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@mepjoe.bsky.social
Microbial biogeochemistry, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Maximum Entropy Production (MEP). Defining how life differs from fire, maybe. he/him
Winogradsky Columns after 8 weeks of growth showing nice development of purple and green (yellowish here) sulfur bacteria that are anaerobic phototrophs. The columns are used in the microbial methods course taught in the Semester in Environmental Science Program @mblscience.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Winogradsky Columns after 8 weeks of growth showing nice development of purple and green (yellowish here) sulfur bacteria that are anaerobic phototrophs. The columns are used in the microbial methods course taught in the Semester in Environmental Science Program @mblscience.bsky.social
SES students got to measure bacterial production in their Winogradsky Columns using radioactive 14C-Leucine yesterday! My favorite lab! ☢️🦠❤️
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
SES students got to measure bacterial production in their Winogradsky Columns using radioactive 14C-Leucine yesterday! My favorite lab! ☢️🦠❤️
A beautiful day for a field trip to Little Sippewissett Marsh for the annual construction of Winogradsky columns for the Microbial Methods course in the Semester in Environmental Science program @mblscience.bsky.social
Purple sulfur bacteria at low tide 🦠💜
Purple sulfur bacteria at low tide 🦠💜
September 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A beautiful day for a field trip to Little Sippewissett Marsh for the annual construction of Winogradsky columns for the Microbial Methods course in the Semester in Environmental Science program @mblscience.bsky.social
Purple sulfur bacteria at low tide 🦠💜
Purple sulfur bacteria at low tide 🦠💜
It's not wildlife but it does bring me Joy, and it is a bit wild ;)
July 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It's not wildlife but it does bring me Joy, and it is a bit wild ;)
To the 🐐 of hydrothermal vent microbiology! Happy Birthday Julie!! aka @julesdeep.bsky.social Now blow out those black smokers and make a wish! Hope you have a great day! 🌊🌋🦠🎂❤️
"Celebrate the good stuff"
"Celebrate the good stuff"
June 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
To the 🐐 of hydrothermal vent microbiology! Happy Birthday Julie!! aka @julesdeep.bsky.social Now blow out those black smokers and make a wish! Hope you have a great day! 🌊🌋🦠🎂❤️
"Celebrate the good stuff"
"Celebrate the good stuff"
Taking the Winogradsky Column on its daily constitutional through the streets of Woods Hole and it wanted to stop by Rachel Carson to wish her a Happy Birthday. Happy birthday Rachel Carson! 🦠👋
#rachelcarson #winogradskycolumn #birthday
@mblscience.bsky.social @whoi.edu
#rachelcarson #winogradskycolumn #birthday
@mblscience.bsky.social @whoi.edu
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Taking the Winogradsky Column on its daily constitutional through the streets of Woods Hole and it wanted to stop by Rachel Carson to wish her a Happy Birthday. Happy birthday Rachel Carson! 🦠👋
#rachelcarson #winogradskycolumn #birthday
@mblscience.bsky.social @whoi.edu
#rachelcarson #winogradskycolumn #birthday
@mblscience.bsky.social @whoi.edu
Great to see my former SES undergraduate student, Hoang Luu, present her @mblscience.bsky.social research (with help from the @julesdeep.bsky.social lab) at ASBMB...on her own!
April 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Great to see my former SES undergraduate student, Hoang Luu, present her @mblscience.bsky.social research (with help from the @julesdeep.bsky.social lab) at ASBMB...on her own!
Seems like you could extract a fair amount of DNA from the air today!
April 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Seems like you could extract a fair amount of DNA from the air today!
Good turnout for the Stand Up for Science March in Woods Hole, MA. While a small town on Cape Code, Woods Hole hosts 6 premier science institutions that include @mblscience.bsky.social, @whoi.edu, @noaa.gov fisheries, @woodwellclimate.bsky.social, USGS, and @sea1971.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#standupforscience
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Good turnout for the Stand Up for Science March in Woods Hole, MA. While a small town on Cape Code, Woods Hole hosts 6 premier science institutions that include @mblscience.bsky.social, @whoi.edu, @noaa.gov fisheries, @woodwellclimate.bsky.social, USGS, and @sea1971.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#standupforscience
Celebrated with fire...a cold moon indeed!
