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Kaci Zarek

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PhD student at Cornell β€’ Holgerson Lab β€’ biogeochem & hydro β€’ study gassy waters 🫧

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Do you have any good tips for doing that method? I’ve tried to find an SOP online but not much luck

11.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know if it’s recommended to measure TN/TP on a SEAL with the alkaline potassium persulfate digestion method or acidic potassium persulfate digestion? Thanks!!

10.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy World Wetlands Day!
Photos from some beautiful Swedish wetlands to brighten your feed πŸŒ±πŸ’§

02.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy world wetlands day from the wetlands of New York!

Hopefully soon our Cornell Atkinson project will be able to characterize their carbon cycling

02.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal | US EPA EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of β€œwaters ...

The rule also removes protections for ephemeral streams (waterways that flow only after rain or snow) despite their importance to downstream water quality. In short, this proposal rolls back long-standing protections and leaves millions of acres of waterways more vulnerable to pollution.

19.11.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 555 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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ABCFlux v2: Arctic–boreal CO2 and CH4 monthly flux observations and ancillary information across terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems Abstract. Measurements of surface-atmosphere carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes have been relatively sparse across the Arctic tundra and boreal biomes, causing significant uncertainties in ...

It has taken more than two years (plus all the years data contributors have spent on their data collection), but finally our data descriptor manuscript preprint on Arctic-boreal carbon fluxes across terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems is out: essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es... Go have a look!

21.10.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post Doctorate Research Associate – Forest Trace Gas Cycling in Sequim, Washington | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL is hiring a Post Doctorate Research Associate – Forest Trace Gas Cycling in Sequim, Washington. Review all of the job details and apply today!

A fabulous #postdoc opportunity to work with my colleague Nick Ward at PNNL on forest trace gas cycling, studying a poorly constrained component of the Earth system! Please share widely: careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/10985?l...

22.10.2025 10:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration and abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations are now open for #ASLOSIL2026 !
Don't miss this opportunity to share your insights at the ASLO-SIL 2026 Joint Meeting 12-16 May 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@aslo.org

22.10.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Yay, Delaney!! Major congrats!!!

02.09.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Using Hydrogeomorphic Features to Quantify Structural and Functional Hydrologic Connectivity in a Coastal Plain Headwater Stream Hydrogeomorphic features provide a key framework to study streamflow generation along the river corridor Across the study watershed, hydrogeomorphic features demonstrated distinct patterns of gro...

super excited to share that my first dissertation chapter is out in WRR!

here, we operationalize the river corridor of a headwater Coastal Plain network into hydrogeomorphic features to characterize hydrologic connectivity across dimensions

check it out here: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

27.08.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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My first paper of my PhD research on catchment biogeochemistry in Michigan is live!

Wetlands, Groundwater and Seasonality Influence the Spatial Distribution of Stream Chemistry in a Low-Relief Catchment
agupubs-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/doi/10.1029/...

27.08.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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What mechanisms underlie near-universal export patterns of dissolved carbon from land to rivers?

Reactions at different depths regulate their directionality (+ or -); subsurface flow paths control strength

Congrats to Dr. Bryn Stewart! rubyfu.caltech.edu/people/bryn-...

doi.org/10.1029/2024...

29.07.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Hydrology Paper of the Day @profbobhilton.bsky.social on transport of river-dissolved inorganic carbon on a global scale: isotopic analyses indicating decadal and millennial-age carbon stores; constraining river carbon emissions; and landscape-scale controls in context of the global carbon budget.

23.06.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!

06.06.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Example of how the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's water surface elevation measurements can be used to record flow wave propagation over space and generate a β€œspatial hydrograph.”

Example of how the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's water surface elevation measurements can be used to record flow wave propagation over space and generate a β€œspatial hydrograph.”

