry #chemistry #publishing #science #academia
Posts on #ChemSky #research #industry #chemistry #publishing #science #academia
November 30 / December 1
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
November 30 / December 1
Had a productive work meet at IISER Thiruvananthapuram. The best part about the campus is witnessing rubber plantations and the process of obtaining rubber. Also, tea shrubs are seen around the campus area.
Chemistry in the air, literally :)
Chemistry in the air, literally :)
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Had a productive work meet at IISER Thiruvananthapuram. The best part about the campus is witnessing rubber plantations and the process of obtaining rubber. Also, tea shrubs are seen around the campus area.
Chemistry in the air, literally :)
Chemistry in the air, literally :)
Just wrapped up an amazing 12-day trip exploring Puducherry and Mahabalipuram during the Diwali festivities.
From exploring French-style cityscape to scuba diving and paragliding — I did it all!
Back to work now, tackling a minor revision and diving into NMR dataset analysis. #touchwood
From exploring French-style cityscape to scuba diving and paragliding — I did it all!
Back to work now, tackling a minor revision and diving into NMR dataset analysis. #touchwood
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Just wrapped up an amazing 12-day trip exploring Puducherry and Mahabalipuram during the Diwali festivities.
From exploring French-style cityscape to scuba diving and paragliding — I did it all!
Back to work now, tackling a minor revision and diving into NMR dataset analysis. #touchwood
From exploring French-style cityscape to scuba diving and paragliding — I did it all!
Back to work now, tackling a minor revision and diving into NMR dataset analysis. #touchwood
The best piece to read. More reason to go for hiking and stay away from work emails and phones. Being uncontactable is a new luxury :)
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The best piece to read. More reason to go for hiking and stay away from work emails and phones. Being uncontactable is a new luxury :)
PSA to all academics: Symposium literally comes from the Greek for “drinking together.”
Our conferences were not meant to be sober with lukewarm tea/coffee in paper cups.
Plato is disappointed!!
Our conferences were not meant to be sober with lukewarm tea/coffee in paper cups.
Plato is disappointed!!
October 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
PSA to all academics: Symposium literally comes from the Greek for “drinking together.”
Our conferences were not meant to be sober with lukewarm tea/coffee in paper cups.
Plato is disappointed!!
Our conferences were not meant to be sober with lukewarm tea/coffee in paper cups.
Plato is disappointed!!
10th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference to be held in May at Dresden, Germany. Call for abstracts open.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
10th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference to be held in May at Dresden, Germany. Call for abstracts open.
www.elsevier.com/events/confe...
www.elsevier.com/events/confe...
In session "AI in Chemistry" by ChemSpider, RSC.
September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In session "AI in Chemistry" by ChemSpider, RSC.
Going slow with my manuscript writing and editing. Snail approves the pace #manuscriptwriting
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Going slow with my manuscript writing and editing. Snail approves the pace #manuscriptwriting
Just some birding done through the weekend. Great Egret, Cockatiel and Greater Coucal.
September 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Just some birding done through the weekend. Great Egret, Cockatiel and Greater Coucal.
Almost every natural product structure determination has an intriguing controversy or story. Had a detailed read on mauveine and how its structure remained controversial. Organic chemistry & its history always fascinates me
#ChemSky
Image courtesy: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky
Image courtesy: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Almost every natural product structure determination has an intriguing controversy or story. Had a detailed read on mauveine and how its structure remained controversial. Organic chemistry & its history always fascinates me
#ChemSky
Image courtesy: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky
Image courtesy: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it."
#science #academia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#science #academia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it."
#science #academia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#science #academia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great egret (Ardea alba) - common sighting around our home.
Egrets are Swans of the sky
#birdphotography
Egrets are Swans of the sky
#birdphotography
September 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Great egret (Ardea alba) - common sighting around our home.
Egrets are Swans of the sky
#birdphotography
Egrets are Swans of the sky
#birdphotography
Trying to finish a long-overdue manuscript, vibing to Under the Latin Moon while stuck on a Dubai layover. Will touch down in Mumbai today.
