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Scott Doney

Scott Doney

@scottdoney.bsky.social

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Ocean and climate scientist and professor

Scott Doney is a marine scientist at the University of Virginia known for his work on biogeochemical modeling. Doney is the Joe D. and Helen J. Kington Professor in Environmental Change, a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science., and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. He served from 2022 to 2024 as the Assistant Director for Ocean Climate Science and Policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. .. more

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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 9h

New #FATESmodel job focused on fire modeling at UCIrvine :) recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09965

Postdoctoral Scholar: Remote Sensing to FATES: Wildfire Impacts on Western U.S. Forests

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ap.uci.edu

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Fabrice Ardhuin

JGR: Oceans @jgroceans.bsky.social · 15h

Ask not what your journal can do for you—ask what you can do for your journal 🌊

JGR:Oceans is now looking for new Editors and Associate Editors, if you're interested get in touch. We don't bite! 😀

Editor and Associate Editor positions at JGR:Oceans

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Jussi T. Eronen

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Marine CO₂ removal lacks standardized indicators to quantify carbon removed and environmental impacts. This absence of reliable metrics prevents verification, inhibits investment, and blocks entry into carbon trading systems.

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

a schematic diagram showing various processes and related indicators for monitoring carbon removal in ocean systems, based on analyzed literature. The diagram divides the processes into three categories represented by different colors:

Blue Carbon (green): Focuses on processes related to carbon sequestration and the role of marine ecosystems in capturing and storing carbon.

Artificial Upwelling (yellow): Depicts processes that involve artificial interventions in marine environments to increase carbon capture.

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (blue): Illustrates methods that increase ocean alkalinity, which can help enhance carbon removal.

The processes depicted in the diagram include:

Carbon Sequestration Potential: This refers to the ability of oceans to capture and store carbon, with an indicator for monitoring this potential.

Mineral Dissolution and Seawater Alkalinity Change: These processes are associated with changes in seawater chemistry, enhancing carbon sequestration through increased alkalinity.

GHG Emissions: This represents the release of greenhouse gases, which can be measured to monitor the net carbon dynamics in the system.

Carbon Removal Rates and Respiration: Shows how carbon is removed from the atmosphere and the role of respiration in this process, measured through carbon flux indicators.

Primary Production and Water Masses Detection: This includes the detection of primary production (e.g., photosynthesis) in marine systems that leads to organic carbon formation.

Sinking, Remineralization, and Burial: These processes involve the movement of carbon from the surface to deeper ocean layers, with some carbon remineralized and some buried in sediments.

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Richard Davy @davyclimate.bsky.social · 1d

We are recruiting! (x2)
There are two permanent positions available in our climate dynamics and prediction group, so if either sounds interesting to you do apply, or share with your colleagues:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Permanent position as researcher in Climate Prediction  (289560) | Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center

Job title: Permanent position as researcher in Climate Prediction  (289560), Employer: Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Deadline: Sunday, December 7, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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UVA School of Data Science @uvadatascience.bsky.social · 2d

The UVA School of Data Science is hiring faculty, staff, student, postdoctoral and research scientist positions. Apply today: https://bit.ly/4cXAc0Q

Promotional poster by UVA Data Science announcing job openings, showing two individuals engaging over a digital device in a modern building environment. Text states 'We Are Hiring' with listings for Faculty Positions, Postdoctoral and Research Scientist Positions, and Student Positions.

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Rogier Braakman @rogierbraakman.bsky.social · 3d

Super excited to be part of this beautiful effort led by @zhuyt0515.bsky.social and Hanna Anderson!

A true team effort to characterize diversity in phytoplankton-excreted metabolites and identify key chemical currencies within the ocean ecosystem and carbon cycle

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Characterization of Phytoplankton-Excreted Metabolites Mediating Carbon Flux through the Surface Ocean

The marine labile dissolved organic carbon (DOC) pool is a dynamic reservoir of thousands of molecules that cycles approximately one-quarter of Earth primary production within days to weeks. After exc...

www.biorxiv.org

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US CLIVAR @usclivar.bsky.social · 4d

🌊 POS Panel Webinar Series:
Join us on for a talk by Scott Doney (UVA) on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) methods and what’s needed to ensure their efficacy, safety, and scalability.
📆 Nov 12 at 12pm ET
🔗 usclivar.org/webinars (link in calendar)

#mCDR #OceanCarbon

Webinars | US CLIVAR

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · 4d

Introducing our 2025 faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students! 🔥🔥🔥

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist, Jesse M. Shapiro , and 4 more Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist, Jesse M. Shapiro, Simon Roux, Elena Litchman, Joshua S. Weitz, James E. Wood

Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 5d

If you're looking for a faculty position at the intersection of ecology and computing (both broadly defined), please apply to this joint search between the CEE Department and the College of Computing at MIT: cee.mit.edu/people/share...

Faculty Position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing - cee.mit.edu

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), together with the Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA, seeks candidate...

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to the cohort of newly elected members to the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine!

vasem.org/members/

Members - VASEM

Upon election, members of the National Academy living or working in Virginia automatically become members of the Virginia Academy. There are 121 National Academy members in our membership. In addition...

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 5d

Nov. 11 webinar on landing a job in #CDR luma.com/1abjx8xx

This is CDR: Landing a CDR Job · Zoom · Luma

Welcome to the third webinar in the OpenAir Collective's 2026 Carbon Removal Challenge monthly webinar series! We're proud to present a panel focused on the…

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 6d

Here is a good explanation of ocean oxygen and why it’s more nuanced than often presented 🌊
theconversation.com/humans-will-...

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · 6d

Director of the Environmental Institute, Karen McGlathery, reflects on two days of discussions around world-class research in sustainability, resilience, and environmental change.
environment.virginia.edu/news/environ...

