About the Podcast

Meet the Fluxers is a podcast developed by volunteer members of the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group bridging the gap between eddy covariance flux scientists and people whose work or lives are influenced by ecosystem fluxes - the exchanges of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and energy between the land surface and atmosphere. Our audience and participants are all fluxers: researchers, stakeholders, and curious minds interested in flux science and its diverse applications.

We aim to collaborate on telling the stories and insights of all fluxers in- and outside of academia and explore the full breadth, depth and diversity of flux science in natural and managed ecosystems around the globe. We are approaching our podcast as a co-learning experience for hosts, participants and all listeners. Our ambition with this project is to inspire and promote actionable science in FLUXNET – highlighting how stakeholders are engaging with flux science for real world applications; educating listeners on how this work is communicated and conceptualized; and building non-technical working language around these topics. As such we aim to learn from and create novel opportunities for use-inspired and impactful flux science.

Meet the Fluxers embraces a variety of perspectives from listeners and guests and is uniquely defined by its passionate co-hosts, FLUXNET researchers, and communities leveraging flux science for societal benefits. Not only does this encourage more widespread involvement from the flux community, but also, it guides listeners towards an unbiased understanding of flux science as it pertains to the real world. We are especially eager to connect with resource managers; community leaders; policymakers and funding agencies; early career researchers; and people from diverse political and social backgrounds.

Listen to and spread the word about Meet the Fluxers and please reach out on our contact page to connect or propose a story as a guest.

Read about our work in our recent publication in AGU Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists: Relationships Beyond the (Ivory) Flux Tower

Our Members

**Jessica Richardson** is scientist at Louisiana State University and primary host, coordinator, and editor for Meet the Fluxers. She also writes a wetland-focused newsletter called Peatmail and the environmental blog definearth.

**Maoya Bassiouni** is a research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley and directs creative projects in the FLUXNET outreach working group including Meet the Fluxers and *flux***Art**.

**Qing Saville** is a media organizer, educator, strategist and writer with a passion for journalism. Read more about their work here.

**Laurent Bataille** is a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands. Some of his interests include peatland emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, satellite data, and machine learning.

**Tyler Roman** formerly served as an Ecologist and Climate Change Technical Advisor for the US Forest Service. Now, he is an environmental consultant facilitating environmental monitoring for global clients looking to better design, manage, and visualize their data.

**Robert Shortt** is an early career scientist at the University of California, Berkeley and member of the FLUXNET outreach working group.

**Nick Lee** is research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and member of the FLUXNET outreach working group.

**Xian Wang** is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Indiana University in Bloomington whose interests sit at the crux of field observations, GIS, remote sensing, and machine learning.

Former Members

**Jason Kelley** is principal scientist at Asperatus Consulting and founded the FLUXNET outreach working group.

**Emma Reich** is an early career scientist at Northern Arizona University and member of the FLUXNET outreach working group.