Hydrologists! Ever heard of a Spatial Hydrograph? Our new paper in @agu.org GRL shows that the SWOT satellite can capture spatial flow waves propagating down riversβ€”something previously only only observable at river gauges: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

#SWOT #hydrology #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation

19.05.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
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Topography and the Terrestrial Water Cycle - Eos The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still much to learn about Earth’s complex dynamics – both above, at, and…

The relationship between topography & the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still much to learn about Earth’s complex dynamics–both above, at, & below the surface.πŸ”οΈπŸŒ§οΈ

πŸ”— Learn more in @eos.org : buff.ly/y6r3yAr

#AGUPubs @reviewsgeophysics.bsky.social

13.03.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Lake in the background, the SFS logo in the foreground with title The Society for Freshwater Science 2025 Career Awards. Subtitle Leadership Award for extraordinary work in furthering the Society's mission by an early- or mid-career SFS member. Dr. Amy Burgin Iowa State University.

Lake in the background, the SFS logo in the foreground with title The Society for Freshwater Science 2025 Career Awards. Subtitle Leadership Award for extraordinary work in furthering the Society's mission by an early- or mid-career SFS member. Dr. Amy Burgin Iowa State University.

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Burgin (@burginam.bsky.social), our 2025 Leadership Award recipient! Dr. Burgin received this Career Award for her extraordinary work in furthering SFS' mission. freshwater-science.org/2025-leaders...

We look forward to celebrating with you at #2025SFS!

25.04.2025 02:03 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Role of Lithology on Concentration‐Discharge Relationships and Carbon Export in Two Adjacent Headwater Catchments Bedrock lithology drives differences in streamflow and carbon export in adjacent catchments, controlling variability in shallow flow paths Both catchments display similar in-stream major ion conc...

Latest paper out of the WS hydrology lab! Here we show spatial variability in lithology is important for streamflow behavior and carbon export, but geogenic solute export behavior is similar. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

01.04.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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The β€œSurprising” Effect of Drying Headwaters on Nitrogen Dynamics - Eos Contrary to predictions, spring rains caused a decrease in nitrogen at watershed outflows in Alabama.

When streams dry up, it can mean big changes for the nitrogen cycleβ€”but those changes don’t appear to be what scientists expected. eos.org/research-spo...

15.04.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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I passed! I’m so grateful for all the support :) Dr. Pruitt sounds pretty cool!

31.03.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Great day for Nitrogen and Burgin alums! Thanks for being a great mentor, Amy. Giving a poster on some N2O data at ASLO β€” more N fun!

28.03.2025 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So excited for my first first author paper of my master’s research to be published!! Woohoo!! Couldn’t have done it without the amazing coauthors and AIMS team!

28.03.2025 02:19 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m defending next Thursday (March 27, 9am ET)! If you want the zoom link, let me know!

17.03.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Administrator Zeldin Announces EPA Will Revise Waters of the United States Rule | US EPA EPA News Release: Administrator Zeldin Announces EPA Will Revise Waters of the United States Rule

EPA's "WOTUS Notice" press release. With this updated guidance, most wetlands will lose federal protections under the Clean Water Act.

www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

12.03.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

super excited to get the paper submitted! Thanks for the celebratory drink. Nice to be back for a while!

12.03.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Three academics posing for a selfie!

Three academics posing for a selfie!

Celebrating paper acceptance with @kacizarek.bsky.social and @thatsmedelp.bsky.social!!!

28.02.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer YouTube video by Association of American Universities

For anyone curious about what "indirect" (Facilities and Administrative) costs related to government-sponsored research, this video is helpful

F&A are imperative to be able to perform research and a massive cut to this would jeopardize American science writ large

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...

09.02.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy new year!

Thrilled to announce Women Advancing River Research (WARR) 2025, featuring inspiring women on water research from around the world.

11 am, US eastern, 3rd Thursday every month.

Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Recordings 2021- 2024: www.cee.psu.edu/events/women...

03.01.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

learning fluorescence spectroscopy from you as an undergrad was one of my favorite moments!!

18.12.2024 18:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fellow nonperennial stream enthusiasts and researchers! We are excited to announce that we are hosting a special session at SFS 2025 β€œFrom the mountains to the seas: Expanding the sciences of non-perennial streams."

18.12.2024 16:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5