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School of Chemistry

Location:LincolnSalary:From 33,797 per annumThis is a full time permanent post of 1 FTEClosing Date:Sunday 28 February 2021Interview Date:Wednesday 24 March 2021Reference:COS016A

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Lecturer salary from 33,797

The School of Chemistry at the University of Lincoln has quickly established a strong position by developing an ambitions research agenda alongside its successful Employer-Engaged teaching programmes. We are seeking to substantially enhance our position across its key strategic areas of Chemistry and Forensic Science. Substantial investment has been realised in new research and teaching facilities and specialist support to create a dynamic and modern working environment for the School.

For these lectureships, we are targeting individuals with the ability to develop our programme in cutting-edge science and support our future research ambitions. Research in the School promotes inter-disciplinarity and aligns to three research groups: Advanced Functional Materials (e.g. energy capture and storage, electronic and optical materials, supramolecular and reticular materials, solid state materials and catalysis, formulation science), Innovative Analytical Methodologies (e.g. analytical and forensic chemistry, sensors, 2D- and 3D-imaging) and the Chemistry-Biology interface (e.g. green chemistry, drug discovery and development, forensic bioanalysis and toxicology, omic sciences). These research groups map to the Universitys interdisciplinary research themes, particularly Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing, Rurality Heritage and Digitalisation

A commitment to working within multidisciplinary teams and an enthusiasm for developing research-integrated teaching will be strong attributes in the successful candidates.

We are seeking applicants with significant research track record and the potential for strong engagement with the Schools research groups, particularly Innovative Analytical Methods. In addition, an ability to contribute to the School's accredited programmes across chemistry and forensic science will be an advantage. Early career candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to teach in specialist areas in chemistry and have an enthusiasm for broadening their experience across the chemical sciences.

We strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups. The School of Chemistry is an Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder and the University of Lincoln is an equal-opportunities employer and an Athena SWAN Bronze Institution and rated Gold in the recent Teaching Excellence Framework. For informal enquiries, please contactchemistry@lincoln.ac.ukfor the attention of Professor Ian Scowen, Head of School.

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The Philadelphia 76ers have been a talented team in recent seasons. They have two of the brightest stars in the game, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, who bring unique skills to the floor.

However, there have always been questions whether they can win together. One school of thought holds they cant play together and the chemistry is always off.

To begin the 2020-21 season, there seems more synergy between them. They are talking much more and they are morphing into becoming real leaders for their team.

Not that the previous year we havent been on the court very close, but this year has just been different, beamed Embiid. I cant even explain it. Hes just been different. I love playing with him, and Im sure he loves playing with me too. I dont know how to explain it. Its just been fun having someone like that.

The Sixers offense has been running through Embiid to begin the season, and for good reason, but he also understands that he does not have to do that for this team. He does not have to be the playmaker or anything like that. Thats what he has Simmons for.

I can be a playmaker, but I dont need to be a playmaker because I got it, the big fella said with a smile. My job is to play defense and score the ball, and make plays when they double- and triple-team me. His job is to be huge on defense and also make plays offensively for our guys. Hes been amazing this year.

There is also more talking off the floor which translates to more success on the court. Both see the game from a different viewpoint and they are talking with each other more off the floor than they did in the past.

The other day, he texted me and said Im missing you so many times on your duck-ins, said Simmons. Little things like that, it continues to help the team chemistry grow and guys are willing to make plays even if guys dont make the right pass or miss something, guys want to make the right plays and things like that so our relationship is continuing to grow.

For Philadelphia to grow into the title contender it believes it can be, the Sixers will need Embiid and Simmons to lead the way. It will not matter what the other guys on the floor do if the stars are not playing at their best.

We both see different things so now for me and Jo, I think the relationship continues to grow, added Simmons. We talk a lot more now in terms of being on the floor and certain things we say. Knowing where he wants the ball, all the sets, and just flying, getting into the flow of the game, and just trying to read it the right way.

The Sixers will look to continue to grow on Saturday when they hit the road to face the Detroit Pistons.

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Is it possible to have a vaccine to prevent HIV or treat opioid addiction? Naomi Lee, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at NAU, believes it is, and her research is focused on that goal.

At a time when talk of vaccines is focused on the speed of the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Lees work is different; her team is building a foundation of these long-standing conditions that have plagued people for decades. She has focused particularly on diseases that disproportionately affect Native Americans.

The vaccines were developing are in the very early stages among a small research group vs. the COVID-19 vaccines being developed at large pharmaceutical companies with many researchers across the world, Lee said. In addition, the COVID-19 vaccines were developed quickly due to the advancements made over the years towards other coronaviruses and mRNA vaccine technology.

Learn more about her work in this March 2020 video from NAU-TV.

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Related news: State issues new violation notice to Chemours over PFAS water treatment system.

In the closingdays of the Trump administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rejected a petition by North Carolina environmental groups to force the Chemours Co. to fund studies on the long-term health and environmental impacts of the forever chemicals that it had released into the Cape Fear River for decades.

Now that President Joe Biden has selectedNorth Carolinas Michael Regan, the states secretaryof the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, to be the new EPA administrator, the groups plan to resubmit theirrequest.

They also hope Regans move to be the countrys top environmental steward assuming hes confirmedby the U.S. Senate will bring more national attention to the dangers posed byper- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to people and the environment."We look forward to working with him, appreciate the work hes done here, and the knowledge he has on PFAS is a huge step forward," said Dana Sargent, executive director of Cape Fear River Watch, one of the groups that submitted the petition.

