Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
@aaberhe.com
Scientist, educator, advocate for inclusive excellence in STEM. Former Director of DOE Office of Science.
Soil biogeochemistry | Climate Change |Political Ecology.
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Soil biogeochemistry | Climate Change |Political Ecology.
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
@aaberhe.com
· May 9
New pub in @aguadvances.bsky.social: "A Soil Scientist Goes to Washington: Navigating the Path to National #ScienceLeadership" #STEM
Sharing my journey as DOE Office of Science Director, the challenges faced, and why inclusive excellence in STEM matters now more than ever.
Read: tinyurl.com/ms2nhr4f
Sharing my journey as DOE Office of Science Director, the challenges faced, and why inclusive excellence in STEM matters now more than ever.
Read: tinyurl.com/ms2nhr4f
My article on the Soil Collection at the Memorial for Peace & Justice in Montgomery, AL, which honors victims of racial terror, is published in CSA News.
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As soil is our witness | Science Societies
In Montgomery, AL, there is a moving exhibit with rows of glass jars lining the walls of the Memorial for Peace and Justice. Each jar contains soil collected from some of the sites where more than 4,4...
www.sciencesocieties.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My article on the Soil Collection at the Memorial for Peace & Justice in Montgomery, AL, which honors victims of racial terror, is published in CSA News.
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As always, SACNAS @sacnas.bsky.social continues to be vibrant, brilliant, and healing. I’m so grateful for all the love showered on me yesterday.
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As always, SACNAS @sacnas.bsky.social continues to be vibrant, brilliant, and healing. I’m so grateful for all the love showered on me yesterday.
Merced and SJV folx, join us for the Sierra Nevada Research Institute's inaugural Distinguished Climate Speaker Series event featuring @michaelemann.bsky.social
@ucmerced.bsky.social
@ucmerced.bsky.social
SNRI presents its Distinguished Climate Speaker Series event: a keynote talk from renowned climate scientist and author, Dr. Michael E. Mann, followed by a presentation by UC Merced climatologist Dr. John Abatzoglou.
Mon, Nov 17, 2–4 PM UC Merced Conference Center
Register: tinyurl.com/yc74v23y
Mon, Nov 17, 2–4 PM UC Merced Conference Center
Register: tinyurl.com/yc74v23y
October 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Merced and SJV folx, join us for the Sierra Nevada Research Institute's inaugural Distinguished Climate Speaker Series event featuring @michaelemann.bsky.social
@ucmerced.bsky.social
@ucmerced.bsky.social
Energized and hopeful after attending the annual meeting of the @uc-ppfp.bsky.social with a new fellow in our department & my wonderful @ucmerced.bsky.social colleagues.
September 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Energized and hopeful after attending the annual meeting of the @uc-ppfp.bsky.social with a new fellow in our department & my wonderful @ucmerced.bsky.social colleagues.
The application is now open for the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. If you are interested in applying for this fellowship to work with me, do reach out and visit the How to Apply section for key dates and application requirements. see lnkd.in/gKafRtku
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The application is now open for the UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. If you are interested in applying for this fellowship to work with me, do reach out and visit the How to Apply section for key dates and application requirements. see lnkd.in/gKafRtku
First day of teaching!
Excited to be teaching a graduate-level soil organic matter dynamics class—the largest grad class I've taught to date! Students are eager to learn all about soil, carbon, and more. I'm always so excited to teach this class.
Excited to be teaching a graduate-level soil organic matter dynamics class—the largest grad class I've taught to date! Students are eager to learn all about soil, carbon, and more. I'm always so excited to teach this class.
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
First day of teaching!
Excited to be teaching a graduate-level soil organic matter dynamics class—the largest grad class I've taught to date! Students are eager to learn all about soil, carbon, and more. I'm always so excited to teach this class.