Environmental Futures Forum 2025: Director's Thoughts

Director of the Environmental Institute, Karen McGlathery, reflects on two days of discussions around world-class research in sustainability, resilience, and environmental change.

environment.virginia.edu

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Jean-Pierre Gattuso @jpgattuso.bsky.social · 6d

📣 🌊
New funding opportunity! Carbon to Sea and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation invite proposals to study how ocean alkalinity enhancement (#OAE) affects key marine species. Two 24-month projects will be funded. Apply by 16 January 2026. #mCDR
➡️ www.carbontosea.org/rfp-effect-o...

Request for Proposals: Effect of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Commercially and Culturally Important Species - Carbon to Sea Initiative

A non-profit effort advancing ocean-based carbon dioxide removal

www.carbontosea.org

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 6d

Heading to @cop30brazil.bsky.social next week? Be sure to stop by the #OceanPavilion for a deep dive into ocean-based climate solutions!

Get the full programming schedule online or on Ocean Pavilion app!
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/sessions/

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Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 6d

PhD opportunity in oceanography 🌊🌊🌊
"The role of the northwest Atlantic boundary current in the meridional overturning circulation". This is an @o-snap.org related study about the AMOC.
@marineinstitute.bsky.social
@oceanaccess.bsky.social

More information here: www.mi.mun.ca/media/marine...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 6d

After decades of damage from acid rain and logging, forests are bouncing back, and in surprising ways. 🌳 A new @pnas.org study by #NASmember Emily Bernhardt reveals how forests are mining bedrock for essential nutrients to aid in their recovery. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in penguins 🐧 🌊?
The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica
www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 7d

Undergraduate opportunity! 📣 The NSF SOARS program is open for applications! SOARS is an undergrad-grad bridge program focusing on promoting and supporting research, mentoring, and community.

Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...

2026 NSF SOARS® First-Year Protege

Job Description Summary: UCAR is excited to announce the application opening of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program...

ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · 7d

J-Term externship opportunities for UVA students are now open for applications. Don't wait to apply.
environment.virginia.edu/j-term-exter...

J-Term Externships

January term externships opportunities for UVA students.

environment.virginia.edu

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 8d

Recording available for WRI webinar on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal talking about current state of the science principles for governance

youtu.be/dD8xZI4r6kc

Principles for Responsible and Effective Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Development | Webinar

YouTube video by High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Alessandro Tagliabue, Elena Litchman

GEOTRACES @geotraces.bsky.social · 8d

🌊 Postdoc Opportunity: Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling

Alessandro Tagliabue at the University of Liverpool is hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate @altagliabue.bsky.social

🔗Details & apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...

#Postdoc #Oceanography #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Anthony Ricciardi, Elizabeth Stokoe , and 2 more Scott C. Doney, Anthony Ricciardi, Elizabeth Stokoe, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Margot C. Finn

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 8d

Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Volvo Prize, @naomioreskes.bsky.social! Naomi's work addresses vital issues such as why we need to trust science; a topic that becomes even more important with every new day.

Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...

Why we should trust scientists

Many of the world's biggest problems require asking questions of scientists -- but why should we believe what they say? Historian of science Naomi Oreskes thinks deeply about our relationship to belie...

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Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) @microbialplanet.bsky.social · 11d

🌊🦠#FieldworkFriday!
C-CoMP focuses on microbes & chemicals, so it is easy for us to forget how vast our ocean is 🌊. Being at sea 🚢 is the loveliest reminder - there’s nothing as wondrous or humbling as floating in endless cerulean blue while receiving rare visits from animals🐦!

A sunset at sea captured from the deck of the R/V Atlantic Explorer somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Natalie Graham.

A bird visits the R/V Atlantic Explorer (AE) during the 2025 C-CoMP September Cruise between Bermuda and Woods Hole, MA. The bird is perched on the arm of a chair that is on the deck of the AE. Photo by Irina Koester.

The CTD rosette on the deck of the R/V Atlantic Explorer during sunset in the Sargasso Sea. Photo by Emily Hu.

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 11d

Great to see the wonderful recognition of the critical climate work of ‘Aulani Wilhelm 🌊 time.com/collections/...

‘Aulani Wilhelm: The 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders of 2025

Find out why ‘Aulani Wilhelm is on TIME's 2025 list of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action.

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Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 12d

I've got great students with marine science degrees looking for PhD programs. Many are interested in molecular projects, host-associated studies, invertebrates or microbial topics.
If you're searching for a student, send me a DM! I'll be happy to connect you (all students are already published!)

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 12d

Help assess how fish contribute to the ocean’s carbon cycle - follow-on effort from ICES WG on #fishcarbon: www.us-ocb.org/help-assess-... 🌊🐟 @scor-int.bsky.social

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Jonathan Colmer @jmcolmer.bsky.social · 12d

We're hiring at least one pre-doc this year! Please share and apply! Review will begin 11/3/25.

jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

Pre-Doctoral Associate, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Other at University of Virginia

Apply for Pre-Doctoral Associate, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Other at University of Vir...

jobs.virginia.edu

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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 12d

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social is now accepting applications for our 30th summer internship program www.mbari.org/about/career...

Internships • MBARI

Applications for the 2026 MBARI Summer Internship program will open in fall 2025. This 10-week internship allows college students and educators to work on a research or outreach project at MBARI.

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Prof Alessandro Tagliabue @altagliabue.bsky.social · 12d

Seeking a three year postdoc in the field of ocean biogeochemistry and productivity using mechanistic models and synthesis of observations. Note the short fuse for applications. Please help distribute. All nationalities welcome to apply! 🌊

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...

Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Liverpool

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on jobs.ac.uk!