Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman

Program Manager. Ph.D. in Environmental Science. Non-science passions include literature, film, music. Opinions my own. he/him/his #LGBTSTEM 🏳️‍🌈

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

@jeffvandermeer Mine arrived today, along with the new editions of the others. Thanks so much for being so awesome and kind to sign all these preorders! Excited to start Absolution the moment I complete my reread of the first three.

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

@AADowd I love when a piece makes me immediately want to revisit something I haven’t seen in years to appreciate it with renewed perspective. As always, your thoughtful and beautiful writing is a joy. Thanks for this one.

[Vienna Teng @viennateng]

Now’s your chance, selfie edition: if you’ve ever wanted a cameo in a music video, come be in mine!

I just need a 10-second selfie video of you singing (or lip syncing) to a snippet of music, uploaded to my Dropbox by TOMORROW night.

Deets here: https://t.co/mWHs3q9elL

[Vienna Teng @viennateng]

It’s out! All download proceeds go to @826valencia, so generous tipping is encouraged 😉

https://t.co/X4BXWDhMZ4

[Vienna Teng @viennateng]

Reminder to let in - & shut out - only what helps you to be the person you want to be, in any given moment.

Bear witness if that calls you.
Help your people if you want to step up.
Focus on the good when it all seems hopeless.
Set it down if you’re overwhelmed.

We need you.

[Dr. Jenan Kharbush 🇵🇸 @jjkharbush]

New paper online! We used stable isotopes to trace what types of nitrogen cyanobacteria use during the Lake Erie harmful algal bloom, and where that nitrogen may have come from. @aslo_org @dave_hambright
Read it here (open access): https://t.co/EBVHiN68MB

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

@NYCmicrobes @aslo_org @dave_hambright Thanks so much, Michael! We're definitely dual-nutrient control advocates all the way, but as Mark mentioned the decades-long emphasis on P-only control doesn't tell the whole story (and may actually exacerbate certain bloom issues, e.g.; https://t.co/3C5CiRtpZm)

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

So excited to have this paper out! Within-system dynamics matter: internal N recycling helps non-N fixing, toxic cyanoHABs persist in western Lake Erie following depletion of water column N. It’s time to start managing N. @aslo_org @dave_hambright
https://t.co/WWzoAIsEyC 1/

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

Direct link to read the full text online:
https://t.co/ntyJAbGaUa

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

This was a many-year effort that formed the backbone of my PhD. Grateful for wonderful mentors, collaborators, and coauthors @NewellLab, @MJMcNCycle, @ShlynnBo, and twitter-less Justin Myers. Endless thanks to @NOAA_GLERL, @CIGLR_UM, and @ohioseagrant for their support. 2/

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

@DespinsMarissa @NewellLab @Robmazin2 Congratulations!!! 🎉

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

@MollySimonis Congratulations, Dr. Simonis! You gave a fantastic presentation the other day. Cheers to you and your new adventures!

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

... at an R2 is going to negatively impact application evaluations, that should be made clear up front. I might have applied my energies elsewhere, and I certainly wouldn't have wasted the time of my 3 recommendation letter writers had I known this was a likely dealbreaker.

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

Got rejected for a competitive postdoc fellowship this morning. Knew I probably wasn't the ideal candidate, so while disappointed I'm not upset. But I *am* infuriated by this reviewer comment: “I think your choice of an R2 University for a post-doc was not a good fit.” 1/

[Dr. Daniel K. Hoffman @dprhoffman]

While “choice of institution” is within this (and many) fellowship and funding evaluation criteria, fit should be predicated on the documented resources available and not on any assumption conveyed by externally determined status. In the absence of that, if proposing work ... 10/