Excited to be teaching a graduate-level soil organic matter dynamics class—the largest grad class I've taught to date! Students are eager to learn all about soil, carbon, and more. I'm always so excited to teach this class.
It was a pleasure to visit @woodwellclimate.bsky.social and engage in many wonderful conversations.
Many thanks to Taniya RoyChowdhury for the invitation.
Many thanks to Taniya RoyChowdhury for the invitation.
August 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It was a pleasure to visit @woodwellclimate.bsky.social and engage in many wonderful conversations.
Many thanks to Taniya RoyChowdhury for the invitation.
Many thanks to Taniya RoyChowdhury for the invitation.
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It was a pleasure to meet Dr. Asmeret Berhe @aaberhe.com (former Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy) during her visit to @woodwellclimate.bsky.social today.
Excellent talk on soil carbon/precipitation shifts, and smart perspective on the future of federal climate science
Excellent talk on soil carbon/precipitation shifts, and smart perspective on the future of federal climate science
August 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It was a pleasure to meet Dr. Asmeret Berhe @aaberhe.com (former Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy) during her visit to @woodwellclimate.bsky.social today.
Excellent talk on soil carbon/precipitation shifts, and smart perspective on the future of federal climate science
Excellent talk on soil carbon/precipitation shifts, and smart perspective on the future of federal climate science
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Thank you @aaberhe.com for visiting @woodwellclimate.bsky.social and the Climate Justice seminar today and sharing your science and insights! Such a gift to be in conversation with you again, and thanks for modeling scholarship and leadership rooted in community, inclusion, diversity, and curiosity.
August 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you @aaberhe.com for visiting @woodwellclimate.bsky.social and the Climate Justice seminar today and sharing your science and insights! Such a gift to be in conversation with you again, and thanks for modeling scholarship and leadership rooted in community, inclusion, diversity, and curiosity.
This is an irresponsible take on a v. complex issue.
Landmines are responsible for deaths of countless animals, they cause serious land degradation, chem pollution, physical disruption, and impede sustainable development.
Keeping people away is not the only thing that matters 4 nature conservation.
Landmines are responsible for deaths of countless animals, they cause serious land degradation, chem pollution, physical disruption, and impede sustainable development.
Keeping people away is not the only thing that matters 4 nature conservation.
‘Landmines have become the greatest protectors’: how wildlife is thriving in the Korean DMZ
The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has become an ecological oasis with nearly 6,000 species documented, including rare cranes, deer and bears
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is an irresponsible take on a v. complex issue.
Landmines are responsible for deaths of countless animals, they cause serious land degradation, chem pollution, physical disruption, and impede sustainable development.
Keeping people away is not the only thing that matters 4 nature conservation.
Landmines are responsible for deaths of countless animals, they cause serious land degradation, chem pollution, physical disruption, and impede sustainable development.
Keeping people away is not the only thing that matters 4 nature conservation.
New pub from Leila Wahab's dissertation🌟
Results from a 20-year precipitation manipulation experiment show deep SOC responds to climate change!
3m deep sampling revealed C translocation to depth, highlighting the need to dig deeper to understand grassland carbon cycling 1/2 doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Results from a 20-year precipitation manipulation experiment show deep SOC responds to climate change!
3m deep sampling revealed C translocation to depth, highlighting the need to dig deeper to understand grassland carbon cycling 1/2 doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in subsoils after 20 years of added precipitation in a Mediterranean grassland
Abstract. Precipitation is a major driver of ecosystem change and the physiochemical characteristics of soil. Under different climate change scenarios, increased drought frequency and changing precipi...
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
New pub from Leila Wahab's dissertation🌟
Results from a 20-year precipitation manipulation experiment show deep SOC responds to climate change!
3m deep sampling revealed C translocation to depth, highlighting the need to dig deeper to understand grassland carbon cycling 1/2 doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Results from a 20-year precipitation manipulation experiment show deep SOC responds to climate change!
