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burginam.bsky.social
My #NSFStories are far from unique. NSF is the scientific engine that makes the US research enterprise the envy of the world. We need NSF—for the discoveries it enables and the careers it builds.
April 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
durantlab.bsky.social
The NSF CAREER awardees meeting has been the professional pick-me-up I didn’t know I needed #NSFstories @sarahknutie.bsky.social @rosvall-lab.bsky.social @steroiddr.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:12 AM
lifeblueprint.bsky.social
Words of wisdom from some of the greatest minds the world has seen.
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Palabras de sabiduría de algunas de las mentes más brillantes que el mundo ha visto.
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #theblueprintoflife #quotes #scientists
October 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
lifeblueprint.bsky.social
A conversation on creativity and its importance with Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Part 3: Creativity is Irreplaceable
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #creativity #creativityinscience
September 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM
steps-stc.bsky.social
A huge congratulations to Drs Rubén Rellán-Álvarez & Terri Long on receiving presidential awards!

🔗 PECASE: lnkd.in/dsY4hWZS

🔗 PAESMEM: lnkd.in/gpve8_Fu

#presidentialaward #STEM #NSFstories
January 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
lifeblueprint.bsky.social
A conversation on creativity and its importance with Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Part 4: Work Towards Creativity
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Una conversación sobre la creatividad y su importancia con el Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Parte 4: Trabaja Hacia la Creatividad
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #creativity #creativityinscience
October 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Members of the STEPS education research team collaborated to solve a "wicked" problem: teaching phosphorus in the classroom!

Read the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#nsffunded #nsfstories #education #phosphorus 🧪
February 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Being a Societal Engagement Partner is the first way to partner with us!

Learn more below and join us on our website ⬇️
steps-center.org/our-partners/

#NFSfunded #NSFstories #partnership #phosphorus
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
archaeolojess.bsky.social
Proyecto Arqueológico Suchilapan investigating an early Mesoamerican ritual landscape and related foodways in southern Veracruz, Mexico #NSFstories Photo courtesy of Suchilapan Archaeological Project 🏺
Aerial view of grassy fields with many rectangular mounds, some trees, body of water in distance.
May 31, 2024 at 1:55 AM
steps-stc.bsky.social
💬 Got questions about phosphate pollution & how hydrogels can help?
STEPS scholar & lead author of a recent publication, Jiangfeng Xu, has answers!

🔗 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00679

#PhosphateRecovery #HydrogelTech #ScienceQandA #NSFfunded #NSFstories
June 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Our scholars are not just talented researchers, but talented in their other passions! Scholar Christopher Oates' visual abstract was selected as the cover for the Environmental Au (ACS Publications) recent issue!

📲 See the full issue here : pubs.acs.org/toc/aeacc4/5/1

#NSFfunded #NSFstories
January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
STEPS researchers were recognized for their publication, which came late last year, in CSA News. The short summary provides an easily understandable summary of their important work! Read it here: acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🧪

#NSFfunded #NSFstories
January 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
New STEPS publication titled "Unlocking the phosphorus circularity potential of corn belt watersheds with biorefinery phosphorus recovery incentives"!

Read the full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#NSFfunded #NSFstories #corn #phosphorus 🧪
Unlocking the phosphorus circularity potential of corn belt watersheds with biorefinery phosphorus recovery incentives
As global phosphorus (P) stores rapidly decline, P fed algal blooms continue to threaten critical freshwater resources across the globe. In the Midwes…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Congratulations to Alondra Deras and Lucas Crane on earning best poster awards at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Conference!

#nsffunded #nsfstories #AEESP2025
June 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
lifeblueprint.bsky.social
A conversation on creativity and its importance with Dr. Riccardo Papa.

Part 1: Don’t underestimate the power of creativity in science!
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#nsffunded #nsfstories #creativity #creativityinscience
September 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
A group of STEPS researchers, led by scholar Smitom Borah, recently published "Quantifying Summer Internal Phosphorus Loading in Large Lakes across the United States"!

🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#publication #nsffunded #nsfstories #waterquality
Quantifying Summer Internal Phosphorus Loading in Large Lakes across the United States
Internal phosphorus loading (IPL) can be a significant phosphorus (P) source in freshwater systems, often causing water-quality improvement delays. Despite its importance, IPL estimates are missing fo...
pubs.acs.org
June 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
A team of STEPS researchers recently published “Machine learning-based identification of animal feeding operations in the United States on a parcel-scale” !

🔗 full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#nsffunded #nsfstories #publication
Machine learning-based identification of animal feeding operations in the United States on a parcel-scale
The increasing global demand for meat and dairy products, fueled by rapid industrialization, has led to the expansion of Animal Feeding Operations (AF…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
cornelltech.bsky.social
Cornell Tech is helping power the new $20M NSF AI Materials Institute at Cornell! The initiative will build off #CornellTech’s arXiv database, and our K–12 Initiative will help expand STEM access for students: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

#NSFfunded #NSFstories @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
National Science Foundation announces Cornell-led AI Materials Institute | Cornell Chronicle
The NSF, in partnership with Intel, will invest $20 million over five years to establish the Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute at Cornell, as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Res...
news.cornell.edu
July 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
"Gaps in U.S. livestock data are a barrier to effective environmental and disease management", published by a STEPS team and others, was recently accepted by Environmental Research Letters!

🔗 Read in full: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#NSFfunded #NSFstories #publication 🧪
February 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
We would like to welcome Dr. Yicheng Yang to the STEPS Center as a postdoctoral researcher! He will be working at the University of Florida on P mitigation treatment technologies applied in South Florida! Welcome Yicheng!

#UF #postdoc #NSFfunded #NSFstories
February 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
The second way to partner with us is as an IP/Commercialization Partner! Learn more about this partnership below ⬇️

Learn how to join us on our website: steps-center.org/our-partners

#NSFfunded #NSFstories #IP #phosphorus
January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
💡The governors of NC, IL, & WI have officially proclaimed this week P-Week! These proclamations recognize the broad importance of P to each state's key industries, population, & environment.
🔗 Read more about the proclamations and see them online: lnkd.in/eE3DXNVp

#PWeek2025 #nsffunded #nsfstories
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
📣 PhosForUs has released the next TBL episode!
"Phosphorus Fertilization Insights from the Agricultural TBL" explores Eastern North Carolina's unique soil composition and legacy phosphorus with Dr.Luke Gatiboni.
open.spotify.com/episode/4sA2...

#podcast #phosphorus #nsffunded #nsfstories
Phosphorus Fertilization Insights from the Agricultural Triple Bottom Line Scenario Site in Eastern NC, with Dr. Luke Gatiboni
PhosForUs · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Our resolution for 2025 is to grow our network! We are excited to announce the start of our STEPS Partnership Program. Follow along this week to learn how you can be a part of our phosphorus future!

🌱 Learn more: steps-center.org/our-partners/
#phosphorus #partnership #nsffunded #nsfstories
January 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
steps-stc.bsky.social
Our director, Jacob Jones, has 3️⃣ great reasons for your company to become an IP/Commercialization Partner with STEPS!

📲 www.youtube.com/shorts/X8ckT...

🌿 Learn how to join us on our website: steps-center.org/our-partners/

#NSFfunded #NSFstories #phosphorus
3 Reasons to Become an IP/Commercialization Partner with STEPS on Phosphorus Sustainability
YouTube video by STEPS Center
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January 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM