Maria (⌐■_■)

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PhD student studying conmycorrhizal density dependence Currently reading: A Sand County Almanac

2026 Fall intake: Graduate Research opportunities. MSc/PhD Positions. Research focus: Soil physics, modeling, geophysical methods, ERT, IP. Desired skills: Strong background in data analysis, statistics, coding. Peer-reviewed publications are an advantage. Requirements: GRE, Credential evaluation (WES/ECE). How to apply: Send a single PDF containing a 1-pg cover letter, a 1-pg abridged CV, and the names of two references to fogunmok@tnstate.edu
A diagram with boxes for the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, fossil fuel deposits, and earth's crust with arrows between them representing flow in the carbon cycle. Most of the words are misspelled (e.g. "Deforstison" instead of deforestation) and the units don't make sense.
A drawing of a woman in the 1840s shoveling a snow path with her daughter close behind. Illustration from the book "Kirsten Snowbound" from American Girl.
Impressionist painting of four goldfish in a jar. Henri Matisse, 1912
Friar Casimir Cypher on mission in Honduras, wearing a straw hat
Black and white photograph of an electric streetcar in Nashville, circa 1930
Text reading "We also realized late in the study that we had mis-identified some scarlet oaks as black oaks and then had to find additional individuals of both species within the desired size range to increase their sample sizes but failed to find 15 of each."
A stick figure keeps saying "I just need to start writing" in an endless cycle of despair
A plot that has jagged, interleaved green and orange sections
Blue tunicates
Two tram lines on grass under trees
A fantasy metro map of Nashville, TN. Featuring the gray line (BNA to Bridgestone Arena), lavender line (12th Ave S from Broadway to Lipscomb), Mint line (Following 31st/28th from Belmont to Vanderbilt to TSU), Beige line (Lower Broadway to W. end to White Bridge), coral line (Charlotte Avenue and White Bridge Pike), Yellow connector (Murphey road and 46th to Richmond Park library), Orange line (All of Jefferson street, continuing west into The Nations and east to Woodland), Blue Line (18th to DB Todd to Clarksville Pike to Trinity Lane), Lilac line (Eastland/Cleveland St. and Dickerson Pike), Pink line (gallatin pike), the sage connector (Douglas Ave to great circle road through Buena Vista), and the green line (Rosa Parks Blvd and Buchannan St. to Ted Rhodes/TSU farm)
Panel 1: A pink blob lives happily in his comfort zone Panel 2: He tries stepping out of the comfort zone Panel 3: A fist punches him back in Panel 4: The pink blob is now in a fortified comfort zone with extra thick walls