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Karthick Balasubramanian

@karthickbala

Scientist @ari_pune, study diatoms diversity & distribution from biodiversity hotspots, scicomm in Tamil/அறிவியல், dad of 2 girls, rail fan, views are personal!

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The team diatom inside the Myristica swamp #diatom #biodiversity

karthickbala's tweet image. The team diatom inside the Myristica swamp #diatom #biodiversity

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Standing Together for INQUA2027! As we continue our Pre-INQUA journey with the National Workshop on “Recent Developments in Quaternary Studies” at Gauhati University, Assam. Excited to engage in hands-on training of Quaternary microfossils in the heart of North-East India.


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Welcome to SASTRA University! @karthickbala.

arunvenkat98's tweet image. Welcome to SASTRA University! @karthickbala.
arunvenkat98's tweet image. Welcome to SASTRA University! @karthickbala.

Had a wonderful session at Gauhati University as part of “Recent Developments in Quaternary Studies: Focus on N.E. India. Took a lecture, lab session, field collection, and a hands-on demonstration on diatoms”.

karthickbala's tweet image. Had a wonderful session at Gauhati University as part of “Recent Developments in Quaternary Studies: Focus on N.E. India.
Took a lecture, lab session, field collection, and a hands-on demonstration on diatoms”.
karthickbala's tweet image. Had a wonderful session at Gauhati University as part of “Recent Developments in Quaternary Studies: Focus on N.E. India.
Took a lecture, lab session, field collection, and a hands-on demonstration on diatoms”.
karthickbala's tweet image. Had a wonderful session at Gauhati University as part of “Recent Developments in Quaternary Studies: Focus on N.E. India.
Took a lecture, lab session, field collection, and a hands-on demonstration on diatoms”.

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#newspeciesalert! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝!🦑 Researchers from @ICAR_CMFRI & @ASFAmrita identified 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒊 in the Arabian Sea. This "Indian octopus squid" was found at depths of 390 meters near Kollam. It has unique light…


Today is 141st birthday of Prof. SP Agharkar.

Today is 60th death anniversary of Prof. SP Agharkar (1884-1960) the founder of @aripune @IndiaDST located at GG Agarkar Road #Pune

karthickbala's tweet image. Today is 60th death anniversary of Prof. SP Agharkar (1884-1960) the founder of @aripune @IndiaDST located at GG Agarkar Road #Pune


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Do note - this is an amazing step by @theATBC and @Biotropica to make scientific publications accessible to more people. A small step, but I am sure it helps explain the work to local journalists and more... Hope the tier1 journals also show some ❤️ and soul of this kind...

Also, check out the abstract in Tamil by using the toggle option! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bt… A small step towards making #science more accessible @vinita_gowda @TrEE_Lab #ScienceForAll #BirdResearch

agnesFrancila's tweet image. Also, check out the abstract in Tamil by using the toggle option! 

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bt…

A small step towards making #science more accessible

@vinita_gowda @TrEE_Lab
#ScienceForAll #BirdResearch


At the Sangam near Nimmu, Ladakh, where the turquoise Zanskar meets the brown Indus. The colour contrast is pure geology! Zanskar’s glacial melt carries fine clay giving it a blue tint, while Indus brings darker silt from rocky valleys. #Ladakh #Geology #Rivers


Microscopic life at work! Diatom biofilm from a Ladakh stream, producing oxygen & forming the base of the food web. These tiny glass-walled algae quietly keep mountain streams alive.


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Happy Deepavali: let's celebrate (laser) light! Did you know there is a connection b/w Baramati, Pune city & the first-ever CO2 lasers? Kumar Patel, the inventor of one of the most powerful lasers, was born in Baramati & did his BE at the College of Engineering, Pune! 1/n

Pavan_KumarGV's tweet image. Happy Deepavali: let's celebrate (laser) light!

Did you know there is a connection b/w Baramati, Pune city & the first-ever CO2 lasers?

Kumar Patel, the inventor of one of the most powerful lasers, was born in Baramati & did his BE at the College of Engineering, Pune!
1/n

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It’s a treat to follow and learn physics from @Pavan_KumarGV . He—and there are few others too—are passionate about their undergraduate teaching and communicating science and its history through their blogs and podcasts. With a dozen like him, and in multiple languages too, the…

Today, in my optics class, I discussed optical forces due to momentum in electromagnetic waves. Towards the late 1800s, it was realized that light can impart momentum. This manifested as radiation pressure in the electromagnetic theory proposed by James Maxwell. Pyotr…

Pavan_KumarGV's tweet image. Today, in my optics class, I discussed optical forces due to momentum in electromagnetic waves. Towards the late 1800s, it was realized that light can impart momentum. This manifested as radiation pressure in the electromagnetic theory proposed by James Maxwell.

