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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm always excited to dust off the waders!!

Two women sitting in waders, smiling about doing stream work

Four people smiling and posing by the Sinclair dinosaur

Two people in a shallow stream getting ready to fish shock

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

28 hours of field work wrapped up in two photos 💪🏻

Woman standing upstream of a periphyton sampler

Four women on a boat getting ready to collect sediment cores

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The group spent the morning touring the Bowersock Hydroelectric Dam in Lawrence, KS. Had a blast learning about the history and positive impact in the community, as well as getting in a quick cycling workout!

6 women standing in the power generator room of a Hydroelectric Dam

Catwalk view from Hydroelectric Dam of tail waters flowing on the Kansas River

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Day 0 vs. Day 7. Working our way to a nice tank bloom 💚

Mesocosm tank with greener water on Day 7 that is starting to grow an algal bloom

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The team had a day off the water to set up a PFAS and HABs mesocosm experiment. Great kickoff to the summer field season!!

A group of people setting up stock tanks for an experiment

A group of people sampling stock tanks for an experiment

A group of people measuring water quality in stock tanks

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Wow #ASLOSIL26! My feet are killing me, I can barely talk, and I'm running on maybe 10 hrs of sleep for the whole week -- all signs of a great time! Thanks to everyone who made this week happen!

Woman standing at a podium giving a presentation to a crowd at a conference

Woman standing next to a conference information sign

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy May!! What else starts with "m" -- MUD! We are taking name suggestions for our new sediment mascot.

Woman standing on a boat hugging a freshly collected sediment core.

Woman holding a sediment blob molded into a small mascot

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for wundergrad Emily!! She presented twice in two weeks on her first poster with her very own R-created figures!

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

A perfect day on Cross Reservoir teaching limnology and playing with all of our lake toys!!

Woman standing in a boat holding a white board teaching limnology

Students holding a van dorn sampler observing surface water

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I have never had a green thumb. So let me tell you, I am ready to defend these little sprouts with my life! We have sugar pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce in the works 😊

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Kicked off field season in 20-something °F weather 🥶 Worth it.....for the sunshine and inverts!! (sorry no buggy pics, my hands were frozen)

3 people bundled up, holding nets wading in a stream getting ready to sample bugs for winter time data

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I've been actively trying to mentally slow down, not work ALL the time, & keep a healthy distance from my laptop on the weekends. Not going to lie...it's hard for me. Anyway, it's upped my embroidery game, so here are some of my new pieces.

Hand embroidery hoop of a skull, snake, and foliage on grey tie-dye fabrice

Hand embroidery oval hoop of a skeleton hand extending a finger to touch a snowflake with florals at the wrist on dark orange fabric

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

This was a fun little experiment to wrap up before the holidays! We used sediment cores to measure internal nutrient loading under oxic and anoxic conditions. Sooooo much troubleshooting went into this, so let me know if you need tips or tricks for sediment incubations.

Six tubes of sediment and water with caps standing in front of an open incubator.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Field work through the seasons ☀️🍂❄️ We recently wrapped up field season with a brisk day of sediment coring. I'm looking forward to catching up on rest and writing these next couple of months!

Group of people counting mussels on a stream bank

Two people measuring a sediment core on a boat

Person standing behind long sediment cores on a boat

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Let's be real. Chara knows everything is about her. Happy holiday season from my sweet bean ❤️

Dog sitting in front of a lit christmas tree

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Can you tell I've made the switch to Christmas, because I'm trying my best 😂

Embroidery of a ghost with a Santa hat surrounded by poinsettia flowers and holiday lights

Embroidery pattern of a skeleton hand touching a snowflake with holiday florals at the bottom

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Tuttle Creek Lake gifted me an eerie Halloween Eve morning 🎃I'll just be over here clinging to these spooky vibes the rest of the year.

Boating on a lake with a spooky, heavy fog and some vegetated land in the distance.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Pulling buoys and sampling water on Kickapoo Reservation today. Absolutely beautiful, fall day in the field!

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Picked some apples and pumpkins this weekend, all while sweating buckets, but we still enjoyed our time! 🎃🖤

Dog laying down in a wagon next to a pumpkin

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

We love sediment!! Took 11 weighted hand cores in 15-20 mph winds 😳 to compare sediment characteristics before and after reservoir restoration.

Two people standing on a boat holding and measuring a long sediment core collected from a reservoir.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Don't worry, the puppers also got her hikes in.

