Kelly Chacón

High school dropout. Chemistry professor at Reed College. Music nerd, not music snob 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇲🇽They pronouns, please.

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

I shouldn't have to but I will : this is me and my papa in '87 In our pueblo of Sta Cruz de Miramar. Genetics are a dice roll, and light-skinned academics know it well. We DO benefit from problematic privilege in the academy, and MUST use it to amplify the work of "visible" POC.

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

GO GABY!

[The Jasti Laboratory @nanohoops]

Gaby @Gaby_Bailey_6 presents a beautiful poster at the Thermo Fischer Impact and Discovery Symposium, which took place on Sep. 6th! She is focusing on altering CPP electronics for applications in bioimaging and materials. Awesome work 😍🥳@uoCHandBIC

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@CotruvoLab @psu_chemistry @PSUScience So well deserved, Joey!!! 🤗

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@seidlerLab Wow, Jerry – that means a lot! Thank you!

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

I wanted to remind all of the incredible folks on here that Reed Chemistry is hiring! If you have any Q's feel free to DM me; I'm the search chair 😃. And if you have Q's for our amazing Jr faculty like @wimblegon and @NicoleMJames1 I know they'd be happy to help!

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@DaisyPooler @drdre4000 Omg yessss

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@stripp_lab 😍

[Kushal Sengupta @ksg_chem]

It has been almost a month since we were enjoying Cofactors. Thanks to Kyle @LancasterLabCU and Kelly @Kelly_N_Chacon. Looking forward to the next one in 2 years! #GRC #grc2024 #bioinorganic #conference @GordonConf

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@JonathanLKuo Omg

[Sven T. Stripp 🇺🇦🔥🌊 @stripp_lab]

@Rhys__G @RebeleinLab @ksg_chem @effiechristina @JamesBirrell86 Shout-out 📢 to Kyle @LancasterLabCU and @Kelly_N_Chacon for an unsurprisingly fantastic GRC Metallocofactors 🙏🏻 (that's Mike @ZdillaLab & Patrick Holland wreaking havoc in the Spirit of the Gordon Conference).

[H.S. Shafaat @ShafaatLab]

Last night at the Metallocofactors GRC and the Shafaat group is still going strong! What an awesome conference! Thanks Kyle and Kelly! @ManesisLab @effiechristina @LancasterLabCU @Kelly_N_Chacon

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

Hi hi hi! Appearing here briefly to say two things:

1) please register for the coolest summer GRC #metalloco24

2)watch this amazing video my friend Yeva Dashevsky shot for the amazing Chicago band @PantherStyle

https://t.co/RyZ09qM5hS

❤️

[Zondlo Lab @ZondloLab]

I gave out “organic chemistry friendship bracelets” (ORGO, ACID, BASE) today to students who volunteered to solve problems on the board in class. Day 1 of this experiment was wildly successful. I had students already volunteering to answer questions in future classes.

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@SmithLabUMBC I replaced all relevant solenoids 😫

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

!!! I have had serious problems from the very start with water getting into my vacuum pump after every single regen. And yes I’ve done (and bought) everything VAC told me to. IT WAS NEW. I’m stuck with a doorstop and will never recommend VAC again. They won’t come out, either!

[Dr. Kensha Marie Clark @doktor_clark]

Are you on the market for a glovebox?

I bought a glovebox from Vac, and the moisture levels have not dropped below 4ppm after 4 months, many regenerations, and even a catalyst change. They won’t come out to fix the problem. 1/3

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@doktor_clark @jwrig002 I’m buying a Coy. I don’t do synth and they, unlike VAC, are invested in improvements and quality. 😩

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@doktor_clark They ALSO told me “the box doesn’t work like that, no way water is getting into your pump”!!

Sir VAC, my Edwards is now full of what is essentially salad dressing! 😡

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

Thank you to @Qantas for such a lovely trip from Adelaide to Sydney! Your crew treated me like a VIP and gave me the lowdown on the best snacks in Oz. QF746 ROCKED! Can’t wait to fly with you again! 🤓

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@rdavbritt I will!!

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

I truly had a fantastic time in Golden CO giving a talk at @NREL today as a BEST JEDI speaker. Plus!! I got to try out a Tesla 3 for my rental car…vroom vroom @rdavbritt ! Thank you to @effiechristina and Martha Arellano-Trevino for having me. I felt so valued. ❤️

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

@PromiseGiasi If you have a bachelors degree and a work visa I think so 🤔😊- I’ll check details of what my funding dictates.

[Kelly Chacón @Kelly_N_Chacon]

Do you know any post-baccs or current research associates that would like to work in my lab? I’m looking for a 2 year commitment and an interest/skills in proteins and metal ions! Pay is competitive and the work is fun. I just need help doing all this science! DM for more info.