Support science — out loud. At ACS Fall 2026 in Chicago, the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET) cheered for the U.S. National Science Foundation Centers for Chemical Innovation (NSF CCI).

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Polymer chemistry you can stretch — and simulate. The U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET) at ACS Kids Zones: slime in hand, Chemistry of Slime game on the phone.

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With the start of the Fall 2026 semester, we welcome our student workers back to the GCR. Meet our student team and learn more about what our student assistants do!

#tamu #jobsforaggies #GCR #NSFfunded

Brainstorming with industry in the room. The U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET) met with our Industry Advisory Board in Chicago — hybrid tables, open mics, advanced materials.

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Funding from NSF has allowed my lab at @calstate.bsky.social to train hundreds of Americans who are part of America’s engine of innovation.

Our fundamental research on the thermal performance of insect exoskeletons is laying the foundation for bioinspired engineering solutions.

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Scientific progress takes time. Federal research depends on merit-based peer review & stable, multiyear awards to support researchers, students, facilities & partnerships. Cuts and new uncertainty put future discoveries at risk. #NSFfunded

More than half of our lab members specialize in bioinformatics. It plays a major role in our research at Blueprint of Life!

In order to analyze butterfly genomes, we use computational tools to make sense of all this biological data.
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#bioinformatics #ai #nsffunded #nsfstories #blueprintoflife

For 75+ years, has turned basic research into discoveries and industries that drive America’s economy—from the internet and smartphones to CRISPR, medical imaging & disaster resilience. Let’s grow NSF and American innovation. #NSFfunded

Higher ed + professional development in public. The U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET) trainees networked in Chicago — ACS hybrid meeting energy and Fall presentation awards.

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A conversation on creativity and its importance with Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Part 2: Creativity in Science: Thinking Outside the Box
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #creativity #creativityinscience

Making connections across a center. The U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET) gathered in Chicago for our center-wide meeting.

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Coffee between sessions. Connections across the U.S. National Science Foundation Centers for Chemical Innovation (NSF CCI).

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Excited to share our paper, "Big Five traits and cyberbullying severity as predictors of cyberbystander behavior among adults in the U.S.," is now out in BMC Psychology, with co-authors Haojian Li, Brittany Wheeler, and Deborah Hall.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#NSFfunded #BullyBlockerLab

He is interested in select millimeter-scale laminae from IODP Expedition 379 to identify differences in the depositional processes responsible for sediment accumulation within a contourite drift deposit.

#GCR #NSFfunded #ScientificOceanDrilling #Sedimentology

New workshop alert!

Join us this October, on a three-day workshop designed to introduce you to AI technologies while providing experience in scientific writing, data analysis, experimental design, automation, and AI tools for laboratory research.

#nsffunded #nsfstories #artificialintelligence

A conversation on creativity and its importance with Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Part 1: Don’t underestimate the power of creativity in science!
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #creativity #creativityinscience

While you were immersed in Christopher Nolan's retelling of the Odyssey, did you know that Odysseus' journey home took him past (or very close to) many scientific ocean drilling sites?

#GCR #NSFfunded #scientificoceandrilling #odyssey

Across 25 years and 146 sites including coral, mangrove, seagrass and kelp systems, fish diversity stabilizes nutrient cycling. Synthesized by @mackwhite.bsky.social et al. at @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social using @uslter.bsky.social data, published in @pnas.org #nsffunded

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Here’s a glimpse of the work done at Dr. Alfredo Ghezzi’s laboratory.
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Una mirada al trabajo que se está realizando en el laboratorio del Dr. Alfredo Ghezzi.
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #drosophila #fruitflies #scientist

Kids in goggles, parents, and badge-wearing attendees all took a turn cross-linking polymer chains at ACS Kids Zone Chicago, outreach from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks (NSF MONET). #NSFfunded