December 16, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Celebrated with fire...a cold moon indeed!
The Semester in Environmental Science (SES) Symposium marks the end and capstone to the 2024 program @mblscience.bsky.social. Excellent Independent research presentations from all the students! Always impressive!
December 13, 2024 at 10:19 PM
The Semester in Environmental Science (SES) Symposium marks the end and capstone to the 2024 program @mblscience.bsky.social. Excellent Independent research presentations from all the students! Always impressive!
I might be getting my idioms mixed up.
December 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
I might be getting my idioms mixed up.
December 9, 2024 at 4:26 PM
You've got to break a few ridiculously expensive and fragile potato chip filters to count viruses @mblscience.bsky.social! SES Undergrad Hoang Luu getting good at it (the counting, not the breaking). Thanks to the Huber Lab ( @julesdeep.bsky.social et al.) for showing the way! And Zeiss microscopy 2
December 5, 2024 at 4:35 AM
You've got to break a few ridiculously expensive and fragile potato chip filters to count viruses @mblscience.bsky.social! SES Undergrad Hoang Luu getting good at it (the counting, not the breaking). Thanks to the Huber Lab ( @julesdeep.bsky.social et al.) for showing the way! And Zeiss microscopy 2
Nice day for a short field trip to sample Siders Pond in Falmouth, MA. Undergraduate Hoang Luu measuring bacterial productivity using radioisotopes under anaerobic conditions with help from SES TA Mary Ossar. It's in the bag! @mblscience.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Nice day for a short field trip to sample Siders Pond in Falmouth, MA. Undergraduate Hoang Luu measuring bacterial productivity using radioisotopes under anaerobic conditions with help from SES TA Mary Ossar. It's in the bag! @mblscience.bsky.social
Some column pics
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Some column pics
The SES Winogradsky columns about 10 weeks after their construction. Profiles of hydrogen sulfide and methane. Two columns are from a freshwater source, The others are from Little Sippewissett estuary. Plus some column pics @mblscience.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
The SES Winogradsky columns about 10 weeks after their construction. Profiles of hydrogen sulfide and methane. Two columns are from a freshwater source, The others are from Little Sippewissett estuary. Plus some column pics @mblscience.bsky.social
An old (~2010) Winogradsky column sitting in my office window has started to develop a great black spot 🤔
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
An old (~2010) Winogradsky column sitting in my office window has started to develop a great black spot 🤔
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
An old (~2010) Winogradsky column sitting in my office window has started to develop a great black spot 🤔
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
An old (~2010) Winogradsky column sitting in my office window has started to develop a great black spot 🤔
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
#winogradsky #winogradskycolumn #greatblackspot
And a huge thank you to Quincy Dowling for TAing the class and Jane Tucker for running our methane samples on the GC!
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
And a huge thank you to Quincy Dowling for TAing the class and Jane Tucker for running our methane samples on the GC!
Profiles of hydrogen sulfide and methane (SW: saltwater; FW: freshwater). Columns had some N and P added, then either Wool, Sawdust, Chitin added for a C source. Controls received no inputs. Sediments collected at Little Sippewisset estuary, MA
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Profiles of hydrogen sulfide and methane (SW: saltwater; FW: freshwater). Columns had some N and P added, then either Wool, Sawdust, Chitin added for a C source. Controls received no inputs. Sediments collected at Little Sippewisset estuary, MA
The @mblscience.bsky.social SES Microbial Methods Winogradsky columns are being taken down after 13 weeks of development. Some pics and data collected over that period by the SES students
#winogradskycolumns
#winogradskycolumns
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
The @mblscience.bsky.social SES Microbial Methods Winogradsky columns are being taken down after 13 weeks of development. Some pics and data collected over that period by the SES students
#winogradskycolumns
#winogradskycolumns
Another cold but beautiful day on Siders Pond with @mblscience.bsky.social SES student Alexandria and TA Quincy, this time with the deep water anaerobic inoculator and student rowing (and singing but I'll save you that ;)
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Another cold but beautiful day on Siders Pond with @mblscience.bsky.social SES student Alexandria and TA Quincy, this time with the deep water anaerobic inoculator and student rowing (and singing but I'll save you that ;)