Weekend – 24th/25th October
Welcome to the 3rd #RealTimeChem Week awards. This year the awards have changed a little this year with some new prizes. All Pt award winners will get a prize this year (a key ring!). Of course, the 3 best tweets of the whole week win an all new fabulous #RealTimeChem Week 2015 branded mug as a prize (rather than aforementioned key ring). For more detail on the prizes and how the awards work see my recent blog post.
This year the awards are once again ordered into Ag (6 winners), Au (4 winners) and Pt (2 winners). Please note that within these categories they are in no particular order.
So without further ado, onto the 2015 awards.
Weekend. A chemist’s work is never done and there a plenty of them still in their labs at the weekend. There is also plenty of them out and about, having some well deserved fun. Work hard, party hard. For #RealTimeChem Week, this is the wind down period, but it’s also where you find some of the best tweets. Thanks for taking part everybody. Here’s the weekend awards:
Silver Awards 
From Laura, it’s great to see so many women in chemistry having a good old fashioned and well earned pub night!
Great turnout for @WomeninChemTO pub night! #RealTimeChem https://t.co/Kwgk8PbxP9
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Laura (@fabulouslylaura) October 24, 2015
Andrew shares some shots from the University of Warwick’s open day. Looks like much fun was had & hope it brought in some more young chemists.
Prepping for @YourWarwick #RealTimeChem open day https://t.co/UrucIydGLf
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Andrew Marsh (@marshgroup) October 24, 2015
Hahahaha, if you’ve ever done an exam this joke is very familiar. Great chuckle Eric.
Ok, comedian. #RealTimeChem https://t.co/DLZ1AM7tLc
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Eric (@triprotic) October 25, 2015
SEM is used all the time and yields some fantastic pictures, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find beauty in the machine itself. Nice shot from Jenny.
Using Argon gas to prepare samples for SEM- so pretty! #lovescience #RealTimeChem https://t.co/7o2l8nKSQH
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Jenny Smith (@Jenny_Smiiith) October 24, 2015
I think Alltagsprisma might have found a new definition of awkward? Or maybe it’s a good thing. You are, your PhD defence, the biggest expert in the room after all!
Realising during your PhD defence that the correctors see the results for the first time and have no idea about your theme.
#realtimechem
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Alltagsprisma (@Flipsiy) October 24, 2015
Lab analysis on a Sunday is the best Christian. The best. You will love it. Love it I say! In all seriousness that’s some dedication. It looks like you either slept in the lab or you take your spectra to bed with you. Hardcore.
Lab report analysis on a Sunday morning is always fun.. #RealTimeChem https://t.co/lvrxfIf3qO
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Christian Mescall (@ChrisMescall) October 25, 2015
Gold Awards
SuperScienceGrl did all the chromatographies. All of them. She most certainly deserves an award for them.
Today, I've run HPLC, SFC, GC, and a flash column. All the chromatographies are mine. #RealTimeChem
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⌬SuperScienceGrl (@SuperScienceGrl) October 24, 2015
Brian finds some chemistry on his wind-shield with these fabulous ice fractals. Beautiful shot.
A little outside the lab #chemistry: ice #crystal patterns in windshield frost. #RealTimeChem #fractals #CENChempics https://t.co/HmyvAUq7eG
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Brian Wagner (@DrummerBoy2112) October 24, 2015
Andres show off his horticultural skills. These colourful seaweeds are vastly superior to the real deal!
It's saturday! Time for some chemical gardening 😉 #RealTimeChem https://t.co/f7QuRu10Z0
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Andres Tretiakov (@Andrestrujado) October 24, 2015
Kudos to Clarry Bee for taking on the Grignard reaction. It’s a staple of organic chemistry, but I actually hate them, I didn’t have the knack. Damn you Grignard, damn you all to hell!
Waiting for magic...of the Grignard kind #RealTimeChem https://t.co/id6bSkKafX
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Clarry Bee (@clarrybee) October 25, 2015
Platinum Awards
Emily’s spectacular outreach was the most favourited tweet of the weekend for good reason, everyone loves chemiluminescence!
Glow stick chemiluminescence demonstration. #RealTimeChem #womeninscience #outreach https://t.co/POKb4nSHBX
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Emily Hardy (@EmilyEHardy) October 24, 2015
Being an editor these days, this one is rather close to my heart. Proof reading folks. It’s a biggie. Good spot on this one Molly!
Never underestimate the importance of proof reading! #RealTimeChem https://t.co/LUNz7Q6s2K
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Molly Isaacs (@MollyyyI) October 25, 2015