Danny Cowan-Turner
@dannycowanturner.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University - all things photosynthetic…. Once cycled from London to Belgrade. Always tinkering
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🚨Two fully funded PhD opportunities in Australia!
Improving C4 photosynthesis in vegetation models.
Supervised by Dani Way (ANU, Canberra) and myself (UTS, Sydney).
1. Lab- and field-based project at ANU – see flyer below
2. Modelling project at UTS – www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Improving C4 photosynthesis in vegetation models.
Supervised by Dani Way (ANU, Canberra) and myself (UTS, Sydney).
1. Lab- and field-based project at ANU – see flyer below
2. Modelling project at UTS – www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
February 24, 2026 at 12:41 AM
🚨Two fully funded PhD opportunities in Australia!
Improving C4 photosynthesis in vegetation models.
Supervised by Dani Way (ANU, Canberra) and myself (UTS, Sydney).
1. Lab- and field-based project at ANU – see flyer below
2. Modelling project at UTS – www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Improving C4 photosynthesis in vegetation models.
Supervised by Dani Way (ANU, Canberra) and myself (UTS, Sydney).
1. Lab- and field-based project at ANU – see flyer below
2. Modelling project at UTS – www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
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IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, and then make it much worse with bad design.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Data from June 19, when the daily high was 106 degrees, shows asphalt across the city that day was between 120 and 160 degrees.
www.kjzz.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, and then make it much worse with bad design.
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A chlorophyll fluorescence-based biofeedback system was developed to adjust LED intensity based on real-time plant responses, rather than using a fixed photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). The system was tested in a growth chamber with lettuce and cucumber.
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
July 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A chlorophyll fluorescence-based biofeedback system was developed to adjust LED intensity based on real-time plant responses, rather than using a fixed photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). The system was tested in a growth chamber with lettuce and cucumber.
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
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"It isn't that the alarm bells are about to ring. They already have & if these last 2 fires are not enough to scare the pants off you, I don't know what is."
VIC's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires & lack of regeneration support.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
VIC's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires & lack of regeneration support.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Alpine forests face collapse without urgent reforestation, say scientists
Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.
www.abc.net.au
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"It isn't that the alarm bells are about to ring. They already have & if these last 2 fires are not enough to scare the pants off you, I don't know what is."
VIC's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires & lack of regeneration support.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
VIC's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires & lack of regeneration support.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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New research: Warming accelerates global drought severity
- During the past 5 years (2018–2022), the areas in drought have expanded by 74% on average compared with 1981–2017
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- During the past 5 years (2018–2022), the areas in drought have expanded by 74% on average compared with 1981–2017
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Warming accelerates global drought severity - Nature
Increased atmospheric evaporative demand in recent years has increased drought severity by an average of 40% globally across both dry and wet regions, and the trend is likely to continue under future ...
www.nature.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
New research: Warming accelerates global drought severity
- During the past 5 years (2018–2022), the areas in drought have expanded by 74% on average compared with 1981–2017
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- During the past 5 years (2018–2022), the areas in drought have expanded by 74% on average compared with 1981–2017
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs.
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
May 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs.
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
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‘Travel agencies charge far more than it would cost an academic to arrange their own travel and accommodations - sometimes staggeringly more.’
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
‘Travel agencies charge far more than it would cost an academic to arrange their own travel and accommodations - sometimes staggeringly more.’
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"Global plant crisis as botanic gardens exhaust ability to save plants from extinction." cosmosmagazine.com/people/socie...
Plant crisis for 3,500 botanic gardens worldwide
A century’s worth of data reveals that botanic gardens and arboreta have reached capacity, impacting their scientific and conservation goals.
cosmosmagazine.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Global plant crisis as botanic gardens exhaust ability to save plants from extinction." cosmosmagazine.com/people/socie...
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Caught the Aurora Australis last night, just south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
January 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Caught the Aurora Australis last night, just south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
Finally all the kit arrived after being freed from customs and I’ve started measurements in the wonderful Desert Botanical gardens in Phoenix. Very very warm!
May 20, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Finally all the kit arrived after being freed from customs and I’ve started measurements in the wonderful Desert Botanical gardens in Phoenix. Very very warm!