Update: I made it through the firings! I should be in the clear. ๐คI know many government workers werenโt so lucky.
28.06.2025 22:39 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@fishandfreckles.bsky.social
Research Scientist with the Navy. Prior: Post-doc @caltech. PhD @UCLA. @NDSEG fellow. Bioinspired design, sensory biology, fluid dynamics, biohybrid robotics. she/her
Update: I made it through the firings! I should be in the clear. ๐คI know many government workers werenโt so lucky.
28.06.2025 22:39 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sokka and I are loving RI โ๏ธ๐งข๐ณ๐
28.06.2025 22:37 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Aw thanks Max!
28.06.2025 22:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0 Just digging up some old articles and found that time that @fishandfreckles.bsky.social described a new species of guitarfish and staged maternity photoshoots with it.
www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...
This is me ~6 months ago, excited for my first day of work as a Scientist for the US Navy. After getting my PhD at UCLA and a postdoc at Caltech, I made the big move across the country to help our fleet. Now I may be fired due to the indiscriminate firings of new, โprobationaryโ federal workers.
23.02.2025 14:04 โ ๐ 77 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 2I had such an amazing time at SICB this year! Cool science, even cooler people, and a really amazing community. Thank you to all the organizers!! (Also got this amazing sea slug plushie at the Seattle aquarium) ๐งช
08.01.2024 19:47 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Dabiri lab does Big Hero 6 for Halloween! ๐งช
01.11.2023 17:42 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm cleaning this tall tank for experiments and yes I did spray myself in the face with the hose.
05.10.2023 20:24 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So proud of my @Caltech SURF student, Giannka, who has worked so hard these past 10 weeks and delivered an excellent presentation on drag reducing designs for biohybrid robotic jellyfish! ๐งช
25.08.2023 00:07 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Both mars rovers have an earth double- this one was called Optimism.
14.08.2023 20:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Visited NASAโs Jet Propulsion Laboratory! Got to see the Mars roverโs twin! I had to rep my barbie shirt of course. ๐งช
14.08.2023 19:43 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Aww thank you Brooke!
11.08.2023 02:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จIโm on the academic job market this year! Please send me all your tips and advice. And if anyone is looking to hire an interdisciplinary marine biologist interested in how animals sense and interact with their fluid environment please let me know!
11.08.2023 00:45 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1Thank you!
08.08.2023 18:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks!
08.08.2023 18:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Please admire Sokkaโs new dog tag #LOTR
08.08.2023 18:29 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Mr. pipefish what are you doing ??? ๐๐ณ
27.06.2023 01:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ณ๐ณ
27.06.2023 01:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐งชDid you know that male pipefish carry their babies? But donโt crown these fish dad-of-the-year just yet! ๐Male pipefish have been known to cut off the nutrient supply to their young if their food supply is low- or even absorb their own young- called filial (or vampiric) cannibalism ๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ
27.06.2023 00:27 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0My mom got it on Etsy ! Itโs called โknives rememberedโ
17.06.2023 02:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Getting a sword for finishing my PhD makes all the trials and tribulations worth it. Who cares about getting a job, I have a SWORD ๐คฃ ๐คฃ
17.06.2023 02:04 โ ๐ 45 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 1Thank you!
16.06.2023 03:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0DOCTOR!
16.06.2023 01:59 โ ๐ 22 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0You should follow Kelsi, who, among other things, was the science ๐งช consultant for Jordan Peeleโs โnopeโ
14.06.2023 03:05 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0Aw thanks David !!!
14.06.2023 18:01 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If you think this is cool, listen to my 3 min โted-talk styleโ presentation on this: https://youtu.be/PRsjlgaqe_U ๐งช
13.06.2023 21:31 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks!
13.06.2023 21:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks !!
13.06.2023 19:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0What really?? The 2012 movie?
13.06.2023 19:21 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks!
13.06.2023 19:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0