Assistant Professor @USM, University of Southern Mississippi, Former Postdoc @WHOI, PhD @LSU Chemical Oceanographer #GeoChemistry #Radiochemistry #Water #Ocean #Environment #BCP #Carbon www.wokilbam.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mkaqqnr6hs2iEddy or Not: Do Eddies Actually Transport That Much Carbon? #Carbon #Ocean https://eos.org/research-spotlights/eddy-or-not-do-eddies-actually-transport-that-much-carbon24 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqqnr6hs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mijquh2nqc2sHow can science support and enable the High Seas Treaty? #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty https://phys.org/news/2026-04-science-enable-high-seas-treaty.html via @physorg_com02 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijquh2nqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mibvsoaso22lLast Friday, I had the pleasure of delivering a seminar in the University of Alabama’s Department of Geological Sciences seminar series, where I discussed marine carbon cycling across the equatorial Atlantic.30 Mar 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibvsoaso22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mhgvvmihlc2mRed‑winged Blackbirds standing guard, their scarlet epaulets glowing against the quiet backdrop. Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) #Birds19 Mar 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgvvmihlc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mhgvqz7adk2mI received a manuscript for blind review, but it came with the authorship contribution section proudly attached. It felt like someone saying, “Guess who wrote this!” while wearing a name tag. #AcademicHumor #Academia19 Mar 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgvqz7adk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mh7wurqdtc2kSome days, stillness is the whole story. #Pelican #BrownPelican #Bird17 Mar 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7wurqdtc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mgdneg3jrs23Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/business/energy-environment/kairos-small-modular-nuclear-power.html?smid=bs-share05 Mar 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdneg3jrs23https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mfvd5a5pxs2sJournals across the major publishers are indeed rolling out explicit AI‑use policies for reviewers !!28 Feb 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvd5a5pxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mbyyqc6ydk25The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae https://eos.org/articles/the-northern-sargasso-sea-has-lost-much-of-its-namesake-algae09 Jan 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyyqc6ydk25https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mbyymfcuec26“A naturalist’s life would be a happy one if he had to observe and never to write” -Charles Darwin09 Jan 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyymfcuec26https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mbyvpkpqr22jWhat Could Happen to the Ocean’s Carbon If AMOC Collapses https://eos.org/research-spotlights/what-could-happen-to-the-oceans-carbon-if-amoc-collapses09 Jan 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyvpkpqr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3mamtpy54tk27Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/japan-prepares-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant-15-years-after-fukushima-2025-12-21/23 Dec 2025 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamtpy54tk27https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3malnsuzzxc2rLast week at the AGU25 Annual Meeting, my postdoctoral advisor, Ken Buesseler, received the AGU Ambassador Award. It was a pleasure to join him in celebrating this well‑deserved honor. @cafethorium.bsky.social @exois-oceaniron.bsky.social22 Dec 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3malnsuzzxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3m7ztboj7ec2sMy first presentation will be today at 2:15 PM #AGU2025 #AGU15 Dec 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ztboj7ec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3m7zt5dyzbs2uThis week at the AGU meeting, I’ll be chairing my first session and presenting in two others. My graduate student will also be presenting, and I’m involved in several additional presentations. You can find me at the sessions listed below. Excited to engage with colleagues & collaborators. #AGU202515 Dec 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zt5dyzbs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3m7snres7sk2sTiny Turbulent Whirls Keep the Arctic Ocean Flowing https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tiny-turbulent-whirls-keep-the-arctic-ocean-flowing12 Dec 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7snres7sk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3m7qr3qewzs2eEvening !! The dusk !11 Dec 2025 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qr3qewzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lwzyl5ml4c2zGreat Blue Heron!! #birding #bird #heron #GreatBlueHeron23 Aug 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzyl5ml4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lwtp42hpoc22Hurricane Erin is currently churning off the East Coast and bringing serious concerns to North Carolina—especially the Outer Banks, which are still reeling from last year’s catastrophic Hurricane Helene. #Hurriance #HurricaneErin #Erin [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtp42hpoc22https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lwomiygmek2fFirst day of the new academic year 🚀Thrilled to be teaching Intro to Marine Geology MAR121. Excited to dig into history of geology, marine sediments, deep ocean morphology & tectonic tales. Any favorite resources/teaching tools? Please drop them below .📚 #AcademicTwitter #Geoscience18 Aug 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwomiygmek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lulo56bvps2fSandwich tern #Bird #Tern22 Jul 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lulo56bvps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lui2nywjlc2fLouisiana Saltmarsh #Louisiana #saltmarsh #coastline #marsh #Louisiana21 Jul 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lui2nywjlc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lubdgzdons2rA Pelican and Gull flying along !! #Pelican #Gull #Louisiana #Birds #Birding18 Jul 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubdgzdons2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lub7bhobe227The beautiful Coastline, Louisiana Salt marshes !! #Marshes #Saltmarshes #Louisiana18 Jul 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub7bhobe227https://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3ltfdvpcl3s2f15 Heart-Wrenching Photos That Show The Texas Flood Devastation https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/texas-flash-flood-damage-pictures?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharebluesky07 Jul 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfdvpcl3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lsh45ipyyc2cThe AGU25 abstracts are now open !! If you work on mCDR or any carbon cycling, please consider submitting the abstracts on these two session #AGU25 #Carbon #Ocean OS015 - Integrating Perspectives on Carbon Cycling Across the Marine Continuum.25 Jun 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsh45ipyyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lsh2vrhnis2cOur oceans are in trouble: how to move beyond the outrage and start taking real action #Ocean https://theconversation.com/our-oceans-are-in-trouble-how-to-move-beyond-the-outrage-and-start-taking-real-action-258708?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton25 Jun 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsh2vrhnis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lseig47vls2vTropical Storm Andrea becomes first named system of the Atlantic hurricane season #Hurriance #Storm https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2025/06/24/tropical-storm-andrea-tracker-path/84331519007/ via @usatoday24 Jun 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseig47vls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wokilbam21.bsky.social/post/3lsbwqlzkis26Ocean is filled with millions of organism. Few planktons captured using Underwater Vision Profiler Camera at 1000m in north Atlantic. We captured about 1.3 million images during 1 year sampling period. #Ocean #Plankton #Mooringtrap23 Jun 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:l5lsi7nydufwc5jdn6werwl6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbwqlzkis26