This blog is my attempt to reconnect with the world of chemistry. I have a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry and make a living doing research for a large company in Michigan. As times have changed, that company has changed its focus and I no longer have as much chance to do the basic, fundamental research which I most enjoy. Through this blog, I am hoping to recapture the magic which I felt during my graduate (and undergraduate) days in college. Expect topics on chemistry and alchemy along with some non-chemistry related items which I think might be interesting.

"The chymists are a strange class of mortals, impelled by an almost insane impulse to seek their pleasure among smoke and vapour, soot and flame, poisons and poverty; yet among all these evils I seem to live so sweetly that may I die if I would change places with the Persian King."

Johann Joachim Becher (phlogistonist)
Acta Laboratorii Chymica Monacensis, seu Physica Subterranea, (1669).

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Interesting Times

I apologize for not posting anything for the past week, but we are undergoing some major upheavals at work right now. They are downsizing significantly, and the advanced research group is going to get hit. I'll know in about 3 weeks whether I am still employed at this company or not. So my postings may be a bit less frequent for a little while.
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3 comments:

Ψ*Ψ said...

That sounds awful! Here's hoping you get to keep your job. :(

September 23, 2008 at 7:57 PM
The Chemist said...

Yeah man, I hope you and yours come out on top of the situation.

September 23, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Katie Collette said...

Whoa, not fun. Good luck! I'm sure you'll do fine whether you stay or go. It could always just be an opportunity for change. (I'm trying optimism on, how does it look on me?)

September 26, 2008 at 5:01 PM

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