Chemistry & Computer Vision research team based @StrathChem | PI: Dr Marc Reid (@reid_indeed)

Joined September 2016
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Out in @angew_chem! 📄Computer Vision Enables Monitoring and Kinetic Analysis of Structurally Diverse Carbon Monoxide Surrogates We used #Kineticolor and video data to develop CO surrogate reactivity scores that correlate with carbonylation outcomes. 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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In our second new preprint this week, we share a surprisingly under-discussed risk in camera-based chemical analysis: ✂️🎨 When Chemistry is Too Colourful: Gamut Clipping in 8-bit sRGB Risks Misinterpretation of Camera-Based Chemical Analysis chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.264…
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Two new #Kineticolor preprints this week! Up first: 🎥 🧪 Computer Vision Enables Monitoring and Kinetic Analysis of Structurally Diverse Carbon Monoxide Surrogates chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.264…
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Are you interested in #stirring and #mixing effects in chemical reaction design? Check out Marc and Henry’s editorial, responding to the Synlett paper that sparked notable debate on #MixingMatters 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Does stirring matter in chemistry? 🤔 Read our recent editorial, responding to the Synlett paper that caused so much debate around #MixingMatters: 🔗 thieme-connect.com/products/…
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Recently, we recorded an exciting new overview for #Kineticolor. Check it out here: youtu.be/pYsoz7Hg_yI

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New from #Kineticolor: Computer Vision Helps Experimentally Monitor Mixing Effects in Deep Eutectic Solvents Mixing matters, and you have to monitor it over time…beware of vessel reaction geometry! 🎥 If you can see it, we can help you measure it. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Recently, we bade farewell to the fantastic Hannah Nicklas, following her eye-opening MSc research project. The #Kineticolor team is reminded that we are a part of all that we have met. We look forward to reporting on Hannah’s forensics-focused research in the near future!
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PhD opportunity in our group @UniStrathclyde! 🧬 Develop imaging & computer vision methods to monitor oligonucleotide synthesis. 📸 ℹ️ UK applicants 🕰️ Deadline 7 Sept 2025. ✍🏼 Email CV cover letter to marc.reid.100@strath.ac.uk (Subject: PhD 2025).
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📸 🧪 PREPRINT ON COLOR CORRECTION FOR REACTION MONITORING! RGB Color Correction and Gamut Limitations in Smartphone-Based Kinetic Analysis of Chemical Reactions READ THE PREPRINT: doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-20… #AnalyticalChemistry #DigitalColorimetry #ComputerVision #Kineticolor
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ℹ️ Key findings: 📸 Using a color reference chart, we reduced measurement errors between different phones by 65-70% 📸 Successfully monitored chemical reactions in real-time using just smartphone videos 📸 Identified important limitations when measuring highly saturated colors
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👉 This advancement makes field-based colorimetric testing more accessible and reproducible - no expensive lab equipment required! Suitable for remote diagnostics, quality control, and educational applications.
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Team #Kineticolor out for Barry’s wedding. Left to right: Calum, Kristin, Barry himself(!), Marc, and Tim. We absolutely 100% did not manage to go the full day without wondering what we might analyse next.
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Check out our new article, using our computer vision methods to develop digital spot tests for modern drugs of abuse.
📢NEW #KINETICOLOR PAPER🧪📸 In our latest collaboration with colleagues from @StrathForensics: ℹ️ “…protocols utilising #Kineticolor, a computer vision software, were developed to qualitatively and quantitatively study presumptive tests for xylazine detection…these findings represent the first presumptive test strategy towards specific, quantifiable and potentially field-ready detection of xylazine.” Read the paper here: chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
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Our book with @AnanikovLab is in final production (even pre-orders are open). With contributions from @reid_indeed, @thijsstuyver, @HESauceda, @TheAlegreGroup, @kjelljorner, and many others. #AI #Catalysis #MachineLearning #ML #CatalystDesign #CompChem
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📢We are recruiting postdocs and PhDs (start date flexible) to work on enantioselective cycloadditions/synthesis of complex polycycles. To apply send a CV, cover letter, research summary (for postdoc), BSc/MSc grades (for PhD) and contact info for at least 2 references via email
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Reach out to Marc if you have any questions about our open PhD position. Deadline is this Sunday, 16 Feb!
🏅 Will your #PhD in #Chemistry end with you having the number "VIII" edition of this medal? In our team, we etch in these PhD medals with the belief that each of us is "A part of all that I have met". And now, we are ready to meet YOU! We have a PhD position open to new applications up to and including 16 Feb: static1.squarespace.com/stat… This exciting collaboration with the group of Prof Craig Jamieson at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow sits at the interface of Digital and Medicinal Chemistry. _______________ Number "IV" recently went to Dr Henry Barrington, now a postdoc and imminent founding member of the #Kineticolor commercial team.
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📣 Calling final year #Chemistry undergrads looking for a #PhD opportunity. Our #Kineticolor research team is hiring someone to lead an exciting new dimension of our #ComputerVision and Digital Chemistry research. ℹ️ KEY DETAILS ✅ Research at the interface of synthetic, analytical, and medical chemistry. ✅ Placement and travel opportunities. ✅ Strong links to industrial application of your work. 🕰️ ✍🏼 Send a 2-page CV and 1-page cover letter to the contact email by 16 Feb. FULL DETAILS AND ELIGIBILITY findaphd.com/phds/project/im…

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Our #Kineticolor research team is collectively THRILLED for the newly minted Dr Henry Barrington! Under the exam stewardship of @NiekBuurmaH2O, Barry passed his final PhD viva, and is now preparing to start a postdoc with the team en route to helping drive our spinout business.
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🔎 Are you using part of your weekend to consider options on where to do your #Chemistry #PhD? Based at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), our #Kineticolor team is advertising a post in which your research would sit at the intersection of organic, medicinal and digital chemistry. 🧪 💊 🤖 Come help us push the state-of-the-art in the reaction monitoring needed to optimise the development of new therapeutics! ✍🏼 Deadline: 16 Feb ℹ️ DETAILS ON THE POST AND HOW TO APPLY static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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