2022 was a growth year for us. Enjoy a look at our top stories, memorable moments, & amazing people in our 2022 Year In Review.
Thank you for supporting our mission to Grow the Future! Kudos to @thejuliafleiner & the #NCSTATECASM team for the cover!
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Yesterday after 3 yrs of hard work, studying, and timeline setbacks, I successfully passed my oral prelim to become a PhD candidate 🤎
I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, friends, and my amazing PI (@MuckDragon) + lab mates (@marissa_digs_it@CheersJacob)!
@recchuiti Yes!! Exactly!! We adopted her in Oregon and she came with the name which we thought was sooo perfect ❤️ she was “mama Mazama” had 5 kittens when she went into rescue all named after mountain: Denali, Rainier, Shasta, Lassen, and Siskiyou 🏔️
🎉👏 Congratulations to Ph.D. student Julia Janson for winning a 2023 Women In Science prize!
Her research lays the groundwork for grower field tools to make in-season decisions about soil salinity.
And she's reinvesting the prize money. #NCSTATECASM
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My MIL gave me the most incredible Christmas gift this year- the largest stand mixer that @KitchenAidUSA makes 😭 she knows how much I bake for fun and for my department @CropAndSoil at NC State- I CANNOT wait to use it!! ❤️ (last pic old vs new mixer for size comparison 😳)
NCSU placed 2nd in the region and punched our ticket to nationals in the spring. #1 individual judger was Sarah Bailey, a true freshman. #8 was @lexii_seal . Go pack! Thanks to WVU for hosting a great contest!
We're exceeding hellish 1.5°C of global warming earlier than expected as the Extinction Economy's emissions rise to all-time highs. Trillions are being invested in new oil & gas. The major culprits? The US & Canada. Species won't avoid the worst effects of abrupt climate change.
@MineralCup For match 16 of #MinCup23 I voted for #Rhodochrosite! It's a Mn carbonate mineral, crystalizes in a trigonal system, has rhombohedral cleavage in 3 directions, often has crystal twinning, mineral occurs in hydrothermal veins, and main use is as a Mn ore #MEA410
It's National Suicide Prevention Week. Did you know that the rate of suicide among farmers is three and a half times higher than among the general population? NC has great farm stress resources for farmers, farm families, and farm workers. https://t.co/NxY2NAHXWe
@MineralCup Match 15 of #MicCup23, I voted for #Kyanite! A blue aluminosilicate, used as an index mineral to define metamorphic zones, the mineral hardness varies by the crystallographic direction, and it has many uses in ceramics, electronics, insulators, and abrasives #MEA410
@MineralCup Match 14 of #MinCup23 I voted for #Neptunite! A phyllosilicate mineral, usually black in color can also be red/brown in thin specimens, crystal habit is prismatic or tabular, 1 plane of good cleavage, + was first described in a pegmatite in W. Greenland #MEA410
@MineralCup For match 13 of #MinCup23 I voted for #Cacoxenite- It's a Fe, Al, phosphate mineral, occurs as a secondary phase in oxidized magnetite and limestone, has no cleavage, silky luster, and has habits of radial, acicular, and stellate which are all so neat! #MEA410
@MineralCup Match 12 of #MinCup23 I voted for #Galena! The mineral form of Pb(II) Sulfide, the most important ore of Pb and source of silver, typically cubic crystal structure, found in many geologic environments, + is a semiconductor used in early wireless comm systems #MEA410
@MineralCup While #Opal is my birth stone + I love it, but for match 11 #MinCup23 I have to go with #Calcite! A carbonate mineral found all over the world, has numerous habits and >1000 crystallographic forms, 3 planes of cleavage, + has many uses #MEA410