Khuong Dinh
@khuongdinh.bsky.social
Winter stress ecology | Global change biology | Multiple stressors | Ecotox | Zooplankton | RCN Young research talent fellow (PI) at AQUA @Biovitenskap, @UniOslo
Grateful to the amazing crew and scientists who made this polar night adventure possible. The Arctic never ceases to amaze, especially when I know more about how busy it is below the silent ice.
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Grateful to the amazing crew and scientists who made this polar night adventure possible. The Arctic never ceases to amaze, especially when I know more about how busy it is below the silent ice.
From 2000–4000 m, we collected fascinating amphipods, decapods and jellyfish. These deep-sea animals are fascinating to study how energy, resources, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are transported to the Arctic abyss via the biological pump
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
From 2000–4000 m, we collected fascinating amphipods, decapods and jellyfish. These deep-sea animals are fascinating to study how energy, resources, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are transported to the Arctic abyss via the biological pump
It was an epic expedition to the dark and frozen Nansen Basin. Working in air temperatures below -20 °C with biting wind, we deployed Mammoth and MIK nets to 4000 m depth in the Arctic Ocean. Sampling during this special time of year taught me far more about zooplankton communities than I expected.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It was an epic expedition to the dark and frozen Nansen Basin. Working in air temperatures below -20 °C with biting wind, we deployed Mammoth and MIK nets to 4000 m depth in the Arctic Ocean. Sampling during this special time of year taught me far more about zooplankton communities than I expected.
When the ocean breathes in the cold 🥶 (-20 °C), snow dances across the deck, the moon lights our way, and we sample zooplankton in the heart of the Arctic polar night.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When the ocean breathes in the cold 🥶 (-20 °C), snow dances across the deck, the moon lights our way, and we sample zooplankton in the heart of the Arctic polar night.
A mammoth net hauls zooplankton from 4000 m depths in the Nansen Basin—under -20 °C air and howling winds.
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A mammoth net hauls zooplankton from 4000 m depths in the Nansen Basin—under -20 °C air and howling winds.
Heading North for the overwintering organisms in the dark of the Arctic (polar) nights!
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Heading North for the overwintering organisms in the dark of the Arctic (polar) nights!
2) At 29 PSU, this corresponded to a tipping point of heat accumulation of 28 °C.d above which survival decreased.
3) Reduced salinity below 29 PSU, prevalent year-round in surface waters, suppressed this tipping point, inducing linear decreases in survival when temperature rises above 8 °C.
3) Reduced salinity below 29 PSU, prevalent year-round in surface waters, suppressed this tipping point, inducing linear decreases in survival when temperature rises above 8 °C.
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
2) At 29 PSU, this corresponded to a tipping point of heat accumulation of 28 °C.d above which survival decreased.
3) Reduced salinity below 29 PSU, prevalent year-round in surface waters, suppressed this tipping point, inducing linear decreases in survival when temperature rises above 8 °C.
3) Reduced salinity below 29 PSU, prevalent year-round in surface waters, suppressed this tipping point, inducing linear decreases in survival when temperature rises above 8 °C.
Calanus hyperboreus, the largest Calanus copepod in the world. The huge lipid sac inside the body is a key energy source that fuels the lipid-rich Arctic marine food web.
This is a C. hyperboreus female from the Nansen Basin. Photo @Khuong Dinh
This is a C. hyperboreus female from the Nansen Basin. Photo @Khuong Dinh
October 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Calanus hyperboreus, the largest Calanus copepod in the world. The huge lipid sac inside the body is a key energy source that fuels the lipid-rich Arctic marine food web.
This is a C. hyperboreus female from the Nansen Basin. Photo @Khuong Dinh
This is a C. hyperboreus female from the Nansen Basin. Photo @Khuong Dinh
Maybe the same isopod genus parasitising in Calanus hyperboreus. This is a photo I took a few years ago in the central Arctic Ocean.
September 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Maybe the same isopod genus parasitising in Calanus hyperboreus. This is a photo I took a few years ago in the central Arctic Ocean.
Exploring marine biodiversity: A memorable field cruise with bachelor and master students for the course Marine Biology
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Exploring marine biodiversity: A memorable field cruise with bachelor and master students for the course Marine Biology
Collecting Tigriopus brevicornis from a splash pool for the experiment. These tiny crustaceans are remarkable for thriving in such dynamic and fluctuating habitats.
August 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Collecting Tigriopus brevicornis from a splash pool for the experiment. These tiny crustaceans are remarkable for thriving in such dynamic and fluctuating habitats.
Pachyteria dimidiata
July 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Pachyteria dimidiata
Honored to meet Her Excellency Madam Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, Vice President of Vietnam, this morning at the Presidential Palace, Hanoi.
July 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Honored to meet Her Excellency Madam Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, Vice President of Vietnam, this morning at the Presidential Palace, Hanoi.
Happy to serve as an Advisory Board Member for the 6th Global Vietnam Young Intellectuals Forum, with the participation of 201 (+ 300 online) brilliant Vietnamese scientists worldwide to contribute to innovation and sustainable development.
July 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy to serve as an Advisory Board Member for the 6th Global Vietnam Young Intellectuals Forum, with the participation of 201 (+ 300 online) brilliant Vietnamese scientists worldwide to contribute to innovation and sustainable development.
Start to upload my personal observations to iNaturalist
Below are two species that I observed in Tam Dao National Park, North Vietnam. Both species are categorized as Near Threatened.
Below are two species that I observed in Tam Dao National Park, North Vietnam. Both species are categorized as Near Threatened.
July 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Start to upload my personal observations to iNaturalist
Below are two species that I observed in Tam Dao National Park, North Vietnam. Both species are categorized as Near Threatened.
Below are two species that I observed in Tam Dao National Park, North Vietnam. Both species are categorized as Near Threatened.
Caged aquaculture in lower Mekong River
July 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Caged aquaculture in lower Mekong River
Wow !
Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wow !
Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Avokado from Vietnam :)
June 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Avokado from Vietnam :)
New Book:
The Barents Sea system
Gateway to the changing Arctic
Happy to contribute to some sections of this exciting book!
fagbokforlaget.no/produkt/9788...
The Barents Sea system
Gateway to the changing Arctic
Happy to contribute to some sections of this exciting book!
fagbokforlaget.no/produkt/9788...
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New Book:
The Barents Sea system
Gateway to the changing Arctic
Happy to contribute to some sections of this exciting book!
fagbokforlaget.no/produkt/9788...
The Barents Sea system
Gateway to the changing Arctic
Happy to contribute to some sections of this exciting book!
fagbokforlaget.no/produkt/9788...
a stick insect, unknown ID, Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam
Photo: Tuan
Photo: Tuan
May 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
a stick insect, unknown ID, Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam
Photo: Tuan
Photo: Tuan
Saltstraumen, a small strait with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world.
April 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Saltstraumen, a small strait with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world.
