Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 09/07/2026You know you’ve made it when your research becomes clickbait! 😂 in all seriousness, Eos writer Rebecca Dzombak did a great job writing about our complicated work for the public! 182
Reposted by Rachel GladeGreg Tucker @gregtucker.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy 4th! Here's a quick look at 250 years of earth change: earthcastings.ghost.io/earth-at-the...earthcastings.ghost.ioEarth at the SemiquincentennialJuly 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. From a geological perspective, of course, two hundred and fifty years is merely the blin... 131
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 15/06/2026How do solifluction patterns form? Find out with our recently published paper in AGU Advances! Our writing style takes the reader with us on the long and winding process of discovery, rather than simply presenting a nicely packaged final story! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... 1176
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 15/06/2026How do bedload velocity distributions change with flow strength? Can measurement bias affect experimental observations? How does all this control bedload flux? See our preprint led by then postdoc (now professor) Anshul Yadav! essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10.... Using CFD-DEM simulations we found: 2112
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Yikes eos.org/research-and...eos.orgNSF Eliminates Geoscience Postdocs - EosThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has eliminated its postdoctoral fellowship funding for Earth scientists. 010
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 05/05/2026A must read for anyone who wants to ride the wave of probabilistic physics of sediment transport into the future... 🌊 010
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 22/04/2026A wonderfully crafted piece this morning on local NPR news about erosional processes at Chimney Bluffs State Park, featuring our very own Earth Surface Processes class field trip! www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...wxxinews.orgAt Chimney Bluffs, a shifting landscape raises questions about climate and changeA fresh collapse at Chimney Bluffs highlights ongoing erosion along Lake Ontario, and what changing weather patterns may mean for other New York landscapes. 040
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 26/01/2026What are the necessary and sufficient ingredients for the formation of solifluction patterns? This vexing question has been the albatross round my neck for years. Through process of elimination and a hunch, I believe we have the whisper of an answer. See our preprint! eartharxiv.org/repository/v... 060
Reposted by Rachel GladeGreg Tucker @gregtucker.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Lewis Fry Richardson, often considered the father of numerical weather prediction, turns out to have been a fascinating guy: scientist, Quaker, pacifist, visionary. I wrote a short piece about his legacy: earthcastings.ghost.io/a-roomful-of...earthcastings.ghost.ioA Roomful of Computers: the Prescience of Lewis Fry RichardsonIn a course I teach on geophysical fluid mechanics, I like show students a video depicting a year of weather on planet earth. The video looks down on a projected map of the world as viewed from space.... 041
Reposted by Rachel GladeUndark Magazine @undark.org · 10/12/2025Some chemists build molecules incrementally. Others make risky moves to discover new chemistry. Both succeed. We call it methodology. But it's style. And we act like acknowledging different approaches threatens scientific rigor. f.mtr.coolScience Needs to Embrace the Idea of StyleHow do individual scientists approach their work? These stylistic differences can influence the process of discovery. 033
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 10/12/2025If you care about fluvial sediment transport, this is a must read. A solid statistical physics foundation on which one (or many) could build a lifetime of work... 020
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Curious about the glacial geomorphology? Recent undergrad Regan Collins made this amazing ArcGIS Storymap about the formation of the Finger Lakes Region, complete with a map for a self-guided field trip to see some of the best examples of glacial geomorphology in the world! tinyurl.com/7w4asmwcstorymaps.arcgis.comIT'S SNOW JOKE: THE HISTORY OF GLACIERS IN WESTERN NEW YORKThey Came, They Thawed, They Conquered 1184
Reposted by Rachel GladeGeomorphica @geomorphica.bsky.social · 27/09/2025New publication alert! Congratulations to Patel and @rachelglade.bsky.social for their paper "When ice meets bedrock: variation in regional lithology as a control on the size variation of the Finger Lakes in Western New York ". Take a look here journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/... 083
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We had a great experience publishing with @geomorphica.bsky.social! Using a simple glacial erosion model, recent undergrad Div Patel found that lithologic differences alone may be enough to explain size differences of the Finger Lakes in Western, NY. Check it out! journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...journals.psu.edu When ice meets bedrock: variation in regional lithology as a control on the size variation of the Finger Lakes in Western New York | Geomorphica 071
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 02/09/2025This book will change the course of geomorphology as a field- get a head start and see what's here! 060
Reposted by Rachel GladeDoug Jerolmack @dougjerolmack.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Check out the @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social conference we're (Vashan Wright, Sujit Datta, Nathalie Vriend) organizing: www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/s... for THIS JANUARY 6-9! Geoscientists, physicists and engineers: are you intellectually adventurous and been wondering "is this all there is?" 🧪kitp.ucsb.eduKITP 178
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 30/07/2025I'm incredibly proud of PhD student Nacere Mohamed Samassi for submitting her first ever paper, as well as the first experimental paper from the DRIP lab! Check out the preprint here: eartharxiv.org/repository/v... 152
Reposted by Rachel GladeRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/07/2025Replication Crisis xkcd.com/3117/ 284843654
Reposted by Rachel GladeCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."spencer.orgRapid Response Bridge Funding ProgramIn the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap... 6760548
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 14/04/2025A beautiful paper about a ubiquitous pattern- I'll never look at ripples the same way again! 030
Reposted by Rachel GladeDavid Cúñez @davidcunez.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I am happy to share a fresh out of the oven preprint where we are connecting some granular mechanics to the fabrication and performance of solid state batteries! Check it out!doi.orgGranular Creep and Its Role in Optimizing Solid Electrolyte Fabrication for Solid-State BatteriesThe densification of solid electrolyte (SE) materials is crucial for improving the performance and stability of solid-state batteries. In this study, the role of granular creep in SE densification is ... 042