Sharing moonshot in its waning gibbous phase clicked during one of my #worktravels
Sharing moonshot in its waning gibbous phase clicked during one of my #worktravels
September 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Trying to finish a long-overdue manuscript, vibing to Under the Latin Moon while stuck on a Dubai layover. Will touch down in Mumbai today.
Sharing moonshot in its waning gibbous phase clicked during one of my #worktravels
Sharing moonshot in its waning gibbous phase clicked during one of my #worktravels
Last week, few food chemists and I were documenting and researching on wines.
September 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Last week, few food chemists and I were documenting and researching on wines.
Excerpt from "Biographical Memoirs" - my current read on Vladimir Ipatieff.
It took me few days to track 1896 Baeyer's paper. Authorship rules were obscure in the 19th century.
If you can read German, read this paper: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ChemSky
It took me few days to track 1896 Baeyer's paper. Authorship rules were obscure in the 19th century.
If you can read German, read this paper: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ChemSky
September 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Excerpt from "Biographical Memoirs" - my current read on Vladimir Ipatieff.
It took me few days to track 1896 Baeyer's paper. Authorship rules were obscure in the 19th century.
If you can read German, read this paper: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ChemSky
It took me few days to track 1896 Baeyer's paper. Authorship rules were obscure in the 19th century.
If you can read German, read this paper: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ChemSky
Waking up to this view and a silent email notification of paper acceptance :-)
#touchwood #TridentExperiences
#touchwood #TridentExperiences
August 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Waking up to this view and a silent email notification of paper acceptance :-)
#touchwood #TridentExperiences
#touchwood #TridentExperiences
This entire week was work meet with industry food chemists at Trident.
Had superlative experience at Vetro, The Oberoi, serving Italian cuisine. Special mention to Chefs Dev & Rohan.
Had superlative experience at Vetro, The Oberoi, serving Italian cuisine. Special mention to Chefs Dev & Rohan.
August 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This entire week was work meet with industry food chemists at Trident.
Had superlative experience at Vetro, The Oberoi, serving Italian cuisine. Special mention to Chefs Dev & Rohan.
Had superlative experience at Vetro, The Oberoi, serving Italian cuisine. Special mention to Chefs Dev & Rohan.
I love the way my phone reminds me about sleep. Infact, it tells me about REM time and more.
This is not an app, but an in-built feature which is personalized based on my phone usage :-)
This is not an app, but an in-built feature which is personalized based on my phone usage :-)
August 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I love the way my phone reminds me about sleep. Infact, it tells me about REM time and more.
This is not an app, but an in-built feature which is personalized based on my phone usage :-)
This is not an app, but an in-built feature which is personalized based on my phone usage :-)
I tried prepping oats upma #ChemistsWhoCook
August 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I tried prepping oats upma #ChemistsWhoCook
All the more reason to drink espresso coffee!
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Caffeine and genistein shows promising results in this paper as neuroprotective compounds against tauopathies aka Alzheimer's disease.
#foodchemistry #ChemSky
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Caffeine and genistein shows promising results in this paper as neuroprotective compounds against tauopathies aka Alzheimer's disease.
#foodchemistry #ChemSky
July 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
All the more reason to drink espresso coffee!
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Caffeine and genistein shows promising results in this paper as neuroprotective compounds against tauopathies aka Alzheimer's disease.
#foodchemistry #ChemSky
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Caffeine and genistein shows promising results in this paper as neuroprotective compounds against tauopathies aka Alzheimer's disease.
#foodchemistry #ChemSky
Morning starts with great news. A tiny contribution to an amazing project on kitchen ingredients with my great team of food chemists is coming out soon by end of this year around my birthday!
#foodchemistry #Mondayvibe
www.routledge.com/Exploration-...
#foodchemistry #Mondayvibe
www.routledge.com/Exploration-...
July 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Morning starts with great news. A tiny contribution to an amazing project on kitchen ingredients with my great team of food chemists is coming out soon by end of this year around my birthday!
#foodchemistry #Mondayvibe
www.routledge.com/Exploration-...
#foodchemistry #Mondayvibe
www.routledge.com/Exploration-...