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squawky.bsky.social
@squawky.bsky.social
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Planetary scientist, university prof, dept. chair. Want more time for research! IR remote sensing. 3D printing. Accessible field geology. Martian. she/her. Needs a better profile but not sure how to fix that :).
(@squawky on the former bird site)
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
The IAGD is now accepting applications for our Student Pathways Scholarship for the Spring 2026 cycle with a deadline of March 1.

The one-time awards of $750 are meant to support students with disabilities studying any geoscience discipline.

Learn more and apply at forms.gle/kRdSasqyRwQF...
A graphic featuring stylized stick figures walking on a red line. Most use mobility aids including crutches, a wheelchair, a walking stick, and a guide dog. One is examining a rock through a magnifying glass. There's an IAGD hand lens logo and a QR code. The text reads: Spring 2026 Student Pathways Scholarship Supporting undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities in the geosciences Two scholarships of $750 each will be awarded Deadline: March 1 Questions? Student contacts Katelyn Frizzell, Arizona State University krfrizze@asu.edu Alex Bearden, University of California Berkeley alex_bearden@berkeley.edu
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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asrivkin.bsky.social
I'll share this again for 2026 and for any new influx--well over 100 planetary scientists here on Bluesky.

Given <waves hands around> they may not necessarily be posting much about planetary science, but that's how it goes.

If you're a planetary scientist and want to be on the list, DM me!
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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blog.planetary-research.org
An Open Letter Regarding LPSC https://blog.planetary-research.org/2026/01/06/an-open-letter-regarding-lpsc/
An Open Letter Regarding LPSC
The first week of January should mean writing and editing abstracts for LPSC - but this year, these abstracts are subject to potential censorship and rejection (and with a non-refundable submission fee at that). The Planetary Workforce Integration, Development, and Empowerment Community Alliance (PWIDE) has penned an open letter regarding&hellip;
blog.planetary-research.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
squawky.bsky.social
Instead of an LPSC abstract, a few of us posted our concerns about the censorship of the conference at blog.planetary-research.org/2026/01/06/a..., with some suggestions for other conferences you can attend to discuss planetary science. (Definitely shorter than 2 pages 10 pt font, too!)
An Open Letter Regarding LPSC - The Planetary Research Blog
blog.planetary-research.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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martian-observer.art
When spacecraft fail, what happens? Mars Guy explores the Maven mission's unexpected rotation and potential fiery end.
Episode 248 / 4th January, 2026
When spacecraft fail
YouTube video by Mars Guy
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January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
This day 57 years ago.

Earthrise.

A remarkable view of Earth hoving into view as the Apollo 8 command module flew over the lunar surface.

That's us. That's home.
Gibbous Earth hovering over the lunar surface against a pitch-black sky. A remarkable view photographed by Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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cnn.com
Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, just became the first wheelchair user ever to travel past the Kármán Line — a common demarcation for outer space that lies 100 kilometers above sea level.
https://cnn.it/4scLWEM
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
squawky.bsky.social
Random discussion with colleague leads to pointing at locations on Mars globe. Realized globe is in need of a serious dusting.

Like the actual northern hemisphere of Mars, that dusty little bugger. Thinking is better if my globe stays this way.
Small section of a globe of Mars with labels for Vastitas Borealis and Acidalia Planitia visible. A thin layer of dust covers much of the globe, except where a single finger print trail is visible.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
No, thank you, Dr. @juliamorphology.bsky.social, for your work advancing accessibility and inclusion in the geosciences. It helps make the discipline a little easier for students with disabilities to navigate and sets an example for the rest of the geoscience community to follow!
juliamorphology.bsky.social Julia @juliamorphology.bsky.social · Dec 10
woohoo! I am honored and grateful to receive the 2025 IGER award from IAGD. Thank you to @accessiblegeo.bsky.social for this recognition! Thank you to my letter writers and champions for your support and nomination! This is my first award as a professor!!
A picture of a plaque with the words “2025 IAGD Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research (IGER) Award. Dr. Julia Cisneros VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROMOTING, DEVELOPING, AND/OR IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE GEOSCIENCE INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH THAT ENCOURAGES ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH DISABILITIES. RECIPIENTS OF THE IGER AWARD SHARE THE VISION OF THE IAGD TO FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFT THE CULTURE OF GEOSCIENCES BY DEMANDING ACCESS AND INCLUSION, AND EMPOWERING THE STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES OF ALL STUDENTS AND GEOSCIENTISTS.” The IAGD logo is at the top.
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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oceanfilly.bsky.social
Disabled students belong in biological sciences spaces! Here is a thread of some tips and suggestions to make your spaces more inclusive.
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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esa.int
Join online our event on Accessibility and Inclusivity in Science on Friday 5 December, 10:30-13:00 CET.

Hear from the scientists and astronomers who are rethinking space science studies and communication through inclusive approaches.

Register here 👇
esait.webex.com/weblink/regi...
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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jupforjupiter.bsky.social
Passionate about structural geology and/or planetary tectonics? I am looking for a motivated PhD. student (MS applicants also welcome) to join my group starting in Fall 2026.

