Susan vonThun

@omgirlsvt

Marine biologist. Social media manager . Yoga and meditation. Plant-based. Runner.

Aptos, CA
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Joined February 2011
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    3 Feb 2017

    I’m Susan, an and I study deep-sea animals . I also do as the manager!

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    20 hours ago

    Come see the 2018 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture at on April 10 at 7 pm. scientist Steve Haddock () presents "Beneath Pacific Tides: The wondrous glowing realm of deep-sea biodiversity"

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  3. 14 hours ago

    's favorite "effervescent" scientist! 😘

    These Roam Toxic Seafloors to Bring Back New, Bizarre Species New video on featuring researcher Shannon Johnson!
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    20 hours ago

    Exploring the Upside Down: What It’s Really Like on Kona’s Most Extreme Scuba Dive—featuring scientist Steve Haddock "...pretty much every dive we’ll see many things that are not formally known to science.”

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    Apr 3

    Jeremy Bailenson from Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University was recently named a Creator for his work simulating climate change in the ocean. Hear more in his 2015 TED Talk:

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    Apr 3

    An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica’s coastal are now in retreat

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    Apr 3

    Like ? Odds are, you have a krill to thank. Market rely on krill as they grow, but those krill rely on algae and upwelling currents that change with events. scientist Steve Litvin wants to know the whole story:

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    Apr 2

    Time and Tide (and Tiny Microbes) Wait For No Man ~ The latest blog explains reasoning behind some of the unusual schedules for researchers on board, as well as other challenges of the expedition.

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    Mar 28

    Corals need calcium carbonate to grow. When seawater is more acidic they have a harder time retaining this chemical, and grow more slowly. Learn how is causing trouble for our ocean's :

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    Mar 29

    Get a behind the scenes look at the people behind mission planning, engineering, and piloting the robots on the research in today's blog:

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    Mar 29

    might be in big trouble if they can’t grow fast enough because of .

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    Mar 30

    scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird studies the role of animal behavior in the formation of patches in the ocean. She's found that these patches aren't messy aggregations of mixed species, but highly organized. Learn more:

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    Apr 2

    RT : The is filled with , but you need a relay at the surface to get the data out. will help solve some of our planet’s biggest . > By &

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    Apr 2

    Remember a few days ago, when I said that upcoming subtropical moisture plume was impressive but lacked *transport* component (i.e., strong winds)? Well, latest model forecasts have greatly strengthened IVT & now looks like quite strong possible.

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    Apr 2

    RT : A new analysis of satellite data has found "extreme" changes underway at eight of Antarctica's major glaciers, as unusually warm ocean water slips in under their ice shelves via

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    Apr 2

    Orcas and other converge in The prospects of an annual phenomenon — the “Killer Whale Season,” as marine biologist Nancy Black in Monterey calls it — has many on edge in Monterey Bay.

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    Mar 26

    30 years of research highlighted in Oceanography magazine Check out the issue in Oceanography:

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    Apr 2

    Market are one of California’s largest fisheries… at least in some years. and changes in upwelling off the coast can have a drastic effect on squid catches. Check out this new research:

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    Apr 3

    Stay tuned for our TODAY, at 2 pm ET w/ Robert Katzschmann of , who will be speaking about what makes his lifelike fish unique. Come with questions!

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  20. Apr 3

    I met at a workshop where we communicated science instead of talking about it! She wrote this awesome response to the controversial Science Instagram essay. Check it out and check out !

    Let’s amplify the voices of women - especially women of color - in . My latest for , featuring 💁
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    Apr 2

    This is what it takes to keep animals alive. These shrimp are from a hydrothermal vent 1800m deep! Amazing to be able to observe them. Amazing they are at 176 bar!

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