Katy Abbott

Excited to be talking about biogeochemical cycling during submesoscale subduction this morning at #osm24! If you’re interested, stop by Great Hall D, first floor at 10:50 am, and check out @lennyflamingo’s talk on diel migration in the same session right after!

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@BrynnyddH I know, I’m a bit embarrassed really

@katyeabbott rookie numbers

Surprised to report that I, a self-professed em dash queen, only used 4 of them in my nearly 30-page thesis proposal

Also surprised to report that I finished my thesis proposal!!

@maratimes @NASA_SMODE @Scripps_Ocean Have fun!! I’m excited for the cool science you all will be doing!

🎆Big news: We are excited to announce the WHOI Graduate Student Union! @WHOI grad student-workers are unionizing 💪 to ensure a safe and healthy work environment that lets us to continue to do exceptional science in oceanography and ocean engineering 🌊[1/4]

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@sid_k_ocean97 Yeah! The first image is MODIS ocean color off the coast of Oman with this neat filament of chlorophyll peeling off, likely from upwelling of deeper, more nutrient-rich water. Happy to chat more about it if you’re interested!

Very relieved to report that I passed my general exam! It’s been a challenging and exhausting 2 years — spending my first year doing zoom university from my bedroom, followed by 2 cruises in the span of 6 months — but I’m excited for what lies ahead research-wise

@maratimes Thanks! And thank you for all your help and advice with the microbial analysis!!

@BrynnyddH It’s very fortunate that I just so happen to have a bunch of PB cookies sitting in my office too!

@katyeabbott sounds like an occasion for peanut butter cookies!!!

Note that I am also very excited to take a nice long break in the meantime

Thinking about all the times research advisors have told me, “Once you have the figures, the paper writes itself” while patiently waiting for my paper to write itself

WE DID IT: with a landslide margin of 1785–912, we are officially the MITGSU-UE!!! What started 4 years ago with a dozen students in an MIT classroom discussing the needs of graduate workers has culminated in this historic victory for student-workers at MIT. Now, we celebrate!