Creek Sun

Nitrogen Cycle, Isotope technique, Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology, Extreme Environment, Cat person, Vloger
postdoc in China University of Geosciences

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Our new perspective🎉: Beyond hypersaline systems, microbes in >70°C hot springs also drive efficient nitrogen removal, with anammox contributing up to ~50%. High temperature isn’t a barrier, it’s an overlooked nitrogen sink. 🌳https://t.co/DDM7AUKmi7

[Chris Keneally @cckeneally]

The 5th and final paper from my PhD is out now 🎉 🎓🌿

In the Coorong Lagoon, salinity is the key driver of sediment microbial community assembly: specialists dominate at hypersaline extremes, while generalists persist at intermediate salinity.
See here:
https://t.co/94zleFFkVt

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Help me choosing a visa photo for my little meme😽#catphoto

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@envir_scientist Hi! Just wondering if international students without Au PR can apply for this PhD? Also, when would the program start? Thanks!

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Our cat sat through every writing session, purred through every brainstorm, and never went to bed before we did.
Best co-author. 🐾
Brought him to #EGU—not literally, but in spirit.
The session chair and audience both smiled when his photo appeared.
#EGU25 #Biogeoscience #GHG

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@MikePeacock86 yes, they’re so cute and cool! I’d love to keep one to help catch mosquitoes😆

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@cckeneally Cheers, Chris!😉

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Fresh off the press! 🧩Our saline lake N cycle series just got a new piece—this one zooms in on the oxic–anoxic interface and how salinity & DOC tug-of-war to shape N₂O emissions. A complex story worth telling! 🚀https://t.co/Ha2dd2Tvyg
#Biogeochemistry #N2O #NitrogenCycle

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

more details in https://t.co/rtgqK3saQs

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@cckeneally @envir_scientist @DanChilton6 @Stephen_P_Kidd Really impressive synthesis, Chris! Congrats!👏

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Great synthesis by Chris & team on salinization and N cycling in lagoons—strong parallels with our lake studyon N₂O feedbacks under salt stress(Sun et al. 2023 https://t.co/p6qjdluTBx). Solid work from a team I've learned a lot from. Must-read for biogeochem folks!

[Chris Keneally @cckeneally]

⚠️ Our new review is out in Earth-Science Reviews! ⚠️
We looked at how climate change is transforming hypersaline coastal lagoons – and the microbes that run them.
With @envir_scientist @DanChilton6 @Stephen_P_Kidd + non tweeters
https://t.co/bbYxu08Fhm

#microbialecology

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[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@SigmaAldrich Besides my husband and I, SigmaAldrich is another important lab partner of ours. ❤️#SigmaAldrichChocolate

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

加油！

[EURAXESS China @EuraxessChina]

咱们一起加油 @CreekSun1 ! Thanks to all the speakers, @EUdelChina @EUinJapan @euinkorea @euraxess_japan @EURAXESS_Korea

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@euraxess_japan @EuraxessChina @EURAXESS_Korea @HorizonEU @UN @WomenInScience As a postdoc at the start of my academic journey, the Day of Women and Girls in Science webinar was deeply inspiring. Hearing from female scientists in #HorizonEurope reminded me of the challenges ahead but also the power of mentorship and perseverance. #WomenInScience #STEM

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@NickDesnoyer Stunning—you turned this into a masterpiece!

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

This is why ecology must move beyond broad hypotheses and focus on repeatable, mechanistic principles. Precision tools like isotopes can help uncover how things work, not just what they are. It’s time for more rigor and #Reproducibility in ecological research. 🔬🌍 #Ecology

[Henrique Pereira @hmlfpereira]

I am increasingly convinced we have a reproducibility crisis in Ecology because of the abuse of statistics and its explanatory power, particularly of complex models and analysis that many researchers do not fully understand. This paper should be an alarm call.

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

Congrats to Erik on this well-deserved award! 🎉 Big fan of your work—truly inspiring! 👏

[SIL Limnology @SIL_limnology]

🌟 Celebrating Excellence in Ecology! 🌟

We are excited to recognize and congratulate Professor Erik Jeppesen, a distinguished SIL member, for receiving the ECI Prize 2024! 🏆

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@thermokarst Attended in person—fantastic opening talk!

[Creek Sun @CreekSun1]

@YongjieLin2017 @BekliogluMeryem @ISSLR_ No surprise you won Best Photography Award—clearly, the camera respects you!😆😆😆