Early Career Committee

Biogeosciences Early Career


The EC committee broadly supports early career members of the AGU Biogeosciences Section

About the Early Career Committee

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Biogeosciences Section

The Biogeosciences Early Career Committee is a group of volunteers within the American Geophysical Union. Our main goal is to provide support to early career members of the AGU Biogeosciences Section by bringing attention to resources and funding opportunities, celebrating achievements of early career members and assisting with the diverse needs of early career members.

Fall Meeting Caregiver Grant - Apply Now!

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Early Career Committee

The AGU Biogeosciences Section Early Career Committee is excited to announce Caregiver Conference Support Grants for the 2022 Fall Meeting. The purpose of these grants is to support student and early career members affiliated with the Biogeosciences section who face challenges in attending the Fall Meeting (either in person or online) due to expenses directly related to their responsibilities as the primary caregiver for a child or other dependent. 

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Seeing Science: Visual Strategies for Dealing with the SciComm Reality that Facts Don't Work (Alone) with Bethann Merkle, MFA

When: September 20 12:30-14:00 ET
Where: Zoom event (Free & open to all)

Session Description:
If our science is going to inform decision-making and innovations, we must reach, and resonate with, a wide range of stakeholders, including funders, practitioners, educators, policymakers, diverse public(s), and the media. Catching and holding stakeholders’ attention, and then effectively sharing our science with them, is a complex challenge. We’re faced with alternative “facts,” short attention spans, and information overload. Worse, a growing body of data tells us that people are not persuaded by numbers. We also know that visuals are compelling enough to dominate our decision-making. People think in images and have since pre-history.  Meanwhile, research across numerous disciplines has documented disconcerting trends: much more than numbers, we are quantifiably more influenced by prior beliefs, social pressures, and convenience. So, how is our science going to make an impact if no one understands it, let alone believes it? This interactive session connects participants to effective, inclusive approaches to sharing science. Participants will explore cross-disciplinary and multicultural examples, interactive activities, and foundational best practices in graphic design which can help them productively use visuals to communicate science. The session will involve discussion, breakout rooms, and "mini-lectures" on key principles and tools in visual science communication.

post imgSpeaker Bio: Bethann Gerramon Merkle, MFA is an award-winning artist/communicator fascinated with science and sustainability. Merkle focuses on illustrations that demystify how ecosystems work and editorial projects that connect our everyday lives to the natural world. She is passionate about teaching researchers, teachers, and the public how to incorporate the arts and humanities into science work and lifestyle. Twitter, @commnatural; Website, https://commnatural.com/




COMMITTEE MEMBERS

John

Kyle Arndt

Research Focus

Greenhouse Gas Flux

Ecosystem Ecology

Remote Sensing

University of New Hampshire

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John

Chris Beltz

Research Focus

Biogeochemistry

Ecosystem Ecology

Soil Science

Yale University

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John

Zach Brown

Research Focus

Biogeochemistry

Ecology

Alpine Ecology

Australian National University

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John

Sophia Burke

Research Focus

Biogeochemistry

Peatlands

Remote Sensing

University of New Hampshire

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John

Scott Davidson

Research Focus

Carbon Dynamics

Biogeochemistry

Wetlands

University of Waterloo

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John

Aditi Sengupta

Research Focus

Microbial Ecology

Soil Science

Biogeochemistry

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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John

Stephanie Pennington

Research Focus

Forest Ecology

Soil Biogeochemistry

Tree Physiology

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Naomi Wells

Research Focus

Nitrogen Cycling

Biogeochemistry

Stable Isotopes

Ecosystem Science

Lincoln University (NZ)

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