Explore my research on the website below, and email me if you’re interested.
jupiterhansen.com

#planetaryscience
Jupiter Hansen (Cheng)
jupiterhansen.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
This #GivingTuesday, the IAGD is excited to launch our Why I Give Campaign, running through Dec 31, 2025. Join our campaign and give today! Whether you give $25 or $250, you make a difference! No amount is too small.

Donate through PayPal at tinyurl.com/3tt68wdw and share with us – why do you give?
Orange and yellow graphic advertising the IAGD’s Giving Tuesday Why I Give campaign. Text reads: Look out for personal stories shared throughout the day from students and members about why they give their time, money, and presence to the IAGD! As always, we rely on volunteers and donations. Please help us reach our annual goal. Fundraising goal: $25,000 The first $7,500 donated will be matched! $250 sends one student on a one-day accessible field trip, $500 funds the IGER Award, $750 funds one Pathways Scholarship, $1,000 supports sending a student to a conference or GeoSPACE Field Program
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Why does Nancy Riggs give to the IAGD? Discover their story in the graphic below. It can also be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman on a beach labelled Nancy Riggs from Flagstaff, AZ, USA. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The IAGD embodies the idea that being a geoscientist has nothing to do with how many d/Disabled people are in a room or what their disability is. The IAGD gives us a home, a community, and people who are friends and colleagues for life.
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Why does Anna Baker give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman standing above a canyon labelled Anna Baker from Northern Arizona University. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The community I have found with the IAGD is unmatched. I have made amazing friendships with other students like me. And I get to learn from passionate, thoughtful role models who are challenging norms and forging paths for all of us in the geosciences.
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Why does Alex Bearden give to the IAGD? Discover part of his story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a man in a forest labelled Alex Bearden from the University of California, Berkley. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The IAGD has been pivotal to my own journey. Hearing the lived experiences of our members reminds me that we are not alone and that we can be successful in this field. The mentorships and friendships I’ve found here have shaped how I think about teaching, research, and building truly inclusive spaces.
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Why does Ian Castro give to the IAGD? Discover part of his story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a group of people warming their hands around a paper campfire labelled Ian Castro from Austin Peay State University. A quote from the surrounding text reads: I volunteer with the IAGD because I strongly believe in its message of making the Earth Sciences for everyone. I primarily enjoy helping with outreach opportunities and working directly with members of this community.
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Why does @mycorrhizalmaz.bsky.social give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman standing in a field of yellow canola flowers labelled Mandy Abel-Zurstadt from Sherwood, OR, USA. A quote from the surrounding text reads: This community provides representation of d/Disabled geoscientists to other d/Disabled geoscientists, which provides support and can combat ableism internalized by society and the traditional geoscience culture—as it did for me.
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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bakingsodavolc.bsky.social
My department is hiring a Lecturer! If you are passionate about educating the next generation of geoscientists, send us an application!
ufgeology.bsky.social UF Geology @ufgeology.bsky.social · Nov 18
🚨 We are Hiring!!! 🚨

UF Geology is searching for a Teaching Faculty (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer) in Earth Surface Processes.

Lecturer positions at UF are faculty positions with promotion potential, the ability to advise students, & apply for funding if desired.

Apply by Jan. 5th! Link Below ⚒️🧪
Graphic ad for the lecturer position.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Post 1/3 🧵

Thank you to everyone who entered our prize draw at GSA and congratulations to our winners! We appreciate your support! ❤️♿
Graphic featuring a black silhouette stick figure holding up a rock hammer. The text reads: Congratulations to Eduardo A. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a black silhouette stick figure holding up a rock hammer. The text reads: Congratulations to Clare M. Winner of a rock hammer at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of two people smiling at the camera. One is holding a water bottle with a wrap-around historical, structural illustration of a geologic formation. The text reads: Congratulations to Haley V. Winner of the insulated water bottle at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a crochet geode with a purple inside. The text reads: Congratulations to Steve S. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!!
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
squawky.bsky.social
Most abundant oxide on the Moon (www.lpi.usra.edu/publications...). Just sayin. #Ilmenite
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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aussiastronomer.bsky.social
Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?

Help archives help you!

(Help archives keep funding!)

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
docs.google.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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stuartatkinson.bsky.social
Whatever you're doing, STOP!! Take a moment to look at this stunning new vista sent back from Mars by the rover Curiosity. Here's your future Martian Yosemite... Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
squawky.bsky.social
If you miss your daily vote for MinCup, now there's Ore Cup!

#Copper here: Galena is pretty but Cu is everywhere...
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Nov 3
#OreCup is launching with two famous & beloved ore minerals, #Galena vs #Copper!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...

You have 24 hours to campaign. Go!
www.mineralcup.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
squawky.bsky.social
Planetary geology folks, section meetings for GSA are in the spring. Smaller, but cheaper than a half week of LPSC, posters double the size, talks 17 minutes, abstracts 345 words. Come meet some of your local colleagues!

(LPSC was my first meeting, I love going - but hate what it has become.)
barbylon.bsky.social barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · Oct 10
Planetary scientists - we have a continual lament that goes like, waaah we have too many meetings how can we work and put in so many abstracts! Here's a solution! Choose a different meeting!
spacewhalerider.com Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · Oct 10
It's really disheartening to try to talk to colleagues about boycotting a conference that removed all its records of abstracts pertaining to DEI, only for the response to largely be "I don't want to go, but..." But what??? Each of us has agency! You can choose not to go!
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM