Early Career Ecologists
Starter Packs are great, but they favor well established individuals (understandably so). To help prop up new voices, here is a set of early career ecologists (self defined) who are, or would like to become, active on BlueSky.
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@lars-brudvig.bsky.social
@jonastrepel.bsky.social
Phd student at Aarhus University. Broadly interested in conservation biology, rewilding, megafauna ecology, novel ecosystems & biodiversity.
@jgeschke.bsky.social
University of Bern | biodiversitygovernance.com | RSkeeting biodiversity, wildlife & science-policy stuff | Views are my own.
@junglekl.bsky.social
PhD student at IBED_UvA and @rbgkew.bsky.social, interested in mountain biodiversity and alpine ecosystem, particularly focusing on Primroses🌸 (@Jungle_KL on X)
@hippieherper.bsky.social
Herpetology. Ecology and Evolution. SDSU- PhD Student. Auburn U., Clemson U.- Alum All views are my own. He/Him. 🐍🦎🐢🐸🐊
@benthicbuddy.bsky.social
Educator, scientist, runner. Supporter of labor and human rights. Assistant professor of biology/environmental studies at the University of the Ozarks in the southern US. https://ozarks.edu/about/personnel-directory/darrin-hunt/
@madeline-eppley.bsky.social
phd candidate at northeastern university’s marine science center 🌊🌎 pop gen, disease ecology, aDNA, and 🦪 often wearing a cowboy hat (they/them) 🏳️🌈 https://www.madeline-eppley.com
@jhemberger.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. at University of Minnesota Insects, climate, & land-use change 🐝 🪲 🌡️ 🚜 Ecoinformatics & models 📈 Field & lab experimentation 👨🏻🔬 #scicomm 🧑🏫 #agroecology 🧑🌾 #rstats 👨🏻💻 https://jhemberger.github.io/ibug_lab_website/
@kimberlyazzie.bsky.social
Ecology and climate solutions | Postdoctoral Fellow @StanfordWoods @stanforddoerr | PhD @UW | Diné :: | @NASEMFordFellow | she/her
@robinssci.bsky.social
Field Ecologist based at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in semi-arid Western Australia. Bird nerd. Probably thinking about quolls. (he/they) 📍Badimia Country
@benrcollison.bsky.social
phd candidate @dalhousie.bsky.social || forest ecohydrology 🌳💧|| impact assessment ⛏️⚖️ || salmon watersheds 🐟 || benrcollison.com 📍 K’jipuktuk (halifax, ns 🇨🇦)
@isabellaoleksy.bsky.social
Ecosystem scientist | Biogeochemist | Lake Dr. | Assistant Professor at University of Colorado Boulder | 🏳️🌈🇵🇱 https://www.mountainlimnologylab.com/
@jennamelanson.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia 🍁 bumble bee movement, resource use, and multiple risks in agroecosystems she/her
@audrey-mech.bsky.social
Conservation Biologist | Pollinator Specialist 🐝🐝🐝| Agro + Urban Ecology | Habitat Restoration | Community Stewardship | In Washington 🌧️ https://audreymech.wordpress.com/
@ellie-handler.bsky.social
PhD student @northeasternmes.bsky.social in Bowen and Hughes labs studying plant-microbe interactions in salt marshes 🌊 🌾 🦠 🧫 | she/her
@flamontano.bsky.social
Integrative Ecologist | Bolivian | Mom |🐦🦇🍒🌄 #NewPI @ montanolab.com | @LSU_BioSci | @UFWildlife alumna #WarmiCiencia #WomeninSTEM
@mjosmurphy.bsky.social
Postdoc studying the evolution and behavioral ecology of granary pest insect pheromone perception. Expect bugs. Posts are my own opinion and do not reflect the positions of my postdoc sponsors or host institutions.
@navarrosales.bsky.social
PhD student researching fire and drought ecology in tropical forests and savannas 🌿
@rileypizza.bsky.social
Postdoc at Michigan State working in the Brudvig lab || Restoration Seed Sourcing and equitable teaching practices ||PhD Michigan State University|| M.S University of Minnesota Duluth || 🏳️⚧️They/Them🏳️⚧️
@luismsilva.bsky.social
Disease ecology and evolution 🧬| Parasites 🦠 | Postdoc with @kayla-king.bsky.social at UBC 🇨🇦 | Music geek and art lover | he/him | 📍Vancouver, CA https://luis-m-silva.com/ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏽✊🏿Safe space for everyone #DiversityInSTEM #FirstGen #OpenScience #AcademicSky
@hannahfrog.bsky.social
PhD student @ UCSB studying the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on primate reproduction and immune function
@alexiahilber.bsky.social
Parasite communities of waterbirds 🦩🪱 M.S. Marine Science @ Nova Southeastern University | Fisheries and Avian Ecology Lab | Digenean Enthusiast
@joeybernhardt.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Integrative ecologist | thermal ecology, biodiversity, seafood & human health. She/her. https://www.bernhardtlab.org/
@ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social
NSF PRFB studying coasts, fungi, restoration, plants & community assembly @ Northeastern @ Miami OH 🍄✨💅🏻 https://kyleagarces.weebly.com
@hyalaphora.bsky.social
CMU Ecology and Conservation • Great Lakes Geology • Lepidoptera rearer • Retired E-Sports caster • she/they • ♑🏳️⚧️🏞️
@turtleecology.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow from the Centre for Urban Environments at the University of Toronto Mississauga studying freshwater turtles. Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Wetland Ecology Sticker store: Shellocology.redbubble.com
@saraemery.bsky.social
asst prof entomology, Cornell University, AgriTech. Agroecology, climate change & phenology, landscapes & remote sensing. I love maligned species, but I'll still build a model to help you avoid them. #QueerInSTEM (she/her) 🐞🌎🦟👩🔬🏳️🌈
@dremlichtenberg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. Pollinator behavioral & community ecology, conservation. https://biology.unt.edu/lichtenberg-lab
@caordonezparra.bsky.social
Colombian 🇨🇴 | He/him 🏳️🌈 | PhD Student at UFMG 🇧🇷 | Scientific Editor at @botany.one ✍🏻 | Personal website: https://caordonezparra.github.io 🖥️ | #SeedScience 🫘 #FunctionalEcology 🌿 #EcologicalRestoration 🌱
@justinluong.com
Rangelands Asst Professor, Cal Poly Humboldt, Board Member at California Native Grassland Association, Restoration Ecology & Madroño CE/AE - 🏳️🌈 Restoration/EcoPhys PhD, Biodiversity, Rangelands, Climate Change, Science-Practice Gap - justinluong.com
@johannaharvey.bsky.social
#NewPI | Asst Prof URI | Avian disease ecologist | Avian influenza | breast cancer survivor | Latina | She/Her
@trcava.bsky.social
Fungi 🍄 | Plants 🌵 | Ecol&Evol | Epigenetics 🧬 Neurospicy ♾️ | #FirstGen #QueerinSTEM 🏳️🌈 PhD Student, Peay Lab | Stanford🌲(he/him/il)
@jeremyfarr.bsky.social
Research Fellow on future food systems transformations ⚕️🌿 🏦 🌏 and archaeologist of past food systems 🔬🌾🏺
@polargriffin.bsky.social
Asst Prof at Allegheny College. Ex-pat Texan, biogeocheminist and arctic scientist, excited about organic matter and rivers. Water science, fluffy dog photos, #QueerinSTEM, and crafty things.
@aukwardlucia.bsky.social
Biology Graduate from Middlebury College | SCENARIO NERC DTP PhD researcher at the Zoological Society of London & University of Reading | Researching lost birds 🦢, fish 🐟, and ecosystems to guide rewilding, reintroductions, and coexistence
@guivcastro.bsky.social
🌱 PhD researcher @rbgkew.bsky.social & @royalholloway.bsky.social 🌳 Landscape ecology | Nature-based Solutions | Multifunctional landscapes | Remote sensing | Nature conservation http://linktr.ee/guivcastro
@jakemikic.bsky.social
Restoration Ecologist based in Wisconsin🌱 Graduate student Milwaukee ➡️ Madison ➡️ Milwaukee Views and opinions are my own | he/him |
@granjel.bsky.social
Ecologist • postdoc at Basque Centre for Climate Change • diversity × interactions × stability × function • 🌱🌊 — he/him Formerly: Fulbright @ncstate.bsky.social, Santander Iberoamérica UNESP-Río Claro, FPU @unisevilla.bsky.social
@sarammendes.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher | PhD in Ecology | Ecologist with interest in #communityecology, #ecologicalnetworks, #restoration and on how #globalchange impact #interactions | #seeddispersal
@myadarsan.bsky.social
Marine and Environmental Science PhD Student @bowenlab.bsky.social @northeasternmes.bsky.social 🧪🌊 | Plant-Microbe Interactions 🦠 | Fungi Girly In Training 🍄 ✨🌱 | Bio and Env Sci UAlbany Alumna |🇹🇹🇺🇸| she/her website: https://myadarsan.weebly.com
@thatecologist.bsky.social
Graduate student studying mycorrhizal-mediated PSF and mesophication I <3 ericoid mycorrhizal fungi Currently reading: Statistical Rethinking by Richard McElreath
@benrlee.com
Assistant Prof of Forest Ecology at East Tennessee State University. Interested in climate change effects on forest plants, especially phenology, ecophys, and species interactions. He/him Views my own 🧪🌎🌱📜🌐 More at https://peacchlab.com
@ceibheannaigh.bsky.social
NERC Independent Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast Researching carbon cycles and Lake burial/emission. Site in Alaska - Lake Toolik - investigating permafrost non-gaseous carbon loss and whether it's buried lakes/oceans. UK Young Academy Member
@fletcher-h.bsky.social
Disease Ecology. Biodiversity. Global Change. PI of the Disease Ecology and Diversity Lab at Oregon State University https://agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/diseaseecology/
@geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social
PhD - Agroecology and animal husbandry. Grasslands, agroforestry, ruminant nutrition and animal behaviour. FiBL, Switzerland 🇨🇭 He/Him
@skwinnicki.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist & ornithologist, postdoc Ohio State | PhD UIUC, MSc Kansas State | SciComm, birding, and nature photography | certified Lawn Hater, Cowbird Apologist, Stress Physiology Enthusiast, Typo Lover | they/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | skwinnicki.com
@sampowersreed.bsky.social
Forest Climate Adaptation, Biodiversity Conservation, & Disturbance 🔥🦌🌪️🪲🌊🪱❄️ 🐛⛈️🦠🌱 IonE Postdoctoral Fellow @ Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
@zacfreedman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor and O.N. Allen Professor of Soil Microbiology at UW-Madison. https://freedmanlab.soils.wisc.edu
@lars-brudvig.bsky.social
Plant, restoration, and landscape ecologist https://www.brudviglab.com/ (he/him)