Festive Christmas Chemis-trees!
Posted by Ben on Fri 13 Dec 2013Categories: Christmas | [59] Comments
The Chemistry World office is bedecked in tinsel, ready to celebrate the festive period. And as a thank you for celebrating with us, we’re going to send a Chemistry World mug to each of our favourite festive chemistrees!
On a recent trip to the chemistry department at the University of York, I spotted a different interpretation of the traditional Christmas decorations…
So we tweeted about it…
Here's the @ChemistryatYork #chemis-tree in full… pic.twitter.com/4pnQBqcC5T
— Chemistry World (@ChemistryWorld) December 5, 2013
The making of chemistrees to decorate labs is not a new phenomenon, we found this one last year:
Sticking with festive labs, we posted this Christmas chemis-tree from A Kleij Research Group at ICIQ last year… pic.twitter.com/x5RZDKuyF4
— Chemistry World (@ChemistryWorld) December 5, 2013
But we wanted to see more, so asked on twitter – the response was phenomenal:
@ChemistryWorld from chemistry at Loughborough college love Lizzy, Emma and Paul. pic.twitter.com/KkUSZdIrXi
— Chemistry@loucoll (@bananaclubchem) December 5, 2013
A chemistry Christmas tree! (HT @BenForScience) pic.twitter.com/W6rrcbE4Xz
— Dr Paul Coxon (@paulcoxon) December 5, 2013
.@RyanPharmilton @ChemistryWorld @ChemistryatYork @BenValsler Behold The Chemis-tree. Est. 2007 Photo by @MRKINGRUSS pic.twitter.com/29WGye6Me0
— Dr Suze Kundu (@FunSizeSuze) December 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/KyniskKjemiker/status/408622748450054145
@ChemistryWorld @ChemistryatYork the #chemistree before the red & blue dyes faded pic.twitter.com/vQy1o9qUi5
— Emma Dux (@Duxie_Em) December 5, 2013
@ChemistryWorld This was our lab tree in 2008. The colored liquids were all aqueous solutions of inorganic compounds. pic.twitter.com/5qkfAFt38R
— Monica Gill (@MGillChem) December 5, 2013
@ChemistryWorld Our 5th year Christmas Chemis-tree Dublin, Ireland pic.twitter.com/fjzNWuprfu
— Jack Kennedy (@KennedyJack16) December 6, 2013
White Bear Lake chemistry students are ready for the holidays with their "chemistree!" #chemchat @ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/nWKQaTmcEj
— Cassandra Knutson (@cmknutson) December 9, 2013
. @ChemistryWorld #chemistree RT @keelechem: Org labs getting in to the festive spirit at @keelechem @KeeleUniversity pic.twitter.com/9iNhSyyQ8F
— Katherine Haxton (@kjhaxton) December 10, 2013
@ChemistryWorld OSFC Chemistree! pic.twitter.com/LyQGHKciOI
— Chemistry Department (@osfc_Chemistry) December 12, 2013
Our amazing #Chemistree @RSC_Comms @StBedesCollege @stbedespress merry Christmas!! pic.twitter.com/7ZgeATkF4n
— St Bede's Chemistry (@StBedeChemistry) December 12, 2013
.@ChemistryWorld Here's our Applied Clay Sciences Christmas #Chemistree! Happy holidays everyone! pic.twitter.com/LmXwvTDioc
— Ryan Hamilton (@RyanPharmilton) December 13, 2013
@ChemistryWorld @Chemistry_cat_ Thought you might like Farlingaye high school's #chemistree pic.twitter.com/Q6vKiI6Tlq
— Farlingaye Chemistry (@FHSChemistry) December 13, 2013
Another multicoloured chemistry Christmas bauble @ChemistryatYork @ChemistryWorld #realtimechem pic.twitter.com/V0Srqmbhpf
— Emma Dux (@Duxie_Em) December 12, 2013
A rainbow chemistry christmas bauble @ChemistryatYork @ChemistryWorld #realtimechem pic.twitter.com/D17MqNEaPt
— Emma Dux (@Duxie_Em) December 12, 2013
Want to get our #Chemistree into the mix. @ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/4DhbWJ88sN
— Michael Geyer (@234chem) December 16, 2013
They just keep coming!
