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.
aaberhe.com
Soil biogeochemistry | Climate Change |Political Ecology.
aaberhe.com
Bonus, got to attend a performance at the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the historical home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bonus, got to attend a performance at the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the historical home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
#CANVAS2025 (ASA,CSSA, SSSA) at Salt Lake. I love the new format of the opening ceremony & our keynote panel. It was fun to imagine the next 40 years of research undertaken by our scientific societies and how we are doing in preparing the next generation of scholars and thought leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#CANVAS2025 (ASA,CSSA, SSSA) at Salt Lake. I love the new format of the opening ceremony & our keynote panel. It was fun to imagine the next 40 years of research undertaken by our scientific societies and how we are doing in preparing the next generation of scholars and thought leaders.
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.
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.
Key messages:
1) Timing/Seasonality of change matters for C storage in Mediterranean grasslands under climate change.
2) Deep soil response matters as 1/3rd of SOC is below 1m.
3) Plant and soil systems' response to changes in precipitation is tightly coupled
2/2
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
1) Timing/Seasonality of change matters for C storage in Mediterranean grasslands under climate change.
2) Deep soil response matters as 1/3rd of SOC is below 1m.
3) Plant and soil systems' response to changes in precipitation is tightly coupled
2/2
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
August 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Key messages:
1) Timing/Seasonality of change matters for C storage in Mediterranean grasslands under climate change.
2) Deep soil response matters as 1/3rd of SOC is below 1m.
3) Plant and soil systems' response to changes in precipitation is tightly coupled
2/2
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
1) Timing/Seasonality of change matters for C storage in Mediterranean grasslands under climate change.
2) Deep soil response matters as 1/3rd of SOC is below 1m.
3) Plant and soil systems' response to changes in precipitation is tightly coupled
2/2
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
🎓 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.
In the 1990s, this issue finally received the global attention it deserved, and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines received the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2025, the promise of a mine-free future for the world is slipping away. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
In 2025, the promise of a mine-free future for the world is slipping away. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
July 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the 1990s, this issue finally received the global attention it deserved, and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines received the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2025, the promise of a mine-free future for the world is slipping away. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
In 2025, the promise of a mine-free future for the world is slipping away. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
For more on the current issue, read the @ucmerced.bsky.social press release
Bottom line, we need defense strategies that don't weaponize our shared environment and cause misery for generations.
Alternative approaches exist—let's choose them. news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
Bottom line, we need defense strategies that don't weaponize our shared environment and cause misery for generations.
Alternative approaches exist—let's choose them. news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
July 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
For more on the current issue, read the @ucmerced.bsky.social press release
Bottom line, we need defense strategies that don't weaponize our shared environment and cause misery for generations.
Alternative approaches exist—let's choose them. news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
Bottom line, we need defense strategies that don't weaponize our shared environment and cause misery for generations.
Alternative approaches exist—let's choose them. news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc...
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
My thanks to the American Chemical Society, C&EN for this timely piece on the importance of cultivating societal trust in science and scientists.
Direct link to the audio lnkd.in/gRqKYCit
Link to the full piece lnkd.in/gahwChnx
Direct link to the audio lnkd.in/gRqKYCit
Link to the full piece lnkd.in/gahwChnx
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My thanks to the American Chemical Society, C&EN for this timely piece on the importance of cultivating societal trust in science and scientists.
Direct link to the audio lnkd.in/gRqKYCit
Link to the full piece lnkd.in/gahwChnx
Direct link to the audio lnkd.in/gRqKYCit
Link to the full piece lnkd.in/gahwChnx
Decades of federal support for basic research by the DOE Office of Science is advancing radiopharmaceutical development and cancer therapy. I'm delighted to celebrate this milestone and opening of a new pipeline for these lifesaving isotopes, Actinium-225.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Decades of federal support for basic research by the DOE Office of Science is advancing radiopharmaceutical development and cancer therapy. I'm delighted to celebrate this milestone and opening of a new pipeline for these lifesaving isotopes, Actinium-225.
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Today, NSF added another 500 GRFP awardees, bringing this year’s total to 1500
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
June 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, NSF added another 500 GRFP awardees, bringing this year’s total to 1500
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
They included this in the info on the link
by the way, I’m not associated with the group.
by the way, I’m not associated with the group.