3m deep sampling revealed C translocation to depth, highlighting the need to dig deeper to understand grassland carbon cycling 1/2 doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Reposted by Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
At #NDiSTEM2025, our daily plenaries spark connection, reflection, and vision. 🌟 Hear from the voices shaping #STEM: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, PhD, Donna Maria Blancero, PhD, & Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio. Don’t miss it. Learn more: s6.goeshow.com/sacnas/ndsc/... @aaberhe.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
At #NDiSTEM2025, our daily plenaries spark connection, reflection, and vision. 🌟 Hear from the voices shaping #STEM: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, PhD, Donna Maria Blancero, PhD, & Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio. Don’t miss it. Learn more: s6.goeshow.com/sacnas/ndsc/... @aaberhe.com
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It’s hard to post about papers these days but I’ll try. Better slow than never. Here’s a blog post about our recently published paper. communities.springernature.com/posts/gettin...
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It’s hard to post about papers these days but I’ll try. Better slow than never. Here’s a blog post about our recently published paper. communities.springernature.com/posts/gettin...
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"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people
August 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
👇🏽!
🎓 Congratulations to our newly minted PhD, Dr. Melinda Gonzales!
Special thanks to @beccaryals.bsky.social for stepping in to advise Melinda during my extended leave and continuing as a wonderful mentor and co-advisor.
Grateful also to our awesome committee members for their guidance and support.
Special thanks to @beccaryals.bsky.social for stepping in to advise Melinda during my extended leave and continuing as a wonderful mentor and co-advisor.
Grateful also to our awesome committee members for their guidance and support.
August 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🎓 Congratulations to our newly minted PhD, Dr. Melinda Gonzales!
Special thanks to @beccaryals.bsky.social for stepping in to advise Melinda during my extended leave and continuing as a wonderful mentor and co-advisor.
Grateful also to our awesome committee members for their guidance and support.
Special thanks to @beccaryals.bsky.social for stepping in to advise Melinda during my extended leave and continuing as a wonderful mentor and co-advisor.
Grateful also to our awesome committee members for their guidance and support.
Reposted by Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
A colleague suggested a circular authorship list without any order, and I thought it would be fun to ask Claude.ai (@anthropic.com) to create one with a wordplay using soil orders. I had a quick chat with it for 2 minutes, and it came up with this result without me writing a single line of code #AI
April 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A colleague suggested a circular authorship list without any order, and I thought it would be fun to ask Claude.ai (@anthropic.com) to create one with a wordplay using soil orders. I had a quick chat with it for 2 minutes, and it came up with this result without me writing a single line of code #AI
Reposted by Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
In a letter in @science.org , 9 scientists in 7 countries Poland, Ukraine, Norway, Spain, US, Finland + Croatia, warn against deployment of explosive weapons as countries that border Russia withdraw from conventions that restrict them
w/ @katzyna.bsky.social, @aaberhe.com
Check 🧵by @aaberhe.com 👇
w/ @katzyna.bsky.social, @aaberhe.com
Check 🧵by @aaberhe.com 👇
🚨Published today in @science.org.
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Weaponizing Europe’s borders imperils wildlife
www.science.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In a letter in @science.org , 9 scientists in 7 countries Poland, Ukraine, Norway, Spain, US, Finland + Croatia, warn against deployment of explosive weapons as countries that border Russia withdraw from conventions that restrict them
w/ @katzyna.bsky.social, @aaberhe.com
Check 🧵by @aaberhe.com 👇
w/ @katzyna.bsky.social, @aaberhe.com
Check 🧵by @aaberhe.com 👇
Reposted by Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
In a letter @science.org we—9 scientists in 7 countries—warn against deployment of explosive indiscriminate weapons as countries that border Russia withdraw from conventions that restrict them, imperiling civilians as well as wildlife & ecosystems #landmines #UXO #ERW www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Weaponizing Europe’s borders imperils wildlife
www.science.org
July 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In a letter @science.org we—9 scientists in 7 countries—warn against deployment of explosive indiscriminate weapons as countries that border Russia withdraw from conventions that restrict them, imperiling civilians as well as wildlife & ecosystems #landmines #UXO #ERW www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🚨Published today in @science.org.