Want to get our #Chemistree into the mix. @ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/4DhbWJ88sN
— Michael Geyer (@234chem) December 16, 2013
@ChemistryWorld here's ours, complete with various ionic solutions, plus a couple of indicators. pic.twitter.com/o7dmEZ6lKX
— Bill Green (@7wgreen7) December 16, 2013
@ChemistryWorld We'd like to submit our #chemistree to the running! pic.twitter.com/tTHy8zVCnM
— Davis Research Group (@APDChem) December 16, 2013
Here's our #Chemistree @ChemistryWorld #9 daystogo pic.twitter.com/oL0q3N9BLl
— Jessica Bonham (@jabonham8) December 16, 2013
@ChemistryWorld Tried our best – what do you think of our Chemist-tree? pic.twitter.com/mPuMh2kBvo
— Rhod Jenkins (@rhodrij) December 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/CesarGtzQuevedo/status/412708504068042752
This has got to be the best Chemis tree…@ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/2eaN9FNmyc
— HCC_Chem (@HCC_Chem) December 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/EmmaKCorbin/status/412943621852495872
@ChemistryWorld @NottsHigh a (Nottingham) Forest of Chemistrees by our Y10 chemists… #chemistree pic.twitter.com/DoZjyHGGGq
— NHS Chemistry (@NHS_Chemistry) December 18, 2013
Harrison Central's Chemistree @ChemistryWorld #chemistree pic.twitter.com/TtOOTT78Tp
— Samantha Craig (@SamGraceCraig) December 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/krsimmo/status/413385629133996032
@ChemistryWorld Here is the Air Academy High School #chemistree that was made my the ChemClub at our school! pic.twitter.com/ZShadpsq6k
— Colin Adams (@collopa96) December 18, 2013
Our #chemistree decorated with glassware treated with Tollen's to turn them into silver baubles. @ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/IcGK6AxQde
— Chemistry at Hull (@HullChemistry) December 19, 2013
Our #chemistree at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Oslo @unioslo_mn @ChemistryWorld pic.twitter.com/eftW1T0HoF
— Anders Vik (@andervik76) December 19, 2013
@ChemistryWorld this is our chemistree! #inholland pic.twitter.com/zepM3OQbqw
— Lieke van Hemert (@lvhemert) December 19, 2013
@ChemistryWorld The biology team are jealous of our #bhasvic #chemistree pic.twitter.com/dq8xCV3uXb
— BHASVIC Chemistry (@BHASVIC_Chem) December 20, 2013
Happy Christmas Chemists! Tollens, TMs, Indicators & good ole wax 🙂 @ChemistryWorld @RLSChemistry #chemistree pic.twitter.com/N0sE4ZfoJE
— Kat Day (@chronicleflask) December 20, 2013
We liked these so much that we’ll pick our five favourites, and send a Chemistry World mug to each one – keep an eye out on our twitter and facebook pages to see which trees win!
A further trawl of twitter showed that we were not the only ones getting festive!:
Xmas decorations are up in the lab. Amazing what you can do with a few round bottom flasks! #sciencemeetsdesign pic.twitter.com/gQqKdMCGRM
— Sketching Science (@sketchingsci) December 5, 2013
One for chemistry / science teachers! #scichat #stem #edchat #education #Christmas pic.twitter.com/z4STLfIpGz
— Jason Elsom (@JasonElsom) December 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/alicethewxnted/status/410463819107143680
https://twitter.com/MeganKechner/status/408355936709799936
https://twitter.com/sc_areli/status/408619974651957249
Year 13's #chemistree attempt! pic.twitter.com/pcqLnZLvcY
— Barry Comp Chemistry (@BCSChemDept) December 9, 2013
A lesson well spent I think :') @BCSChemDept #chemistree Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/W036QitG89
— Broni (@BronwenMali) December 9, 2013
@SellaTheChemist Happy Christmas from all at the Oakbank Science department #chemistree pic.twitter.com/K458OWXk9u
— OakbankScienceDept (@OakbankScience) December 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/TinneWeeney/status/410176875546542080
I see #chemistree(s) on my twitter feed! Now wondering what a nice physics-y alternative might be.. (pic @jk_graves) pic.twitter.com/NcP3BujRMe
— Ans Hekkenberg (@GirlForScience) December 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/mbckenny/status/410363227084582912
