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Julia Stewart Lowndes

@juliesquid.bsky.social

Openscapes lead, marine ecologist, kinder & open data science advocate, #rstats RLady, dog lover, auntie

3,684 Followers  |  314 Following  |  21 Posts  |  Joined: 28.08.2023  |  2.0852

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Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries Dr. Eli Holmes shares how the Openscapes Champions Program is advancing open science at NOAA Fisheries.

✍🏼A celebration of the work of NOAA Fisheries Openscapes Champions published on the Fisheries Blog!
"Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries". Marks our 13th Cohort for NOAA Fisheries involving nearly 500 staff and affiliates 🐟
Mentors community -> impact πŸ’₯

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog...

16.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two new jobs! PhD and MSc levels.

DATA SCIENTIST - CLOUD MIGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA:
coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/info/UCSC_CW...

Development assistant for satellite-based ocean products:
coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/info/CoastWa...

02.07.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So much going on at rOpenSci! πŸ₯³

ropensci.org/blog/2025/06...

27.06.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
[CNG 2025] Crossing the Chasm: Change and Resilience within Organizations – Julia Lowndes (Keynote)
YouTube video by Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum [CNG 2025] Crossing the Chasm: Change and Resilience within Organizations – Julia Lowndes (Keynote)

@juliesquid.bsky.social's #CNG2025 keynote just dropped on YouTube! πŸŽ‰ Her talk focused on using the Diffusion of Innovation theory + Openscapes' Flywheel to modernize data & develop the workforce within orgs; based on a paper co-authored w/ Eli Holmes (NOAA)
▢️ Watch it now: youtu.be/A-MjTGJQpbI?...

30.05.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi All, this is a light-weight way to check in on your workflow needs and with other friendly open science people. Starts next week, please join us!

29.04.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Applications close Monday, March 24th! So you are not too late to join us πŸ€“πŸŒπŸŒŽπŸŒ! pacehackweek.github.io

20.03.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @copernicusmarine.bsky.social!

12.02.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map depicting projected accumulated precipitation through Friday across Southern California (from ECMWF model). Multiple inches of rain are indicated nearly region-wide from the mountains westward.

Map depicting projected accumulated precipitation through Friday across Southern California (from ECMWF model). Multiple inches of rain are indicated nearly region-wide from the mountains westward.

Confidence is rising that a major storm--including heavy precipitation--may affect SoCal later this week (Thu into Fri). There is still uncertainty, but risk of significant (i.e., more than "nuisance"-level) flash flooding/debris flows in recent wildfire zones is growing. #CAwx

10.02.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

we are reaching levels of national security threats I did not even realize were possible

this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility

except somehow it's actually real

04.02.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3195    πŸ” 816    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 47

Done, thank you!

30.01.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re a workspace admin, this is a solved issue now (or at least was in my instance) - you can just toggle it off.

Takes a minute, feels great.

30.01.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The January edition of the NCEAS newsletter is here! Read about the Morpho open call for proposals, invasive iceplant research, @arcticdatactr.bsky.social trainings, what our Projects Data Coordinator Jeanette Clark is up to, and our current job openings! Read more here: mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

30.01.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism

Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...

30.01.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 327    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8
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This guy nails it

This is why basic (aka blue skies) research is so important. It’s fundamental to discoveries that change lives and improve humanity

28.01.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Back in February 2020, I curated for #WeAreRLadies during Valentine's week. It was an unforgettable experience that made me truly feel the love of our amazing #RStats community πŸ’œ

27.01.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Community Call poster for Pathways to Open Science online workshop, Jan 23, 5-6:30pm Eastern

Community Call poster for Pathways to Open Science online workshop, Jan 23, 5-6:30pm Eastern

Whether you’re a data pro or a newbie, open science can enhance your work. Join our 1st β€œPathways to Open Science” session tomorrow for stories & data efficiency tips.
zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#BlackSky @blackinx.bsky.social

Thanks @openscapes.bsky.social BIMS @official-bweems.bsky.social

23.01.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
photo inside a restaurant, 20 smiling women and men facing the camera

photo inside a restaurant, 20 smiling women and men facing the camera

blog: The Abundance of Community at the 2024 AGU Meeting.
Reflections following the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 2024.
openscapes.org/blog/2025-01...
#OpenScience #KinderScience

23.01.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New #HughesFire now spreading rapidly to W/SW toward I-5 corridors near Castaic, with expanding evacuation amid red flag condition continuing. #CAwx #CAfire

22.01.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Apply to be an Opportunity Scholar at posit::conf(2025) - Posit We are excited to announce Posit will provide 40 Opportunity Scholarships so they can attend posit::conf(2025) in Atlanta, Georgia.

