Lily Dove
@solilyquy.bsky.social
Oceanographer and climate scientist 🌊 | Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech 🐝 | MIT/Caltech alumna 🦫 | Penguin enthusiast 🐧
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s data has been crucial in predicting and guiding preparation efforts for severe weather events across the country, especially throughout hurricane season.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s data has been crucial in predicting and guiding preparation efforts for severe weather events across the country, especially throughout hurricane season.
“I have found that the longer I exist as an expert in my own field of science, the less I like to assert a piece of knowledge with great certainty.”
Beautiful writing that is helping me reflect on my assumptions in oceanography (and all the other amazing things I have the honor of learning!). 🌊
Beautiful writing that is helping me reflect on my assumptions in oceanography (and all the other amazing things I have the honor of learning!). 🌊
A True Expert Scientist Knows What They Don’t Know | Essay
Textbooks are a false front for human knowledge. Science textbooks, at least. In high school, I eagerly read the biology textbook and the chemistry textbook and the physics textbook. Every question po...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“I have found that the longer I exist as an expert in my own field of science, the less I like to assert a piece of knowledge with great certainty.”
Beautiful writing that is helping me reflect on my assumptions in oceanography (and all the other amazing things I have the honor of learning!). 🌊
Beautiful writing that is helping me reflect on my assumptions in oceanography (and all the other amazing things I have the honor of learning!). 🌊
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Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
A guy makes ONE tiny mistake (has a years-long friendship with the world's worst sex trafficker; brags about sexually harassing colleagues; is racist; says women are stupid) and his whole LIFE is blown up (does slightly fewer speaking engagements; keeps teaching at #1 university)??!?!?!?!?!
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever:
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
- taking maternity leave at the wrong time
- spending too much time with your kids
- reporting harassment
- not moving every 2-3 years
- taking a partner's job/preferences into account
- mouthing off before tenure
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The notion that someone who is in their 20's can't have experienced climate change (supposedly due to an IPCC definition) is utter crap. It's embarrassing for a supposedly serious academic to be so disingenuous.
"AEI Fellow Roger Pielke Jr.’s Talk at Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series Sparks Controversy" by Andrea Kim for the #CornellSun: www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
AEI Fellow Roger Pielke Jr.’s Talk at Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series Sparks Controversy
Roger Pielke Jr. spoke at Cornell Atkinson’s Climate Impact Series on Wednesday, eliciting concerns from members of the scientific community due to his ties to the American Enterprise Institute and it...
www.cornellsun.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The notion that someone who is in their 20's can't have experienced climate change (supposedly due to an IPCC definition) is utter crap. It's embarrassing for a supposedly serious academic to be so disingenuous.
Taking solace in the great Isabel Allende's words today:
"The patriarchy is stony. Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet."
"The patriarchy is stony. Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet."
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Taking solace in the great Isabel Allende's words today:
"The patriarchy is stony. Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet."
"The patriarchy is stony. Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet."
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I feel like "the ocean makes half the O2 we breathe" is the chemical oceanographers version of the "gulf stream = AMOC" misunderstanding physical oceanographers deal with... 🌊
The ocean regulates our climate, nourishes hundreds of millions of people around the world, and produces about half of the oxygen on Earth. 🌊 ✨
So, when you take a deep breath this #NationalRelaxationDay, be sure to thank the ocean. 💙
So, when you take a deep breath this #NationalRelaxationDay, be sure to thank the ocean. 💙
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I feel like "the ocean makes half the O2 we breathe" is the chemical oceanographers version of the "gulf stream = AMOC" misunderstanding physical oceanographers deal with... 🌊
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“Dr. Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration”
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Dr. Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration”
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Just re-read Ancillary Justice after a decade, for the upcoming Reading Circle meeting.
Here is a book that has aged spectacularly well. Twelve years after publication, still feels every bit the genre-defining novel that it was when it was written.
Here is a book that has aged spectacularly well. Twelve years after publication, still feels every bit the genre-defining novel that it was when it was written.
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just re-read Ancillary Justice after a decade, for the upcoming Reading Circle meeting.
Here is a book that has aged spectacularly well. Twelve years after publication, still feels every bit the genre-defining novel that it was when it was written.
Here is a book that has aged spectacularly well. Twelve years after publication, still feels every bit the genre-defining novel that it was when it was written.
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Deciding that someone is unable to perform a physical job due to a disability, without ever once including that person in the conversation or hearing their expertise on their own body, directly violates their civil rights.
Science does this regularly, has for generations, and it’s never been okay.
Science does this regularly, has for generations, and it’s never been okay.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Deciding that someone is unable to perform a physical job due to a disability, without ever once including that person in the conversation or hearing their expertise on their own body, directly violates their civil rights.
Science does this regularly, has for generations, and it’s never been okay.
Science does this regularly, has for generations, and it’s never been okay.