#chemistree Happy Christmas from Hartlepool Sixth Form College! pic.twitter.com/2kAPxQcOPT
— MaChemGuy (@MaChemGuy) December 10, 2013
@Adams_Grammar Chemistree Mk II #chemistree pic.twitter.com/nSmZKUpEsk
— Neil Fairbrother (@chingwakabungya) December 10, 2013
Chemistree Mk I #chemistree pic.twitter.com/k7doSRlU5w
— Neil Fairbrother (@chingwakabungya) December 10, 2013
@Adams_Grammar Chemistree Mk III #chemistree pic.twitter.com/bLFqW9CVrh
— Neil Fairbrother (@chingwakabungya) December 10, 2013
Oh #chemistree with @TRidgeGrizzlies colors. pic.twitter.com/ZrcZHMttjZ
— Nicolas Babcock (@BabcockChem) December 11, 2013
I was studying… then this happened. #Chemistree #procrastinationatitsfinest pic.twitter.com/DXw4RRhYgn
— Hanna Erickson, MS (@MDPhDToBe) December 12, 2013
My technicians clearly have too much time on their hands #ASE chat. Can anyone top this? #chemistree pic.twitter.com/8WmSc4epWE
— Dr. W.Inglis (@DrInglisSci) December 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/alexonred/status/410839652099059712
Year 12's very impressive #Chemistree with Miss Sharman providing a little light! pic.twitter.com/s8UEkXZHaS
— Barry Comp Chemistry (@BCSChemDept) December 12, 2013
Merry Christmas from all here at Team Science #geeksrule pic.twitter.com/gmIKzZevKB
— Team Science (@SCS_Science) December 9, 2013
Happy Holidays from the @AndersonRedskin #Chemistree Department! pic.twitter.com/DyWmlo2cJp
— Justin Good (@JustinGood) December 12, 2013
My fluorescent #Chemistree. Merry Christmas! #realtimechem pic.twitter.com/BGEauaaNee
— Brian Wagner (@DrummerBoy2112) December 19, 2013
See more on twitter using the hashtag #chemistree,
Here’s a post with all the pics of #chemistree we’ve received @ChemistryWorld http://t.co/LsNGL7wt4O Awesome!
Very creative RT @BibianaCampos Here’s a post with all the pics of #chemistree we’ve received @ChemistryWorld http://t.co/ezctFwfh3d
Festive Christmas Chemis-trees!: The Chemistry World office is bedecked in tinsel, ready to celebrate the fest… http://t.co/nFJ09AuAJV
Thanks for contributing to our festive cheer. Our #chemistree archive is here: http://t.co/ZlpUg1GNp3 Gifts to our top 5 next week!
“@ChemistryWorld: Our #chemistree archive is here: http://t.co/T8WbitEiyt Gifts to our top 5 next week!” >chemists in creative action…
The #chemistree archive is here: http://t.co/QvVP0suDyI via @ChemistryWorld
Great to see our Chemistree pictured on the @ChemistryWorld blog – credit to @Duxie_Em for this & the rainbow baubles http://t.co/AYqC1YlpkG
Chemistrees to make the season bright 😉 http://t.co/O6uUILGIJ6
O #Chemistrees, o Chemis-trees
Your dress wants to teach me of #chemistry
http://t.co/cK3sIny4MS
We’ve updated our massive #chemistree archive on the new look blog: http://t.co/z9XYM8aCKP feat. @234chem, @7wgreen7, @APDChem and more!
Thanks to everyone who sent us a #chemistree – we’re feeling thoroughly festive. We’ve archived lots of them here: http://t.co/z9XYM8aCKP
Thanks to @ChemistryWorld for soliciting #chemistree submissions & archiving them for all to enjoy: http://t.co/orSu72YKgg. Happy holidays!
MT @cenmag & @ChemistryWorld: Happier holidays through chemist-trees! (Possibly of interest to you, @ChemHeritage?): http://t.co/Qjo2A6HTpR.
No holiday is complete without one! RT @cenmag Thanks to @ChemistryWorld for soliciting #chemistrees! Happy holidays! http://t.co/ucLzaXq7L7
Scientists with a sense of humor! MT #ChemisTrees! Happy holidays! http://t.co/ZIQ17xH0W7 via @cenmag @ChemistryWorld
More Xmas fun, want to know what a Chemist’s Xmas tree looks like? Here’s loads http://t.co/U3AA2gPCtR #SRS6thChemistry
Oh chemist tree, oh chemist tree! Takes me back to my lab days!! http://t.co/Bm07hIcVZM
Check out these “chemist-trees”! http://t.co/Jh4ZLzur2f
Have a Happy Holiday!
Check out these awesome Chemis-trees on the Chemistry World blog – talk about creative! Happy Holidays!! http://t.co/ll6pc7HCcO
“Festive Christmas Chemis-trees!” RSC Chemistry World Blog. http://t.co/qfhS4lDSON
Fun Christmas Trees http://t.co/i7AeVbnldG
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