Dr. Diane Thompson

Tropical climate change - coral reef ecosystems - Biosphere 2 Ocean - STEM diversity - nature - caregiving for dementia. Assoc. Prof. @ U of Arizona.

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

Thrilled to share my invited review paper on environmental records from coral skeletons: a follow-on from Lough 2010 (talk about giant shoes to fill!). An incredibly daunting & rewarding chance to highlight a decade of advances in our field [Thread👇]

https://t.co/9mGeGK4nsi

[University of Arizona Research @uazresearch]

Cheers to Professor Jay Quade! Being elected to the National Academy of Sciences is one of the highest honors that a U.S. scientist can receive https://t.co/mKW1E6CjbB

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

Stay tuned for more on the hydroclimate record & implications for water resources in the Marshall Islands, coming next!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

BUT rest-assured, he also finds geochemical proxies that are robust and insensitive to calcite diagenesis. Read the paper to learn more on which!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

All-in-all, this work emphasizes the importance of pairwise screening of samples when studying climate variability (e.g., ENSO)--- statistical metrics that are sensitive to small changes in preservation!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

Using a refined method that allows screening of the same sample used for geochem, @MudithW shows that even intra-skeletal calcite with small % contribution to a sample can result in significant paleo-temperature offsets

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

"Spot-checking" the core for diagenesis on co-located skeleton has therefore become standard for screening for diagenesis

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

The impact of these seemingly "minor" features (not visible by x-ray) have been largely overlooked by traditional screening methods, which require large sample sizes and/or time-consuming methods

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

Congrats @MudithW for his new contribution in @AGU_Paleo: a direct look at the impact of fine-scale calcite diagenesis on coral geochemical records
https://t.co/vW5xUC8c2w
w/ co-authors @gabriela_farfan @e_v_reed @alicechap_ @uazgeos & Marshall Islands Marine Resource Authority

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@secanno @FNFish @UBCoceans @SFUBioSci @wildsalmoncntr Fantastic news!!!!! Congratulations, Sara, so well deserved!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

Found preparing for remote field work as a lactating momma challenging, so wanted to share my hot tips after a huge success & ~8L of frozen milk safely home!
https://t.co/PmvZr23pzl

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #womeninSTEM @AcademicMamas @mamacademic @AcademicMomLife

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@madscientistA2 You're rocking it too!! So excited to see all of your hard work come to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@ocean_keshi Glad you went with (and liked) Water Matters. We have had a great experience w/ Victoria & their custom products!!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@noam_vv @mitarais Flattered to hear that--- we need so many more of these studies & I cannot wait to read your latest work!!

[Sara Sanchez @scubasanchez]

I’m recruiting PhD students for Fall 2024 at @CUBoulderATOC! 🌊⛈️❄️🏔️
I’m looking for students interested in the interplay between forced and internal variability in the tropics using some diverse data sources— climate models, instrumental observations and paleoclimate proxies.

[Mark Bush @Lakemud1]

Our new paper on the #climate and #vegetation of the last 7 interglacials in the Peruvian Andes just came out https://t.co/p4tMTsrxxS. We find that the #Holocene followed a similar trajectory to other interglacials until about 4000 years ago…an early start to the #Anthropocene!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@DantheClamMan Haha yeah. It's not the ideal time. Breastfeeding and postpartum body is strangely buoyant & still getting ab strength back from them literally splitting apart in pregnancy. 😅 But where there is a will (READ: STUBBORNNESS) there is a way 🤪🤣

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

There's nothing like trying to be cleared for scientific diving after a period of infertility and pregnancy related inactivity to make you want to burn down the f^$@# patriarchy.

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

@DaviesswPhD @jess_carilli @coralsncaves @IRockClimate & so many other badass women in scientific diving: let's rebuild it in our own image 💪🧜‍♀️

All ideas welcome!

[Dr. Diane Thompson @dianethompso]

We can and will do better.