Sasha Wilson

@_sashawilson_

Biogeochemist/mineralogist. Sustainable mineral resources & CO2 removal. Assoc Prof & CRC . 🐈 parent. Espresso enthusiast. 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

Edmonton, Alberta
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Joined August 2015
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    Apr 26

    Check out our recent paper on a new methodology to determine the  potential by mineral feedstocks for and .    

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  2. Apr 23

    Vaccinated! AstraZeneca dose 1 of 2. Thanks !

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    Apr 19

    Canada Budget 2021 announcements

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    Mar 25

    Frank Reith memorial issue is now out. biogeomineralogy

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  5. Apr 16

    You bet your tail they do! Here’s an X-ray diffraction pattern from that sample. Very cool to see a diffraction pattern for tabby cat keratin. 🐈

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  6. Apr 16

    Do cat toenail clippings diffract X-rays?

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    Mar 25

    Coming to the soon

    My humble contribution to the field: ✨ bedazzled pipettes ✨
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  8. Mar 14

    Is anyone still interested in whether cat toenail clippings diffract X-rays? It's a serious scientific question.🐈💅☢️💎

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    Mar 12

    Oof. The gender breakdown of these NSERC PDF results for ecology and evolution are hard to read. Success rate 57% men, 21% women (and no, this does not reflect the application rates).

    I am a huge fan of According to this blog, however, they flat out lied about postdoctoral fellowships. The male/female difference in success rate for Ecology and Evolution is shameful via
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    Mar 7

    Bringing this opportunity back up to the top of the queue. Applications are open for our own Urey Fellowship . Applications will be accepted through the end of March, 2021 Please find info here -

    First Up is one from my own We currently accepting applications for the Urey Fellowship at the Lunar and Planetary Institute -
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  11. Mar 14

    Meaningful and readily actionable advice for EDI from . Some of these things I do well, some I need to do better. I’m making a commitment to all of these actions right now and assigning myself deliverables and deadlines.

    “With great power comes great responsibility.” It’s time for PIs to step up and take action against systematic bias.
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    Mar 12

    Amorphous minerals hot and fresh out the centrifuge

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  13. Mar 9

    Very exciting news! Being able to do uXRD, PDF, 800 MHz NMR in-house is going to be a game changer.

    University of Alberta chemistry professor Dennis Hall says infrastructure upgrades made possible by new funding, along with existing technology in other labs, will make the university a leader in materials characterization—an essential step in finding potential applications for newly created molecules, compounds and materials. (Photo: John Ulan; taken pre-COVID-19)
    New funding for equipment upgrades will help make the U of A a leader in research with applications in everything from solar energy and next-generation batteries to cleaner mining and drug development:
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    Feb 24

    Black scientists have long been involved in major scientific developments, despite being pushed to the margins, refused jobs, and denied credit for their discoveries. Here are a few of their stories:

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  15. Mar 7

    Turning brrr into purr. Cindy’s hunting from the comfort of her cat cave on the balcony today.

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  16. Mar 1

    And here's the answer: dextrose and glucose! It's sugar and how sweet it is. 😊🍭💐

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  17. Mar 1

    Here's an image of the cut flower food (aka zombie flower crystals) being prepared for X-ray diffraction.

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  18. Mar 1

    The votes are in and the mysterious flower-preserving crystals have won! I’m excited to find out what it is that stuff too and will post the answer soon.

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    Feb 26

    President Flanagan responds to Budget 2021:

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  20. Feb 25

    Flower zombie crystals versus tippy tappy tabby cat toenail clippings. I’m interested in both, but got mauled for the latter. The choice is yours!

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