The Paleoclimate/Paleoceanography section has an early career session for undergrad, first year grad, first time attendees. It has been very successful. The session was put together by the current section president. I think ALL sections/mtgs should have one of these. @agupaleosection.bsky.social ‪

Let me know if you are interested in placing an order. I can also send some samples your way.

Sorry I missed this! All slide varieties except for assemblage slides are 2.32-2.36 mm thick without the glass slide, and the assemblage slides are 2.58-2.62. Our aluminum slide holders work with both 0.8-1.0 mm and 1.0-1.2mm microscope slides.

Whoa! so many CT scans! I do scans on a smaller #microCT scale. I have hundreds of models, but took the website offline temporarily due to copyright issues. It'll be back online this summer. Here's an example: a Globorotalia scitula planktic foraminifera - on the order of maybe 200-300 microns.

Fitting... Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" is a made-up latin-ish phrase from "The Handmaid's Tale" translated in the book also as "Don't let the bastards grind you down". And here we are... living in a Handmaid's Tale in real life.

I did get some additional rumor mill info from - universities don't track grant reports - they likely know if your report is late. Rumor mill suggests possibility of late or missing reports as grounds for grant termination. Rumors, yes. Did I still login and screenshot my awards report status. Yes.

I have over 100 3D models - nearly all extant planktic species, some benthics, and some extinct species. Happy to share the some stl files if you'd like to print them and give them names ;)

I think one was even named after Tappa's daughter!

It was so great to see you last week. Your book talk was inspiring. YOU are inspiring. Things right now are hard and discouraging and I left your talk with a renewed sense of hope that we WILL get through this. Because we will. Thank you for continuing to spread such contagious positivity.

They looked fluid filled, like vacuoles. I have some videos. I'll send them to you via email. So very weird.

Hey @juliemeilland.bsky.social @seavdavis.bsky.social @paleobluedot.bsky.social @lauralhaynes.bsky.social Have you observed this in cultured forams?

Low pH and reduced carbonate ion - the shells were very thin. we have microCT scans of them and are processing the data to compare to the shells that we grew under ambient conditions. The species with symbionts had an abundance of them - more than usual.