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@geocatross

high energy events in the rock record: impact craters & earthquakes using geo/thermo-chron. Asst Prof @Baylor U views are my own

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Assistant to Associate Professor, Critical Minerals and Materials, Baylor University Department of Geosciences Baylor University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level within the Department of Geosciences, effective Fall 2026. We invite applicants who demons...

Come be my colleague!

02.08.2025 00:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Faculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of Iowa Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.

Faculty Position at University of #Iowa πŸ§ͺβš’οΈ

Solid Earth #geology, focused on #structural geology, tectonics, geochronology, thermochronology, critical minerals, or geodynamics.

jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

08.07.2025 03:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo taken in the field showing what looks like an irrigation canal offset right-laterally by several meters

Photo taken in the field showing what looks like an irrigation canal offset right-laterally by several meters

It seems that this πŸ‘‡ is a pretty clear view of the #Myanmar #earthquake rupture in the field.

Photo, taken from a Youtube video shot near Sagaing, shows a small irrigation canal shifted to the right by several meters because of coseismic fault motion. βš’οΈ πŸ§ͺ

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy--...

04.06.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article) The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.

NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%

Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%

Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.

#GiftLink βš›οΈπŸ”­

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

22.05.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 1166 πŸ” 805 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 90
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Updates on NSF Priorities

NSF just released a public list of terminated awards. It’s linked on the bottom of the FAQ page at: nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#termination-list

22.05.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 10
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If you have been wondering how strike-slip faults evolve in the presence of pre-existing weaknesses, wonder no more. We got you!
Yup, the early slip along the weaknesses increase strike-slip fault roughness, just like you thought.
(Check out the cute ephemeral sinistral connector fautls in red!)

11.05.2025 01:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.

TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

10.05.2025 02:03 πŸ‘ 935 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 29

You guys, a conclave of old cardinals can decide on a POPE faster than an academic search committee can decide on the four people we're bringing to campus for an assistant professor search.

08.05.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 968 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 22

If you want any more indication that the ultra wealthy are parasites just look at how many programs they could save and are choosing not to. Bill Gates could literally continue to fund all cancelled NIH and NSF programs for at least a year and still be a billionaire.

08.05.2025 01:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

#goals I’m in the same boat lol!

25.04.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me so sad. I loved my time there.

26.02.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call to Participate: Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle - International Ocean Drilling Programme Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle now open! International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) Expe...

We have opened a new call to participate in an IODPΒ³ Expedition iodp3.org/call-to-part...

26.02.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I am one of these NSF postdocs. NSF has frozen everyone’s access to their salaries and research stipends (that were already awarded) with no information about when they might be expected to be unfrozen. It still appears like we are expected to continue doing our work though.

31.01.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 1375 πŸ” 589 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 18
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It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.

30.01.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 2467 πŸ” 1174 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 230

Can confirm.

30.01.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It me.

29.01.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I used google sites!!

27.12.2024 17:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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China’s β€˜dreamy’ new ship aims for Earth’s mantleβ€”and assumes ocean-drilling leadership As U.S.-led program falters, Meng Xiang prepares for bold mission to drill 7 kilometers below the sea floor

βš’οΈπŸ§ͺ⛴️ www.science.org/content/arti...

13.12.2024 15:48 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
About: AGeS-Grad Typical award amount: $8,500 (maximum of $10,000)Estimated number of awards: 20-22 annuallyDeadline: February 4, 2025, 11:59 p.m. MST (Lab Letter and Supervisor

If you are a US-based graduate student interested in grants up to $10,000 for geochronology the AGeS-Grad solicitation is up! It's a fantastic program, especially for people without regular access to geochron facilities.

www.colorado.edu/program/ages...

02.12.2024 15:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So how small are the zircons that we date in the lab? Here's a Fish Canyon Tuff zircon on a $5 bill for comparison!

13.12.2024 18:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Storms and birds aboard the Chikyu
Storms and birds aboard the Chikyu YouTube video by Callan Bentley

finally getting caught up on @callanbentley.bsky.social's content from #jtrack #exp405 I'm lol-ing at this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB6x...

12.12.2024 21:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was just talking about these! So cool!

25.11.2024 04:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you add me too please?? Thanks for organizing this!!

22.11.2024 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡 Updated Shortlist of Geosciences Starter Packs🧡

Share and let us benefit from the current growth to bring people (back) to @bsky.app.

πŸ§ͺβš’οΈπŸŒ‹πŸŒπŸ’ŽπŸ¦–πŸͺπŸŒŠπŸŒ‘️

Geosciences all topics
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Seismology
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Paleontology by @alinemghilardi.bsky.social
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09.11.2024 09:46 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 40
Context-free close-up photo of mud rock with numerous fractures. Band saw marks give its surface a psrudolaminated texture. Diagonal greenish bands run across the sample, and it is peppered with pebbles of light and dark colors.

Context-free close-up photo of mud rock with numerous fractures. Band saw marks give its surface a psrudolaminated texture. Diagonal greenish bands run across the sample, and it is peppered with pebbles of light and dark colors.

Pebbly clasts in a layer of #JTRACK core. Ancient turbidite?? #IODP #exp405

14.10.2024 22:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A young Japanese scientist with a Bob Marley t-shirt, safety goggles, and purple latex lab gloves holds up a brown cube the size of a die.

A young Japanese scientist with a Bob Marley t-shirt, safety goggles, and purple latex lab gloves holds up a brown cube the size of a die.

Takeru displays a 1 cmΒ³ cube of mudrock that will serve as a #JTRACK paleomagnetism sample. #IODP #exp405

14.10.2024 21:52 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My self-prescribed bedtime is 2 PM onboard πŸ˜‚ and if needed, I take melatonin at 10 AM!

11.10.2024 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IODP Exp 405: JTRACK Request for U.S.-based live ship-to-shore events We are very excited to offer the opportunity for U.S.-based audiences to request a live ship-to-shore Zoom event during time windows when U.S. outreach officers will be aboard the Japanese drillship D...

Educators - If you would like to request a live "ship to shore" broadcast from the Outreach Officers aboard Chikyu during #JTRACK, please use this Google form to request a time: forms.gle/ave3SenWBVJk... βš’οΈπŸŒŠ

08.10.2024 22:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Reference object for CT scans of drill cores. A transparent tube was a transparent cap at the near end, and a blue cap at the far end. The top is labeled CT-A (anterior). The number 0 appears in the top, too, in addition to a label that says 'working.' Inside the tube are several mutually- perpendicular red lines with arrows pointing on them.

Reference object for CT scans of drill cores. A transparent tube was a transparent cap at the near end, and a blue cap at the far end. The top is labeled CT-A (anterior). The number 0 appears in the top, too, in addition to a label that says 'working.' Inside the tube are several mutually- perpendicular red lines with arrows pointing on them.

One of the ways of characterizing the hard-won #JTRACK drill core is to CT-scan it. Faults + fractures revealed by this CT-scan need to have their orientation documented. But it's easy to lose one's sense of direction inside a digital cylinder. That's what this reference is for. βš’οΈπŸŒŠ #IODP #exp405

08.10.2024 03:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stabilizing the drill: Callan's JTRACK adventure, part III
Stabilizing the drill: Callan's JTRACK adventure, part III YouTube video by Callan Bentley

New video - "Stabilizing the drill"
youtu.be/EKdW9hDTBtk
βš’οΈπŸŒŠ #JTRACK #IODP #exp405

07.10.2024 07:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0