Coffe Chat

Interview with NRAO Scientist Todd Hunter

• Todd's 10 Years of ALMA Poster: https://zenodo.org/records/10246916

The Grab & GO

1. High Resolution Rovibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of H2CCCH+

De Paiva Silva et al. arXiv (Molecular Physics)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00733

2. Spectroscopic Study of [Mg, H, N, C, O] Species: Implications for the Astrochemical Magnesium Chemistry

Wang et al. JACS
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c13144

3. Doubly substituted isotopologues of HCCCN in TMC-1: Detection of D13CCCN, DC13CCN, DCC13CN, DCCC15N, H13C13CCN, H13CC13CN, HC13C13CN, HCC13C15N, and HC13CC15N

Tercero et al. arXiv (A&A)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01318

4. JWST observations of 13CO2 ice: Tracing the chemical environment and thermal history of ices in protostellar envelopes

Brunken et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.04314

5. Can astronomical observations be used to constrain crucial chemical reactions? The methoxy case. SOLIS XVIII

Balucani et al. MNRAS
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stae232/7611720?rss=1

6. An Automated Chemical Exploration of NGC 6334I at 340 au Resolution

El-Abd et al. arXiv (ApJ)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.13913

7. Interstellar detection of O-protonated carbonyl sulfide, HOCS+

Sanz-Novo et al. arXiv (ApJ)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15405

8. ALMA-IMF XI: The sample of hot core candidates A rich population of young high-mass proto-stars unveiled by the emission of methyl formate

Bonfand et al. (arXiv)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15023

9. Detection of HCN and diverse redox chemistry in the plume of Enceladus

Peter et al. Nature Astronomy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-02160-0

10. Hyperfine-resolved rotational spectroscopy of HCNH+

De Paiva Silva et al. J Chem Phys
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/160/7/071101/3265436/Hyperfine-resolved-rotational-spectroscopy-of-HCNH 

Single-Origin Brew

Interview with Astrochemist and NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Scientist Martin Cordiner

• Martin's Website: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/martin.cordiner

Percolator

First Detection of C60 in Space

• Cami et al. 2010: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010Sci...329.1180C/abstract

First Detection of C60 in the Lab

• Kroto et al. 1985: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985Natur.318..162K

Chalkboard

• PhD, Postdoc, and Job Opportunities

  • Tenture Track Position in Astrochemistry at CNRS (France)

    • Deadline 15 March

• Upcoming Meetings

  • QuantumGrain Workshop: Emerging Horizons in the Chemistry of the Universe
    June 9-12, 2024
    Barcelona, Spain

  • International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
    June 17-21, 2024
    Urbana, Illinois

  • The Promises and Challenges of the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade
    June 24-28, 2024
    ESO Garching, Germany 

  • Once Upon a Time, Our Astrochemical History
    July 3-4
    ESA Meeting, Padova

  • The 27th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
    September 2-6
    Bologna, Italy

  • Born in Fire: Eruptive Stars and Planet Formation
    September 24-27
    Santiago, Chile