Malika Jeffries-EL

Hello, BlueSky community! I am Malika Jeffries-EL an Ass. Dean and Chemistry Professor. I am passionate about organic electronics, graduate education and DEI in STEM. Beyond the ivory tower, I enjoy fashion and football. I am looking forward to returning to intelligent discourse. Let's connect.

Knicks in six? #nbafinals

I am pretty sure this is going to be an episode next season of Law and Order SVU.

This TSA slowdown had me questioning my approach to travel. I have become so accustomed to sailing through security. I rarely come more than an hour before take off. Today I came 4 hours early to survive the ATL TSA line. I had about three hours to spare. How do people do that regularly? #tsa

So who should the Steelers higher to replace him? www.nfl.com/news/mike-to... #Steelers #nfl #nflsky

I am still trying to understand the Physics on this kick, perhaps it was tipped? #NFL #Steelers www.reddit.com/r/nfl/s/0WsR...

I hate Chris Collins worth, and there aren't enough characters allowed to articulate why. #SNF

I am waiting for my blood pressure to come down after watching the end of the Steelers/Lions game. I am still unsure what happened but happy for a win! #nfl

There should be a special place in Hell for porch pirates. Now I have to scramble to find replacement family pajamas. ring.com/share/6ec78e...

Has anyone even had the same Uner driver twice? #randomthoughts

Stop obsessing over bedrooms and bathrooms. The real power plays—the ones that determine your wallet, your rights, and your future—are happening in the courtrooms and boardrooms. That's where we need our focus. #USpolitics #NoKings

So I'm sitting alone in a small crowded airport lounge at a table for 4. Most tables were for four, although most travelers were alone or in pairs. As the place filled up travelers began to join the others at their tables, except mine. Sometimes racism works in your favor. #travelchronicles

Should You Really be Writing A(nother) Review Manuscript? An editorial in the new issue of ACS Energy Articles discusses the relevance of Review Articles in the era of AI. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

🙏 Thanks to all our speakers and participants for making the Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Organic #semiconductor materials: Challenges and opportunities” an amazing event!  The first pics 📷 are online 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mr2w8myh  @sbraese.bsky.social #BeilsteinSemiconductors2025

The real magic of organic chemistry? The people who do it. Thanks to Professsor Malika Jeffries-EL (@chemdiva.bsky.social ) for sharing her story with us. We look forward to reading and watching yours. Please use #AmplifyOrganic

Exciting news! My friend's new podcast #STEMinismUnfiltered is now live on Apple and Spotify! 🎧 Feeling unseen, unheard, or unsure in #STEM? This podcast is for you. Join us to learn how to support women in STEM and build the community we all want. #WomenInSTEM #Podcast #Equity #Allyship

Ah yes, better that a million Americans die from preventable conditions than risk one undocumented person getting free healthcare. Nothing says 'pro-life' like slashing healthcare for the working poor. #HealthcareLogic #bigbeautifulbill

Today we celebrate Juneteenth—the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Consider: supporting Black-owned businesses, learning about Black history, or donating to organizations fighting for racial justice. #Juneteenth #FreedomDay

As a first-generation student, there is so much that you don't know that it is hard to even ask questions. Then you waste so much time finding things out for yourself that you are often playing from behind. I am grateful that I found mentors to help me along the way. Good mentoring is essential.

🕵️‍♀️ Where in the world am I? 🌍 My friends call me Carmen Sandiego, and I am living up to the nickname! I was on the road again, but I am not telling you where... yet 😏 Think you can crack the case? Drop your guesses below! #WhereInTheWorldAmI #CarmenSandiego #Travellife

When we take measures to address the racial bias that has allowed whites to enjoy privilege, they call our survival mechanisms 'racial bias.' Pure hypocrisy. www.science.org/content/arti... #saveNSF #NSF

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

@sbraese.bsky.social, @hiroseg-kyoto.bsky.social, @chemdiva.bsky.social, @luscombeoist.bsky.social @cluster3dmm2o.bsky.social

Register now for the Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Organic #semiconductor materials: Challenges and opportunities”, 📅 September 23–25, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.  🔗 https://tinyurl.com/zkbby2w6 #BeilsteinSemiconductors2025

