David Jen

Independent #journalist. Energy, water and local government. Bylines at @IndepNewspaper, @ASCETweets, @SemiEngineering. Tips/inquiries: [email protected].

[David Jen @djenwrites]

#editors, #journalists! Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm a #freelance #journalist looking to chat about #climate issues, #energy #infrastructure and outdoor #recreation. I report and write news, features and explainers.

Keep an eye out for my pitches!

[California Department of Water Resources @CA_DWR]

Despite some snow showers in April, California’s snowpack remains low, at just 21 percent of average for May 1. Just like one month ago when members of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit recorded the second lowest April 1 measurement on record for this location, the survey site at Phillips was bare ground today. Although April storm activity has helped mountain watersheds retain some moisture, this year’s snowpack still peaked back in February – over a month earlier than average. Snowmelt runoff for this spring and summer is still forecasted to be far below normal.

#California #SnowSurvey

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Minutes count when managing #wildfires, and networks of camera feeds are helping agencies reduce detection times. But who can sift through all those images? Enter AI-based wildfire detection.

My latest for Civil Engineering Source:

https://t.co/HeXyi5dGM2

[Nautilus Magazine @NautilusMag]

If some of history’s greatest figures didn’t put in immensely long hours, maybe the key to unlocking the secret of their creativity lies in understanding not just how they labored but how they rested.

Darwin was a slacker and you should be too: 
https://t.co/PDXDT6ljnt

[David Jen @djenwrites]

@Albertsons what is with the multiple "recall notice test" emails that look like real recall notices?

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Thirty-six acres in the heart of Silicon Valley will focus on aviation and space technology research, in a collaboration between @UCBerkeley and @NASAAmes.

My story for Civil Engineering Online:
https://t.co/Jk8p21iGEi

[David Jen @djenwrites]

What does systemic racism have to do with an old railroad tunnel near Truckee, California?

My first for Tahoe Magazine:
https://t.co/TlXvzOBWWf

[David Jen @djenwrites]

It's business-plan season and 2024 is going to be awesome. #freelancelife

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Happy #IgnitionDay!

"On Dec. 5, 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (@lasers_llnl) made history, demonstrating #fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory setting—an achievement six decades in the making."

https://t.co/yqwYwYHEN0

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Chance meetings in #biophilic spaces hope to boost scientific discovery in #Oxford. The grounds of a historic hospital will host the new @EITOxford campus focused on #medicalscience, #climatechange, #agriculture and #economics.

My story for @ASCETweets:
https://t.co/GztgOFKGEn

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Mass timber exerts a lower carbon footprint than concrete or steel, while weighing less and insulating more. Plus, it's renewable.

Now, timber is arriving in South Perth in a big way: the world's tallest hybrid-timber tower.

My latest for @ASCETweets:
https://t.co/M7K0BSUkUm

[David Jen @djenwrites]

I got to fly with Bob Leuten in his Super Decathlon while interviewing him about his 700th flight for the @EAA's Young Eagles program.

Read my story about him here:
https://t.co/FNj4hbfGTy

[David Jen @djenwrites]

Skyscrapers filled with trees could help #NewYorkCity achieve its #carbon-neutrality goals and dampen the effects of urban heat islands. Vincent Callebaut Architectures used generative tools to show what that might look like.

My latest for @ASCETweets:

https://t.co/rBfHg0Mu9I

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” on the ongoing Gaza crisis

FOR: 120
AGAINST: 14
ABSTAIN: 45

LIVE COVERAGE
https://t.co/MOnKoTdNsb

[David Jen @djenwrites]

#freelance life: you try to schedule a 1:1 with yourself, but you're busy.

[David Jen @djenwrites]

#Metamaterials, in which desired behaviors are engineered through a material's internal structures, are starting to find exciting applications, such as in a new form of #earthquake protection.

#seismicwaves

My latest for Civil Engineering Online:

https://t.co/0ckDYdNyVm

[CU Boulder 🦬 @CUBoulder]

Repost this if you're excited to join us for #SciWri23!

[David Jen @djenwrites]

As a New Yorker, the sea lion decided against leaving her immediate Manhattan neighborhood.

[Josie Stratman @JosieStratman]

The Central Park Zoo sea lion pool flooded — and one sea lion briefly swam to freedom.

[Ellis Rosen @EllisRosen]

Cartoon for @PostOpinions

[David Jen @djenwrites]

My editor increasing the word limit:

[David Jen @djenwrites]

It's only fitting that a #motorsport sculpture should involve meticulous #engineering considerations. Read about what went into the design and build of this year's #FestivalOfSpeed sculpture in my latest for @ASCETweets.

Spoiler: those are all real cars.

https://t.co/EjWRz5lou1