Benjamin Sulman
@bsulman.bsky.social
Ecosystem scientist and computational modeler. Living in Knoxville, TN, formerly of Madison, WI
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Benjamin Sulman
@bsulman.bsky.social
· Jul 3
After all these years I finally built a flux tower! Well, @sciencebails.bsky.social and
Geoff Schwaner did most of the work 😁 Salt marsh near Port Arthur, TX
Geoff Schwaner did most of the work 😁 Salt marsh near Port Arthur, TX
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Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
Until a few years ago, ugly holiday sweaters didn’t exist. They’re ugly Christmas sweaters, with some generic Jewish iconography to be “inclusive.” But the truth is, when I have to buy one to wear to a work party, I feel like I’m in another culture’s drag.
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
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🏅This Scripps Oceanography seismologist & a team of scientists from @utaustin.bsky.social & the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory just won the Nobel Prize of supercomputing! 💻⚡
Congrats to @inseismoland.bsky.social, who earned the @acm.org Gordon Bell Prize! 🧵⬇️
Congrats to @inseismoland.bsky.social, who earned the @acm.org Gordon Bell Prize! 🧵⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
🏅This Scripps Oceanography seismologist & a team of scientists from @utaustin.bsky.social & the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory just won the Nobel Prize of supercomputing! 💻⚡
Congrats to @inseismoland.bsky.social, who earned the @acm.org Gordon Bell Prize! 🧵⬇️
Congrats to @inseismoland.bsky.social, who earned the @acm.org Gordon Bell Prize! 🧵⬇️
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Impact of wind intensity on #tree hydraulic and photosynthetic dysfunction following an extreme #hurricane
A #Letter by Michalczyk et al.
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📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
A #Letter by Michalczyk et al.
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📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Impact of wind intensity on #tree hydraulic and photosynthetic dysfunction following an extreme #hurricane
A #Letter by Michalczyk et al.
👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
A #Letter by Michalczyk et al.
👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
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We're hiring!!! Come join our faculty!!!
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🚨 We are Hiring!!! 🚨
UF Geology is searching for a Teaching Faculty (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer) in Earth Surface Processes.
Lecturer positions at UF are faculty positions with promotion potential, the ability to advise students, & apply for funding if desired.
Apply by Jan. 5th! Link Below ⚒️🧪
UF Geology is searching for a Teaching Faculty (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer) in Earth Surface Processes.
Lecturer positions at UF are faculty positions with promotion potential, the ability to advise students, & apply for funding if desired.
Apply by Jan. 5th! Link Below ⚒️🧪
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're hiring!!! Come join our faculty!!!
⚒️🧪🔭🌊
⚒️🧪🔭🌊
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My colleague @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to investigate rhizosphere processes influencing methane (CH₄) dynamics in northern peatlands! Super cool opening -- please circulate careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/11061?l...
Post Doctorate Research Associate - Peatland Rhizosphere and Trace Gas Processes in Richland, Washington | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL is hiring a Post Doctorate Research Associate - Peatland Rhizosphere and Trace Gas Processes in Richland, Washington. Review all of the job details and apply today!
careers.pnnl.gov
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My colleague @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to investigate rhizosphere processes influencing methane (CH₄) dynamics in northern peatlands! Super cool opening -- please circulate careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/11061?l...
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"It was not immediately clear how many undocumented immigrants had been detained as of early Saturday afternoon, but the reach of the operation, dubbed “Charlotte’s Web” by the agency, appeared to be spreading." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"It was not immediately clear how many undocumented immigrants had been detained as of early Saturday afternoon, but the reach of the operation, dubbed “Charlotte’s Web” by the agency, appeared to be spreading." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Next absurdity: Past or future collaboration with Chinese students and scientists would disqualify American researchers from access to funding. 🧪
#academicsky
#psychscisky
#academicsky
#psychscisky
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next absurdity: Past or future collaboration with Chinese students and scientists would disqualify American researchers from access to funding. 🧪
#academicsky
#psychscisky
#academicsky
#psychscisky
Good grief, this would be a catastrophe
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Good grief, this would be a catastrophe
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Job alert!!! My department (Geology at @wwu.edu ) is searching for a hydrogeologist at the assistant professor level (tenure track). Fabulous colleagues and students (undergrad and master's level), spectacular setting. Ping me with questions.
