Geoff Hutchison

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Chemist, Scientist, Husband, Dad, Runner, Teacher. I develop Avogadro + OpenBabel to find new materials for energy applications @Pitt_Chemistry he/him

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2026-10-16 20:58:35 UTC

I'm going to follow up.. #chemsky
How do we make chemical structures (either 2D or 3D), reactions accessible to alt-text and screen readers, etc.
Do I turn it into a name "this diagram indicates caffeine or 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine"
I'd really welcome thoughts and discussion...
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2026-10-12 23:30:10 UTC

This is infuriating. Previously, 200 measles cases would be a bad year for the entire country.
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2026-10-05 14:10:34 UTC

Dear #chemsky - I remember lots of chat about digital accessibility of course materials.
I don't remember conclusions about chemical structures / reaction schemes.
Are there good "best practices" guides out there for the chemistry aspects?

2026-08-25 19:09:15 UTC

My kids got books from Dolly. As they were growing up, they couldn't quite understand that someone was just *giving* them books they could keep.
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2026-08-21 18:27:28 UTC

#chemjobs
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2026-07-10 15:09:31 UTC

Seen on my walk last night...
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2026-05-11 02:12:20 UTC

I heard this evening about the passing of Mark Ratner #chemsky
Mark was many things - a scientist, an educator, a mentor - a mensch - in all the meanings
He always said that the best thing about science were the people that do it.

2026-04-02 20:24:09 UTC

If you've got something really big - 100,000 atoms, a million atoms? I'd really like to try it out.
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2026-03-17 19:39:26 UTC

Congrats Peter! #chemsky
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#note1ahh…f68f

2026-03-14 19:45:30 UTC

There are already great translations into Hungarian, Indonesian, Romanian, Tamil, Ukrainian ...
We could use more help with Chinese, German, Hindi, Japanese & Portuguese #chemsky
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#note1vzh…tjqe

2026-02-24 18:24:05 UTC

Just what I always wanted… we can get an AI grader to respond to student AI homework?! #chemchat
😡
[www.professorfeynman.com](https://www.professorfeynman.com/ )
[Feynman — AI Grading & Teachin...](https://www.professorfeynman.com/ )

2026-02-18 20:15:11 UTC

Okay, as promised, here's a summary of "keeping up with the literature" tools #chemsky
What I want is a "sort by best" tool that learns my preferences.
I'm not sure there's a perfect solution now, but there are some promising tools...

2026-02-17 02:06:05 UTC

Hey #chemchat #chemsky question - an app I used to track journal feeds will be dead soon.
Any good tools to keep track of new literature articles? Ideally I'd like something I can 👍👎 and filter out topics or authors (e.g., "exclude this paper mill")
Suggestions welcome - I'll post a summary

2026-02-02 17:05:14 UTC

Come join us in Pittsburgh this summer #chemsky - see why we've gotten great reviews from past REU students
Have questions? Ask away...
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2026-01-30 21:49:19 UTC

Obviously a lot is going on (gestures widely)
Amid chaos, I cope by doing *something* -- anything. Lately, it's been coding for @npub19x9…ww9u because it feels like some small change I can do myself
For *years* I've wanted to show electron density volumes .. little clouds ☁️☁️
#compchem
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2026-01-26 22:56:19 UTC

Last year, we posted a revised version of the "serenity prayer" in the kitchen.
"Grant me the ability to survive the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
But I'm not sure I'm ready for serenity right now.