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.
eos.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
No committee needed. Proud alumna today. 🦫🧪
“Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
“Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No committee needed. Proud alumna today. 🦫🧪
“Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
“Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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In the event of a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget is recommending reductions in force (layoffs) for “all employees” in all “programs, projects, or activities” that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”
What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?
What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?
‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk
The Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts.
thebulletin.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In the event of a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget is recommending reductions in force (layoffs) for “all employees” in all “programs, projects, or activities” that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”
What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?
What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?
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"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
grist.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
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this is sooooooo f'ing sweet. every time Sec. Chris Wright lies about the DOE Climate Working Group report, reporters cite our response.
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
this is sooooooo f'ing sweet. every time Sec. Chris Wright lies about the DOE Climate Working Group report, reporters cite our response.
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Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas.
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas.
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
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I have a manuscript due, it’s going fine
September 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I have a manuscript due, it’s going fine
9/16/25: Happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day!
(3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2)
(3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2)
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
9/16/25: Happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day!
(3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2)
(3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2)
Mentees absolutely benefit from high-quality mentoring. Turns out so do the mentors! The Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention (MPOWIR) program shows it with 20 years of data. 🌊 🧪
FEATURE ARTICLE • Mentors: The Hidden Beneficiaries of Mentoring | Oceanography
tos.org
September 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mentees absolutely benefit from high-quality mentoring. Turns out so do the mentors! The Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention (MPOWIR) program shows it with 20 years of data. 🌊 🧪
Typing "RE" in Google now autodirects me to research.gov instead of reddit.com, which is how I know I'm officially a real adult scientist. 🧪
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Typing "RE" in Google now autodirects me to research.gov instead of reddit.com, which is how I know I'm officially a real adult scientist. 🧪
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After the Los Angeles fires, scientists rushed to understand how ash and toxic runoff could affect the ocean. eos.org/features/scr...
Scrambling to Study Smoke on the Water - Eos
Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems.
eos.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
After the Los Angeles fires, scientists rushed to understand how ash and toxic runoff could affect the ocean. eos.org/features/scr...
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New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
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@agu.org's own Elizabeth Landau is next up. “I am testifying on behalf of AGU and its scientists, who affirm that climate change, which is unequivocally driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions, is endangering human health and welfare in the US and globally,” she said.
August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@agu.org's own Elizabeth Landau is next up. “I am testifying on behalf of AGU and its scientists, who affirm that climate change, which is unequivocally driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions, is endangering human health and welfare in the US and globally,” she said.
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🌊 Journalists: the ocean needs your voice.
Apply now to the @pulitzercenter Ocean Reporting Network & spend a year investigating the ocean stories that can change our planet’s future.
e.g. deep-sea mining, marine energy, CO2 removal or polar issues
pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...
Apply now to the @pulitzercenter Ocean Reporting Network & spend a year investigating the ocean stories that can change our planet’s future.
e.g. deep-sea mining, marine energy, CO2 removal or polar issues
pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...
Journalism That Goes Deep: Applications Open for Ocean Reporting Fellowships
Image Applications are now open to join the third cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), a fellowship program that gives professional journalists the opportunity to spend up to a year working on...
pulitzercenter.org
August 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🌊 Journalists: the ocean needs your voice.
Apply now to the @pulitzercenter Ocean Reporting Network & spend a year investigating the ocean stories that can change our planet’s future.
e.g. deep-sea mining, marine energy, CO2 removal or polar issues
pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...
Apply now to the @pulitzercenter Ocean Reporting Network & spend a year investigating the ocean stories that can change our planet’s future.
e.g. deep-sea mining, marine energy, CO2 removal or polar issues
pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...
Week 1 of faculty life checklist:
✅ Be overwhelmed with responsibility, gratitude, and excitement
✅ Begin building new habits and life patterns
✅ Accidentally twin with the mascot
✅ Be overwhelmed with responsibility, gratitude, and excitement
✅ Begin building new habits and life patterns
✅ Accidentally twin with the mascot
August 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Week 1 of faculty life checklist:
✅ Be overwhelmed with responsibility, gratitude, and excitement
✅ Begin building new habits and life patterns
✅ Accidentally twin with the mascot
✅ Be overwhelmed with responsibility, gratitude, and excitement
✅ Begin building new habits and life patterns
✅ Accidentally twin with the mascot
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Our new paper shows how recent prescribed (Rx) burns in the western US impacted later wildfires. We find that Rx fires reduced wildfire severity + net smoke emissions, even when factoring in smoke from Rx fires. But, we find that these Rx fires were less effective in the wildland-urban interface.
June 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our new paper shows how recent prescribed (Rx) burns in the western US impacted later wildfires. We find that Rx fires reduced wildfire severity + net smoke emissions, even when factoring in smoke from Rx fires. But, we find that these Rx fires were less effective in the wildland-urban interface.