Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)

Oxidized nitrogen cycling in the troposphere is complex! Out today, a paper led by former PhD student Ishir summarizes our current understanding of this budget and cycling. acp.copernicus.org/articles/26/...

Characterizing the global tropospheric budget of oxidized nitrogen (NOy)

Abstract. Nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) in the troposphere form an array of secondary pollutants that are detrimental to air quality, ecosystems, and climate. The family of reactive oxidized nitrog...

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Bump! Priority deadline July 15 🧪

Hannah S Kenagy@hannahskenagy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Kenagy and Millet Labs at UMN are hiring a postdoc to deploy mass spectral instruments on a new mobile lab focused on air composition, air quality, and environmental justice. Details at z.umn.edu/bdjg. Contact Hannah (hskenagy@umn.edu) & Dylan @dbm.bsky.social (dbm@umn.edu) with questions!

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners. They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD. www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...

A deep dive on how chemical structure affects photochemical reactivity and defluorination pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Celebrating 25 years of photochemistry with @krismcneill.bsky.social and nearly 10 if NMR with @pomerantz.bsky.social @envirosci.acspublications.org

The deadline (Sep 30) is coming up! If you are interested in joining ETH as an Assistant Professor of Soil Chemistry, please consider applying!

Kris McNeill@krismcneill.bsky.social · last yr.

We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of Soil Chemistry. Please spread the word! Application deadline is September 30. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Are you interested in biosphere-atmosphere interactions, global modeling, and living in Zurich? If so, this postdoc position might be for you! Please share with any interested colleagues: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Atmospheric Chemistry

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I'm excited to share a 𝗡𝗲𝘄 #𝘌𝘚𝘗𝘐 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 Special issue! @rsc.org This was guest edited by myself and Ellison Carter, and it showcases research that centers around questions of the built environment, featuring the impacts of interdisciplinary approaches. shorturl.at/pIY0i

📣#MTTM 🔬Emily Hu (@yunqianhu.bsky.social‬) is a C-CoMP B2P Fellow working with @maratimes.bsky.social & @akrinos.bsky.social at Brown. She uses microbial sequence data and computational tools to uncover how biotic🦠& abiotic drivers shape microbial community assembly in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊.

Want to move to Switzerland? We are looking for a postdoc to study airborne viruses: careers.epfl.ch/job/Lausanne... @linseymarr.bsky.social @lakdawalalab.bsky.social @corsiaq.bsky.social @influenzal.bsky.social @chuckhaas.bsky.social

Schwarze Folie auf dem Feld = Müll? Nicht unbedingt. 🌱♻️ Michael Sander und sein Team untersuchen, ob und wie biologisch abbaubare #Mulchfolie im Boden tatsächlich abgebaut wird. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/landwirtscha... #Gemüsebau #EN17033 #PE-Mulchfolien @agroscope.bsky.social @eawag.bsky.social

We are looking for a PhD student for a project on chloronitramide in drinking water. Please spread the word! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of Soil Chemistry. Please spread the word! Application deadline is September 30. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Soil Chemistry

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I'm looking for a partner to co-lead Atmospheric Chemistry at ETH! New role for a mid-career person looking to make a change. Please contact me if interested. Job opening closes in a month! (and applying early is better than last minute!)

Colette Heald@coletteheald.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are searching for a Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry! You can find details in the link; please share with qualified colleagues! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Happy solstice to all who celebrate

FYI: The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is trying to get more info on the impact of recent research grant terminations. If your award has been canceled since Jan 20, you can fill out this survey: democrats-science.house.gov/grantcancela...

There are many sources of chemical pollution in our rivers, but tertiary treatment for sewage could clean up the meds that pass straight through us & down the loo, household cleaning products, chemicals from skin care, hair care, washing clothes & food. 1/ www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast

In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...

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Leana Hosea@leanahosea.bsky.social · last yr.

Ibuprofen can affect fish hatching, diclofenac impacts fish livers, flea treatments kill off the insects fish & birds eat - a cocktail of meds, pesticides, cleaning products, road runoff is poisoning our rivers - no wonder fish numbers are plummeting. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🎉Congrats to Oliver Fuhrer and Thomas Hofstetter on their appointment as Adjunct Professors! Oliver is a weather/climate modeling expert from @meteoschweiz.bsky.social, and Thomas is an environmental chemistry pioneer from @eawag.bsky.social. So proud! 🎓🎓 usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...

Oliver Fuhrer and Thomas Hofstetter are new Adjunct Professors at D-USYS

At the request of ETH President Joël Mesot, the ETH Board awarded the title of professor to Oliver Fuhrer and Thomas Hofstetter at its meeting on May 21 and 22, 2025. Congratulations!

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I have an open postdoc position in my environmental chemistry group at UW-Madison (starting summer or fall). Project focuses on applying high-resolution mass spectrometry to complex mixtures, including PFAS and dissolved organic matter. Email me directly if interested. Application deadline: May 15

Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

Last week I was playing around with a new "tree ring plot" to visualize daily global temperature anomalies from ERA5. I thought it would be neat to make a version of the plot for daily global absolute temperatures (rather than anomalies):

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

📣 Check out the most popular publications from Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts from 2024 📣 All articles in the collections are now free to read and can be found here 🧪 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...

The Atmospheric Chemistry GRC program is now posted (same link as below). Please consider applying to join the meeting to hear all these great talks and share your own work!

Colette Heald@coletteheald.bsky.social · 2y ago

Atmospheric Chemistry colleagues! consider applying to attend this year's Atmospheric Chemistry GRC to join us in Maine and hear about the exciting advances in our field! See the link for more details: www.grc.org/atmospheric-...

Congratulations to @kateaubrecht.bsky.social on being named a(n) AAAS Fellow!!! www.aaas.org/programs/fel...

For anyone with kiddos interested in rocks and nature—I've got an event for you! I'll be at Bards Alley Bookshop in Vienna, VA this Saturday for an event with What a Rock Can Reveal! There will be lots of hands on activities and fun rocks and minerals to play with. I'd love to see you all there!! 🧪⚒️

Congratulations to Sebastian Doetterl on his promotion to Associate Professor of Soil Resources! 🎉

ETH Zurich@ethz.ch · 2y ago

At the meeting on 5 and 6 March 2025, the ETH Board appointed five female and seven male professors at the request of ETH President Joël Mesot. The Board also awarded the title of "Professor" four times and the title of "Professor of Practice" once. Read more:

We are tracking mutations of #RSV in #wastewater: genspectrum.org/swiss-wastew.... Why this matters and why you should re-tweet for visibility (a 🧵).

Swiss wastewater - RSV

GenSpectrum is an interactive dashboard to query and analyze pathogen sequences, currently available for Influenza H5N1, RSV, SARS-CoV-2 and the West Nile virus.

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