2026-01-20 19:18:10 UTC

Sandy Asher passed away a few days ago. His memorial will be tomorrow.
"He will be remembered not only for the discoveries he shaped, but for the way he helped others approach the mysteries of life with humility and wonder."
And his laugh.
#chemsky
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2025-12-04 01:42:21 UTC

Over a decade ago, John Swanson, Pitt trustee told a room full of us that everyone was looking at rooftop solar the wrong way. Instead of "oh, it's cloudy here, it's over 10-12 years to payback" .. instead, it's 8% return guaranteed
As rates rise, it's even more important to get solar
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2025-12-01 21:10:19 UTC

Happy Grad School Recommendation Letter Deadline Day for all who celebrate!
Can we come up with a grad school "common app" like for undergrads? Please?
🎉 #chemsky #academicsky

2025-10-03 19:49:31 UTC

"Pittsburgh’s universities and hospitals are the big employers that economically and socially are actually really analogous to what the mills were 80 years ago"
[www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-03/how-trump-s-policies-threaten-pittsburgh-s-universities-hospitals-and-recovery )
[Trump Is Targeting an Economic...](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-03/how-trump-s-policies-threaten-pittsburgh-s-universities-hospitals-and-recovery?leadSource=reddit_wall )

2025-06-03 15:39:36 UTC

Okay #chemsky 🧪 ⚗️ .. my department has been discussing adding a master's track to our grad program.
We've had "bridge" students (e.g., imperfect undergrad GPA) and a 4+1 program can help w/ grad classes & research
What do folks in industry think? Can a chemistry MS be useful instead of a BS or PhD

2025-05-10 00:28:25 UTC

“The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — hardly a partisan institution — finds that nondefense government R&D yields long-run economic returns of 150% to 300% and accounts for roughly a quarter of American productivity growth since World War II.”
[www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...](https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2025/05/09/the-national-science-foundation-is-being-dismantled-what-the-economy-needs-is-more-investment/ )
[The NSF Is Being Dismantled — ...](https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2025/05/09/the-national-science-foundation-is-being-dismantled-what-the-economy-needs-is-more-investment/ )

2025-04-14 17:52:52 UTC

As a PA resident, I'd really like to know how anyone can climb a fence, get to the governor's mansion and smash a window to start a fire.
Setting aside everything else, this seems like a *massive* security failure.
[wapo.st/3G9QTuo](https://wapo.st/3G9QTuo )
[Man charged with attempted mur...](https://wapo.st/3G9QTuo )

2025-03-20 13:54:49 UTC

So when does the class-action lawsuit for copyright infringement start?
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2025-03-07 16:49:45 UTC

Hey #Pittsburgh - come join everyone here in Schenley Plaza to #StandUpForScience
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2025-02-25 17:07:01 UTC

Evidently over the last few days (weeks?) my university IT has been sending all my email messages as spam.
How's your day going?
(Yes, I know all things considered, this is a very small problem.)

2025-02-22 05:01:06 UTC

I can confirm that @npub1hl9…v5yf has admitted students - we’re having a visit weekend right now.
Hopefully this is only temporary- the admin is being very cautious about a potentially >100M budget hole if NIH budgets are cut.
[www.wesa.fm/health-scien...](https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2025-02-21/university-pittsburgh-phd-pause-research-funding-uncertainty )
[The University of Pittsburgh p...](https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2025-02-21/university-pittsburgh-phd-pause-research-funding-uncertainty )

2025-01-27 01:30:31 UTC

Shared for no particular reason...
[www.npr.org/2021/02/14/9...](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/14/967030238/theres-a-good-chance-your-valentines-flowers-come-from-colombia )
[There's A Good Chance Your Val...](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/14/967030238/theres-a-good-chance-your-valentines-flowers-come-from-colombia )

2025-01-20 19:36:24 UTC

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. … The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
[kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...](https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/purpose-education )
["The Purpose of Education"](https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/purpose-education )

2024-12-30 15:58:55 UTC

I wrote up a 2024 Year in Review for @npub19x9…ww9u 🧪⚗️ #opensource #chemsky
In short, the community is amazing. Significant translations into 17 languages including 🇭🇷🇫🇷🇭🇺🇰🇷🇷🇴🇪🇸Tamil, 🇺🇦🇨🇳🇬🇪🇩🇪🇯🇵🇵🇹🇧🇷🇷🇸🇹🇷
.. and of course dozens of features and bug fixes [discuss.avogadro.cc/t/2024-year-...](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/2024-year-in-review/ )
[2024 Year-In-Review](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/2024-year-in-review/6658?u=ghutchis )