Danyka Byrnes

For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year.

It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.

Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?

I picked the worst time to learn how to use em dashes effectively.

Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.

“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”

spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”

It’s NSERC PhD season!
If you’re :
➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is)
➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026
➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater)
Let’s chat! 🎉

Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

AGU H3S invites you to submit an abstract to our session at #AGU25 Thinking Outside the Box Plot:
Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social
@acarneiromar.bsky.social
@gescilam.bsky.social
Cee Nell
Emily Ellis

AGU H3S invites you to contribute to our session at #AGU25 Hydrology Student, Postdoc, and
Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights
research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore

I might be a bit biased, but this was a good conversation

“Amazon intends to build on the [10-acre wetland, in the middle of the complex], pointing out that it is a small, shallow wetland, not a major nature preserve.”

Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!

Applications close in 1 week for our 2025 AI/ML Curriculum Development workshop! Apply today! 🤩

Photo of three women sitting around a fire. The picture is framed and the fire is mostly hidden by large pieces of drift wood.

Danyka in her hiking gear and backpack, staring up at a large tree.

Picture of someone's back, walking away from the photographer in a very muddy wetland, with short shrubs and trees.

Danyka walking, back towards the photographer, on a coastal shoreline, where there are tide pools. A forest abuts the coastline and frames the right hand side of the picture.

Spent seven days on the West Coast Trail, hiking across incredible landscapes with amazing people.

I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.

a white seagull with a yellow beak is standing on a green roof ALT: a white seagull with a yellow beak is standing on a green roof

Sleep Token dropping an album this week has had a devastating effect on my focus.

179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:

Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.

New global consensus just dropped.

link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

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I passed east of you! I took the I-90, going from Mt. Rainier to Grand Teton NP through northern Idaho/Montana.

Thanks Rachel! 😊

That was in Olympic National park! I wish I would have made it to Crater Lake. I decided to go east after Washington towards Jackson Hole/Grand Tetons instead of south. Still very beautiful, but I definitely need to get myself to Crater Lake at some point.

😊 Thanks Nate for the validation! It was a great trip, all of the ups and downs included, and the hard reset has been so nice!

It's a privilege to take this time off, but if folks find themselves in this position, I highly encourage the break.

I hesitated, worried people would question my "passion." But the goal of hard work is partly to enjoy what you've built! So, if you can, take the darn break!

I am giving myself space to reflect on what I want, away from others' expectations (perceived or real).

I am still burned out, but I can feel the space being made and excitement for my work creeping back in.

The past 6 years have been full of challenges, lots of caretaking, and burning the candle at both ends, trying (and many times failing) to keep the balls in the air.

I got some fresh snow in CO and I found myself giggling, as I floated through the powder and moved around the trees. Pure catharsis.

A selfie of Danyka smiling in from of Mt. Rainier

A selfie of Danyka overlooking Canyons in eastern Washington.

Picture of the back of a grand caravan, with a wooden insert that is holding camp kitchen.

Picture of Danyka sitting on a small wooden bridge, background is a lush and green forest in the Pacific Northwest.

Been quiet on here lately. I have been intentionally carving out time post-PhD to have fun, take a breath, and finish up some remaining papers.

Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾

I don't want people to miss the "no masks" part of this.

It's harder for communities to fight for their rights when people are sick. Protecting yourself and your community from COVID, flu, measles, and even colds makes you a threat to those trying to take away your rights.

University announces new scholarships for Palestinian students These scholarships will provide fully-funded support for two Palestinian students, with a particular focus on those impacted by the conflict in Gaza

Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate?

www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

I have limited capacity right now, but I'd be happy to sign it.

I forwarded to a few other folks.

Would anyone be interested in workshopping an open letter to AGU on this?

The AGU Catchment Hydrology TC is excited to welcome its new members. To stay connected with the hydro community, follow us on LinkedIn, X, and BlueSky.
For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com
📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.

When asked why I studied the US instead of Canada, my answer was always the same: the US had more data and better data management.

I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.

This news item covers our preprint (version online not peer reviewed) where we looked at the difference between guaranteed minimum stipend values for graduate programs in physics and biology, and measures of local cost of living.

Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky

We are currently seeking a MSc domestic student (i.e. Canadian citizen or permanent resident) to join a cohort of newly recruited HQP. The project will focus on developing and testing novel stream biomonitoring methods incorporating eDNA to assay community membership from microbes to fish. These rapid bioassessment techniques will be tested against traditional approaches in their ability to produce functional, community and multi-trophic indicators of ecosystem integrity and biodiversity along a gradient of impact recovery. The student will be hosted at Laurentian University (Dr. Brie Edwards) and co-supervised by Dr. Erik Emilson (Natural Resources Canada). Field work will begin in Spring of 2025 and will be conducted in the Sudbury area. As such we are recruiting a student interested in starting May 2025. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in aquatic ecology and an interest in benthic bioindicators, molecular techniques, and population and community responses to environmental change. Quantitative skills in statistical analysis are desired but can be provided through training programs at the respective institutions. Interested students should send a CV, cover letter expressing interest and relevant skills, as well as a copy of unofficial transcripts to Brie Edwards (bedwards2@laurentian.ca). Please include “CRADLES graduate interest” as the subject line.

GRAD POSITION: MSc position aquatic ecology and conservation at Laurentian University w/ flexible start date. Contact Brie Edwards (see ALT text) for more details #AcademicSky

Join the AGU-H3S team! Applications due January 15th!
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please stop using chatgpt to write your conference talk submissions. we can tell.

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