Super proud of all my students this summer! Justin and Willow are two great undergrads who presented their summer research during the SURE symposium last week.

We have a new visitor to our garden! It is amazing how gently it can glide over the flowers.

Stop Scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Faye McNeill@vfmcneill.bsky.social · 3w ago

Stop Scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

I hope the bees are doing ok with all the smoke up here. This is from the weekend, I see far fewer outside right now.

#AGU26 A098 - Organic Gases, Aerosols, and Surface Chemistry: Sources, Transformations, and Human Exposure Across Outdoor and Indoor Environments Submit an abstract by August 5th! agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

I love the color gradient in red Daylilies.

I'm very happy to share a new special issue in ES&T Air. "Indoor Air Chemistry in the Context of a Changing Climate" is now available: tinyurl.com/58yz7a5u This special issue was led by myself, Nicola Carslaw, and Yingjun Liu and we'd like to thank all the authors and reviewers who contributed!

Bump! Priority deadline July 15 🧪

Hannah S Kenagy@hannahskenagy.bsky.social · 2mo 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!

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

I've never heard these calls before, this is so great!

Meade Krosby@meadekrosby.bsky.social · 4w ago

Timeline cleanse: American pikas calling to each other in the Canadian Rockies. Sound on to hear the loud “MEEP!” made by these potato sized alpine mammals. They’re way off under those cliffs but the calls travel. *this is likely a niche post, but it’s one of my favorite sounds in the world.

That’s what happens when you get rid of the department of defense

It is ridiculous that journals want me to pay for a paper published in 1948.

First monarch of the summer!

ACS ES&T Air’s latest collection explores how the field of atmospheric chemistry has advanced thanks to the collaboration of industry, academic and federal scientists This list of papers offers insights into the value of cooperation that has shaped 30 years of atmospheric research buff.ly/n0GsJd8

my hot take is that this is the actual america 250. just a ton of different people coming together, showing people what makes America weird and fun. people being welcoming. and yeah there’s some bullshit too, which is also very true to America! but the good and community far outweighs it rn.

What a great article not only on faculty workloads, but how little our salaries actually factor in to most university budgets. A few highlights. First, our salaries are falling:

Does anyone else find that AI written text flows right through their mind? I know students are using it to try to learn in class, but I retain very little when I read it.

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

Beautiful butterfly at the Matthaei botanical garden!

We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

Gutted to hear of the passing of V. “Ram” Ramaswamy, who had led NOAA's influential climate lab, GFDL, since 2008. He had a truly American success story and lasting legacy. May his memory be a blessing to his friends and family.

Venkatachalam "Ram" Ramaswamy Obituary (1955 - 2026) - Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Ram was born on April 28th, 1955 and passed away on June 21st, 2026 at the age of 71

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#AGU26 A065 - From Molecules to Impacts: Linking the Molecular Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol to Key Physicochemical Properties Submit an abstract by August 5! tinyurl.com/2k37s67a

AGU26 Annual Meeting | AGU

AGU’s annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 20,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research, connect, collaborate, and inspire one another. Join us for...

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Happy pollinator week!

Postdoc at U Minnesota in The Kenagy and Millet Labs for deployment of mass spectral instrumentation on a new mobile research laboratory focused on air composition, air quality, environmental justice, and emergency response for environmental concerns: hr.myu.umn.edu/psc/hrprd/EM...

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This position is available immediately. The work schedule is typically Monday–Friday, with occasional weekend days during deployment periods. Outside of deployment periods the work schedule has increased flexibility to balance the deployments.

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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!

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Postdoctoral Researcher The Kenagy Lab (Department of Chemistry; https://kenagy.chem.umn.edu/) and the Millet Lab (Department of Soil, Water, and Climate; https://atmoschem.umn.edu) at the University ...

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There were many beautiful flowers in the SF botanical garden, but this was my favorite. Such a beautiful dark color and it smells like chocolate!

I'm happy to share an editorial in ES&T Air highlighting the importance of collaboration in atmospheric chemistry between academic, federal, and industry scientists. As we face growing challenges in air quality, we must continue to support collaborative work at all scales. tinyurl.com/3szhhdtm

Support for Collaborative Science in Atmospheric Chemistry

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In California and I saw my first passion flower. What a crazy cool bloom!

I wish there was a way to send updates to previous proposal reviewers who rejected an idea when we, or someone else, prove an idea was possible.

Betty White: Well, What Do You Know. It Works!

Alt: Betty White: Well, What Do You Know. It Works!

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I have heard rumors that the European Union is planning to end the TROPOMI measurements onboard the Sentinel-5P satellite, now that Sentinel-5 is in orbit. If you are as concerned about this as I am, please consider sharing this post and/or signing this letter: www.ipetitions.com/petition/tro...

Petition TROPOMI's Future

Urge the EU to continue the TROPOMI measurements.

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