Michelle Francl

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Latest book Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea https://books.rsc.org/books/monograph/2162/SteepedThe-Chemistry-of-Tea Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College & Adjunct Scholar, Vatican Observatory.

upper right stack of dictionaries, upper left a wooden molecular model, bottom left a model onto of an open Klingon dictionary
Newspaper open to op-ed on medbeds. Photo of Dorothy’s ruby slippers.
Screenshot of a editorial with headline "Are Corporation Putting Feathers in Your Food?" and photo of woman waving singns "Label GMOs". Text eads: “I couldn’t believe there was beaver’s ass in my vanilla ice cream, coal tar in my mac and cheese, yoga mat and shoe rubber in my bread,” says Vani Hari, also known as the Food Babe. That’s why she started blogging about food additives, she explains in the introduction to her new book, The Food Babe Way. I can’t believe it either. But that would be because none of it is true.
Cast iron tea kettle on fire in a clay and brick hearth, water being poujred into the hot kettle; in Kamikatsu, Japan.
woman in grey patterned jacket on the left shaking hands with Pope Francis on right, priest in clerical garb in background
Blue water in fountain
Meteorite sample at left, sample vial in center, label below reading "Chassigny, Martian Chassignite, Fell Oct 3, 1815 in France"
lasagna in square blue pan on black counter.
ID white mug shadowed by plant with figure of St Ignatius holding a coffee cup.
A white mug with an asteroid and astronaut on it, sitting on a piece of paper with a pair of black glasses.
Shibu checks out bag of dog treats on counter top
Red Mini Cooper car seen from rear.
Infographic of temperatures aligned to thermometer, in both C and F
Leaf molded ravioli
Two eggs in a pile of flour on a black counter
Glass tea pot with tea brewing in it in a constant temperature bath.
Apples in a pan on counter
Water bath topped with orange ping pong balls and immersion heater.
Table set for dinner with blue placemats and sunflowers
Containers of orange carrot soup and grass green leek soup.
Halved onions on a cutting board with a blue and white kitchen towel
Pot of noodles with spinach and mushrooms
8 cubes with different sides highlighted to show geometry of sandwiches versus tacos, versus cake etc
Tea brewing in a cup, two pastries on a plate next to it
a greenish glass desk with black hand written schedule on it
Top left white tea pot, small washi tea caddy, ivory china cup with roses. Foreground sticky notes.
White bike with red bags on driveway