Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson
@hilaryrosed.bsky.social
It's all about plants in the end
(and truffle diversity | soil carbon)
she/her 🏳️🌈 🌾🍄👩🏼🔬⛰️🌱
#WomenInSTEM #botany #fungi #seeds
PhD from UOregon 🇺🇸
Postdoc at the Australian National Uni 🇦🇺
#MSCA postdoc UiBergen '26 🇳🇴
HilaryRoseDawson.wordpress.com
(and truffle diversity | soil carbon)
she/her 🏳️🌈 🌾🍄👩🏼🔬⛰️🌱
#WomenInSTEM #botany #fungi #seeds
PhD from UOregon 🇺🇸
Postdoc at the Australian National Uni 🇦🇺
#MSCA postdoc UiBergen '26 🇳🇴
HilaryRoseDawson.wordpress.com
Participating in two international field courses designed for collaborative publication was one of the most influential experiences of my PhD. The papers are only just being released, but the network I developed helped me land my first postdoc and win an international fellowship.
Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision?
I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training.
Please share your experience & this post!
Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE
I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training.
Please share your experience & this post!
Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Participating in two international field courses designed for collaborative publication was one of the most influential experiences of my PhD. The papers are only just being released, but the network I developed helped me land my first postdoc and win an international fellowship.
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Please apply to the ASN student research awards! This is such an amazing opportunity to get experience grant writing as a grad student, and the $$$ has funded some really fantastic research!!!
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!!
1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
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1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each)
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Student Research Award
<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Please apply to the ASN student research awards! This is such an amazing opportunity to get experience grant writing as a grad student, and the $$$ has funded some really fantastic research!!!
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Join us on campus & online on Monday, 8 December 2025 at 12.30pm for a RSB Director's Seminar by Professor Adrienne Nicotra, Group Leader in Ecology & Evolution at RSB & Director of the Australian Mountain Research Facility. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Join us on campus & online on Monday, 8 December 2025 at 12.30pm for a RSB Director's Seminar by Professor Adrienne Nicotra, Group Leader in Ecology & Evolution at RSB & Director of the Australian Mountain Research Facility. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
🌿 Calling peatland folks!
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Excited to share that my first PhD chapter just got published in @animalecology.bsky.social! You can check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/1365.... Based on fieldwork in the beautiful Waterberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa, we show that.. (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excited to share that my first PhD chapter just got published in @animalecology.bsky.social! You can check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/1365.... Based on fieldwork in the beautiful Waterberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa, we show that.. (1/3)
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"Excuse me everyone, but I heard there was a solar flare storm and I am here to solve all your human problems"
Image by Macquarie Uni. Adjunct Fellow from School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (our school!). Shared with permission.
Image by Macquarie Uni. Adjunct Fellow from School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (our school!). Shared with permission.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Excuse me everyone, but I heard there was a solar flare storm and I am here to solve all your human problems"
Image by Macquarie Uni. Adjunct Fellow from School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (our school!). Shared with permission.
Image by Macquarie Uni. Adjunct Fellow from School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (our school!). Shared with permission.
Does anyone have specific leaf area (SLA) or leaf mass per area (LMA) measurements for adult leaves of #Eucalyptus pellita or #Corymbia tessellaris that they'd be willing to share with me?
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Does anyone have specific leaf area (SLA) or leaf mass per area (LMA) measurements for adult leaves of #Eucalyptus pellita or #Corymbia tessellaris that they'd be willing to share with me?
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
🧪 #PlantTraits #ecophysiology #physiology #WildOz #botany #ecology #AusTraits
Happening tomorrow at 1PM! Come hear Josef's findings on #Eucalyptus physiological response to heat stress from his research at @westsyduhie.bsky.social. Zoom link available.
#WildOz #PlantScience #ecophys
#WildOz #PlantScience #ecophys
Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Josef Garen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Details: rb.gy/2pdjbo
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Happening tomorrow at 1PM! Come hear Josef's findings on #Eucalyptus physiological response to heat stress from his research at @westsyduhie.bsky.social. Zoom link available.
#WildOz #PlantScience #ecophys
#WildOz #PlantScience #ecophys
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Congratulations to my Honours student, Leon Sims, who graduated this week! Leon achieved First Class Honours for his thesis investigating how microclimatic variation in Australian Alps influences flowering and plant-pollinator networks. An outstanding achievement. Very proud supervisor here! 🐝🌸🪰🌼🦋
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Congratulations to my Honours student, Leon Sims, who graduated this week! Leon achieved First Class Honours for his thesis investigating how microclimatic variation in Australian Alps influences flowering and plant-pollinator networks. An outstanding achievement. Very proud supervisor here! 🐝🌸🪰🌼🦋
#RestorationEcology PhD opportunity at @westernsydneyu.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social in Australia open to international and domestic students. Good opportunity for a traits-based approach to #restoration!
🧪 #PlantEcology #botany #ecology #WildOz
🧪 #PlantEcology #botany #ecology #WildOz
Exciting PhD opportunity advertised by superstar colleague Prof. Rachael Gallagher "Genomic and trait-based indicators of restoration success" (collaboration with Botanic Gardens of Sydney). See attached image. Contact Rachael directly for more information (email in advert). Closes 30th Nov.
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
#RestorationEcology PhD opportunity at @westernsydneyu.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social in Australia open to international and domestic students. Good opportunity for a traits-based approach to #restoration!
🧪 #PlantEcology #botany #ecology #WildOz
🧪 #PlantEcology #botany #ecology #WildOz
TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
#PlantScience
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
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After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
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Yep, the error bars have tightened now that we are ~14 hours out from tomorrow's Midday.