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 01/04/2025PhD student JohnPaul also visited DC last week as an AGU Local Science Partner to talk about arctic soil erosion to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Never has there been a more important time in history to talk to congress about science. Way to go JP! 131
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Amidst an onslaught of bad news, I'm very happy to report some *good* news that JohnPaul Sleiman, DRIP Lab PhD student, just published his very first paper in Icarus! We find that lobate patterns on Mars are likely similar to those found in arctic regions on Earth. Congrats JP! tinyurl.com/3mwrarm2tinyurl.comViewing lobate patterns on Mars and Earth as climate modulated fluid-like instabilitiesLobate features found on high-latitude slopes on Mars resemble terrestrial cold-climate soil patterns known as solifluction lobes. Whether this provid… 010
Reposted by Rachel GladeGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025NEW: Trump cuts are threatening a standards laboratory who's work on atomic spectra undergirds the entire modern economy. The lab is run by just seven federal employees who have been paying out-of-pocket for their own coffee since 1973. www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...npr.orgTrump cuts threaten measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devicesThe Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it. 31862440
Reposted by Rachel GladeJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comThe Cost of the Government’s Attack on ColumbiaAmerican universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that. 21932369
Reposted by Rachel GladeAlban Sauret @albansauret.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Excited to share our new paper in @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...! Ice cubes often appear cloudy because, as water freezes, air bubbles get trapped and scatter light. But how does freezing rate affect the shape of the bubbles? 13412
Reposted by Rachel Gladedavid jon furbish @davidjonfurbish.bsky.social · 09/03/2025This is essential reading. It is an example of the required, new style of thinking about doing science. 021
Reposted by Rachel GladeCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/02/2025Very useful explainer. 319746
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I'm enjoying this whole special issue about the doing of science: www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/122/5pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 120
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 18/01/2025A thoughtful scientist, luminescence wizard, ultrasupportive colleague, and someone who's made me laugh till I cry on numerous occasions—Harrison is so deserving of the prestigious PECASE award! 132
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 22/11/2024So many rocks! Postdoc Anshul Yadav and helpers have collected and drilled 1000+ rocks for RFID tracking in a local creek. We're measuring shape, size, density and volume of each rock before placing them in the field to see how grain shape affects fluvial sediment transport. 160
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Very proud of PhD student JohnPaul Sleiman @JpGeomorph for submitting his first paper! We find that lobate patterns on Martian crater walls are quantitatively similar to solifluction lobes in arctic landscapes on Earth. Check out the preprint! eartharxiv.org/repository/v...eartharxiv.orgViewing Lobate Patterns on Mars and Earth as Climate Modulated Fluid-like Instabilities 160
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 30/09/2024The University of Rochester is a highly ranked research university, and the Rochester area's low cost of living and cultural, educational, and recreational assets frequently place it among the best places to live, work, and raise a family in the United States. 252
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 30/09/2024We are especially interested in candidates who use these techniques to interrogate the (1) atmosphere, (2) cryosphere, (3) terrestrial carbon cycle, or (4) surface and interior properties associated with Earth and other planets 000
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 30/09/2024We seek applicants whose research lies in the general field of remote sensing, specifically those who apply novel and emerging techniques and/or develop new technologies using ground-based, airborne or satellite platforms to investigate Earth and planetary systems. 010
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 30/09/2024Come be my colleague at the University of Rochester! The Earth and Environmental Sciences Department is looking for a tenure-track faculty member in remote sensing, broadly defined. Formal review of applications will begin on November 1. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/153727apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 063
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 21/03/2024Congrats to Johanne Albrigtsen for her first-author paper (written as an undegrad!) at CU Boulder! We used stable isotopes to determine where water goes in gnammas, small bedrock depressions that could have a big impact on bare bedrock weathering. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comStable Isotopes Constrain Water Seepage From Gnammas Into Bare Granitic Bedrock<em>Geophysical Research Letters</em> is an AGU journal publishing high-impact, innovative articles on major advances spanning all of the major geoscience disciplines. 020
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 29/01/2024Check out the first paper 100% homegrown in the DRIP lab!! With postdoc David Cúñez and undergrad Div Patel, we discovered that shape really matters in granular segregation, with wide implications for industrial and geophysical flows www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 0136
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 27/11/2023Have you ever wondered how mountain top removal mining affects landscape evolution? Check out this fascinating 2 paper series spearheaded by Charlie Shobe! It was fun to think about cohesion and other material properties in landscapes with PhD Student Nacere Mohamed Samassi.sciencedirect.comThe uncertain future of mountaintop-removal-mined landscapes 1: How mining changes erosion processes...Surface mining may be humanity's most tangible impact on Earth's surface and will become more prevalent as the energy transition progresses. Predictio… 010
Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 16/11/2023Love this recent article about having a meaningful career in science! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comhttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023CN000221Wiley Online Library requires cookies for authentication and use of other site features; therefore, cookies must be enabled to browse the site. Detailed information on how Wiley uses cookies can be fo... 000