So grown men who illegally protest the legal transfer of power get pardoned, but student protestors on private property get expelled and deported? Make it make sense. #AcademicChatter

Name someone you would rather see at QB for the Steelers than Aaron Rodgers. I will go first: Cam Newton, and yes I know he hasn't played in years, but still a better look, smh. #nflsky #Steelers

I am thrilled to act for the second year in-a-row as subject chair #RSCEnv @envsci.bsky.social for this upcoming edition #RSCposter @roysocchem.bsky.social celebrating its 10th birthday. Proud to represent @univlille.bsky.social @fst-ulille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social

Mouring the loss of R&B legend Angie Stone. This one hit hard, such a soulful voice. #RIPAngie music.apple.com/us/station/a...

On this Super Bowl Sunday, when the NFL kowtowed and dropped the plan to use “End Racism” as its end zone message, I’m sharing this on the meaning of “woke.” It asks: “How is compassion, empathy and care for racial and social justice not something to embrace?” www.americaamerica.news/p/embracing-...

For all the Ravens fans who are mad that Saquon Barkley got MVP instead of Lamar Jackson, the difference is the Barkleys yardage to them to the championship. When it mattered the most Barkley came through and Jackson folded. And yes, I am a hater. #MVP #Eagles #Ravens

I’m looking for new PhD students wanting to use computational chemistry to study atmospheric reactions. Topics: Hg redox reactions at surfaces. AI to study how hydrogen bonds (R=O--HO• and RO(H)--HO) affects kinetics of H-abstraction. See www.esf.edu/faculty/dibble or tsdibble@esf.edu

The NSF has paused all grant reviews due to Trump administration orders, delaying research funding and innovation in the US. #STEM #Research #SciencePolicy #EDUSky buff.ly/3Eese74

Are you interested in what the future of work in the chemical sciences looks like? Make a note in your diary to check out our Future Workforce and Educational Pathways report, which comes out on Thursday. #FWEP #ChemSky

Anyone who says cheaters never prosper, clearly hasn't been watching the Chiefs play. #AFC #BillsvsChief #nflsky

The other team can't score if you have the ball. #JoeGibbs #Commanders #nflsky

As a Steelers fan in recovery, I have come to terms with the fact that they aren't that good. They were just better than they were last year. I'm not sure where they go from there, but something has to change. #nflsky #Steelers

Happy New Year! 🎉 I wish you a year filled with joy, good health, success, and memorable moments. I hope that 2025 better than 2024! ✨ This year I am prioritizing wellness and work life balance, and I animal starting today. What are your resolutions? #HappyNewYear #NewYearsDay2025 #NewBeginnings

I am dreaming of another Yinzer Christmas miracle! All I want for Christmas is a Steeler win. Flashback to last year. youtu.be/x0LJkLSvqeY?... #Steelers🏈🖤💛 #nflsky

The thing I love about Mike Tomlin is his ability to get the most out of his players. He is going deep into that roster, and his guys are showing up! Austin, Patterson, Skowronik? Here we go! 🏈🖤💛 #Steelers #nflsky

When Steelers vs. Eagles kicks off at 4:25 pm, but your flight doesn't have satellite TV and lands at 5:30 pm. I will be relying on you all to keep me updated.😢 #nflsky #Steelers

✍️ Apply for the Boston University Philosophy Department's Findlay Visiting Professorship (Assoc or Full) for Fall 2025 and/or Spring 2026. Please note decision on rolling basis & we encourage submissions by *Jan 15* for full consideration. #philsci #philsky philjobs.org/job/show/27718

The flip into the end zone is impressive, but you have to stick the landing.

Thrilled to have shared my research at the Chemical Science Journal Leaders in the Field Symposium. The beautiful campus of IISER Thiruvandrum and the warm hospitality of the students and faculty made this a wonderful experience. Thanks @roysocchem.bsky.social India for organizing. #ChemSky

Don't use red and green data lines/surfaces in the same panel please #chemsky. It can be difficult for some colorblind readers to differentiate them. I've accepted (in principle) 2 papers today, and both sets of authors were asked to remove red/green colour contrasts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bluesky, Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this

The @roysocchem.bsky.social annual poster competition is taking place on LinkedIn again in 2025. Join us there in March!