Chemistry
Michael DM Dryden's user avatar
Michael DM Dryden's user avatar
Michael DM Dryden's user avatar
Michael DM Dryden
  • Member for 9 years, 3 months
  • Last seen this week
Profile Activity
Stats
12,898
reputation
1.2m
reached
187
answers
0
questions
Communities
View all
About

I'm a postdoc in Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Though I'm nominally an electrochemist, I've done work in many kinds of chemistry, my interests are diverse, and I'm happy to help where I can.

Badges
View all badges
This user doesn’t have any gold badges yet.
39
silver badges
57
bronze badges
Top tags
View all tags
178
Score
19
Posts
10
Posts %
155
Score
18
Posts
10
Posts %
152
Score
14
Posts
7
Posts %
139
Score
35
Posts
19
Posts %
100
Score
19
Posts
10
Posts %
72
Score
18
Posts
10
Posts %
Top posts
View all questions and answers
All Questions Answers
Score Newest
answer
53
Why isn't ethane used for cooking?
Apr 26, 2016
answer
38
Why does salt dissolved in water taste like salt? If it's just Na+ and Cl- ions
Oct 3, 2014
answer
34
Hypothetical: What happens to water as pressure increases to infinity?
Nov 26, 2014
answer
26
How can 30 ml of water be heated in less than 10 seconds?
Feb 17, 2015
answer
26
Is poison still poisonous after its 'expiration date'?
Apr 19, 2016
answer
23
What causes the iridescent colour in laboratory grown bismuth?
Jun 5, 2015
answer
23
Why does diamond conduct heat better than graphite?
Oct 8, 2014
answer
22
Why does sunlight cause colors to fade?
Apr 27, 2015
answer
20
Does bleach turn a substance white or colorless?
Oct 30, 2014
answer
18
Why there is no change in water level when salt is added?
Jun 18, 2015
Top Meta posts
0
3
20
Chemistry — Top User Swag!
7
Why is adding alternative text for images discouraged?
7
Editing gone wild
Top network posts
View all network posts
17
What program should I use to transfer 20TB data across the network?
12
Why does mounting an nfs share from linux require the use of a privileged port?
7
Is there a command like namei for OS X?
6
Can I control window size and position when opening files via script?
6
What the hold-over arrows on icons in Finder do?

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.