Elizabeth Cerkez

Just going to bask in this shot and pretend no other sports exist for a while.

If you’re in line for the injured reserve list, stay in line

Just spent half my morning cleaning and rearranging the analytical lab. I wonder what it's like to be an academic in a field that doesn't involve physical things.

For no reason at all…

Me👇🏻

I’m from Philadelphia. Of course I can imagine this.

Go Birds!

I don’t know what to do with this news. On one hand I am obsessed with the Theranos scam (if you haven’t read Bad Blood, do so immediately) but I loooaaaaathe Nathan Fielder.

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

When I don't know the minerals very well, I look at which crystal structure I prefer. Vesuvianite's is wild!

OOO pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite!!

Third day of classes, had multiple students come to office hours today with real chemistry questions 🥹🥹🥹

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Kruk is late to phillies broadcast and after arriving, immedaitely starts a story about a deer and a jacuzzi. He is a treasure of my country, Philadelphia.

classes start in a week - today is the most sunday of sundays

My kingdom for folks to actually read their emails before having AI respond asking for the exact information I already provided.

Primary and Secondary Ed: “ya know, maybe we pushed for too much tech in classrooms and we should change course.” Higher Ed at the literal same moment in time: “HERE SHOVE AI IN EVERYTHING”

Redesigned my entire Gen Chem II class today....because I'm insane.

Cape Verdeeeeee!!!

Super excited to share my book How and Why Soap Works came out today! Written for anyone interested in science and consumer products the book has 30 experiments you can do at home to explore the science of surfactants and recreate historic soap recipes. doi.org/10.1039/9781...

Copying final exams, "Might as well do an extra 20 copies per room just in case some random people who aren't registered show up to the final."

Omg! Title II deadline extended. #ChemSky #EduSky public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07663.pdf

check it out!!

Grew up on the Chesapeake Bay...more than one field trip involved going out on a skipjack (sailing vessel) and dredging for oysters.

Someone was just talking about a good example of AI disclosure in a manuscript....and now I can't find it! Does anyone have one? (Teaching on AI ethics in 2 hours!) #ChemSky #🧪

I’d like to petition for spring break to be two weeks. I’m now caught up on every thing, but there was no so called “break”

None of my exams stapled properly and now I need to hand staple 240 exams 🫠🫠🫠

Really disappointed in Phillies social media that I don't have video of the Phanatic pretending to be part of Bad Bunny's grass actors yet.

Temple closed tomorrow 🎉

I’ve been attacked.

Back on my swiftie teacher BS #ChemSky

The amount of mental task switching I've done today has my brain feeling like a wrung out sponge 😮‍💨

Looking for some new ideas for formative feedback opportunities in large gen chem classes (>200). We've previously done low stakes (<2% of the overall grade) quizzes the week before exams in recitations, but we've had issues with cheating recently. Anyone doing something they really like? #ChemSky

Me, a West Wing fan, thinking only of one man. #puthimonthebench

Just ate a meal with zero cheese in it and my rot week brain is very disappointed.

I want to go to bed, you idiots.

Instrumental students took their DUCK exam today. Found this gem on someone’s scratch paper…. #ChemChat

Attended an all day accessibility training on WCAG. I am overwhelmed and there are not a lot of answers of how to deal with this in STEM classes.

Had to skip yoga tonight to finish writing an exam. The end of the semester is not my favorite part of the semester.

Context isn’t needed. Always true.

Oh man, gonna miss @chemjobber.bsky.social but good for him.

Fire Patullo.