Early summer, in a bowl

After a pleasant weekend with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity, a prolonged heat wave is expected to grip the Commonwealth starting on Monday. For tips on how you can beat the heat, visit weather.gov/safety/heat. Bottom line, limit outdoor activity and stay hydrated!

It takes patience, but loving the diverse veg that has established in our side yard, and ensuing pollinator party, where there used to be just grass

Deicer salt increases average effluent loads in a #stormwater #bioretention system which poses seasonal risks to aquatic ecosystems. Lauren McPhillips Penn State Civil and Environmental Engineering Penn State Read this ACS ES&T Water article: go.acs.org/9VA

Congrats to MS grad Alex Brown 👏 for his newly published work on impacts of de-icing salt on stormwater bioretention performance

Really neat to see seriously comprehensive and impactful sustainability considerations in the Paris Olympic village- cnn.com/2024/06/25/sty…

🚨 Hi all, I have 1-2 openings at the MS, PhD, or post-doc level. Projects generally focused on watershed modeling, including water quality/PFAS and stormwater/green infrastructure climate resilience. Appreciate your help sharing widely!

Our website to submit your abstract for #AGU24 is currently down. We are working diligently to get this issue resolved. The deadline will be extended. Please follow along for any updates and we are so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

🚨 The abstract submission deadline for #AGU24 has been EXTENDED to 5 August! 🔬Submit your abstract today: lite.spr.ly/6009BTCP

We've been a bit busy lately with packing for a move to a new building across campus! Let's just say that I hope I don't need to move labs again...

How do salts lead to the salinization of freshwater? How do human (urbanization + engineered stormwater control) influence the storage and transport of salts? Cannot wait to hear from Lauren McPhillips + Dr. Claire J. Oswald on salty waters! Register here: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

When there's leftover dry ice from transporting frozen samples....clearly it's time to have some fun with it 🤓👻

Hey science folks! Project Drawdown is hiring *two* new staff members -- a Science Program Coordinator, and a Geospatial Analyst. Check out the listings here, and please share with your networks! drawdown.org/careers

📣Biogeoscientists on the non-academic job market: Biogeoscience Careers Beyond The Academy virtual workshop series organized by AGU (American Geophysical Union) AGU Biogeosciences Biogeosciences DEI committee is open for (free & fast) registration! agu.org/Learn-and-Deve… #thread 1/5

Nice job Baltimore Aquarium! Looking forward to checking out their new larger floating harbor wetland

Ever wonder about career options outside of academia? This upcoming #WARR is for you. Dr. Kate Brauman will lead a panel on careers outside of academia with Robin Abell The Nature Conservancy , michele thieme WWF, + Ingrid Timboe Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) Register here: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📰 gridphilly: “Federal program is finally incorporating climate change into precipitation frequency estimates, giving developers and engineers access to more accurate projections,” featuring Assistant Professor Lauren McPhillips ⬇️ gridphilly.com/blog-home/2024…

Really nice series of articles on flooding challenges and solutions in Philly 👌