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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · Sep 9

Postdoctoral position in Forest Monitoring available. Know your way around spatial datasets? Join us to help monitor changes in Australia's precious forest estate! @westsyduhie.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Monitoring

Company Description: Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led institution at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and most economically significant region. With 11 cam...

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Marta Contreras-Serrano @martacontreras.bsky.social · Aug 13

My first PhD paper just received an invited commentary! So cool to see our work getting this kind of recognition 📖🌱🌡️☁️

#PhDLife #Arctic #Research #Climate #Plants #Photosynthesis #VOCs

Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Aug 11

INVITED COMMENTARY
The Ecological Impacts of Dry and Hot Shocks in the Land of Midnight Sun

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Miguel Ángel Salinas-García @masalgar.bsky.social · Jun 24

After a lot of paperwork, my bacteria are finally ready to see the world! Destination: DSMZ, Germany.

A brown, sealed box on a stool, ready to be picked up for shipping.

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Jun 20

Meet @martacontreras.bsky.social, a PhD candidate at @voltcenter.bsky.social working with #ecosystemmodeling and plant stress responses 🌱🌳 She combines field experiments, lab measurements and modeling to help improve predictions of carbon and #VOC fluxes in ecosystems 🌍

Meet the scientist - Marta Contreras Serrano (PhD Candidate)

YouTube video by VOLT - Center for Volatile Interactions

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Yi Jiao @yijiao.bsky.social · Jun 19

Field season for team @voltcenter.bsky.social @riikkarinnan.bsky.social @dddwbbtl.bsky.social at #StoreMosse, southern Sweden’s largest active raised bog! We’re tracking how vegetation, water table, and microclimate shape #VOC exchange in #peatland, supported by #VillumFonden.

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Jun 17

The BBQ was preceded by a PhD mid-term talk by @martacontreras.bsky.social on the effects of #climatechange on #plant-produced #VOCs. It seems our PhD students have just started, and some are now 14 months away from finishing!

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · May 24

Increased Growth Temperatures Alter Arctic Plant Responses to Heat Wave and Drought

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@martacontreras.bsky.social @riikkarinnan.bsky.social @lundjing.bsky.social @voltcenter.bsky.social @villumfonden.bsky.social @dg.dk

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · May 21

📣“3, 2, 1… VOC”📣

The best way to finish our PhD course is a wonderful group picture! 📸

Thank you to all the lecturers, students, fellow organisers and colleagues for making this event unforgettable!

⚙️We are now changing gears for the @voltcenter.bsky.social symposium! ⚙️

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · May 19

We are hosting a PhD course on volatiles in ecosystems for 30 international PhD students. Today we heard flash talks by all participants, got an introduction to isotopes, a lab tour and a tour in the Botanical Garden of #SNM.

We are thankful for Faculty of Science @ucph.bsky.social for funding.

VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · May 19

Full house at our exciting PhD course on #BVOCs and #isotope techniques: advancing #ecosystem #research that will run for 3 days at @voltcenter.bsky.social

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Marta Contreras-Serrano @martacontreras.bsky.social · Apr 16

Check out our newest #research! We quantify the interactions between increased #temperature & #heatwave & #drought in #Arctic #plants, with focus on #VOCs, #photosynthesis & #phenology.

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Increased Growth Temperatures Alter Arctic Plant Responses to Heat Wave and Drought

As the Arctic warms and heatwaves become more frequent, vegetation changes may alter the ecosystem. We investigated how warmer temperatures modulate Arctic shrub responses to heat wave and drought. A...

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Marta Contreras-Serrano @martacontreras.bsky.social · Mar 5

So happy for this amazing opportunity! Using my time in Australia to integrate my #Arctic shrub data into #models to improve our understanding of #warming effects in the Arctic 🌱📊 Also did some new #fieldwork, so stay tuned! 🌳🪲Thanks to @voltcenter.bsky.social and everyone who made this possible!

VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Mar 5

Massive congrats to @voltcenter.bsky.social PhD student @martacontreras.bsky.social who got a prestigious Elite Forsk travel grant, which she is already enjoying in Australia! 👏
You can read the article below:

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VOLT PhD student receives prestigious Elite Forsk travel grant

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · Mar 5

PhD student @martacontreras.bsky.social from @voltcenter.bsky.social received the Elite Forsk travel grant. A huge congratulation to the rising star, Marta!

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Mar 5

Massive congrats to @voltcenter.bsky.social PhD student @martacontreras.bsky.social who got a prestigious Elite Forsk travel grant, which she is already enjoying in Australia! 👏
You can read the article below:

volt.ku.dk/news2024/vol...

VOLT PhD student receives prestigious Elite Forsk travel grant

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Yi Jiao @yijiao.bsky.social · Feb 24

📢PhD Vacancy📢: Fully funded PhD fellowship in #peatland #VOC #biogeochemistry at Copenhagen University! This position is part of my Villum young investigator grant, co-supervised with @riikkarinnan.bsky.social, and hosted by the @voltcenter.bsky.social.

➡️https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=163573⬅️

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · Feb 26

A super exciting PhD position available in #peatland #biochemistry. Join @yijiao.bsky.social and me working with cutting edge #VOC cycling in peat.

+ nice colleagues @voltcenter.bsky.social
+ Copenhagen
+ competitive salary
+ good PhD program

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Feb 19

Less than a week left to register for the #free International #Symposium on #Volatile #Interactions in #Ecosystems, and a #PhD course in beautiful #Copenhagen!

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Marta Contreras-Serrano @martacontreras.bsky.social · Feb 14

Too busy at Kosciuszko... would actually have loved to (only for a weekend tho) 🤣

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Marta Contreras-Serrano @martacontreras.bsky.social · Feb 1

I sure will if I get the time to visit!

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Jan 27

After extensive packing for field work in Australia, @martacontreras.bsky.social is finally on her way to warmer weather. We are excited to follow her adventures!

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · Jan 7

We will be hosting the 1st International Symposium on Volatile Interactions in Ecosystems in Copenhagen in May 2025.

This symposium will bring together scientists working with #Biogeochemistry, #ChemicalEcology and #Ecosystem-atmosphereInteractions related to VOCs, volatile S and N.

Welcome!
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Yi Jiao @yijiao.bsky.social · Jan 24

Honored & grateful to @villumfonden.bsky.social for the grant, which will allow me to form a group exploring #peatland trace gas biogeochemistry. Many thanks to Profs. Rinnan, Kolb, Tang & Robroek for the support. Looking forward to the collaborations!

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Danillo O. Alvarenga @danilloalvarenga.bsky.social · Jan 17

Productive days and fun nights at the @voltcenter.bsky.social writing retreat in the beautiful Dragsholm Castle! What an amazing experience!

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Jan 14

✨Moss bottle bums 🍑
Described as edible by @martacontreras.bsky.social 😜

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Miguel Ángel Salinas-García @masalgar.bsky.social · Dec 18

Yesterday, I defended my PhD in astrobiology at @voltcenter.bsky.social and the Center for Exolife Sciences. It was an amazing experience to share my work with so many of my friends and colleagues! Big thanks to @riikkarinnan.bsky.social and the rest of VOLT for the opportunity to work together!

VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Dec 18

Before, during, and after his brilliant #PhD #defense. Congratulations, @astromasg.bsky.social !!!

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Nasmille Larke-Mejía, PhD @nasmillelarkemejia.bsky.social · Dec 18

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Riikka Rinnan @riikkarinnan.bsky.social · Dec 17

Superb PhD defense by @astromasg.bsky.social today! It has been great to follow the journey on this and other planets. Supervisors are so proud - and also thankful for the PhD committee that consisted of Paolina Garbeva, Kai Finster, and Mette Burmølle.
#extremophiles #mvocs
@voltcenter.bsky.social

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VOLT Center @voltcenter.bsky.social · Dec 18

Before, during, and after his brilliant #PhD #defense. Congratulations, @astromasg.bsky.social !!!

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