Mark G. Spychala
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Mark G. Spychala
@markgspychala.bsky.social
(He/Him) Observatory Manager for DOE ARM User Facility at Argonne National Lab; AMF3 & SGP | Forever Student; Occasional Teacher | Ally | Posts are my own
Be sure to stop by any of the numerous #ARM talks, posters, and Town Halls this week at #AGU25.

Learn more about our 140' flux tower at #ARMBNF during TH35J on Thursday evening: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

@agu.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The White Eagle has been an important part of my family for generations. Many of my relatives are buried in St. Aldalbert's and this was a place to remember and celebrate their lives.

White Eagle in Niles closes after decades as a hub for Polish community www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/w...
White Eagle in Niles closes after decades as a hub for Polish community and political powerhouses
White Eagle banquet hall was the social center of Chicago’s Polish community for decades. Now it has served its last pierogi.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
From my most recent trip to SGP. OK will always hold a special place in my heart. Some of the first meteorological instruments I ever worked with were at the Marvin Klemme Range Research station near Clinton. When I visit SGP I am reminded of where I started & the path I took to get where I am now.
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ken was wonderful to work with and he is dearly missed by the ARM family. www.murphyfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/k...
August 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Proud of this one. The entire team worked so hard to get this site up and running. I'm so glad I get to work with the operations team there every day. Come visit us and bring your best science to the forest!
July 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Air quality alert and air action day means trains to O'Hare today.
July 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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July 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Please, call your reps. Let them hear that you stand for science!
7765 calls made so far! But we still have so much work to do...

Keep calling your reps and telling them to #SaveOurForecasts !

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June 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposted by Mark G. Spychala
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Are you interested in Land-Atmosphere Interactions? What about convective modes in the Southeast US? Maybe you want to study intra-canopy variations in diffuse radiation and don't know where to start? Come to ARM Summer School hosted by @uahuntsville.bsky.social this May! www.arm.gov/news/events/...
ARM Research Facility
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February 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A beautiful end to a very productive week in Alabama at the ARM BNF deployment of the ARM AMF3. I love visiting our hard-working site ops here! #aos03-bnf #atmosphericscience
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Things are getting interesting at our site in Alabama! My guess is this won't be a very common sight in the #BNF data, but time will tell. Anyone there remember that ice storm last winter?
January 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Fighting the urge to ask all the poster holders at DCA about their research.... #AGU24
December 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Great to meet Aria Pons from @waff.com today out the the new ARM site in the Bankhead National Forest. Looking forward to the next five years of data coming from BNF! www.waff.com/2024/12/06/b...
Bankhead National Forest hosts Department of Energy research facility
Bankhead National Forest is now the home to an atmospheric radiation measurement facility for the next five years.
www.waff.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 AM
I am *trying* to wrap up my notes for next week's BNF Kickoff event in Huntsville, AL. Looking forward to seeing folks there! If you haven't yet registered and wish to attend virtually, there is still time! More here: www.arm.gov/news/events/...
ARM Research Facility
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November 27, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Sometimes you just happen to be in the right place at the right time.
November 15, 2024 at 12:42 PM