Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  Kansas State University

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  I am interested in the plant sciences, including horticulture, plant pathology, entomology, and ecology. Although the items above are my personal favorite research interests, I am interested in a variety of other topics and would be willing to participate in mentoring any type of science.

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  Can you describe your attitude toward science when you were in high school?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):

  Science was intimidating and challenging for me when I was in high school. It wasn't until I went to college and took a botany class that I became extremely interested in the biological sciences.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is tough about being a scientist?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):

  The hardest thing about being a scientist is being persistent and creating new solutions to problems when experiments are not working. "Never give up" is a phrase that I have always been very familiar with, but it wasn't until I became a scientist that I truly understood how important it was to keep trying.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?

  
  
• Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):

  The coolest thing I have learned about plants are how adaptable they can be. For example, the Texas Bluebonnet changes the color of its' flower once it has been pollinated to let pollinators know that flower has already been pollinated.

  
  
• Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?

  2

  
  

Recent Posts

Agronomy 7 Chandler Lee Day Oct 29, 2019

Why do you think the mammoth sunflowers grew the best in the gravel?

Which type of sunflower do you think your group should use for planting outside?

Should we be concerned about how many seeds germinated out of how many seed we planted?

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Why do you think the mammoth sunflowers grew the best in the gravel?

Which type of sunflower do you think your group should use for planting outside?

Should we be concerned about how many seeds germinated out of how many seed we planted?

Might be interesting to know what the germination rate (number that germinated / number planted) for each type of sunflower. Great job collecting your data.

Do you think there could have been any errors that caused some of your seeds not to germinate, such as lack of water or cool temperatures?

Agronomy 7 Chandler Lee Day Oct 7, 2019

Good afternoon students,

My name is Chandler and I am super excited to help you all with your project. I have a degree in restoration ecology, so I love the idea of planting the right plant for the right place for your project. Looking at how…

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Good afternoon students,

My name is Chandler and I am super excited to help you all with your project. I have a degree in restoration ecology, so I love the idea of planting the right plant for the right place for your project. Looking at how soil impacts plants is very important for the plants long term establishment. What kinds of pollinators are we trying to attract? Just bees? What do we know about the planting site? For example, do we have clay or sandy soils? Do we have wet or dry environmental conditions? Questions like these will help us to determine what plants we should start growing. Let me know what else you all need help with. Looking forward to hearing from you all.