
Research Scientist @CrodaPlc-Personal Care | Organic Chemistry PhD👩🏾🔬 tOSU - @nagiblab alum | Singer | Traveler | Skincare enthusiast✨(She/Her) #BlackinChem
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Hey y’all!🙋🏾♀️
Dr. Joy Rutherford here! I recently graduated from THE Ohio State with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Currently I’m a research scientist at @CrodaPlc in Personal Care, where I synthesize ingredients used in all your favorite beauty products!💕
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Exciting experience attending to #NYSCC Supplier’s Day 1 today in the beauty capital of the world - NYC! A showcase of lots of sustainable ingredients and formulations for personal care applications.
#croda #crodapersonalcare
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Yesterday I defended my PhD. We had a great time. Mixed feelings[relief and excitement] I can now say I am Phinished. Thanks to my PI @McGrierGroup for all the support. Next is Dow in Collegeville PA.
A huge congrats to my good friend and colleague! So proud of you DR Alyson 🥳🎊
Double congrats to our newest PhD, Dr @AlysonPaneque!
Whether by Carbenes or HLF, she always makes our chemistry twice as nice!!
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After a fierce competition, @nagiblab’s new carbene precursors emerge as our paper of the year for 2022! We thought this was a fascinating study with immense practical implications. Looking forward to seeing how this work shakes up carbene chemistry. bit.ly/3LdfBL5
Thank you!
Glad to hear our publication has been so well received!😊
Last week, we held our annual Paper of the Year meeting, during which we celebrated the great chemistry published in 2022. This year’s winner was the @nagiblab’s Carbene Reactivity from Alkyl and Aryl Aldehydes science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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I’m definitely developing my “have fun anyways” skills. The older you get, fun has to be a decision. Something will always go wrong, surprise expenses pop up, people’s mood around you will be horrible, you get tired, there will always be an inconvenience, but… HAVE FUN ANYWAYS.
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PSA: your DEI priorities should ALWAYS focus on making a space more inclusive and equitable, BEFORE focusing on recruiting underrepresented people to up your statistics. A reminder I didn’t think we’d need in 2022 yet here we are
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We’re launching my first NOBCChE baby in the NE region.
We’re excited to announce the intro of a Virtual Professional Network! It will serve as a means for NOBCCHE members to (re)connect with each other and with partners in professional development, outreach or networking.

ALT Join NOBCChE's new NE Region Professional Network for a meet and greet with other professionals in the area! There we will discuss • How to get involved with the network • Ways to connect with colleges/universities • Upcoming events in the region EVENT DETAILS: 7:00 pm EST on Thursday, Oct. 13th Zoom Registration required
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BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
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On Saturday, we celebrated the dedication and unveiling of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza on the South Oval. ❤️ The plaza serves as a space to gather and honor Black history. Read more: go.osu.edu/nphc-plaza
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2022 vs 2019 💜💜
@Devin_Eleven @NgwanyaThabiso @_ChemistRay missing @JoyRutherford14 #NOBCCHE2022 #OhioState
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Opportunity for $10,000 awards for Black undergrad & grad students and postdocs for an 800 word essay from @CellPressNews! cell.com/diversity/awards Love seeing @MSEJAllen as an advisor for this.
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I’ve gotten word from a few amazing PUIs that are hiring this year and just wanted to pass this information around incase folks were interested. All of them are wonderful institutions and have a team of great faculty members that really cherish their students growth.
A huge congrats to my friend and colleague @Digvy_Pal on her recent publication!🥳
Excited to share with you our work on the study of self-assembly behavior of the amphiphilic cyclic bottlebrush polymers. Many thanks John @ChemMiao Lily @VeigeLab_UF @Brent_Sumerlin #ufchemistry doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol…
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Are you planning to apply to Chemistry/Biochemistry PhD programs this fall? Our department will be hosting a series of webinars in September to showcase ongoing research in our department and answer all of your questions about our graduate program and the application process. 🧵
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I have news, friends! I’m very excited to serve as a board member of @NOBCChE. This organization has done a lot for so I’m happy to be able to give back.
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Currently fangirling all the #BlackInChemRollCall posts😍🤗. It’s so great to see so many of us! Representation really does matter🤎
Accessing carbene reactivity using stable aldehyde-derived precursors, what’s not to love!😍 This has been such an exciting and fast-paced project to work on. I’m very happy to finally see it published in @Science!
Congrats Team Carbene!🥳
Excited to share our new strategy for accessing carbenes!
… unstabilized, diazo-free, & catalyzed by CoCl2 or FeCl2.
Kudos to Lumin, Bethany, Alyson, & Joy on their awesome new @Science paper!
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