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Job alert!!! My department (Geology at @wwu.edu ) is searching for a hydrogeologist at the assistant professor level (tenure track). Fabulous colleagues and students (undergrad and master's level), spectacular setting. Ping me with questions.
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
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"If you forget your login, call our wonderful school secretary, Marjorie. No, you can’t just call the office to tell Marjorie your kid is sick; you’ll need to call the office to retrieve your PITA login information, then log in to PITA to tell PITA your kid is sick."
Our School District Can Now Keep Track of Your Child with Just Three Terrible Apps
Other than lawsuits, losing track of a child is every school district’s worst nightmare. We haven’t lost anyone yet, but an EdTech company has pain...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"If you forget your login, call our wonderful school secretary, Marjorie. No, you can’t just call the office to tell Marjorie your kid is sick; you’ll need to call the office to retrieve your PITA login information, then log in to PITA to tell PITA your kid is sick."
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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New #FATESmodel job focused on fire modeling at UCIrvine :) recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09965
Postdoctoral Scholar: Remote Sensing to FATES: Wildfire Impacts on Western U.S. Forests
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New #FATESmodel job focused on fire modeling at UCIrvine :) recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09965
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A particular interest of mine has been how Earth system processes, including terrestrial methane cycling, have been perturbed by past warming events. Our new paper, led by Wuhan colleagues, is another contribution to that understanding!
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A particular interest of mine has been how Earth system processes, including terrestrial methane cycling, have been perturbed by past warming events. Our new paper, led by Wuhan colleagues, is another contribution to that understanding!
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
Amazing meteorological analysis of the storm that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, with archive satellite images!
The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A New Perspective on an Old Storm: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Amazing meteorological analysis of the storm that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, with archive satellite images!
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Last week, I took my kids to a city farm in Dublin, and had a magical adventure in the World Of Soil.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
No half-term visit to Dublin would be complete without a visit to World of Soil | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Last week, I took my kids to a city farm in Dublin, and had a magical adventure in the World Of Soil.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Peatland coverage from Doug the worm! 💖💖💖 Soils are the best
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Peatland coverage from Doug the worm! 💖💖💖 Soils are the best
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
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Quoted supporting our counterparts and friends at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The cost of the U.S. tsunami warning and mitigation effort is really a pittance. None of it has ever been adequately funded in any administration, and now things are worse. ⚒️ www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
U.S. tsunami warning system, reeling from funding and staffing cuts, is dealt another blow
Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Quoted supporting our counterparts and friends at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The cost of the U.S. tsunami warning and mitigation effort is really a pittance. None of it has ever been adequately funded in any administration, and now things are worse. ⚒️ www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
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We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
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🚨Job Alert!🚨Faculty Position in Low-Temperature #Geochemistry at University of New Mexico ⚒️ 🧪#geology
unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor-LowTemp Geochemistry-Earth and Planetary Sciences
The Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences (EPS) at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor pos...
unm.csod.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨Job Alert!🚨Faculty Position in Low-Temperature #Geochemistry at University of New Mexico ⚒️ 🧪#geology
unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Does anyone have specific leaf area (SLA) or leaf mass per area (LMA) measurements for adult leaves of #Eucalyptus pellita or #Corymbia tessellaris that they'd be willing to share with me?
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Does anyone have specific leaf area (SLA) or leaf mass per area (LMA) measurements for adult leaves of #Eucalyptus pellita or #Corymbia tessellaris that they'd be willing to share with me?
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
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If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Faculty Position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing - cee.mit.edu
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), together with the Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA, seeks candidate...
cee.mit.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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imagine how good these ents would be
March 13, 2024 at 10:42 PM
imagine how good these ents would be