Mei Leow

PhD in inorganic chem. Novice birder. Pro cats, watermelon and op shopping. She/her

[Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering @ATSE_au]

Thanks to @chapmansar, Dr Saipriya Suresh and @b97d for enlightening the Activation space with their diverse STEM stories @ATSE_au #atseactivate

[Mei Leow @b97d]

TIL that aluminium can be used as a rocket fuel - how metal is that?!

[Dr. Curtis C. Ho @citrus_67]

It’s not just rocket science – hidden chemistry powers Moon launches and sustains life in space https://t.co/EuEOTo4jSn via @ConversationEDU

[Daniel Gould, MD, PhD @DJGould94]

Chemists who publish negative findings should call those papers publianions instead of publications

[Mei Leow @b97d]

So much fun to be part of this! Thanks for the invite 😊 really enjoyed meeting and hearing from my fellow speakers, who all had very different journeys.

Hope our stories helped up-and-coming chemists think about what they want from a career, and how to get it.

[Junming He @junming_he]

An amazing Friday night at the Careers Seminar hosted by @RACInational ACT + ANU ChemSoc. Inspiring talks that showed us what's out there for chemists beyond academia! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Thanks to all our speakers
@SciTJC @b97d @v_vongsouthi John Morgan & Owen Hurst

[Bulu Bulu Kehidupan 🇲🇾 @ulat_bulu_bulu]

Name this fruit.

[Oliver Müller, Ph.D. @VoltarCH]

4) I learned of the concept "don't be a hero". If the work only can be done by doing weekends/late nights, the system is flawed. If you do it, then you are hiding the underlying flaws, which will not fix the problem. Sticking to a reasonable working load is key. 6/n

[Mei Leow @b97d]

#2 in particular. It wasn't always easy to tell the difference between growing as an independent researcher vs choosing a less efficient way to answer a question.

[Mei Leow @b97d]

@canva ▪️ Ability to filter graphics by style, e.g. to easily find cartoon people that come from the same set (now we can only search by source, but each source can have multiple styles)
▪️ 3D rotation
▪️ Not a feature per se, but more diverse people in stock photos

[Prof Julie Hulme @JulieH_Psyc]

A disabled student asks you for help in accessing your materials - are you a 'policer' or an 'ally'? Our paper in @JDisSoc suggests some people over-regulate & refuse support, while others are kind & helpful: https://t.co/ZHreCxZEMM

[Prof Sandy O'Sullivan @sandyosullivan]

While we're talking about the Census and the problematic way they've framed sex rather than gender, it's worth remembering this is derived from an X that still resolves - in detail - to intersex/indeterminate/unspecified. Here's the QLD checkboxes if you want to get married.

[Mei Leow @b97d]

@tabbydlim At least you're (hopefully) not related to someone who would do this... 👀

[Mei Leow @b97d]

@tabbydlim God forbid anything requires a phone call!

[Amy McQuire @amymcquire]

This is very important work — I grew up thinking of black birding as slavery only to be told it was “indentured labour” - it wasn’t - it was slavery just like SSI have always said https://t.co/czfTuVLzsw

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

Lab meeting when you don’t have new results

[Yu Ren-Chung @renchung]

Male teacher makes rape suggestion.
Male student makes rape threat.
Male police calls it a joke.

This is rape culture.

[Mei Leow @b97d]

@tabbydlim Ikr?? We should've rioted

[Royal Australian Chemical Institute @RACInational]

Last days to enter the Champions of Equality in Chemistry poster exhibition. Download the poster template, post your poster on Twitter 19 - 23 April & attend the virtual networking event 5-6pm Tues 27 April 2021 (AEST).

https://t.co/iSVhjsBpm7
#ChampioningEqualityinChem #ozchem

[Dr. Curtis C. Ho @citrus_67]

Hot off the press! Our recent work on Suzuki–Miyaura Csp2–Csp2 Cross-Couplings Employing Nickel(II) Pincer Precatalysts #organometallics #ozchem #inorganic #chemistry towards earth abundant metals! https://t.co/2CFWYGtK1E