NSF is open again! A few comments: *Please be patient. During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails. *Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th. *POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.

A heartfelt thank you to all of you who submitted proposal reviews in the last several weeks. Your service is greatly appreciated, and it relieves our re-entry work load. If you have an outstanding review, now is a great time to submit your comments.

Today many federal employees will get back to work for the first time since Sept 30. That’s 43 days of unread emails, missed obligations, and extraordinary stress. If you need something from me, please be patient with as I work through my inbox and sort through shifted priorities/timelines.

Earthquake Prediction Flowchart xkcd.com/3165/

Need a break from teaching??? Why not have a class viewing of my Landscapes Live talk? Topics are landscape evolution, weathering, landslides, reading signals in deposited sediment youtu.be/kr-T-Xoxp_4?...

GEO friends! Come hear the latest updates and ask your questions from Earth Science at NSF. You won’t see me in this webinar, but I’m still here.

These webinars have been a highlight of my summer. Come hear the latest in EAR next Monday.

When the ground starts shaking, don’t panic like a CEO caught on the kiss cam. 👀 Take protective actions your HR director would approve of: Drop, Cover & Hold On. Unlike ducking out of frame at Coldplay, these steps actually protect you from harm—whether it’s falling debris or falling reputations.

US Earth Science people: Our June webinar felt so good, we’re making it a series. Join us next Tuesday 7/15 (and again in Aug & Sept) to hear from NSF staff and to get (most of?) your questions answered. www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...

NSF’s Division of Earth Science ran a bracket of disaster movies, and we can confirm this conclusion.

US Earth Scientists: We know you have questions, come get them answered directly from NSF/EAR POs! Tuesday, June 17, 2p Eastern. Register here: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...

Thanks to @ritaparai.bsky.social for a spectacular public lecture at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. She makes a strong case for measuring noble gasses in the atmosphere of Venus.

Hello everyone interested in Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrology: The Mineralogical Society of America is now on Bluesky! Our website: msaweb.org.

Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)

For #FieldworkFriday, I want to highlight the critical role of NSF’s RAPID funding mechanism. RAPID grants have allowed me to quickly get equipment out in the field and recording irreplaceable data after M7.1 (in 2018) and M8.2 (in 2021) earthquakes along the Alaska subduction zone. 1/3

**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!! They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪 My latest for @nytimes.com

“Brain, what are we going to do tonight?” “The same thing we do every night. Change a flat tire.” Not like anything else happened today, right?

I’m such a public transit nerd. I’m almost giddy that I get to sample a new bus system (Fairfax County) when a great bus driver rescued me and my bike with a flat tire.

Anchor Bolts xkcd.com/3078

To better understand mantle magma supplies deep beneath volcanoes, scientists must catalyze research progress to address grand challenges, write @magmatist.bsky.social, @compucian.bsky.social, + colleagues from @whoi.edu and @carnegiescience.bsky.social. cc @sz4d.bsky.social eos.org/science-upda...

They had previously tried to rob stores using perl, but found the syntax burdensome and the support community too small to be practical.

This is such a great way to start the week. Welcome back, colleagues. Science needs you.

This is such a dark day for so many wonderful people, colleagues, and scientists.

Hi. Here’s a public update I am very glad to share: “Access to the Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) has been restored and the system is available to accept payment requests” new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

The first of these sessions starts in 3 hours!

Please join NSF Program Officers from the Division of Earth Sciences for office hours. Program Officers will answer your questions and share information about opportunities for funding and opportunities to get involved. There are four office hours scheduled: 1/3

Museums are amazing resources.

Interested in a free, one-day workshop with @markpanning.seismology.space, I, and others, on how to access and use InSight seismic data? More info/application here! forms.office.com/r/TNRCKfP8yp

💥 Applications are now open for RESESS! RESESS is a paid 11-week summer internship program for Earth science undergraduate students offering research experience, professional development, and graduate school preparation. (1/2)

Two years ago I made the best decision of my professional career: I joined NSF to help guide the future of geoscience in the US. It’s a fun, inspiring job with great people. Now YOU can join me in one of two positions! Apply by January 10. www.usajobs.gov/job/823174900 www.usajobs.gov/job/823177800

Geoscience folks, have you seen all our skeets about how NSF/EAR has reorganized? Now there's a one-stop-shop for all the info: new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/... (note the webinars happening this week! come ask your questions!)

Following each of these has greatly improved my feed.

Join us Tuesday, December 17th, at 3 pm Eastern Time for a webinar on the new Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ) program! We will give a brief overview and then have plenty of time for Q&A - hope to see you there! Register here: nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

We can’t control the timing of things appearing on the NSF Earth Sciences website but finally the announcement, FAQ, and full solicitations for our realignment are out! DCL: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns... FAQ: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns... All EAR programs: new.nsf.gov/geo/ear

With all this science realignment, we’re hiring permanent program directors in Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth & Volcanology (my program!) and Structure & Physics of the Solid Earth. Talk to me or @mineraltoplanet.bsky.social! www.usajobs.gov/job/823174900 www.usajobs.gov/job/823177800

Did you hear that NSF’s Division of Earth Sciences has a bunch of new programs? Check them out: new.nsf.gov/geo/programs... Got questions? We have answers: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns... Want to learn more? We’ve got webinars! #AGU24 1/3

This is kind of a big deal and happening soon, U.S. #AGU24 Earth science folks! If you miss it, we’re here all week to chat.

#AGU24 NSF’s Division of Earth Sciences has new solicitations out! Come to Convention Center 209 A-C at 12:30 today to hear all about changes to EAR! Lots of program directors will be there.

Cauliflower planets. I’m here for it

It's Dante's Peak vs Volcano in the comments don't sit this one out.

Updated periodic table with origin of elements in the Solar System (for boron and lithium at least)

Here's a starter pack to connect with the current and former members & alumni of the Ohio State astronomy department and the OSU Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CCAPP)! go.bsky.app/5PCbQiW

⚒️ 🌋 🔬 HELLO! Do you interact with NSF? Spend hours of your life on research.gov? Well get ready because starting Monday Oct 27 it will require multifactor authentication! www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns...

Postdocs! The new NSF Earth Sciences Postdoc Fellowship solicitation is out. Deadline January 14 new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

For all the earthquake nerds out there, RaspberryShake seismographs are on sale! Mine has been going strong for more than five years! Great app and support. Also really nice & simple online visualization tools that students 12yo+ could understand. shop.raspberryshake.org/seismograph/

🚨 Tomorrow starts the best time of the year! Get ready for #MinCup24. Well-known favorites, some underdogs and several brand-new choices will be competing for the title. Will #Perovskite win this year or will it be a surprise like #Quetzalcoatlite in 21? Campaign here, vote on www.mineralcup.org

We’re getting ready for #MinCup24 #MinCup. Follow the Mineral Cup feed and use the hashtags above to play. No prior knowledge of minerals needed. Just a curiosity about these wonderful and diverse wonders of nature, and a sense of fun! @mineralcup.bsky.social Starting September 1st!

I’ve been admitted to the Honorary Seismologist Club.