For decades Chemours and its predecessor, DuPont, dumped manmade chemicals into the Cape Fearfrom the sprawling Fayetteville Works plant, which sits roughly 70miles upstream from Wilmington on the Bladen-Cumberland county line just south of Fayetteville. The Cape Fear River is the primary drinking water source for an estimated 350,000downstream residents, including in and around the fast-growing Wilmington area.

The discovery of the mystery compounds in public water supplies, most famously GenX, was first reported by the Wilmington StarNews in 2017. State regulators led by Regan forced Chemours to stop the discharges later that year. Contaminants also were found in the groundwater around the Fayetteville Works plant, prompting the company to provide bottled water and other remediesto nearby residents who relyon wells for their drinking water.

Little is known about the long-term health consequences of prolonged exposure to PFAS. The chemicalsare used in many consumer and commercial goods,such as cosmetics, firefighting foam, food packaging and nonstick cookware. But what researchers have determinedis that the forever chemicals dont break down easily in the environment,and they accumulate in the body.

Learn more: EPA administrator saysChemours should make newer, safer PFAS chemicals

Study: GenX chemical in 70 of 84 wells tested near Chemours Fayetteville Works plant

In their October petition to the Trump administrations EPA, the environmental groupsnoted their request would mirror the health testing that was done in the Parkersburg, West Virginia, area, where high levels of forever chemicals were contaminating water supplies around another DuPont plant that made Teflon. Thattesting, which wrapped up in 2013, linked exposure to the manmade chemicals to six diseases: ulcerative colitis, pregnancy-induced hypertension, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, and kidney cancer.

But the EPA, while stating that its denial is not based on lack of concern with PFAS, said the testing for the 54 manmade chemicals that the environmental groups said were manufactured at Fayetteville Works wasnt necessary because many of the chemicals were already being studied.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other government agencies also are already undertaking a large-scale, multi-site epidemiologic study of communities where PFAS contamination has been found, the EPA noted.

In a statement released after the EPA's decision, Chemours said the company agreed that environmental groups had failed to provide justification that the Toxic Substances Control Act compels the requested tests. It also noted the efforts it had already made to reduce PFAS dischargesfrom the plant.

River Watchs Sargent said the EPAs decision to not force Chemours to pay for the studies wasnt in line withits missionto protect public health and the environment.

Were not asking them to conduct this work, and this is not a big ask," she said. Much of the PFAS research currently underway is being done by academic institutions and other government agencies, Sargentsaid, and they are paying for it, not the polluting companies.

The ask of EPA in this case is to ask the EPA to do itsjob, she said.

Regans selection by Biden to head the EPA received strong support from the environmental community when it was announced in late December.

Gov. Roy Cooper, who hired Regan in 2017, called him a consensus builder and a fierce protector of the environment.

Regans widely acclaimed achievements while head of DEQ include the coal ash cleanup agreement with Duke Energy and the creation of the states Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board.

Getting Chemours to stop discharging PFAS into the states air, groundwater and surface waters also is seen by many as a feather in his cap.

Geoff Gisler, a senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center who worked with state regulators and environmentalists to end Chemours' PFAS discharges, said he believed Regan is a strongchoice to lead the EPA.

"When all existing consent order requirements are met, PFAS from Chemours site will nearly be eliminated," he said on Tuesday."If that can be replicated nationwide, we can make significant advances in cleaning up our streams and rivers."

But the nomination of Regan for the nations top environmental job hasn't pleased everyone.

Mike Watters lives less than a mile from theFayetteville Works plant, and hes been experiencing health problems since he moved into his house in 2012.

He said Regan hasnt used all the legal and other tools available to him to force Chemours to change its ways and clean up the PFAS contamination in a timely manner.

On Tuesday, DEQ issued a new violation notice to Chemours for design and operational issueslast fall associated with the treatment system at an outfall on the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville Works. The problems allowed wastewatercontaminated with PFAS to flow into the river in violation of Chemours discharge permit and the consent order between the company and the state.

DEQ is committed to holding Chemours accountable, and ensuring they meet the requirements of the Consent Order and their permit conditions at all times, Regan stated in the release. DEQ will continue to take all appropriate actions, from increased oversight to enforcement, to ensure the company meets its obligations to prevent PFAS from entering the Cape Fear River.

But Watters said the lack of a fine or penalty associated with the new violations isanother missed opportunity. According to the release, state regulators said they would "evaluate the responses and additional information provided by Chemours in determining the civil penalties for all of the violations cited above, as well as the assessment of the stipulated penalties under the Consent Order."

"Theres no repercussions," Watters said on Tuesday. "Why will that change if he goes to Washington?"

Reporter Gareth McGrath can be reached at GMcGrath@Gannett.com or @GarethMcGrathSN on Twitter.

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The 2014-15 Sharks were not all that memorable. After a stunning collapse in the 2014 playoffs to the Los Angeles Kings in which they blew a 3-0 series lead, the organization took a planned step backward with the hope that it would be able to retool the roster and leadership group to set them up for success down the road. It was the only season of the 2010s that they did not qualify for the playoffs.

But the Sharks did have one of the leagues more notable personalities for that solitary season. Towering tough guy John Scott signed a one-year contract on July 2, 2014. As we integrate more younger players to our team, Johns presence alone can act as a deterrent and help keep teams and opposing players honest, general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement.

Scott was more than just an on-ice menace, though. He fit seamlessly into the dressing room, quickly endearing himself to a group that loved having him around. Just a year later, it would...

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