Scientist, Dad, Husband (not necessarily in that order). Believer that a diverse science, leads to the the best science. Views are my own. He/him

Knoxville, TN
Joined February 2010
Slowly leaving this platform...
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Pass this on to your best and brightest students that might be interested in internships at ORNL this summer! Oh... and happy World Soils Day!
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Many good colleagues doing good work are featured in this! -“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic” ornl.gov/arctic
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Never thought I would retweet this fella, but he ain’t wrong!
Two things: 1) To my knowledge, FEMA, TEMA, nor anyone else is confiscating supplies. Please quit spreading those rumors as they are counterproductive to response efforts. 2) If everyone could maybe please put aside the hate for a bit and pitch in to help, that would be great.
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End of final day of the JGI Users Meeting. Awesome as always, but glad to be headed home tomorrow! usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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Weeks activities. Planted trees collected from PNW in Jan and grew as cuttings 2 months in greenhouse. Pulled & pinned drip irrigation system! Now dripping at 2g/hr Next week install weather stations in PNW on our temp/precip gradient… Repeat again next year? Science!
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This University of Tennessee position application is still open! -- AssistantAssociate Professor of Microbiology in area of Microbe-Plant Interactions apply.interfolio.com/148448
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Oops. Forgot the or between “Assistant or Associate”. Didn’t mean to create a new academic rank… 😉
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In case you were waiting for the combined, three position ad! UTK Microbiology is hiring TTF for Fall 2025. Come join us!!
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At the SPRUCE experiment doing some peat sampling and N2O flux measurements this week. Most are very low but a few of the hotter plots are letting off a bit of nitrous oxide!
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The very inspiring award ceremony and lecture from Rodolfo Dirzo at this weeks ESA conference is now online. Nerd out my eco-friends! youtu.be/mN8b_C-yZ2I?si=HaaO…
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Cool new study alert! - Two novel Archaeorhizomyces species isolated from ericoid mycorrhizal ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Still open! Im planning on two more weeks until I make the interview list. Apply to join us @ORNLBio_Env
This postdoc position for SPRUCE project is open again! Initial candidate had accepted but got offer that worked better for family. If you’re interested or know someone, please have them apply ASAP! Looking to move fast now. jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-…
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2 yrs ago we started putting together project to look at plant-microbe-soil interactions over temp/moisture gradients in Cascade Mts as a proxy for understanding resilience to climate change. Yesterday Retreat Fire moved through a study site near Yakima. Not a good sign...
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Fortunately it looks like our datalogger and aboveground sensors survived ( located about 10 ft up a tree), but unfortunately the soil sensors went offline. Guess it must have moved through fast and on the ground. Note the spike in temp ~630PM
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We're hiring! For Fall 2025, Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Microbe-Plant Interactions.
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This postdoc position for SPRUCE project is open again! Initial candidate had accepted but got offer that worked better for family. If you’re interested or know someone, please have them apply ASAP! Looking to move fast now. jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-…
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This postdoc position for SPRUCE project is open again! Initial candidate had accepted but got offer that worked better for family. If you’re interested or know someone, please have them apply ASAP! Looking to move fast now. jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-…
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