If the 39C temp holds out, it will def. break the record for any day in October since records began.
Parts of Australia will experience the hottest place on the planet tomorrow incl. our city (6M people)
If the 39C temp holds out, it will def. break the record for any day in October since records began.
Parts of Australia will experience the hottest place on the planet tomorrow incl. our city (6M people)
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yep, the error bars have tightened now that we are ~14 hours out from tomorrow's Midday.
If the 39C temp holds out, it will def. break the record for any day in October since records began.
Parts of Australia will experience the hottest place on the planet tomorrow incl. our city (6M people)
If the 39C temp holds out, it will def. break the record for any day in October since records began.
Parts of Australia will experience the hottest place on the planet tomorrow incl. our city (6M people)
Beautiful photos showing the microscopic details of #seeds at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Actual seeds mounted in acrylic next to the photos is a particularly nice touch.
Exhibit is on in #Canberra until 16 Nov. Free.
visit.anbg.gov.au/things-do/wh...
#SeedEcology #SciComm #WildOz
Exhibit is on in #Canberra until 16 Nov. Free.
visit.anbg.gov.au/things-do/wh...
#SeedEcology #SciComm #WildOz
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Beautiful photos showing the microscopic details of #seeds at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Actual seeds mounted in acrylic next to the photos is a particularly nice touch.
Exhibit is on in #Canberra until 16 Nov. Free.
visit.anbg.gov.au/things-do/wh...
#SeedEcology #SciComm #WildOz
Exhibit is on in #Canberra until 16 Nov. Free.
visit.anbg.gov.au/things-do/wh...
#SeedEcology #SciComm #WildOz
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An important paper - just out in @natureportfolio.nature.com documenting a decline in net C uptake by Australian rainforests. Eventually the same will occur in other rainforests - a reminder that we need to get to net zero ASAP. @biologyanu.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source - Nature
A transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
An important paper - just out in @natureportfolio.nature.com documenting a decline in net C uptake by Australian rainforests. Eventually the same will occur in other rainforests - a reminder that we need to get to net zero ASAP. @biologyanu.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Occasionally I take the time to clear out my #ToReadPile, mostly manuscripts I linked to from Blue Sky languishing in a large stack of open tabs. Here are highlights from the most recent clean out (out of ~80).
🧪 #ecology #botany 🧵
🧪 #ecology #botany 🧵
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Occasionally I take the time to clear out my #ToReadPile, mostly manuscripts I linked to from Blue Sky languishing in a large stack of open tabs. Here are highlights from the most recent clean out (out of ~80).
🧪 #ecology #botany 🧵
🧪 #ecology #botany 🧵
So much to learn at the right-way science seminar organised by @scienceanu.bsky.social PhD candidate Jay Nicholson to highlight reciprocal collaborative research between Aṉangu and western scientists at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa. We also got to taste mangaṯa quandong fruit and admire the intricate seeds.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So much to learn at the right-way science seminar organised by @scienceanu.bsky.social PhD candidate Jay Nicholson to highlight reciprocal collaborative research between Aṉangu and western scientists at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa. We also got to taste mangaṯa quandong fruit and admire the intricate seeds.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Reposted by Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson
Ponderosa pine smells like butterscotch.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ponderosa pine smells like butterscotch.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
Three years ago, I joined this fabulous group of researchers in western Norway for the sixth Plant Functional Traits Course. Now, we've published the dataset covering morphological traits, spectroscopy, carbon flux, and more:
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05509-4
🧪 #OpenAccess #Botany #PlantTraits 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05509-4
🧪 #OpenAccess #Botany #PlantTraits 🧵
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Three years ago, I joined this fabulous group of researchers in western Norway for the sixth Plant Functional Traits Course. Now, we've published the dataset covering morphological traits, spectroscopy, carbon flux, and more:
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05509-4
🧪 #OpenAccess #Botany #PlantTraits 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05509-4
🧪 #OpenAccess #Botany #PlantTraits 🧵
How do active heat + drought shelters affect soil arthropods?
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social
🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social
🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz
New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt
Combined heat & #drought affect #abundance, #composition & #diversity of subalpine surface-active soil #arthropod communities
doi.org/10.1111/een.70015
#ChangingClimate
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com
Combined heat & #drought affect #abundance, #composition & #diversity of subalpine surface-active soil #arthropod communities
doi.org/10.1111/een.70015
#ChangingClimate
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
How do active heat + drought shelters affect soil arthropods?
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social
🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social
🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz
I just passed my 50,000th identification on @inaturalist.bsky.social! Identifying is a huge but often ignored part of the #iNaturalist community and dataset so I wanted to share why and how I identify. 1/14
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
September 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I just passed my 50,000th identification on @inaturalist.bsky.social! Identifying is a huge but often ignored part of the #iNaturalist community and dataset so I wanted to share why and how I identify. 1/14
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
📣Submit your symposium & workshop proposals for #MSAfungi26 in Portland, Oregon now! Email your proposal (with title, organizers, rationale, speakers, and budget) to the Program Chair, Julia Kerrigan, at jkerrig[at]clemson.edu.
Theme: "Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines"
Theme: "Bridging Mycology Across Communities and Disciplines"
August 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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I'm heading to #esa2025 and I am on the job market! Looking for academic positions at SLACs and PUI's broadly where I could share my love of restoration ecology with undergrads in the classroom and in the lab! Send me your leads, or learn more about me from my website
rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/
rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm heading to #esa2025 and I am on the job market! Looking for academic positions at SLACs and PUI's broadly where I could share my love of restoration ecology with undergrads in the classroom and in the lab! Send me your leads, or learn more about me from my website
rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/
rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/
August 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM