For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Rebecca Mesburis, a PhD candidate in chemistry @colorado.edu. Mesburis studies aerosols — and she loves to spend time outside in the mountains running or backcountry skiing.
Read the Q&A: cires.colorado.edu/news/humans-...
For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Vidhyarth T S, a PhD student in @colorado.edu's Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Vidhyarth studies variations in Earth’s gravity field using satellites, he is a 2025 NASA FINESST grant winner, and grew up in Chennai, India.
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For this week’s #HumansOfCIRES, meet Corey Krimmer, an IT support specialist. Krimmer solves computer issues and provides A/V support; he loves music festivals — and he has a private pilot license.
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#HumansOfCIRES is back with @nsidc.bsky.social Director Mark Serreze!
Serreze studies the rapidly changing #Arctic, he is passionate about teaching people how our planet works — and he creates and records his own music. @cugeography.bsky.social
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Four images showing women scientists in the field. Left to right: a woman in a blue jacket crouches low over a tidepool, a woman in a light blue shirt sits on the edge of a canyon overlook, a woman in a black hat with an ogre holds moss up to camera, and a woman in a multicolor winter hat and black jacket poses in a field of flowers. Text: #WomenInScience. CIRES logo is on the bottom right.
In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're re-sharing 4 #HumansOfCIRES posts that highlight some of the amazing work (and hobbies) led by #WomenInScience at CIRES.
A person in a white tyvek suit posing with her arms up in front of a truck. At the bottom left, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Claire Winfrey. PhD Candidate in CU Boulder's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fierer Lab.
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Claire Winfrey, a PhD candidate in CU Boulder’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Claire studies soil and air microorganisms, and she loves herping!
Read the full interview: cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/h...
A person in a black jacket with a child on his back in a red carrier poses in front of a mountain lake surrounded by high, rocky terrain. At the bottom left, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Eshkol Eytan. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow in NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL).
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Eshkol Eytan, who just finished a CIRES postdoctoral visiting fellowship in @noaa.gov's Chemical Sciences Laboratory. Eshkol uses remote sensing techniques to study aerosols and clouds, and he loves to freedive!
Read more: cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/r...
A person crouched down near tidal pools. At the bottom left, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Katherine Siegel. CIRES Fellow and Assistant Professor of Geography at CU Boulder
For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet CIRES Fellow Katherine Siegel, an assistant professor of Geography at CU Boulder. Katherine studies wildfires, land use change, and ecological transformations — and she loves to go tidepooling.
Read the full interview: cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/t...
Image of a person wearing a helmet, a harness, and other safety gear smiles next to an instrument on an elevated platform. In the bottom left corner there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Kyle Manley. CIRES postdoctoral visiting fellow working in Earth Lab, CU Boulder.
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Kyle Manley @ktmanley.bsky.social, a CIRES visiting fellow @earthlabcu.bsky.social. Kyle studies wildfire impacts and risk, he grew up south of Denver, and his favorite book is “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis."
Read more: buff.ly/dPmkyoP
A person in sunglasses and a hat standing on a wooden platform above peatland while holding up moss to the camera. In the bottom left corner, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES: Jesse Rush. PhD student in CU Boulder's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Jesse Rush (@lifesjustpeaty.bsky.social), a PhD student @colorado.edu studying carbon cycling in peatland ecosystems. Jesse has worked on multiple long-term global change projects, she loves to read books by Becky Chambers, and she teaches Zumba. buff.ly/lH8FTte
Image of a person wearing a long sleeve blue shirt sitting on a rock in front of a large canyon. On the bottom left, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Meg Littrell. Education Researcher and Evaluator at the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Meg Littrell, an education researcher & evaluator @ciresceee.bsky.social. Meg has a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, she performs with improv comedy teams, & she grew up in a Cajun family. buff.ly/R0jO9wn
Image of a person in a black, floral print shirt poses, smiling at an overlook with green, vegetated mountains. At the bottom left, there is a blue box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES. Kara Hartig. Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Kara Hartig, a CIRES postdoctoral visiting fellow @nsidc.bsky.social! Kara studies Arctic clouds, she loves video and board games, and she recently adopted a sun-loving dog.
Read the interview: cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/a...
Two images. Left: Artwork showing a lily, created by Cayla Jones. Right: A professional photograph of a person in glasses and a pink shirt smiling. At the bottom left, there a blue rounded-edge box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES: Cayla Jones. Travel Specialist on the CIRES Administration team.
For today's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Cayla Jones, a travel specialist on the CIRES administration team. Cayla is a lifelong learner and artist — and her favorite vacation was the time she spent in Ireland during an undergraduate study abroad program.
Read more: cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/t...
A person in a t-shirt and shorts hangs off a red-painted building above a coastal town and clear blue water. At the bottom left, there a blue rounded-edge box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES: Jianhao Zhang. Research Scientist II at NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL).
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Jianhao Zhang (@jianhaoz.bsky.social), a CIRES research scientist in NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Laboratory. Jianhao studies clouds, he's done research in Namibia, and he loves to play basketball!
Read more: https://cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/flying-high-sky
Image of a person in a pink jacket, blue shorts, and hiking boots stands on a ridge with their hands up in the air. Tall, rocky mountains are visible in the background. At the bottom left, there a blue rounded-edge box with the CIRES logo and white text: Humans of CIRES: Audrey Payne. Communications Specialist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
For this week's #HumansOfCIRES, meet Audrey Payne @audipayne.bsky.social, a communications specialist @nsidc.bsky.social. Audrey is an avid hiker and backpacker, she loves dogs, and she recently self-published a memoir about her thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail! https://cires.colorado.edu/spotlig…
Image of a person in a black winter hat, sunglasses, and black and orange jacket holding a drone in a gloved hand. Text: Humans of CIRES. John Cassano. CIRES Fellow, Professor. CU Boulder Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. NSIDC.
For our first #HumansOfCIRES in 2025, meet CIRES Fellow John Cassano, a professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at CU Boulder and lead scientist at NSIDC. John studies polar weather and climate, he's traversed the Arctic Ocean on 2 icebreakers, and he's an avid cyclist. https://buff.ly/4aqFTDZ
For our last #HumansOfCIRES of the year, meet Amanda Bowden, a PhD student at CU Boulder and CIRES. Amanda studies tropical weather, she's worked for the National Weather Service in Guam, and she would title her autobiography "Tales of a Weather Weenie." ⬇️
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