Astrochem Coffee
Astrochem Coffee
Brett McGuire
A monthly stroll through the latest discoveries in astrochemistry - the study of molecules in space: where they are, how they got there, and what they are doing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 2025 - AstrochemCoffee Begins its Terrible Twos!
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of August 2025. Guests this month are Jenny Calahan and Martin Cordiner. Gabi Wenzel co-hosts.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:37 - Coffee Chat: Gabi + Jenny16:25 - Advert: Last Rays Latte from Starducks17:25 - Grab & Go Papers30:29 - Advert: SunSlinger31:45 - Single-Origin Brew: Martin + Brett59:40 - Chalkboard Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Jenny's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06613Martin's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18209Chalkboard this month has Jobs and save-the-dates for conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2025
1 hr 1 min
July 2025 - Carbon and Oxygen Grapple for Supremacy
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of July 2025. Guests this month are Becky Rapf and Stephen Kocheril. Ilsa Cooke co-hosts.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:19 - Coffee Chat: Becky + Brett12:20 - Advert: Nebula Freeze from Starducks13:21 - Grab & Go Papers32:47 - Advert: Solar Eclipse Grilling33:39 - Single-Origin Brew: Ilsa Cooke + Stephen Kocheril54:14 - Percolator: The first interstellar comet1:01 - Chalkboard Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Stephen's Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02504-yChalkboard this month has Jobs, but nothing new. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2025
1 hr 3 min
2025 Summer Holidays
Hello Everyone! Just a quick note here to let you all know that Astrochem Coffee for July of this year will be delayed just a bit due to summer holidays (the Dougs have collectively decided to take a vacation to Menorca for the next couple of weeks). This month's episode will come out mid-August, and then we'll back to regularly scheduled episode drops in early September. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer holidays as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2025
45 sec
June 2025 - Would you like some ice with that?
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of June 2025. Guests this month are Izaskun Jimenez-Serra and Bernadette Broderick. Franciele Kruczkiewicz and Gabi Wenzel co-host.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:37 - Coffee Chat: Franciele + Izaskun19:34 - Advert: Celestial Cold Brew from Starducks21:36 - Grab & Go Papers40:28 - Advert: AstroSnipper 300042:08 - Single-Origin Brew: Gabi Wenzel + Bernadette Broderick1:02:00 - Barista Bootcamp: Desorption from ices1:27:00 - Chalkboard Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Izaskun's Paper: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2025/03/aa52389-24/aa52389-24.htmlBernadette's Website: https://brodericklab.org/Bernadette's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09888Chalkboard this month has Jobs and Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 6, 2025
55 min
May 2025 - Sens-oars
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of May 2025. Guests this month are Ugo Jacovella and Marten Raaphorst. Alex Byrne and Divita Gupta co-host.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:37 - Coffee Chat: Divita Gupta + Ugo Jacovella19:34 - Advert: Solar Sips from Starducks21:36 - Grab & Go Papers40:28 - Advert: Sprout-Slinger 36042:08 - Single-Origin Brew: Alex Byrne + Marten Raaphorst 1:02:00 - Special: AI Podcast Discussion1:27:00 - Chalkboard Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Ugo's Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00323Marten's Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c0002Chalkboard this month has Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 2, 2025
1 hr 29 min
April 2025 - Sulfur Here, Sulfur There, Sulfur Everywhere!
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of April 2025. Guests this month are Julia Santos and Hayley Bunn. Alex Byrne and Divita Gupta co-host.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:36 - Advert: Mother's Day at Starducks3:05 - Grab & Go Papers20:55 - Advert: The Multi Matic22:49 - Double Shot (Alex Byrne + Julia Santos, Divita Gupta with Hayley Bunn)54:47 - Percolator: The discovery of exoplanets and our ability to probe their atmospheres1:04:05 - Chalkboard Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Julia's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.14010Hayley's Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adacea/metaChalkboard this month has Jobs + Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 4, 2025
1 hr 9 min
March 2025 - Apparently Nobel Prizes are Hereditary?
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of March 2025. Guests this month are Munan Gong and Wonju Kim. Divita Gupta co-hosts.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:11 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Munan Gong)9:29 - Advert: Easter at Starducks10:25 - Grab & 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 Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Wonju's Paper: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/02/aa51998-24/aa51998-24.htmlPercolator Paper: https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1971ApJ...167L..47WChalkboard this month has Jobs + Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2025
1 hr 2 min
February 2025 - If I Had a Nickel for Every Cyanate Ion
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of February 2025. Guests this month are Sean Dougherty and Karina Sogomonyan.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:21 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Sean Dougherty)12:13 - Advert: Ides of March at Starducks13:29 - Grab & 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 Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Karina's Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00387 Chalkboard this month has Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2025
54 min
January 2025 - It's a Sulfurous Universe, Man
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of January 2025. Guests this month are Laura Busch and Rachel Gross.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:17 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Laura Busch)8:43 - Advert: Valentine's Day at Starducks9:49 - Grab & 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 Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.Rachel's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06156Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2025
57 min
December 2024 - Merry Christmas from Garching
Our look back at the Astrochemical Literature for the month of December 2024. Guests this month are Paola Caselli and Chiara Schleif.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:45 - Coffee Chat (Brett + Paola Caselli)15:12 - Advert: Midnight Manny’s Confetti Disposal Service16:24 - Grab & 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 Grab & Go summaries for you this week are on our website: coffee.astrochem.net.The history of the 21 cm detection of hydrogen in space.Chalkboard this month has Open Positions and Conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2025
53 min
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