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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm grateful to be a recipient of the Canada's NSERC Postdoctoral Research Award. And lastly, I am also grateful for my village of academic friends who've been my letter writers and general support through this process.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I am so excited to announce that I have started a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University, working with Reed Maxwell and Jeff McDonnell! Together, we're tackling questions about how groundwater quality is changing, and how transit times and time lags shape these long-term trajectories.

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 21/11/2025

📢 We're starting a new blog series in which we'll be interviewing PhD students about their research on climate processes, impacts, adaptation and mitigation! In the first edition, we speak to Dalena León Fon Fay about spectrally nudged storylines 👇 latitude.plos.org/2025/11/plos...

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PLOS Climate PhD interview: Dalena León Fon Fay - Latitude

In the first of a new series of interviews with PhD students in climate research, PLOS Climate speaks to Dalena León Fon…

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Mike Waddington 🇨🇦 @peatofmind.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year. It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees. Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I picked the worst time to learn how to use em dashes effectively.

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Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?” spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”

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Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity

The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.

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Caroline Aubry-Wake @cryocaro.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

It’s NSERC PhD season! If you’re : ➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is) ➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026 ➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater) Let’s chat! 🎉 Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄 www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

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NSERC - Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

AGU H3S invites you to submit an abstract to our session at #AGU25 Thinking Outside the Box Plot: Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social @acarneiromar.bsky.social @gescilam.bsky.social Cee Nell Emily Ellis

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

AGU H3S invites you to contribute to our session at #AGU25 Hydrology Student, Postdoc, and Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore

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Jeremy Patterson @jpatthydro.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I might be a bit biased, but this was a good conversation

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

“Amazon intends to build on the [10-acre wetland, in the middle of the complex], pointing out that it is a small, shallow wetland, not a major nature preserve.” Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!

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Arctic Data Center @arcticdatactr.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Applications close in 1 week for our 2025 AI/ML Curriculum Development workshop! Apply today! 🤩

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Spent seven days on the West Coast Trail, hiking across incredible landscapes with amazing people. I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.

Photo of three women sitting around a fire. The picture is framed and the fire is mostly hidden by large pieces of drift wood.

Danyka in her hiking gear and backpack, staring up at a large tree.

Picture of someone's back, walking away from the photographer in a very muddy wetland, with short shrubs and trees.

Danyka walking, back towards the photographer, on a coastal shoreline, where there are tide pools. A forest abuts the coastline and frames the right hand side of the picture.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message: Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared. New global consensus just dropped. link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… 🧵

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I passed east of you! I took the I-90, going from Mt. Rainier to Grand Teton NP through northern Idaho/Montana.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Thanks Rachel! 😊 That was in Olympic National park! I wish I would have made it to Crater Lake. I decided to go east after Washington towards Jackson Hole/Grand Tetons instead of south. Still very beautiful, but I definitely need to get myself to Crater Lake at some point.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

😊 Thanks Nate for the validation! It was a great trip, all of the ups and downs included, and the hard reset has been so nice!

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It's a privilege to take this time off, but if folks find themselves in this position, I highly encourage the break. I hesitated, worried people would question my "passion." But the goal of hard work is partly to enjoy what you've built! So, if you can, take the darn break!

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I am giving myself space to reflect on what I want, away from others' expectations (perceived or real). I am still burned out, but I can feel the space being made and excitement for my work creeping back in.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The past 6 years have been full of challenges, lots of caretaking, and burning the candle at both ends, trying (and many times failing) to keep the balls in the air. I got some fresh snow in CO and I found myself giggling, as I floated through the powder and moved around the trees. Pure catharsis.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Been quiet on here lately. I have been intentionally carving out time post-PhD to have fun, take a breath, and finish up some remaining papers. Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾

A selfie of Danyka smiling in from of Mt. Rainier

A selfie of Danyka overlooking Canyons in eastern Washington.

Picture of the back of a grand caravan, with a wooden insert that is holding camp kitchen.

Picture of Danyka sitting on a small wooden bridge, background is a lush and green forest in the Pacific Northwest.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I have limited capacity right now, but I'd be happy to sign it. I forwarded to a few other folks.

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 10/02/2025

Would anyone be interested in workshopping an open letter to AGU on this?

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AGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The AGU Catchment Hydrology TC is excited to welcome its new members. To stay connected with the hydro community, follow us on LinkedIn, X, and BlueSky. For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com 📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

When asked why I studied the US instead of Canada, my answer was always the same: the US had more data and better data management. I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.

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Dr. Andrea Wishart @wishartae.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This news item covers our preprint (version online not peer reviewed) where we looked at the difference between guaranteed minimum stipend values for graduate programs in physics and biology, and measures of local cost of living. Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky

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Andrea Kirkwood (she/her) @kirkwoodlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

GRAD POSITION: MSc position aquatic ecology and conservation at Laurentian University w/ flexible start date. Contact Brie Edwards (see ALT text) for more details #AcademicSky

We are currently seeking a MSc domestic student (i.e. Canadian citizen or permanent resident) to join a cohort of newly recruited HQP. The project will focus on developing and testing novel stream biomonitoring methods incorporating eDNA to assay community membership from microbes to fish. These rapid bioassessment techniques will be tested against traditional approaches in their ability to produce functional, community and multi-trophic indicators of ecosystem integrity and biodiversity along a gradient of impact recovery. The student will be hosted at Laurentian University (Dr. Brie Edwards) and co-supervised by Dr. Erik Emilson (Natural Resources Canada). Field work will begin in Spring of 2025 and will be conducted in the Sudbury area. As such we are recruiting a student interested in starting May 2025. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in aquatic ecology and an interest in benthic bioindicators, molecular techniques, and population and community responses to environmental change. Quantitative skills in statistical analysis are desired but can be provided through training programs at the respective institutions. Interested students should send a CV, cover letter expressing interest and relevant skills, as well as a copy of unofficial transcripts to Brie Edwards (bedwards2@laurentian.ca). Please include “CRADLES graduate interest” as the subject line.

