Colleen Iversen
colleeniversen.bsky.social
Colleen Iversen
@colleeniversen.bsky.social

Scientist | #Arctic | #Belowground | #Roots | #ScienceEmbroidery | Opinions my own | She/Her | Editor @newphyt

www.colleeniversen.com
IG: @colleeniversen

Environmental science 41%
Agriculture 16%
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Come for the #ScienceEmbroidery and stay for the Science!

The next #Embroidery will be of the elegant Nelly, who recently crossed the rainbow bridge. 🌈

Make.It.Sew.!!😍
I spent 10 hours handquilting today. My hand is so very tired. I hope to finish this quilt tomorrow. It’s looking nice. I hope to finish tomorrow. Hopefully, my hand will cooperate. 🙂 #quilt #startrek #handquilting

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I spent 10 hours handquilting today. My hand is so very tired. I hope to finish this quilt tomorrow. It’s looking nice. I hope to finish tomorrow. Hopefully, my hand will cooperate. 🙂 #quilt #startrek #handquilting

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This little winter-loving jay is done! 🪶😍
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Nearly done!💙
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The next #Embroidery will be a blue jay for one of my favorite Canadians. 🪶🇨🇦

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Making progress on the Star Trek Doorway quilt. #startrek #quilt #handquilting

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I love her so much. 💕

She’s done. What a Good Girl. 🌈💕
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She’s almost done! 💕
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Yay, can’t wait!❤️
📢 New paper!
Improving how models represent Arctic veg ⬆️ ability to simulate C dynamics. Using obs from towers/chambers/drones/aircraft, we found better rep of heterogeneity=better predictions, bringing models closer to obs and highlighting key gaps for scaling (shrubs!)

🔗: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Integrating Characteristic Arctic Vegetation in a Land Surface Model Improves Representation of Carbon Dynamics Across a Tundra Landscape
Refined Arctic plant functional types in simulations improved landscape-level fluxes, but carbon allocation parameters need further review Incorporating representative tundra vegetation increased...
doi.org

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...and we are set and ready to go with Stitch Your Science 2026! Our theme this year... Why Science? Any age/skill level can participate with a "stitched" object. We'll have a live gathering again at #AGU26 and Zoom celebration in Dec. with an online gallery to celebrate.
bit.ly/stitchsci26

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Happy new year!🐾
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Happy New Year! I participated in @drlauraguertin.bsky.social ‘s ‘Stitch Your Science’ at AGU this year. Hope to see you there next year? Was lovely. ❤️ Hope you’re well!

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I ❤️ her so much.
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I finished the Star Trek baby quilt a little while ago. It turned out lovely. #StarTrek #quilted #babyquilt #handquilting #quilt