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Rob Evans

@roblevansgeo

Senior Scientist at WHOI. Geophysicist.

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Current map of the United States Geoelectric Field Model, with brighter blue colors along the eastern seaborn and darker blue colors along the West Coast

Current map of the United States Geoelectric Field Model, with brighter blue colors along the eastern seaborn and darker blue colors along the West Coast

Magnetotellurics (MT) measure the conductivity (or resistivity) of the Earth. Earth’s magnetic field induces electric currents in the Earth. The strength of this induced signal depends on the conductivity of the materials below the surface.

Learn more about MT ⬇️
https://loom.ly/QoServY

06.10.2025 10:45 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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@seagrant.whoi.edu hosted a workshop for Mashpee Wampanoag tribal youth last month at #WHOI's David Center for #OceanInnovation!

The "Utah Unây" program underscored how #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge and western scientific practices can lead to more complete understanding of ecosystems.

05.08.2025 15:59 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I don’t even know what to say. So many brilliant scientists at the EPA.

19.07.2025 02:33 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Coastal Communities Explainer
Coastal Communities Explainer YouTube video by ECORD_IODP

#Expedition501: “New England Shelf Hydrogeology”
investigates freshened water under the ocean floor.
In this video, Co-Chief Scientist Brandon Dugan explains why sharing the impacts of #offshoreresearch with local communities is so important.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5f5...

19.07.2025 13:21 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Last night, we closed #SHV30 in Salem—a place where many once gathered for comfort, connection, and strength during the eruption.

The SHV30 Street Part was a tribute to our shared journey.

Thank you, Salem, and thank you to all who came out.

19.07.2025 14:39 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Holy fricking A, those are still big cuts.

15.07.2025 23:09 👍 27 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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#SHV30 is bringing the world to #Montserrat!

Participants from 15+ countries — including Jamaica, Argentina, Italy, UK, USA, New Zealand & more — will gather to reflect, reconnect & look ahead.

🗓️ July 14–18, 2025
🎟️ Register: www.mvo.ms/shv30

22.06.2025 16:49 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

Could it POSSIBLY be that some US lawmakers are poised to reject huge cuts that have been proposed by the Trump administration to the National Science Foundation, NASA and other agencies ???
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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11.07.2025 17:15 👍 68 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 7
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HUD secretary's hostile takeover of the NSF building have angered NSF employees

25.06.2025 15:46 👍 34 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 1

Call your Senators and House Reps to point out what an egregious example of waste, fraud, and abuse this would be. HUD Sec Turner is asking for extensive renovations including a private elevator, gym, and luxury dining room for himself and his cronies.

25.06.2025 01:53 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Exploring the solid Earth beneath the oceans holds transformative potential for #geophysics applications such as #tectonic research and deep Earth imaging.

Learn about new opportunities for ocean-based geophysical sensing on May 28: buff.ly/d6Uhndz

21.05.2025 17:02 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Research project investigates freshened water under the ocean floor:
Start of an international expedition off the coast of New England #EXP501 #IODP3
www.ecord.org/iodp%c2%b3-n...

20.05.2025 19:17 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit.

This cannot be allowed to happen.

09.05.2025 03:42 👍 897 🔁 481 💬 12 📌 21

Science friends, I’ll be honest: We have no idea yet what any of this will mean. But I can tell you that I work alongside some of the best humans around and that we are fighters. www.science.org/content/arti...

25.04.2025 00:06 👍 152 🔁 17 💬 8 📌 0
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come

My latest post is now out.

I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.

This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

10.03.2025 14:58 👍 1574 🔁 917 💬 37 📌 61

It's extremely worrying to see universities facing choices that can lead to this. Graduate education leads to new knowledge and future leaders, and even a temporary pause in some PhD programs is a huge loss. Has anyone heard any updates on publicly-funded fellowships like NSF GRFP?

22.02.2025 02:40 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 1
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Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.

More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

21.02.2025 02:58 👍 657 🔁 482 💬 43 📌 71

A lot of our academic colleagues go to work at NSF for a couple of years as a rotator. In the programs that have funded me, rotators have been essential to keeping those divisions going. It's hard to see how these firings won't severely diminish NSF.

18.02.2025 20:23 👍 118 🔁 37 💬 2 📌 2

We’re currently seeking applicants specializing in Indigenous Knowledge Systems for a 2-year position. #NativesInSTEM

Consideration will begin soon! 📲Find out more and apply today: go.whoi.edu/ikp-postdoc

24.01.2025 15:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Spotlight on one of our Navy Students: web.mit.edu/spotlight/aiming-high

24.01.2025 15:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Realigning the NSF Division of Earth Sciences

Geoscience folks, have you seen all our skeets about how NSF/EAR has reorganized? Now there's a one-stop-shop for all the info: new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/... (note the webinars happening this week! come ask your questions!)

16.12.2024 18:25 👍 19 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
Postdoctoral Investigator – Indigenous knowledge Systems Job Summary Job Description The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is seeking a post-doctoral researcher specializing in the application, integration and/or incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge Sys...

We are looking for a postdoc who integrates Indigenous Knowledge into their coastal or marine science
#NativesinSTEM

whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/WHOI-Externa...

25.11.2024 20:26 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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#Highlights from #AGU24:

🎓️ We spread the word about opportunities in independent #oceanscience
🧑🏽‍🔬 Our @agu.org #LandingFellows worked on building #diversityingeoscience⁠
🫱🏽‍🫲🏻 Our leadership met w/ Sen. Ed Markey⁠
🎉 We threw an #mCDR party at @artechouse.bsky.social

Now, time for a nap! 💤⁠

13.12.2024 21:12 👍 25 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Rob Evans and others at the WHOI booth at AGU.

Rob Evans and others at the WHOI booth at AGU.

I've been helping out at the @whoi.bsky.social booth at #AGU24 this week. Today is the last day to stop by and learn about our education programs.

12.12.2024 12:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Postdoctoral Investigator – Indigenous knowledge Systems Job Summary Job Description The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is seeking a post-doctoral researcher specializing in the application, integration and/or incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge Sys...

We are looking for a postdoc who integrates Indigenous Knowledge into their coastal or marine science
#NativesinSTEM

whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/WHOI-Externa...

25.11.2024 20:26 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1