Scotty Strachan

Good news everyone! Our $5M #WildWEST @NSF SCIPE award creates a regional team of #field #science #technology pros! Let's do this! nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh… @NSHE @uennews @UUtah @suncorridororg @ArizonaState @NVSeismoLab @ESnet @TweetTheQuilt @ACCESSforCI @longnow @Internet2

Very stable air for this morning's commute, plus a little #wildfire smoke @renoballoon

NV Energy’s Power Safe NV team partnered up with @unevadareno / @UNRScience's Seismology Lab to install a new wildfire camera on top our South Reno building - one of many installed through our ongoing collaboration. These cameras provide early wildfire detection, helping agencies respond quickly and effectively. 🎥 You can view this camera — along with others across Nevada — at AlertWildfire.org or on the Watch Duty app and website at watchduty.org. #PowerSafeNV - @NVEarthquakes

@UNRScience Nice work @nplareau

Check out this feature of Dr. Neil Lareau's research on spotting during California's Dixie Fire, which was the largest wildfire in California's history. #AGUPubs

They published the map again!

Know a school, library, or public agency looking to improve Wi-Fi access? @eduroam, provided in Nevada by the Nevada System of Higher Education, is available at no cost to eligible organizations. Free virtual training on July 30 Details and registration: scs.nevada.edu/eduroam/

probably one of the cooler boundary collisions this year just now in the TX Panhandle #TXwx

@nplareau Now calculate the opportunity cost in the lost FTE productivity for unit admin support and yourself Then do this for all steps in the cost recovery process for anything with a recharge account. 10x muliplier if any of the personnel involved are early career or a staff engineer

Any body else work at an institution that spends more time and money on making sure purchases are tax free than they could ever possibly save via the tax free purchase? [I'm thinking this potential savings of $1.46 has probably cost us at least $800 by now].

The #ConnorFire can currently be seen on the cameras at Minden, Bald Mt, Hawkins Peak, and Ridge Tahoe on the ALERT Wildfire website. Please listen to and obey instructions from emergency responders, monitor evacuation orders, and stay safe everyone. tinyurl.com/38fc4f8s

On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply

Dividing your time between 40% research, 40% teaching, and 80% admin

Good day to sample some good fire in #Truckee. @UNRScience

Kicking off the field season at #SummitLakeTribe science observatory! Helping with some wireless planning, installs, & troubleshooting as part of my @NSF #WildWEST grant. Amazing weather, & learning a lot about fish monitoring

News Alert: NSHE Workshop Supports Two-Year Collaboration to Advance Technology for Research and STEM Education. Read more on our website: conta.cc/3H5x0VR #NewsAlert #NSHE

Please be kind to campus security over the summer months. Without the students around they get a little bored and they need to make up for lost revenue by writing more tickets to the few faculty who do show up on campus.

To make this map I used a USGS DEM to displace a Blender mesh, QGIS to grab sat imagery, added the image as a material, fidgeted with the sun lighting, and composited the final in photoshop. Thanks to @sidahuj ’s BlenderMCP, having Claude available to drive Blender is just👌

Congratulations to NSL’s Dr. Kyren Bogolub on receiving the 2025 Nevada Geosciences Catalyst Award! Kyren’s hard work across multiple areas of the NSL has been instrumental to the lab’s success.

We’re having a great time in Carson City supporting @unevadareno at the #PackAtNVLeg. If you’re here at State Legislature, come visit our table in room 3100.

It’s our birthday!! I don’t know about you, but I think we look pretty great for 90! Here’s to many more decades helping farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners help the land.

We had a very productive meeting at @unevadareno for the #NSFfunded Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science project featuring a workshop for grad students, a poster session, panel presentations, and a field visit to the research site. #hdrfs #nsfepscor #firescience