Karthick Balasubramanian
@karthickbala
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Scientist @ari_pune, study diatoms diversity & distribution from biodiversity hotspots, scicomm in Tamil/அறிவியல், dad of 2 girls, rail fan, views are personal!
Pune, India
Joined July 2009
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
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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: 🏙️
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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
@OARSOceanDecade Panellist @BhadPunyasloke highlights the importance and power of local governments/communities driving action
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In India’s forests, ecologists harness the power of fieldwork
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Nature India - While scientists around the world drift away from hands-on research, Indian students still embrace fieldwork, in the face of funding cuts, permits, and digital alternatives.
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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
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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 -
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Our research focuses on one of the overarching questions in ecology and evolutionary biology: "What generates and maintains biodiversity?” Tropical forests are storehouses of biodiversity and offer...
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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
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Did you hear about eDNA or environmental DNA before ? Beginner and want to learn including following basic steps as well as best practices. Then join us and learn more with plenty of hands on in the workshop on eDNA @ITMERG1 Registration link: https://t.co/XiM4317ptC
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@ClusterPune is pleased to launch STEM-RewirED, an initiative designed to bridge the digital divide and equip rural school teachers with scientifically curated STEM tools. The first workshop was successfully hosted at @ari_pune. @PrinSciAdvGoI @PrinSciAdvOff @priya_nagaraj1
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Glad to share that @pratyashanayak led the contribution of Indian strains to the global diatom database, strengthening open biodiversity resources. Access: https://t.co/z47VyDZENK
#Diatoms #Biodiversity #OpenScience #India
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Tribute to Prof. S. P. Agharkar On this day, we solemnly remember Prof. Shankar Purushottam Agharkar (1884–1960), an eminent botanist, visionary educationist, and founder of the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune. Prof. Agharkar’s pioneering contributions to botany, taxonomy,
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Scientists have discovered 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔, a new #diatom species, off #India's southwestern #coast. This microscopic marvel boasts a unique, asymmetrical shape, adding to our understanding of #marine #biodiversity. Read:
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A tiny, uniquely shaped diatom, Climaconeis heteropolaris, has been discovered in the estuaries of Udupi, Karnataka in India's southwestern coast, offering new insights into marine biodiversity.
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*Save the Date for Young Investigators' Meeting 2026* IndiaBioscience is excited to announce that our next YIM will be held from 2-6 March 2026 in Pune, Maharashtra. We invite all the Young Investigators working in Life Sciences and Biotech in India to block their calendars and
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Fascinating read.... The impact of storytelling on hunter-gatherer cooperative behaviour and the individual-level fitness benefits of being a skilled storyteller, as discovered using stories told by the Agta, a Filipino hunter-gatherer population. Suggests that skilled
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This species thrives in benthic habitats. Any alteration of shorelines or pollution can threaten its survival 🚨. Many more such unknown species still wait to be discovered in India’s coastal ecosystems. #CoastalConservation #HiddenDiversity #NewSpecies
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