PhD Candidate studying oceanography @URIGSO. Follow me on my journey to understand how a changing ocean will impact tiny organisms called phytoplankton.
Kingston, RI
Joined January 2019
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Equitable and Inclusive Course Design, Thurs. Nov. 30, 9-11 a.m., Zoom. Register here: uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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In Europe, we have violent video games.
In Europe, we have absent dads.
In Europe, religiosity is much lower overall than in the US.
In Europe, we have mental illness.
And in Europe, we have very few mass shootings.
It's the guns.
Deal with your mess, America.
#ItsTheGuns
Thanks for the shoutout @URIGSO 🎉
#URIGSO Ph.D. candidate, Diana Fontaine, is the recipient of @phikappaphi's Love of Learning Award. She will use funds to support her Ph.D. research on the primary production & community composition of phytoplankton on the Northeast U.S. Shelf.
Congrats, @beoceanminded_!
ALT 📸 (1) Diana collecting a filter for phytoplankton pigments on a NES-LTER research cruise. Photo by Erin Jones.
ALT Diana collecting water at the Narragansett Bay Plankton Time Series site. Photo by Niki Lockwood
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#WHOI's @AdamSubhas recently started testing #oceanalkalinity enhancement in a small-scale field study with non-toxic dye. With @RutgersU, he's also looking at impacts on phytoplankton.
This #ClimateWeek, learn more about ocean-based climate solutions: go.whoi.edu/locness
It is so exciting to see this paper out in the world!! So appreciative of all of the co-authors, especially the writing/analysis team — Kaytee Canfield, @AquaticSterling , Chrissy Hernandez, and Sophie Chu.
A fabulous group of @SWMStweets leaders past and present summarized lessons learned from hosting 4 symposia over 2 years to help communities continue to hold inclusive spaces for people in marine science. So thankful and proud to be part of this effort!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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We’re hiring an Ocean Biogeochemistry Modeling Lead at @_CWorthy to help build oceanographic modeling and data-integration tools for ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR) applications. The pay is $150,000–190,000 a year. Come work with us!
jobs.lever.co/convergentrese…
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What do golf courses, desalination plants, and wastewater treatment facilities all have in common?
They are projects sites for #MarineCarbonDioxideRemoval projects that have recently been funded by @thenopp! @OA_NOAA
Read more about the 17 awards here: buff.ly/3r5UsKZ
ALT Headshot of #URIGSO professor Jaime Palter.
ALT Shallow water provides habitat for branching corals (Acropora spp), as seen here on a reef flat in Guam. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Brown
Another job at SERC!
#JobAlert 🚨 We're hiring a Laboratory Technician (Marine Larval Biology) to help culture organisms for various research projects focused on marine invert life-cycle biology and invasion ecology in coastal ecosystems 🔬☺️
Visit serc.si.edu/get-involved/job… and apply by August 31st!
ALT A slightly transparent Amphibalanus amphitrite (barnacle) cyprid larvae is magnified under a microscope. PC: Greg Ziegler
ALT Two semi-translucent Amphibalanus improvisus (barnacle) nauplii are viewed under a microscope against a black background. PC: Greg Ziegler
I absolutely LOVED working at SERC!!
#JobAlert 🚨 We're seeking a Biological Technician (Zooplankton Analyst) to conduct research on plankton assemblages associated with ship #BallastWater from bays/ports in the US! 🤗 Visit serc.si.edu/get-involved/job… for details! Apply by August 31st! #JobOpportunities #NowHiring
ALT This photo shows members of SERC's Ballast Water Team and Fisheries and Oceans Canada Group standing on a dock in front of a large shipping vessel. They're all huddled together for a selfie group photo and wearing hard hats, safety vests, and other gear. PC: Brenda María Soler Figueroa
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Hopped on a podcast to talk about PFAS and passive sampling in New England, go give it a click if you wanna learn about how we affordably test your waters: ebcne.org/energy-environment… @steepsuperfund @URIGSO
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Another bonus #PhytoPhriday because I have to highlight Katie Roche! Part of her research looked at species differentiation of a #HAB, Pseudo-nitzschia, in #NarragansettBay & identified what species caused massive shellfish closures in 2016/2017. She’s also a great pug-sitter 😝
Before studying how diatoms interact with their environment at @universityofri #URIGSO, Ph.D. candidate Katie Roche was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching middle school in Guinea.
Meet Katie in this week's #GTKGSO!
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One of our articles was recently translated in French and published in the French ocean science blog, Papier-Mâché! The article covers a study on blue sharks and ocean circulation.
French translation: papiermachesciences.org/2023…
Original article: oceanbites.org/does-ocean-ci…
So excited to be at OCB this week! 🎉 what a great start to the workshop
Great start to @US_OCB with a session I helped to plan with @rmbundy and other amazing women scientists on biodiversity and ecosystem resilience featuring @JEmmettDuffy, Tammi Richardson, and @beoceanminded_. More great talks to come this afternoon!
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Due to hundreds of uncontrolled wildfires across Canada, New York City looks like a post-apocalyptic hellscape.
If you want a prelude of what the world is going to look like if we do not address man-made climate change — this is it.
#ActOnClimate
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We are seeking a student, ideally from #Alaska, for a paid summer research opportunity in tunicate ecophysiology! Please spread the word, details in the linked announcement. @AKMarineScience @NPRBscience @ANSEP_AK @SitkaScience @AKEPSCoR @AlaskaSeaGrant
www2.whoi.edu/site/tepoltlab…
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Do you have an open #marinescience job (potentially for a really cool summer job) or graduate school opportunity? Tag us in your tweets! We'll RT and share it on our Slack! Not in our Slack? Become a member and join today!
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How many tons of #carbon is the world removing right now? 10k. How much do we need to move? A LOT more than that.
Our first @sxsw panel is happening now- How to Achieve Gigatonne Scale Carbon Removal. Thanks @usepatch for hosting!
#carbonremoval
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Interested in science communication and ocean science? Oceanbites is starting our annual call for new authors! Send us a sample blog by March 17th to be considered. Find out more information here: oceanbites.org/contact-us/
Silver in diatoms?! So cool
One element that is not commonly associated with the ocean, but instead jewelry stores, is silver. There is not much silver in the ocean, but it can be used by some marine creatures. Diatoms store silver just like we do, but for a different purpose!
oceanbites.org/where-diatoms…