We’re thrilled to offer Opportunity Scholarships for posit::conf(2025)!

These aim to support folks typically underrepresented at similar confs.

If you know anyone who'd be a good candidate – perhaps you! – apply by Feb 21: pos.it/opp-scholar-2025

#DataScience #positconf2025 #rstats #pydata

21.01.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

πŸ§ͺ #NativesInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #BlackInMicro #IndigenizeSTEM #NativeInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM @ecohugger.bsky.social @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social

12.01.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. And all of this - pro bono legal support, mental health support, childcare support - is also what librarians, teachers, health care providers, professors, scientists, organizers, & so many people working for good in this world need.

Our struggles are all intertwined. So are solutions.

12.01.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To honor them, I’m releasing this poem as a fundraiser for the California Fire Foundation, which is offering support and aid to firefighters families, as well as those who have been impacted by the fires. πŸ’› Give what you can, help who you can, stay safe, and this too we shall conquer.

11.01.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
photo with narrow dirt hiking trail across a steeply inclined green mountainside in the foreground and a marmot on the trail facing away from camera. Snow covered mountains in background. Dark green conifers in midground. Blue sky with a few happy white clouds.

photo with narrow dirt hiking trail across a steeply inclined green mountainside in the foreground and a marmot on the trail facing away from camera. Snow covered mountains in background. Dark green conifers in midground. Blue sky with a few happy white clouds.

"Solving the lonely data scientist problem", a post by
@monicagerber.bsky.social to get us in the mindset for the new year! Monica Gerber is a Data Science Manager at @fredhutch.bsky.social and an Openscapes Mentor.

openscapes.org/blog/2025-01...
#OpenScience #KinderScience

07.01.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open Source Pledge Our companies feast year after year at the Open Source table. It's time to settle up.

Very proud to announce that @posit.co has joined the opensourcepledge.com. We're committing to spending $2000 / developer / year to support open source software that we use (but don't develop): posit.co/blog/posit-p... #rstats #pydata

19.12.2024 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 288    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Open source software in government - incredibly important work with the story of how they made it happen ✨✨✨✨

19.12.2024 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Solving the lonely data scientist problem | Monica Gerber Monica Gerber's personal website.

I LOVE this new post from @monicagerber.bsky.social - this is a specific argument about instituting code review, but I read it broadly about changing the way we do science. I'm so grateful to be a part of what the @openscapes.bsky.social community is doing www.monicagerber.com/blog/2024-12...

18.12.2024 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Me too, inspirations ❀️

11.12.2024 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Running into a few of my open science inspirations today at #AGU24 it’s going to be a great week! @openscapes.bsky.social @juliesquid.bsky.social @cgentemann.bsky.social @eliholmes.bsky.social

09.12.2024 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome to TextExpander.com TextExpander is the most popular text replacement and shortcut app. Generate custom word, sentence, and paragraph text with keyboard shortcuts.

4. Inspired by friends in data science (@juliesquid.bsky.social), I look for ways to be a better collaborator for my future self.

Focus: identify repetitive tasks I can eliminate or automate
Inspiration: @seankross.com (hi!)
βœ… anything I type >3x gets a snippet & keyboard shortcut textexpander.com

21.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Weather radar image depicting very intense wildfire smoke plume in Ventura County emanating from Mountain Fire near Camarillo.

Weather radar image depicting very intense wildfire smoke plume in Ventura County emanating from Mountain Fire near Camarillo.

On top of everything else: Fast-moving and extremely dangerous #MountainFire is now entering neighborhoods on western side of Camarillo Heights. Winds are very strong and humidity very low. Major threat to life and property; 50 strike teams (~250 engines) ordered. #CAwx #CAfire

06.11.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

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