Next month, I will be starting a new position as a researcher at the KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences! Kikaijima is a small island in southern Japan, famous for its fossil coral reefs. I have written a blog post about this and some reflections on my time in Kumamoto during the past 5 years.

https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/03/10/the-next-chapter-kikaijima/

The next chapter, Kikaijima!

My new office, Hawaii Beach in Kikaijima! Last year, I posted a number of posts about Kikaijima, an island in Kagoshima in southern Japan (see this one for an overview of Kikaijima). I am happy to …

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@DrEvanGowan fantastic news!
@michcampbell @DrEvanGowan Yes, congratulations!