Geomicrobiologist, biogeochemist, lab rat, and field work enthusiast. Postdoc @PNNLab, PhD @CUBoulder, BS @UMNCSE. (She/they). Opinions are my own.

Richland, WA
Joined June 2011
Kaitlin Rempfert retweeted
We're hiring multiple postdoc fellows to work on collaborative research on microbial interactions and response to drought.Check out these links #fungal #viral #soil #microbiome careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/3680?l… careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/3676?l…
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Science should never be about 'me.' It should always be 'we'--more and better things get done with great teams. Here a collection of wonderful people came together to do an amazing thing @OmanDrilProj! Now we know more about the Earth! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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Microbial sulfate reduction is active in highly alkaline serpentinization fluids and could provide an energy source for subsurface life on Earth and potentially other planets. @emil_ethz nature.com/articles/s43247-0…
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Perseverance's successful landing has given me much needed inspiration to wrap up this dissertation chapter on lipid biosignatures in a Martian analog environment. Let's look for signs of past life on Mars!
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You know you've become an organic geochemist when your autofill doesn't correct archaeol to archaeology
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Deep serpentinization (40 - 80 km) during subduction can generate significant amounts of hydrogen and abiotic methane, potentially providing energy sources to the overlying subsurface biosphere in the forearc nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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From @tris_caro: Hyperalkaline springs (here in Oman) often result from alteration of mantle rock by H2O and release fluids rich in H gas, an energy source for microbes. We use these microbes to better define habitable environments in our solar system. #PicturesOfLifeDetection
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Yesterday we processed metagenomic data all the way from the raw sequence file to annotated MAGs using @DOEKBase. Today I'm ready to tackle metabolomics! @EMSLScience #summerschool2020
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LGBT+ identies need to be accepted and embraced within STEM workplaces, especially in Geology, as the nature of fieldwork means colleagues have to get to know each other on a personal level. This infographic shows the % of LGBT+ colleagues who are 'out' across scientific fields.
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Kaitlin Rempfert retweeted
If you’re a medical doctor who doesn’t respect and validate trans people, you shouldn’t be a medical doctor
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Kaitlin Rempfert retweeted
Two Black trans women have been reported dead this week. Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells of Philadelphia, PA and Riah Milton of Liberty Township, Ohio. #RestInPower #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter
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Kaitlin Rempfert retweeted
I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Geological Sciences at CU Boulder has voted overwhelmingly to no longer require the GRE for graduate admissions. #GRExit
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The Proceedings of the Oman Drilling Project is now available online on the IODP website: publications.iodp.org/other/… Thank you to every single person around the world who has worked so hard to make this happen #OmanDP @icdpDrilling @JRSO_IODP
Kaitlin Rempfert retweeted
We are two months out from the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Geobiology Symposium! Join us for a free day of science in The Hub of the Universe--Golden, Colorado! rmgs2020.wixsite.com/rmgshom…
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