Christine M. Cornish, PhD
@cmcornish.bsky.social
Aquatic ecotoxicologist | dog mama | aspiring mycologist | novice embroiderer | mountain lover
🌎 MO --> ND --> VA --> KS
https://sites.google.com/view/cmcornish-contaminants
🌎 MO --> ND --> VA --> KS
https://sites.google.com/view/cmcornish-contaminants
Tuttle Creek Lake gifted me an eerie Halloween Eve morning 🎃I'll just be over here clinging to these spooky vibes the rest of the year.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tuttle Creek Lake gifted me an eerie Halloween Eve morning 🎃I'll just be over here clinging to these spooky vibes the rest of the year.
Pulling buoys and sampling water on Kickapoo Reservation today. Absolutely beautiful, fall day in the field!
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pulling buoys and sampling water on Kickapoo Reservation today. Absolutely beautiful, fall day in the field!
Picked some apples and pumpkins this weekend, all while sweating buckets, but we still enjoyed our time! 🎃🖤
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Picked some apples and pumpkins this weekend, all while sweating buckets, but we still enjoyed our time! 🎃🖤
We love sediment!! Took 11 weighted hand cores in 15-20 mph winds 😳 to compare sediment characteristics before and after reservoir restoration.
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We love sediment!! Took 11 weighted hand cores in 15-20 mph winds 😳 to compare sediment characteristics before and after reservoir restoration.
Don't worry, the puppers also got her hikes in.
October 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Don't worry, the puppers also got her hikes in.
The perfect mental reset = morning hikes + afternoon coffee and writing surrounded by vibrant Aspens and crisp air. I also completed my third 14er in 7.5 hrs, Mt. Shavano @ 14,230 ft. My love for the Rockies run deep 🖤
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The perfect mental reset = morning hikes + afternoon coffee and writing surrounded by vibrant Aspens and crisp air. I also completed my third 14er in 7.5 hrs, Mt. Shavano @ 14,230 ft. My love for the Rockies run deep 🖤
She's perfect and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise 🥹
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
She's perfect and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise 🥹
Holy mussels!! Grubbing at an oil spill site and surveying buckets of mapleleaf mussels!
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Holy mussels!! Grubbing at an oil spill site and surveying buckets of mapleleaf mussels!
Lake Assessment Lab wundergrad gas sampling and loving it (you can tell by the focus)! We sampled headspace for dissolved gasses, chambers for flux, and bubble traps for ebullition -- the greenhouse gas trifecta!!
September 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Lake Assessment Lab wundergrad gas sampling and loving it (you can tell by the focus)! We sampled headspace for dissolved gasses, chambers for flux, and bubble traps for ebullition -- the greenhouse gas trifecta!!
Yeess! Of course! And macrophytes ❤️
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yeess! Of course! And macrophytes ❤️
The ghostbusters took a side gig 😎
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The ghostbusters took a side gig 😎
What a start!! 🚣🏻♀️ I could not be more excited to announce my new position as Associate Researcher at the Kansas Biological Survey. You'll find me playing in reservoirs, streams, with macroinvertebrates, GHGs, and more!
August 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What a start!! 🚣🏻♀️ I could not be more excited to announce my new position as Associate Researcher at the Kansas Biological Survey. You'll find me playing in reservoirs, streams, with macroinvertebrates, GHGs, and more!
I'm not a bug person...BUT I saw some green June beetles mating and that was super cool!!
July 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm not a bug person...BUT I saw some green June beetles mating and that was super cool!!
It's been a hectic couple of weeks! We decided to literally live in a van down by the river. So, here are the many faces of Chara loving van life!!
July 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It's been a hectic couple of weeks! We decided to literally live in a van down by the river. So, here are the many faces of Chara loving van life!!
We will forever feel the healing pull of the mountains💙 We didn't get McAfee's views, but we enjoyed the adventure, nonetheless!
June 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We will forever feel the healing pull of the mountains💙 We didn't get McAfee's views, but we enjoyed the adventure, nonetheless!
@freshwaterscience.bsky.social never disappoints! Location, people, research... amazing!! Thank you to all committees, sponsors, volunteers, etc. for another great SFS.
May 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@freshwaterscience.bsky.social never disappoints! Location, people, research... amazing!! Thank you to all committees, sponsors, volunteers, etc. for another great SFS.
We love a waterfall!!
April 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We love a waterfall!!
Another hike in the books! And of course post-hike celebratory beers! Pilot Mountain and Mt Airy did not disappoint.
March 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Another hike in the books! And of course post-hike celebratory beers! Pilot Mountain and Mt Airy did not disappoint.
Hiking always recenters me. 1/3 of the Triple Crown complete!
March 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Hiking always recenters me. 1/3 of the Triple Crown complete!
After a full 14 hr day, 240 of these babies are set up with water sampling already under way!! Thank you to the entire operation team who volunteered their time 🥹 🙌🏻
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
After a full 14 hr day, 240 of these babies are set up with water sampling already under way!! Thank you to the entire operation team who volunteered their time 🥹 🙌🏻
When trying not to scream, cry, and drown in rage from this chaos, I look at pictures of my pupper. Posting this just in case she's helpful for others too.
February 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When trying not to scream, cry, and drown in rage from this chaos, I look at pictures of my pupper. Posting this just in case she's helpful for others too.
TADA 🎉 My starting PVC now looks like a bee house. The particles turned out so much better than I expected though!
December 31, 2024 at 8:24 PM
TADA 🎉 My starting PVC now looks like a bee house. The particles turned out so much better than I expected though!
After prep of 100 microcosms, I'll be relaxing for a couple of days 😎 These babies will be used for some biogeochemical cycling fun. Stay tuned!!
December 24, 2024 at 10:14 PM
After prep of 100 microcosms, I'll be relaxing for a couple of days 😎 These babies will be used for some biogeochemical cycling fun. Stay tuned!!
Weekend filled with gas sampling! Thank you to my amazingly supportive husband for making 9pm lab runs with me and taking good action photos ☺️
December 15, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Weekend filled with gas sampling! Thank you to my amazingly supportive husband for making 9pm lab runs with me and taking good action photos ☺️