Huge shout-out to Mountain Hydrology Research Group for crushing it during UW Engineering's Engineering Discovery Days! At their #SciComm station, they show how IR cameras can be used to measure snow temp by taking IR portraits! Mustache insulation study in my future? Maybe!

Just finished two amazing Skype A Scientist with 6th grade classrooms at Team Tigers CMS! I always enjoy practicing my #SciComm around #permafrost and #climate. Lots of permafrost-virus questions! One about Washington Football alumni MichaelPenisSZN 🇦🇺 going to the Atlanta Falcons 😂.

Interested in climate change? the Arctic? Travelling? Come work with my amazing team. Two positions available - apply by May 12 - espg.ca/opportunities/

I am currently in the Peruvian Amazon with Becca Neumann and Robin Ruhm helping with fieldwork exploring where mercury contamination from illegal gold mining is going, and potential negative effects on photosynthesis. Enjoy some views from the rainforest!

The Peruvian Amazon is exceptionally resilient. The forest feels powerful, impossibly dense, and ever changing. Data from Becca Neumann and Robin Ruhm suggest mercury from gold mining reduces the ability of the forest to photosynthesize, reducing both resilience and carbon uptake.

I was interviewed by UW News about my upcoming work in Alaska for a piece called, "In the Field." Give it a read if you want to learn more about my #permafrost and #methane research or work helping teach science to foster youth! washington.edu/news/2024/05/2… #SciComm Sharing Science

UW doctoral student Joel Eklof has been investigating which environmental factors contribute to permafrost thaw and the release of methane into the atmosphere. For years, Eklof has traveled to a field site southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. washington.edu/news/2024/05/2…

The bluff at @BNZ_LTER is a special place and a beautiful example of a boreal permafrost landscape. It is also the longtime home of Fostering Science, a program that puts on free science camps for foster youth across Alaska!

New paper in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research of the 1st global study on permafrost-agroecosystems, any ag activity like crops cultivation + animal husbandry in permafrost areas. Funding includes International Permafrost Association #NSF Permafrost Grown and #EU Horizon 2020 CHARTER Project. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In a hilarious Star Wars plotline, a padawan (grad student) sacrifices everything because he is tired of fieldwork and wants to go home. The fanbase finds it ridiculous. As a field scientist (who LOVES it), I don't not get it😅. Here's a pic of the disappointed master (advisor).

During my recent fieldwork to the Alaskan Interior, UW News used media and audio I recorded to make this video highlighting my work! Questions about #permafrost, #climatechange, or #scicomm? You know a guy! Thanks, Sharing Science and AGU Science Policy for #Voicesforscience training!

Joel Eklof Joel Eklof, a UW Civil & Environmental Engineering doctoral student, has been conducting research in Alaska for the past 5 years to determine which environmental factors contribute to permafrost thaw and the release of methane into the atmosphere. More: washington.edu/news/2024/05/2…

Meet Joel Eklof (Joel Eklof), a PhD Candidate at University of Washington turning his passion for Alaska’s #permafrost into actionable science. ❄️ As a member of AGU’s #VoicesforScience, Joel advocates for science-driven policy and took his expertise to Capitol Hill this year. 🌊 (1/7)

I've loved my AGU #VoicesForScience journey! It has been wonderful learning to communicate my science and education and outreach work more effectively. Thanks for the feature, AGU (American Geophysical Union) ,AGU Science Policy, & Sharing Science! I highly recommend the program! #Scicomm #shareyourscience

🔔New paper alert!🔔 Research building on my undergraduate thesis exploring the impact of seeds on splash-cup plant seed dispersal has now been published! Shout-out to Dr. Brett Klaassen van Oorschot for getting this paper over the finish line! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

I am thrilled to share I am now an Associate Director of Fostering Science! We host free science camps in the boreal forest of @BNZ_LTER for Alaskan foster youth. I love this program, our instructor team of scientists, artists, and Native Elders, and the youth we work with!

Please help by sharing this. My friend and colleague- Jeff Cameron -passed away suddenly, leaving 4 young children and his wife Jenn. He was the sole breadwinner, a brilliant scientist, & a clean tech inventor. Any support for his family is appreciated. gofund.me/fc744581

My PhD defense is on Dec. 2 at 11:00 am PST! If you would like a Zoom link to attend remotely, or live near Seattle and would like to participate in person, send me a message!

⬇️ PUBLISHED TODAY ⬇️ The State of the Cryosphere 2024 report: over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses in the world’s snow and ice regions. Read here: iccinet.org/statecryo24/

I am excited to share that I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation, "From the Plateau to the Bog: How Environmental Variables Control Permafrost Progression and Methane Emissions!"