Pyotr…


Out in the field at Ujani Reservoir! Collecting water and diatom samples to understand how this vast ecosystem is changing beneath the surface. #Diatoms #WaterQuality #Ecology

karthickbala's tweet image. Out in the field at Ujani Reservoir! Collecting water and diatom samples to understand how this vast ecosystem is changing beneath the surface. #Diatoms #WaterQuality #Ecology
karthickbala's tweet image. Out in the field at Ujani Reservoir! Collecting water and diatom samples to understand how this vast ecosystem is changing beneath the surface. #Diatoms #WaterQuality #Ecology
karthickbala's tweet image. Out in the field at Ujani Reservoir! Collecting water and diatom samples to understand how this vast ecosystem is changing beneath the surface. #Diatoms #WaterQuality #Ecology
karthickbala's tweet image. Out in the field at Ujani Reservoir! Collecting water and diatom samples to understand how this vast ecosystem is changing beneath the surface. #Diatoms #WaterQuality #Ecology

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Greetings from @sciresmatters! Your essential science fix is here with 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣: 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 42! 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑢𝑟𝑏𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑤𝑒'𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ: 🏙️…

SciResMatters's tweet image. Greetings from @sciresmatters! 
Your essential science fix is here with 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣: 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 42!

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑢𝑟𝑏𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑤𝑒'𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ:

🏙️…

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Glad to have been part of the panel discussion with #JanNewton @SamDupont2 #JessieTurner & #EdithMari of @oaalliance highlighting what has been achieved so far by OARS and the path forward during OAWeek2025 @goa_on @SAROA_Hub @OARSOce

BhadPunyasloke's tweet image. Glad to have been part of the panel discussion with #JanNewton @SamDupont2  #JessieTurner & #EdithMari of @oaalliance highlighting what has been achieved so far by OARS and the path forward during OAWeek2025 @goa_on @SAROA_Hub @OARSOce

Panellist @BhadPunyasloke highlights the importance and power of local governments/communities driving action



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Grab the opportunity to be trained by the best 🙌 @clujammu

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@karthickbala from @ari_pune talking about the importance of diatoms in freshwater ecosystems to participating ECRs @ITMERG1

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Very happy and proud to see Dr. Mital Thacker’s outstanding PhD work on Myristica swamp diatoms getting this recognition. A proud moment for her and team @DiatomsofIndia

Dr. Mital Thacker @thacker_mital has been awarded the D.B. Chougule (Burlikar) Gold Medal by @PuneUniv for the best PhD thesis in Botany. Her work focused on the present and past diatoms of the unique Myristica swamp ecosystems of the Western Ghats with @karthickbala at…

ari_pune's tweet image. Dr. Mital Thacker @thacker_mital has been awarded the D.B. Chougule (Burlikar) Gold Medal by @PuneUniv for the best PhD thesis in Botany. Her work focused on the present and past diatoms of the unique Myristica swamp ecosystems of the Western Ghats with @karthickbala at…
ari_pune's tweet image. Dr. Mital Thacker @thacker_mital has been awarded the D.B. Chougule (Burlikar) Gold Medal by @PuneUniv for the best PhD thesis in Botany. Her work focused on the present and past diatoms of the unique Myristica swamp ecosystems of the Western Ghats with @karthickbala at…


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We are looking for a PhD student to join our Evolutionary Ecology lab @ccmb_csir in January 2026; here are details - sites.google.com/view/jahnavijo…


Congratulations to @Vikeyanbu on submitting his PhD thesis! His work on #diatoms across the Western Ghats identified key determinants of their distribution and developed indices for water quality monitoring. A big step forward for #freshwater ecology and #biomonitoring in India.

karthickbala's tweet image. Congratulations to @Vikeyanbu on submitting his PhD thesis! His work on #diatoms across the Western Ghats identified key determinants of their distribution and developed indices for water quality monitoring. A big step forward for #freshwater ecology and #biomonitoring in India.
karthickbala's tweet image. Congratulations to @Vikeyanbu on submitting his PhD thesis! His work on #diatoms across the Western Ghats identified key determinants of their distribution and developed indices for water quality monitoring. A big step forward for #freshwater ecology and #biomonitoring in India.

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Do you work with eDNA and want to learn the best practices for eDNA work? Join us and participate in the workshop @ITMERG1

BhadPunyasloke's tweet image. Do you work with eDNA and want to learn the best practices for eDNA work? Join us and participate in the workshop @ITMERG1

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