Scott White
@seafloorscott.bsky.social
Geologish. Admirer of geopoetry. Amateur Snark Hunter.
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Do you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan
www.nsf.gov
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Do you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
This is surprisingly good... if it happens.
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science
Appropriators agree instead to keep this year’s spending nearly level
www.science.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This is surprisingly good... if it happens.
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
This is worth reading if you live on Earth. Plus, it features Tanya who is among the best earthlings
The discovery that the continents are in continuous motion is fairly recent—dating back only to the late 1960s — and one woman was responsible for decoding what it meant for California and much of the West Coast.
buff.ly/2vAwspH
buff.ly/2vAwspH
Drifters and the introduction of plate tectonics - High Country News
How the San Andreas fault and Tanya Atwater’s theory changed geology.
www.hcn.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This is worth reading if you live on Earth. Plus, it features Tanya who is among the best earthlings
Hitting 2026 like a
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Hitting 2026 like a
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London gets at least one new Banksy mural for Christmas
London gets at least one new Banksy mural for Christmas
Artist confirms image in Bayswater is by him, but gives no indication about another outside Centre Point tower
A new Banksy mural that shows two children lying down and looking at the sky has appeared in west London.
The artist revealed he was behind the artwork above a row of garages on Queen’s Mews in Bayswater by posting a photo of it to his Instagram account on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
London gets at least one new Banksy mural for Christmas
Where's the U.S. NSF booth? Why doesn't NASA have calendars? What's up with the fur pelts at the USGS booth? I'm so confused
December 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Where's the U.S. NSF booth? Why doesn't NASA have calendars? What's up with the fur pelts at the USGS booth? I'm so confused
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Geotweeps, if you're at #AGU25, there are a bunch of STEMSEAS happenings today, including a talk & a poster on which I am co-author.
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agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Geotweeps, if you're at #AGU25, there are a bunch of STEMSEAS happenings today, including a talk & a poster on which I am co-author.
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
🌊⚒️
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
🌊⚒️
Unforgettable unless you drink too many daiquiris 😜
🌟 New Orleans has layers — music, food, history, quirks, and even some surprising science.
Our “Did You Kneaux?” series celebrates what makes the city unforgettable… and why you’ll want to be there for #AGU25.
Register now: buff.ly/Cxex0O7
Our “Did You Kneaux?” series celebrates what makes the city unforgettable… and why you’ll want to be there for #AGU25.
Register now: buff.ly/Cxex0O7
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Unforgettable unless you drink too many daiquiris 😜
CAE > CLT > MSY 4 American Geophysical Union meeting. I am ready to science. But first, coffee.
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
CAE > CLT > MSY 4 American Geophysical Union meeting. I am ready to science. But first, coffee.
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NSF reorganization is, frankly, a bit odd, and we haven't run a story on it partly because it's hard to know what to make of it. The impetus for reorg, as I understood it, was to limit the siloing that occurs because NSF has so many (35ish) divisions. Now there will be 50+ sections.
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NSF reorganization is, frankly, a bit odd, and we haven't run a story on it partly because it's hard to know what to make of it. The impetus for reorg, as I understood it, was to limit the siloing that occurs because NSF has so many (35ish) divisions. Now there will be 50+ sections.
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This one made me chuckle a bit.
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This one made me chuckle a bit.
This is a really interesting project, I can verify.
📢🌊 Funded PhD position in Marine Seismology at Syracuse University 🌊📢
I'm seeking an enthusiastic student to join our Seismology group at SU! You'll be part of a collaborative NSF-funded team to collect new marine seismic data to work out the tectonics of early seafloor spreading in the Atlantic.
I'm seeking an enthusiastic student to join our Seismology group at SU! You'll be part of a collaborative NSF-funded team to collect new marine seismic data to work out the tectonics of early seafloor spreading in the Atlantic.
October 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is a really interesting project, I can verify.