June 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
They included this in the info on the link
by the way, I’m not associated with the group.
by the way, I’m not associated with the group.
2030STEM in partnership with Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is building a new, catalytic resource to advance the careers of early to mid-career STEM researchers and professionals who are motivated to build an inclusive STEM ecosystem.
Get more informarion at 2030stem.org/fellowship-1
Get more informarion at 2030stem.org/fellowship-1
June 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
2030STEM in partnership with Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is building a new, catalytic resource to advance the careers of early to mid-career STEM researchers and professionals who are motivated to build an inclusive STEM ecosystem.
Get more informarion at 2030stem.org/fellowship-1
Get more informarion at 2030stem.org/fellowship-1
Two all-around amazing scientists will deliver ESA Plenary talks this year:
- Sasha Reed @ecology-awesome.bsky.social - New Phytologist Foundation Keynote speaker
- Kathleen Treseder - MacArthur Lecturer
Congratulations on this well deserved honor Kathleen and Sasha!
esa.org/baltimore202...
- Sasha Reed @ecology-awesome.bsky.social - New Phytologist Foundation Keynote speaker
- Kathleen Treseder - MacArthur Lecturer
Congratulations on this well deserved honor Kathleen and Sasha!
esa.org/baltimore202...
May 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Two all-around amazing scientists will deliver ESA Plenary talks this year:
- Sasha Reed @ecology-awesome.bsky.social - New Phytologist Foundation Keynote speaker
- Kathleen Treseder - MacArthur Lecturer
Congratulations on this well deserved honor Kathleen and Sasha!
esa.org/baltimore202...
- Sasha Reed @ecology-awesome.bsky.social - New Phytologist Foundation Keynote speaker
- Kathleen Treseder - MacArthur Lecturer
Congratulations on this well deserved honor Kathleen and Sasha!
esa.org/baltimore202...
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_...
May 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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_...
My website views ve been through the roof... esp. from one university. Looks like there's a class assignment about me/my lab.
To the students visiting my site: Hi 👋 I see you!
No idea what they were asked to research. Who wants to guess? (keep it fun)
To the students visiting my site: Hi 👋 I see you!
No idea what they were asked to research. Who wants to guess? (keep it fun)
May 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My website views ve been through the roof... esp. from one university. Looks like there's a class assignment about me/my lab.
To the students visiting my site: Hi 👋 I see you!
No idea what they were asked to research. Who wants to guess? (keep it fun)
To the students visiting my site: Hi 👋 I see you!
No idea what they were asked to research. Who wants to guess? (keep it fun)
May 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s always fun and an honor to celebrate our @ucmerced.bsky.social graduates with my wonderful colleagues.
@beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social
LES faculty and more.
@beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social
LES faculty and more.
May 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s always fun and an honor to celebrate our @ucmerced.bsky.social graduates with my wonderful colleagues.
@beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social
LES faculty and more.
@beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social
LES faculty and more.
Congratulations to our 3 soil science PhD graduates — Jennifer, Yulissa, and Melinda!
@teamrat.bsky.social @beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social @beccaryals.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Congratulations to our 3 soil science PhD graduates — Jennifer, Yulissa, and Melinda!
@teamrat.bsky.social @beccaryals.bsky.social
@teamrat.bsky.social @beccaryals.bsky.social
Congratulations to soon-to-be Dr. Melinda Gonzales. Can’t wait to see her shine her bright light into the future.
It was a special honor to hood Melinda with my incredible colleague @beccaryals.bsky.social who generously stepped in to mentor Melinda when I started my previous position at DOE.
It was a special honor to hood Melinda with my incredible colleague @beccaryals.bsky.social who generously stepped in to mentor Melinda when I started my previous position at DOE.
May 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Congratulations to soon-to-be Dr. Melinda Gonzales. Can’t wait to see her shine her bright light into the future.
It was a special honor to hood Melinda with my incredible colleague @beccaryals.bsky.social who generously stepped in to mentor Melinda when I started my previous position at DOE.
It was a special honor to hood Melinda with my incredible colleague @beccaryals.bsky.social who generously stepped in to mentor Melinda when I started my previous position at DOE.