Aphra Murray

Science Policy and Innovation Enthusiast | She/Her 🌈

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Crypto enthusiasts are looking to re-energize the carbon credit market. But skeptics suggest that the solutions this technology provides are to all the wrong problems. Read more in my new piece below ↓

[Earth.Org @EarthOrg]

#crypto has received significant and polarizing attention over the past decade, while sceptics are unsure whether it will be successful in re-energizing the #carbon credit market towards net-zero goals.

https://t.co/Pue4d7QV0T

#netzero #carbonmarket

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Research on public acceptance of new technologies is underfunded, particularly in the climate arena. My new piece investigates how the public's view of CCCUs might be hindering wide-scale deployment.

[Earth.Org @EarthOrg]

As public acceptance is vital for the successful implementation of any new technology, the public’s wariness and unfamiliarity with this #technology suggest that it may currently be hindering wide scale deployment.

https://t.co/mxTO32Sjqw

#carbon #environment

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Al batteries have emerged as an alternative to Li- batteries. However, recent research suggests that there are fundamental problems before they can hit the market. Read my article about the complicated future of Al -batteries here
#ChemistryWorld

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

The team hope that their work will help to redirect efforts related to aqueous aluminium electrolytes to address the identified challenges
https://t.co/vRGR2MfnS8

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

#einsteinium is so radioactive and hard to get that hardly any science has been done on it. That changed today, with this new study by @BioActinide! @molecularfndry @SSRLnews @ORNLIsotopes @LosAlamosNatLab @BerkeleyNuc @Cal_Engineer @nature https://t.co/W4Klw1hicV

[College of Chemistry @UCB_Chemistry]

WOW! Congratulations to Professor Abergel, Stosh Kozimor @LosAlamosNatLab and their research teams.

[Georgetown Chemistry @GUChemistry]

We're excited to welcome Dr. Esther Braselmann who formally joined our faculty as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the start of 2021!

[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

The pandemic took away graduate student @aphra_v_murray's sense of community. Now she's working on a departmental newsletter to build it back.
Read her story and other graduate students' stories of coping during the pandemic here: https://t.co/dZhqCONn9f

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

@l_wang_cen @GUChemistry Thanks, Linda! I'm inspired and motivated by lots of people - including you!

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

The final 2020 edition of Hoya Chimica is out now! Big thank you to Amitesh Kotwal, @GUChemistry and all our contributors for the support in making this happen. Here's looking to 2021!

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

For this edition, special thanks go to @EBraselmann and @vballjulia who were both excited about sharing their 'remote' collaborative research!

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Sharing another time, just because!!

[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

#COVID19 stole graduate student @aphra_v_murray's sense of community. Read how she's getting it back here: https://t.co/LslJCcGsfz

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Massive thank you to @l_wang_cen for making my first time working with an editor so supportive and enjoyable. Hoping to do more writing in the future, but for now I am very happy to share my work with you all! ☺️ #scicomm

[Georgetown Chemistry @GUChemistry]

With @GUBiology, we're excited to co-host seminar by Prof. Raychelle Burks (@DrRubidium) @ 12:30 Oct 8: “Illicit indications: colorimetric and fluorometric visualizations for forensic science" Grateful she’ll close the day in conversation w/ students about science & career paths!

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Big thanks to @georgetownWISE and also to all the hard work of everyone that supports me, both in and out of the lab!

[Georgetown WISE @georgetownWISE]

It’s #WISEcrushWednesday! Our crush today is Aphra Murray, third year #PhD student in @GUChemistry. This summer, @aphra_v_murray and undergraduate student Amitesh Kotwal spearheaded a monthly newsletter for the Department of Chemistry called Hoya Chimica.

[Georgetown Chemistry @GUChemistry]

Georgetown Biochemist Rodrigo Maillard @LabMaillard among 100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America chosen for scholarly achievements, mentoring excellence, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. https://t.co/ZOJNmZWwcX

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

As universities work to address the grad student mental health crisis by committing resources to increase access to counseling, I hope they are also committing resources to increase the quality of mentoring so that students have less acute need for mental health counseling.

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Starting with the September edition, Hoya Chimica will be including a focused write up on our first climate survey. Our goal is to be transparent in sharing the data and write thoughtfully about the results so as to better improve our department. @GUChemistry

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

@l_wang_cen @Finetraces786 @amitesh_k12 @GUChemistry @GUChemOutreach @GU_gsoc Thank you, Linda! I tried to apply as many of the tips that I learned from you and @DrDorea through our conversation over the summer! 😊

[Aphra Murray @aphra_v_murray]

Thank you Safia, for your kind words. Very grateful to have worked with this team to get this first edition out to the Georgetown Chemistry community!

SciComm has helped me feel more connected to the people around me and I'm so glad I get to share it with all of you!! ☺️