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8. August 2026 - A UV Photon Walks into an (Orion) Bar
01:14:47||Season 2026, Ep. 8Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of August 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Samantha Scibelli co-hosts and interviews Hanga Andras-Letanovszky. Coffee chat with Alex Byrne about Science Policy.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:45 - Coffee Chat: Alex Byrne 22:29 - Advert: End-of-Summer Drinks at Starducks23:40 - Grab & Go Papers39:49 - Advert: LeafDelay 500041:19 - Single-Origin Brew: Samantha + Hanga1:09:37 - Percolator: IRAS Teaser1:11:36 - ChalkboardHanga's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.00308Dublin PhD Position: https://marievds.github.io/jobs.html New Zealand Postdoc: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=2601192AAS Workshop: https://labastro-workshop.github.io/ACS Astrocheminar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3onTUSOZThG2rGuqSTV6wAGrab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has save-the-dates for conferences and some online webinar and newsletter info!
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7. July 2026 - Did Astrochemistry Cure COVID?
47:32||Season 2026, Ep. 7Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of July 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Ilsa Cooke co-hosts and interviews Izaskun Jimenez-Serra.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:58 - Grab & Go Papers17:52 - Advert: SummerSaver 900019:25 - Single-Origin Brew: Ilsa + Izaskun32:01 - Percolator: Interstellar Ion-Molecule Chemistry to COVID Detection45:14 - ChalkboardIzaskun's Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02905-7H&C Coffee Sign: https://maps.app.goo.gl/npeVw2ptpy3sjvsz5Ennis Postdoc Position: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=2601192ALMA 15-Year Conference: https://2027alma.org/Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has save-the-dates for conferences and some online webinar and newsletter info!6. June 2026 - A Sweet Surprise!
51:06||Season 2026, Ep. 6Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of June 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Special guests Franciele Kruczkiewicz and Lukasz Tychoniec. The Percolator is on holiday!Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:15 - Coffee Chat: Brett + Franciele12:43 - Advert: July Drinks at Starducks14:01 - Grab & Go Papers28:40 - Advert: S’moreMaster Pro30:27 - Single-Origin Brew: Brett + Lukas48:24 - ChalkboardLukas's Paper: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/11/aa40692-21/aa40692-21.htmlGrab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has save-the-dates for conferences and some online webinar and newsletter info!5. May 2026 - A Percolating Holiday
39:10||Season 2026, Ep. 5Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of May 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Special guests Zak Smith and Alfred Hopkinson. The Percolator is on holiday!Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:13 - Coffee Chat: Brett + Zak11:03 - Advert: June Drinks at Starducks12:05 - Grab & Go Papers26:48 - Advert: ShadeMatic28:34 - Single-Origin Brew: Brett + Alfred36:47 - ChalkboardAlfred's Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-025-02765-7Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has save-the-dates for conferences.4. April 2026 - Wait, We're How Far Away?
59:47||Season 2026, Ep. 4Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of April 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Alex Byrne co-hosts. Special guests Jenny Bergner, Tobias Dijkhuis, and Stefanie Milam.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:41 - Coffee Chat: Brett + Jenny8:31 - Advert: May Drinks at Starducks9:19 - Grab & Go Papers26:09 - Advert: GrillGuard 36027:16 - Single-Origin Brew: Alex + Tobias47:27 - Percolator: Brett + Stefanie57:44 - ChalkboardJenny's Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae5961Tobias's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01042Stefanie's Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/497123Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has Jobs and save-the-dates for conferences.3. March 2026 - Dude, That Thing is SO OLD
01:06:20||Season 2026, Ep. 3Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of March 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Special guests Sergio Ioppolo and Ryan Fortenberry.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:00 - Coffee Chat: Brett + Sergio10:16 - Advert: April Drinks at Starducks11:17 - Grab & Go Papers26:16 - Advert: BunnyBouncer 300027:20 - Percolated Single-Origin Brew: Brett + Ryan1:02:00 - ChalkboardGrab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has Jobs and save-the-dates for conferences.2. February 2026 - Anyone Fancy a Space Soda?
55:41||Season 2026, Ep. 2Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of February 2026.Follow us on Bluesky; we're at astrochemcoffee.bsky.social Special guests Ken Kellerman and Miguel Sanz-Novo with co-host Alana Nisperos.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:12 - Coffee Chat: Brett + Ken6:38 - Advert: March Drinks at Starducks7:43 - Grab & Go Papers24:08 - Advert: ForecastFooler25:11 - Single-Origin Brew: Alana + Miguel40:45 - Barista Bootcamp: Optical Depth53:11 - ChalkboardMiguel's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07365Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Chalkboard this month has Jobs and save-the-dates for conferences.