Dr. Kari St.Laurent

I am an oceanographer, runner, chemist, environmentalist, wine drinker, Boston girl, and cat lady.
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[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Great to be back in Maryland!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Best quote I've heard at AMS from Dr. Beverly Wright: "resilience isn't a choice" speaking about compounding climate and socioeconomic factors in New Orleans. #ams2025

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

New co-author paper on blue carbon and satellites! This was great work by the team at DGS!

https://t.co/eOPJPYjCLj

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Sexism stories. At the airport, grabbing a brewery beer with male colleagues to chat science. Waiter looks at me and says "we have wine too for you." 🤷

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

I got to visit Horn Point Lab again after a decade since my post-dic 😅 it was amazing meeting the next generation of marine scientists!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Finally can check Seattle off my list! Ready for a Pacific Northwest HABs chat with partners!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Cheers to 38!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Teamwork makes the dream work!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

5 days and 3 locations in Southwest Florida to chat about red tide controls!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Why are there less women in STEM than men? Let's look at kid clothing options....

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Check out this seasonal forecast on Western Lake Erie from my amazing branch!

[NOAA Coastal Ocean Science @noaacoastalsci]

Just in: NOAA is forecasting a moderate to larger-than-moderate #HarmfulAlgalBloom for western #LakeErie this summer. This year’s bloom is expected to measure 5, with a potential range of 4.5 to 6 on the severity index, similar to last year’s bloom (5.3). https://t.co/EjZ3Q1INOc

[Celtics on NBC Sports Boston @NBCSCeltics]

How's everyone doing this morning? 😁 ☘️ 🏆

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

We're predicting higher than moderate cyanobacteria blooms this year in Western Lake Erie. May even be earlier than expected.

Toledo gets it's drinking water from Lake Erie.

[Mi-Ling Li @MilingLi]

Spread the word - I am recruiting a postdoc for fun and collaborative work on fate and transport of #PFAS in coastal watersheds. More info here https://t.co/AHcembP4kp and reach out to me if interested!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Canna and her fish friend

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

My first quote as a branch chief - of course it's on PACE and HABs!

https://t.co/t20L7al7y7

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Innovative research on HABs occurring at the NOAA Beaufort Lab by the amazing HAB Forecasting Branch!

[NOAA Coastal Ocean Science @noaacoastalsci]

NOAA’s first 2024 Lake Erie HAB Early Season Projection predicts that #LakeErie will experience a moderate to larger than moderate #HarmfulAlgalBloom this summer, with models indicating a severity between 4.5 and 7.5. https://t.co/RQTscGC4Gs

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

@jp_hydro Thank you Julie!

[Dr. Kari St.Laurent @KariPohl]

Today's my last day at NESDIS. Starting Monday, I'll be the Branch Chief of the HAB Forecasting Branch in NCCOS/NOS.

I'm so excited for this new journey and appreciate of my awesome colleagues who taught me all about satellites!