Jenny Laaser

Asst Prof at Pitt Chemistry; former AAAS Mass Media Fellow. Chemistry, chemsafety, scicomm, and nerdery. Tweets my own.

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

Finally back to making videos (and Twitter, apparently)! First up: advice for undergrads on whether to apply to grad school: https://t.co/W2UAVM5PX2

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@perrys_lab This was so fun - thank you for stopping by to visit!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

I am clearly once again terrible at promoting stuff my group's been involved in on Twitter, but I'm super excited about this one - having a blast collaborating with @StattAntonia, and hope this manuscript is the first of many!

[Antonia Statt @StattAntonia]

Check out our most recent work on mechanochemically active triblock copolymers!
https://t.co/W18Aoo3D7F

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

Update, for anyone else who's having problems: abstract submission site is apparently staying open 'til 5pm tomorrow, and APS recommends attempting submission in "off-peak" hours

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

Hey @APSphysics and @APSMeetings, the abstract submission site for March Meeting isn't working (I'm getting server errors & timeouts on multiple computers & browsers). Is this getting fixed, & can we get the deadline extended to ensure we can all get our submissions in?

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@NuttingJordan @AAASMassMedia @journalsentinel @perdue366 Have fun - it is a fantastic experience!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@fullerton_lab @ChemePitt @James_McKone @mvfedorchak @BaylesTaryn @mbsacre I'll skip the tags since I'm super late to this party, but this is fun & I like the message so I'll play anyway. Here are mine!

1. Tutor
2. Computer tech
3. Ballet teacher (& dancer)
4. Photographer
5. Science journalist (@AAASMassMedia @journalsentinel)

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@MyDogIsFunny @POGILproject The @POGILproject hosted a couple of webinars last week that you might find useful: https://t.co/VNiqhRSyY2 (college) and https://t.co/aXGtOoQH2J (middle/high school). There's also one specifically about asynchronous POGIL too if you dig in their Vimeo feed.

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

Major props to my awesome students for continuing to show up, participate, and do the best they can to help bring our collegial classroom environment online!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

So I was kind of apprehensive about taking my #POGIL class online through Zoom, but 3 class meetings in, I'm pretty pleased with how it's working. Breakout rooms work great for group work & the annotate feature is fantastic for reporting out.

[Shreya Ghosh @_OhMyGhosh_]

This is a super cool video of my lab and labmates, explaining our research to the incoming grad students.
Also, if you are looking to join @Pitt_Chemistry in Fall, check out the other videos and the virtual tour of our department! :)
https://t.co/fHVUGcPk9g

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

This channel didn't exist a week ago, but we're up to 6 videos with at least 3 more in the works. Come check it out! Major thanks to my colleagues, our students, and especially fellow video nerd Kelsey Muchnok for helping me make this happen.

[Pitt Chemistry @Pitt_Chemistry]

Want to know more about our department, but can’t visit?

We’re adding videos to our new YouTube channel:
https://t.co/RFWcCnABiN

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@fullerton_lab @Pitt_Chemistry Haha, thanks, Susan - we think your lab is awesome too! :-D

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@thomas_oconnor Ahaha, I wondered if anyone was going to spot those! They've been living in my office for department game nights the last couple months, but I did remember to rescue them before we had to vacate the labs at the end of last week, so at least we can play while stuck at home :-)

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

We made a video highlight of my lab for grad recruiting - check it out! https://t.co/4th6sMSnxY

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

I am apparently terrible at Twitter, because both my awesome collaborator (@fullerton_lab) and the PQI (@PGHQuantum) tweeted this before I did. But, here is our newest paper! "Triggerable" polymerized ionic liquids, now out in @ACSMatLett: https://t.co/D4ePsgeJe9

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

Really bummed about the #apsmarch cancelation, but glad I had a chance to catch up with at least a few #DPOLY folks yesterday. Good luck to everyone who already made the trip in getting all the return travel logistics worked out!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@arthijayaraman Same here. I'm the only one from my group here, so the damage will be limited, but I *really* wish this decision had been made even 24 hours earlier. It's going to be a huge headache to get everything changed to get home.

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@jonathanwhitmer I would definitely be interested in attending in a virtual day 2 if you can make this happen - keep us posted!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

@mechem44996100 Good suggestion - thanks!

[Jenny Laaser @jennylaaser]

So I made a video on writing statements of purpose for grad school: https://t.co/ryQnShnT9r Planning to do more of these - would love suggestions re. topics that would be useful! #gradschool