Thanks for being so good to us Tuscon! A great time at #Botany2026 as always! And now back to the field...
Ben R Lee, PhD
@benrlee.com
Assistant Prof of Forest Ecology in southern Appalachia. Interested in climate change effects on forest plants, especially phenology, ecophys, and species interactions. He/him Views my own 🧪🌎🌱📜🌐 More at https://peacchlab.com
Come see Liz talk this morning about her MSc thesis work! 8am in Ecophys #Botany2026
Ben R Lee, PhD@benrlee.com · 3d agoPEACCH Lab presentations at #Botany2026 this week. I'll be giving a talk about dioecious mismatch in northern spicebush on Monday right before lunch and Liz Howe will be giving a talk on spring wildflower ecophysiology on Wednesday at 8!
🔥SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS❄️ #AJB and #AppsPlantSci are accepting proposals for joint special issues focusing on how temperature shapes & constrains plant biology. Proposal deadline: 30 Sep 2026 More info: bit.ly/4fmMhPu @seemasheth.bsky.social #botany #climatechange #ecology #Botany2026
Yo #botany2026 poster peeps! FYI odd-numbered are 5:30-6:15 today, evens are on from 6:15-7:00.
NSF: Pilot of a new four-year Ph.D. model ($47 million federal funding + $ from universities & private industry) Pilot recommended in "Science: A New Golden Age, a report to the president released last week by WH Office of Sci. & Tech. Policy Director Michael Kratsios." www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-par...
NSF partners with universities and industry on pilot initiative for four-year Ph.D. programs with real-world research placements
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over five years, along with additional financial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry...
nsf.gov
Had a great hike on FT7 yesterday to Sycamore Canyon in the middle of a very green desert. #Botany2026
PEACCH Lab presentations at #Botany2026 this week. I'll be giving a talk about dioecious mismatch in northern spicebush on Monday right before lunch and Liz Howe will be giving a talk on spring wildflower ecophysiology on Wednesday at 8!
So the #Botany2026 conference venue is GORGEOUS to the point that I no longer suffer from FOMO from missing ESA this year
Is there a #Botany2026 conference app or way to save/plan your iterinary? Struggling a bit, may have missed instructions...
Botany 2026 is a week away! Make sure to check out our #bsaecophys sessions: Talks Tuesday August 4: Ecophys I - 8:00 to 12:00 pm Ecophys II - 1:30 to 5:30 pm Wednesday August 5: Ecophys III - 8:00 to 9:45 am Phys - 10:15 to 12:00 pm Hope to see you all at #Botany2026
Wet and windy could never stop field crew picture day. I present the PEACCH Lab field crew of 2026 (thank goodness for start-up edition). The biggest field crew I've ever hired and probably will ever hire and we've been making the most of it.
My team is recruiting a MSc student for a new grant investigating forested wetland responses to Hurricane Helene. The student will lead a GIS project mapping disturbance type and severity in the ETSU Geosciences dept. The catch: they would need to start this fall semester (about a month from now).
My team is recruiting a MSc student for a new grant investigating forested wetland responses to Hurricane Helene. The student will lead a GIS project mapping disturbance type and severity in the ETSU Geosciences dept. The catch: they would need to start this fall semester (about a month from now).
Holy COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL) Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up.
Karen R. Lips@karenrlips.bsky.social · 3w agoI've had a blast volunteering with Skype-a-scientist the past few years! Highly recommend!
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 3w agoThis coming school year's Lego League theme is biodiversity, which means it's about to be all-hands-on-deck for ecologists. Let's get ready for the flood. Ecologists, if you're willing to answer questions from classrooms or LEGO teams, we need ya. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Just added a couple more job apps (thanks Rachel and Arun!) but if you've gotten a job in industry, academia (R1, PUI, whatever!) in the last 5 years or so, please consider submitting your job app materials to help other folks! github.com/RILAB/statem...
GitHub - RILAB/statements: Successful Job Applications and Grants
Successful Job Applications and Grants. Contribute to RILAB/statements development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Found a (damaged) luna moth in the field today. Was a first for me, but a very cool experience!
📖 Published📖 Robust estimation of key leaf traits from reflectance spectroscopy of herbarium specimens 🧪 🌏️ 🍃
Robust estimation of key leaf traits from reflectance spectroscopy of herbarium specimens
Community-wide efforts to digitize herbarium specimens have facilitated novel uses of specimen data across scales. However, the need for destructive sampling has prevented large-scale examination ...
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Botany friends: cool job alert. We're searching for a new Director for the UC & Jepson Herbaria here at UC Berkeley. Share with nice people. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05405 🌿🌺🌵
Associate/Full Professor- Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics- Integrative Biology, and Director- University of California Berkeley Herbaria
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
Have you ever wondered why there's such a lack of ectomycorrhizal-affiliated tree seedlings under mountain laurel thickets? Read all about it! This is also my first first-author publication 🥳 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Plant-soil feedbacks affect hardwood regeneration in mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) thickets
Ericaceous thickets inhibit hardwood regeneration, particularly of ectomycorrhizal tree species, yet mechanisms underlying effects of the ericaceous s…
authors.elsevier.com
We’re recruiting a PhD student for fall 2027 And to help spread the word, we now have a handy dandy flyer that you can print and share!
Rhododendron Research@heyrhododendron.bsky.social · last mo.📣 Recruiting PhD student Medeiros Lab Holden Arboretum Case Western Reserve University Scenic Northeast Ohio Start Fall 2027 Projects in rhododendron physiology & chemistry & spectral phenotyping tools for application in horticulture and conservation Deadline Dec 2026 DM me if interested 🧪🍁🌿🪴🌎
📣 Recruiting PhD student Medeiros Lab Holden Arboretum Case Western Reserve University Scenic Northeast Ohio Start Fall 2027 Projects in rhododendron physiology & chemistry & spectral phenotyping tools for application in horticulture and conservation Deadline Dec 2026 DM me if interested 🧪🍁🌿🪴🌎
When fieldwork gets hot, it's always nice to swing by the swimming hole on the way out. The midsummer vibes when the rhododendrons are in bloom are immaculate. #bloomscrolling #rhodendron
I moved away 13 years ago and have never been so homesick as I am now.
Jeremiah Oshan@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · last mo.Not only is Seattle so far from dying that no one who came here this summer will ever believe it, I have to admit I’m getting jealous of everyone who is just trying to soak up everything in a few days. It must be intoxicating
Science peeps, particularly trainees: When reviewing grants, it really, really helps if you have a Google Scholar page, an ORCID account, or a website that makes getting information about you, easy. Some sort of web presence. I'm begging you. Make it easier for study sections to give you money.
Region Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperatures are in record territory, approaching 3 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 mean, an anomaly that has never happened before in recorded history. The Climate 8-ball says: "four!"