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Join the AGU-H3S team! Applications due January 15th! shorturl.at/WuRzQ

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austin @aparker.io · 20/12/2024

please stop using chatgpt to write your conference talk submissions. we can tell.

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Int Assoc for Geoscience Diversity (the IAGD) @accessiblegeo.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

We are looking for geoscientists who are or were in the workforce to take a participate in a survey about their experiences. There is almost no data on disabled geos beyond the student level and we aim to change that. Please share widely!

Text: Help us document the experiences of geoscientists with disabilities in the workforce by taking our survey. The logos of the International Association of Geoscience Diversity and the Mind Hears appear beneath the QR code that links the survey.

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Garima Lakhanpal @lakhanpalgarima.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Friday! Final day of AGU! Please come say hi to us all! We would love to talk science 💫 @danykabyrnes.bsky.social @julieeemai.bsky.social #BasuLab #AGU24

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ryan ackett, PhD(!) @ryanackett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Just had the pleasure of an excellent AGU poster presentation by Christopher Oates on what I think is a critical but underdiscussed reason why ag continues to be allowed to dominate among sources of water pollution: we're not even measuring it! @ngnelson.bsky.social

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Yeah, I definitely agree. Esp. applies to someone like yourself who can communicate their work well (I always liked your talks!) But also, I remember hearing 15 minute talks that were also inaccessible, so I feel like length is only a part of it.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

And I think there is probably room for both at AGU, but IMO I don’t see the point of gathering diverse range of scientist in the same room if we don’t make the effort to communicate methods and findings with each other.

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

In sessions outside my research area I find myself confused by jargon + speaker’s assumptions about the aud. background knowledge. As speakers at a large diverse conference, who should we be tailoring our talks for? Do we have a responsibility to make our talks more inclusive and accessible? #AGU23

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I remember 20+ years ago Exxon funding the AGU student networking breakfast. It was all a little sus then. But now?! Get with the times. That industry is whatever the opposite of honest broker is when it comes to science. Regardless of anything else, a science org can't take their money. #AGU24

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Change of plans! Shuyu Chang is presenting about Dams and water quality in the Chesapeake bay at 15:25 in 146A! Go listen to this awesome talk and give her some support! 🤗

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Irene Garousi-Nejad @igarousi.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Today at #AGU24, we'll share SWOTViz, a web-based tool that simplifies accessing and working with hydrology data from #NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission (SWOT), making these datasets more accessible to researchers and the public worldwide. 10:40-11:50 am, e-Lightening, Theater 2

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Arctic Data Center @arcticdatactr.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

📣 ELOKA just released a new report on data management needs for Indigenous Guardians (land stewardship programs in Canada). Read more here: www.indigenousstewardship.com/_files/ugd/4...

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Danyka Byrnes @danykabyrnes.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Happening today! For some reason I set it up in reverse chronological order.

Monday December 9th

Nandita Basu H12E-02
Models, Muddles and Management: Nutrient legacies and water quality trajectories
10:30 - 10:40 in Room 103 A-B

Juliane Mai H14E-05 (Invited)
Lessons Learned from the Great Lakes Runoff Intercomparison Project over the Great Lakes
Watershed (GRIP-GL)
16:41 - 16:51 in Room 145 B

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Jeremy Patterson @jpatthydro.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

If you have any questions at all (H3S, groundwater, career, etc...) I'm happy to chat. Drop a comment, send a message. If you're in DC, I will make time to meet up with you and chat in person if you'd like. (Q.E.D.)

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Jeremy Patterson @jpatthydro.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Traveling to DC for #AGU24 and reflecting on the fact that this week marks the end of my tenure with @agu-h3s.bsky.social. I've enjoyed being able to support early-career hydrologists and have a built-in network every year at Fall Meeting. (Continued in comments / don't stop here)

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

🚨 #AGU_H3S will be convening two sessions this year at #AGU24 One session will focus on centering DEI in the classroom and the second will focus on communicating science beyond traditional papers We are accepting abstract submissions through 31 July 2024 at 23:59 EDT #Hydrology #EarlyCareer 🧵1/3

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Margaret Zimmer @margaretzimmer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I’m recruiting graduate students and a postdoc to work on a range of hydrology topics- from water quality in agricultural landscapes to critical zone process (a)synchrony! Interested? Let’s chat at #AGU24!!!

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Good morning #AGU24! We're looking forward to seeing everyone this week! As folks are traveling we'd love to play a game of who can spot the most poster tubes! Drop your count below and and feel free to let us know how many folks are still working on their presentations like Paige is here👇🏼

Powerpoint presentation displayed on laptop with airport gate in the background

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