Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of March 2025.&nbsp;Guests this month are Munan Gong and Wonju Kim. Divita Gupta co-hosts. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:11 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Munan Gong)9:29 - Advert: Easter at Starducks10:25 - Grab &amp; Go Papers28:05 - Advert: BasketBamboozler 300030:15 - Single-Origin Brew (Divita Gupta with Wonju Kim)47:19 - Percolator: The first detection of a molecule in another galaxy56:05 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. Wonju's Paper: <a href="https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/02/aa51998-24/aa51998-24.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/02/aa51998-24/aa51998-24.html</a> Percolator Paper: <a href="https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1971ApJ...167L..47W" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1971ApJ...167L..47W</a> Chalkboard this month has Jobs + Conferences.

March 2025 - Apparently Nobel Prizes are Hereditary?  

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of February 2025.&nbsp;Guests this month are Sean Dougherty and Karina Sogomonyan. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:21 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Sean Dougherty)12:13 - Advert: Ides of March at Starducks13:29 - Grab &amp; Go Papers29:18 - Advert: Prunus Maximus 300031:12 - Single-Origin Brew (Brett with Karina Sogomonyan)45:04 - Barista Bootcamp: D/H Ratios and Temperature52:27 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. Karina's Paper: <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00387" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00387</a> Chalkboard this month has Conferences.

February 2025 - If I Had a Nickel for Every Cyanate Ion

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of January 2025.&nbsp;Guests this month are Laura Busch and Rachel Gross. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:17 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Laura Busch)8:43 - Advert: Valentine's Day at Starducks9:49 - Grab &amp; Go Papers25:43 - Advert: Idiorama’s Snowomatic 500026:59 - Single-Origin Brew (Brett with Rachel Gross)42:06 - Percolator: The Discovery of Interstellar Deuterium51:33 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. Rachel's Paper: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06156" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06156</a> Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

January 2025 - It's a Sulfurous Universe, Man

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of December 2024.&nbsp;Guests this month are Paola Caselli and Chiara Schleif. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:45 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Paola Caselli)15:12 - Advert: Midnight Manny’s Confetti Disposal Service16:24 - Grab &amp; Go Papers29:40 - Advert: Starducks’ Resolution Roast30:47 - Single-Origin Brew (Brett with Chiara Schleif)39:53 - Percolator: The Discovery of H 21cm Line50:18 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. The history of the 21 cm detection of hydrogen in space. Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

December 2024 - Merry Christmas from Garching

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of November 2024.&nbsp;Your hosts this week are Brett McGuire and Divita Gupta with special guests Ilse Cleeves and Shreya Kakkenpara Suresh. Shreya's Paper: <a href="https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/02/aa45775-22/aa45775-22.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/02/aa45775-22/aa45775-22.html</a> Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:40 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Ilse Cleeves)16:23 - Advert: Perky Pilgrim Gobble-Gobble Grind17:24 - Grab &amp; Go Papers33:46 - Advert: Pilgrim Pete's Pumpkin Catapults35:24 - Single-Origin Brew (Divita with Shreya Kakkenpara Sursesh)52:40 - Barista Bootcamp: Protoplanetary Disks1:02:30 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. The basics of protoplanetary disks in the Barista Bootcamp.<ul><li>Williams &amp; Cieza "Protoplantery Disks and Their Evolution": <a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102548" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102548</a></li><li>Andrews "Observations of Protoplanetary Disk Structures": <a href="https://annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-031220-010302" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-astro-031220-010302</a></li></ul> Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

 November 2024 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of October 2024.&nbsp;Your hosts this week are Brett McGuire and Divita Gupta with special guests Sommer Johansen and Gabi Wenzel. Sommer's Paper: <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00120</a> Gabi's Paper: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq6391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq6391</a> Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:44 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Sommer)19:47 - Advert: Starducks Turducken Latte20:58 - Grab &amp; Go Papers35:28 - Advert: Leaf Me Alone Autumn Parasol36:52 - Single-Origin Brew (Divita with Gabi Wenzel)1:05:35 - Percolator: Amino Acids in Comets1:16:55 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. The History of Amino Acid detections in comets in this month's Percolator. Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

October 2024 - Dusty Snowballs

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of September 2024.&nbsp;Your hosts this week are Brett McGuire and Ilsa Cooke with special guest Samantha Scibelli. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:48 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Ilsa)20:10 - Advert: Starducks Sweet Potato Hand Pies21:26 - Grab &amp; Go Papers34:20 - Advert: LeafCrusher 300035:55 - Single-Origin Brew (Brett with Samantha Scibelli)55:40 - Percolator: Amino Acids in Meteorites1:01:30 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. The History of Amino Acid detections in meteorites in this month's Percolator. Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

September 2024 - Isotopes, Isotopes Everywhere

It's our 1 year anniversary, and of course our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of August 2024.&nbsp;Your hosts this week are Brett McGuire, Thanja Lamberts, and Alex Byrne with special guests Floris van der Tak, Maëva Louis, Arun Subramani, Tobias Dijkhuis, Adibah Nur Zainol Abidin, Vincent Esposito, and Valentine Wakelam. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:39 - Coffee Chat (Thanja with Floris van der Tak, Maëva Louis, Arun Subramani, Tobias Dijkhuis, Adibah Nur Zainol Abidin, and ﻿Vincent Esposito)20:19 - Advert: SipTek Fire &amp; Ice Tumbler21:44 - Grab &amp; Go Papers34:05 - Advert: Starducks Caprese Panini35:23 - Single-Origin Brew (Alex with Valentine Wakelam)53:27 - Percolator: Amino Acids in Meteorites59:49 - Chalkboard&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. The History of Amino Acid detections in meteorites in this month's Percolator. Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences.

August 2024

Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of June 2024.&nbsp;Your hosts this week are Brett McGuire, Ilsa Cooke, and Alex Byrne with special guests Jessica Perrero, Divita Gupta, and Théo Guillame.&nbsp;Grab &amp; Go summaries for you this week are on our website: <a href="http://coffee.astrochem.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coffee.astrochem.net</a>. Jessica's Paper: Binding energies of ethanol and ethylamine on interstellar water ices: synergy between theory and experiments <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.16952" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.16952</a> Chemical Kinetics Papers from Divita and Théo: Product-specific reaction kinetics in continuous uniform supersonic flows probed by chirped-pulse microwave spectroscopy<a href="https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/160/20/204201/3295294/Product-specific-reaction-kinetics-in-continuous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/160/20/204201/3295294/Product-specific-reaction-kinetics-in-continuous</a> Design and Implementation of a New Apparatus for Astrochemistry: Kinetic Measurements of the CH + OCS Reaction and Frequency Comb Spectroscopy in a Cold Uniform Supersonic Flow<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.18814" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.18814</a> The History of Cavity-Enhanced Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy in this month's Percolator and Barista Bootcamp. Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences. Interstitial clips feature audio from the French Chef.

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