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New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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For those anxiously awaiting it: the NSF GRFP solicitation is out, with a November 14 deadline for Geoscience applicants: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
For those anxiously awaiting it: the NSF GRFP solicitation is out, with a November 14 deadline for Geoscience applicants: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Fujitastic image! Worth a repost
Just spent some time digging through old Maxar/DigitalGlobe blogs to find a reference image and found this incredible capture of Mt Fuji. Incredible.
The satellite was only three degrees above the horizon when it captured this image.
blog.maxar.com/earth-intell...
The satellite was only three degrees above the horizon when it captured this image.
blog.maxar.com/earth-intell...
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Fujitastic image! Worth a repost
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🚨Job alert
Want to know what’s behind these doors? TAMU’s Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a Curatorial Specialist to support the GCR on shore & who will be sailing on expeditions operated by the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordinating Office (SODCO).
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/System-wide_...
Want to know what’s behind these doors? TAMU’s Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a Curatorial Specialist to support the GCR on shore & who will be sailing on expeditions operated by the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordinating Office (SODCO).
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/System-wide_...
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🚨Job alert
Want to know what’s behind these doors? TAMU’s Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a Curatorial Specialist to support the GCR on shore & who will be sailing on expeditions operated by the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordinating Office (SODCO).
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/System-wide_...
Want to know what’s behind these doors? TAMU’s Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a Curatorial Specialist to support the GCR on shore & who will be sailing on expeditions operated by the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordinating Office (SODCO).
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/System-wide_...
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Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., people familiar with the matter said.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.
nyti.ms
August 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., people familiar with the matter said.
Oooh can I get educated about "scientific integrity" by a bunch of lawyers? Srsly the implications of this are staggering
Here's the list of NSF changes. Fairly anodyne, on the surface, with at none of the explicit concerns researchers had voiced (ceding control of the review process to political appointees).
August 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Oooh can I get educated about "scientific integrity" by a bunch of lawyers? Srsly the implications of this are staggering
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🚨 New article out in #Nature: The #InternationalSeabedAuthority is nowhere ready to monitor #DeepSeaMining. 🌊⚒️
The #ISA regulations are not even in beta testing mode. Meanwhile, industry is already at the starting line. 🕳️⚡ Yet, history tells us: Lets not make this up as we go. 📜🔍 #DefendTheDeep
The #ISA regulations are not even in beta testing mode. Meanwhile, industry is already at the starting line. 🕳️⚡ Yet, history tells us: Lets not make this up as we go. 📜🔍 #DefendTheDeep
Improved environmental monitoring is essential to regulate deep-seabed mining - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
The environmental effects of deep-seabed mining can only be managed within acceptable limits if they are effectively monitored. To achieve this for deep-seabed mining in international waters, four cri...
www.nature.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨 New article out in #Nature: The #InternationalSeabedAuthority is nowhere ready to monitor #DeepSeaMining. 🌊⚒️
The #ISA regulations are not even in beta testing mode. Meanwhile, industry is already at the starting line. 🕳️⚡ Yet, history tells us: Lets not make this up as we go. 📜🔍 #DefendTheDeep
The #ISA regulations are not even in beta testing mode. Meanwhile, industry is already at the starting line. 🕳️⚡ Yet, history tells us: Lets not make this up as we go. 📜🔍 #DefendTheDeep
Tucson antiques so I glass of course
August 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Tucson antiques so I glass of course
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Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."
July 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."
Cannot believe I am reposting about IDC but that's what we have come down to now
🧪 For those following indirect rates (not normally an issue with so much drama!):
Senate bill, out today, seeks to block the admin from making abrupt changes to indirect rates at NSF, NASA, and NOAA: www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Senate bill, out today, seeks to block the admin from making abrupt changes to indirect rates at NSF, NASA, and NOAA: www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
July 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Cannot believe I am reposting about IDC but that's what we have come down to now
Morning 7am in Alexandria VA. Leftovers from the thunderstorm last night.
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Morning 7am in Alexandria VA. Leftovers from the thunderstorm last night.