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Weaponizing Europe’s borders imperils wildlife
www.science.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🚨Published today in @science.org.
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I join 8 scientists from 7 countries to warn that the world is sliding backwards from the promise of a mine-free future.
5 countries bordering Russia are withdrawing from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty—& we/nature will pay the price. 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The United Nation’s International Court of Justice, in a landmark climate decision, has stated that a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right!
Failing to take measures to protect the planet from climate change could b violation of international law.
apnews.com/article/un-c...
Failing to take measures to protect the planet from climate change could b violation of international law.
apnews.com/article/un-c...
UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’s top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nat...
apnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The United Nation’s International Court of Justice, in a landmark climate decision, has stated that a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right!
Failing to take measures to protect the planet from climate change could b violation of international law.
apnews.com/article/un-c...
Failing to take measures to protect the planet from climate change could b violation of international law.
apnews.com/article/un-c...
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A lot is going on these days. In the spirit of continuing to support science & the careers of early to mid-career scholars, please help us share the announcement with folx in your networks across the US & Africa.
Symposium will be Feb 2-4, 2026, in Dakar
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
Symposium will be Feb 2-4, 2026, in Dakar
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
Excited to co-Chair @nationalacademies.org 2026 U.S.-Africa Frontiers Symposium to bring together outstanding US & African early- & mid-career STEMM professionals to explore advances & emerging opportunities in STEMM.
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45168_...
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45168_...
June 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A lot is going on these days. In the spirit of continuing to support science & the careers of early to mid-career scholars, please help us share the announcement with folx in your networks across the US & Africa.
Symposium will be Feb 2-4, 2026, in Dakar
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
Symposium will be Feb 2-4, 2026, in Dakar
Application deadline is July 31, 2025.
Gutting scientific research at EPA means less protection for our air, water, and health. The consequences of this decision will be felt for generations. Deeply concerning. Unreal!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Gutting scientific research at EPA means less protection for our air, water, and health. The consequences of this decision will be felt for generations. Deeply concerning. Unreal!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
Timely reminder!
I’ve had this shirt for a while now … I got it in 2017 after McConnell said “Nevertheless she (Elizabeth Warren) persisted” after a Senate debate. It’s taken on new significance lately, for obvious reasons.
📸: @teamrat.bsky.social
📍: Lake Yosemite
I’ve had this shirt for a while now … I got it in 2017 after McConnell said “Nevertheless she (Elizabeth Warren) persisted” after a Senate debate. It’s taken on new significance lately, for obvious reasons.
📸: @teamrat.bsky.social
📍: Lake Yosemite
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Timely reminder!
I’ve had this shirt for a while now … I got it in 2017 after McConnell said “Nevertheless she (Elizabeth Warren) persisted” after a Senate debate. It’s taken on new significance lately, for obvious reasons.
📸: @teamrat.bsky.social
📍: Lake Yosemite
I’ve had this shirt for a while now … I got it in 2017 after McConnell said “Nevertheless she (Elizabeth Warren) persisted” after a Senate debate. It’s taken on new significance lately, for obvious reasons.
📸: @teamrat.bsky.social
📍: Lake Yosemite
Reposted by Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
🧪Thoughts from @aaberhe.com & 5 others in response to the current climate of distrust in science cen.acs.org/sponsored-co...
Sponsored Content: In Science We Trust? - Stories from the Field
In a world where “Who should we trust?” is a common refrain, we talked with six people whose work and lives intersect with scientific trust.
cen.acs.org
July 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🧪Thoughts from @aaberhe.com & 5 others in response to the current climate of distrust in science cen.acs.org/sponsored-co...