Black and brown dog staring up at a camera while standing on a hiking trail in the mountains.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The perfect mental reset = morning hikes + afternoon coffee and writing surrounded by vibrant Aspens and crisp air. I also completed my third 14er in 7.5 hrs, Mt. Shavano @ 14,230 ft. My love for the Rockies run deep 🖤

Rocky Mountains from the peak of Mt. Shavano at 14,230 feet elevation.

Woman standing on the top of Mt. Shavano giving two thumbs up after summiting.

Waterfall in the mountains surrounded by trees with vibrant fall colored leaves.

Mountain range covered in vibrant Aspen trees reflecting off a small, calm pond.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

She's perfect and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise 🥹

Black and brown dog in a sweater sitting in a field in Colorado. There are bushes, trees, and a large mountain in the background.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Holy mussels!! Grubbing at an oil spill site and surveying buckets of mapleleaf mussels!

Woman sitting in a stream in waders with a bucket of mussels at her feet and large mussels held in her hands.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Lake Assessment Lab wundergrad gas sampling and loving it (you can tell by the focus)! We sampled headspace for dissolved gasses, chambers for flux, and bubble traps for ebullition -- the greenhouse gas trifecta!!

Wundergrad sampling gas from bubble traps over the side of a boat.

Quadrat on the water with two floating chambers inside for gas flux sampling

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Yeess! Of course! And macrophytes ❤️

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

What a start!! 🚣🏻‍♀️ I could not be more excited to announce my new position as Associate Researcher at the Kansas Biological Survey. You'll find me playing in reservoirs, streams, with macroinvertebrates, GHGs, and more!

Woman in chest waders standing on a pile of downed trees against a bridge on a stream

High frequency buoy floating on a large reservoir

Woman standing in a river picking macroinvertebrates and holding a small crayfish

Aquatic quadrat sitting on the edge of a boat on a reservoir with a tree line in the background

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I'm not a bug person...BUT I saw some green June beetles mating and that was super cool!!

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

It's been a hectic couple of weeks! We decided to literally live in a van down by the river. So, here are the many faces of Chara loving van life!!

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We will forever feel the healing pull of the mountains💙 We didn't get McAfee's views, but we enjoyed the adventure, nonetheless!

Man standing on a hiking trail in the woods smiling carrying a dog in a backpack

Man hiking in the distance alongside the edge of a mountain carrying a dog in a backpack

Woman standing in the distance on the edge of a mountain overhang

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

@freshwaterscience.bsky.social never disappoints! Location, people, research... amazing!! Thank you to all committees, sponsors, volunteers, etc. for another great SFS.

Puerto Rico convention center lit up with blue and green lights at night.

View of the beach and ocean waves hitting the rocks through tropical plants.

Sidewalk alongside the ocean with small international flags hanging from the trees above.

A woman presenting data in front of a room full of people.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Another hike in the books! And of course post-hike celebratory beers! Pilot Mountain and Mt Airy did not disappoint.

Man hiking and carrying a small dog in a backpack. Stopped on a large rock with a view of the Appalachians.

Pilot Mountain with a few scattered trees along the trail and the sun shining bright.

Street view of downtown Mt Airy with small local shops and breweries on either side.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Hiking always recenters me. 1/3 of the Triple Crown complete!

Woman surrounded by large rocks at the top of a challenging hike

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

After a full 14 hr day, 240 of these babies are set up with water sampling already under way!! Thank you to the entire operation team who volunteered their time 🥹 🙌🏻

5 scientists sitting around a lab bench adding microplastics to microcosms

Happy scientist hugging her cart of sealed microcosms

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

When trying not to scream, cry, and drown in rage from this chaos, I look at pictures of my pupper. Posting this just in case she's helpful for others too.

Black and brown dog with perked ears staring into the camera with her head resting on a blanket.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

TADA 🎉 My starting PVC now looks like a bee house. The particles turned out so much better than I expected though!

PVC pipe with a lot of drill holes and a foil covered jar containing PVC curls from drilling.

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

After prep of 100 microcosms, I'll be relaxing for a couple of days 😎 These babies will be used for some biogeochemical cycling fun. Stay tuned!!

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Weekend filled with gas sampling! Thank you to my amazingly supportive husband for making 9pm lab runs with me and taking good action photos ☺️

Woman sitting in a lab injecting a gas sample into a serum vial

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Christine M. Cornish, PhD @cmcornish.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

2023: The best year I've had since starting my PhD. It gave me my first pub (and a 2nd!) and 4 van adventures. I learned work-life balance and gained confidence in my work. I defend in 2024...I'm feeling all the emotions, but am still excited for another trip around the sun.