Hi Project 7!

It's nice to meet you! My name is Chris Oakley and I'm an Assistant Professor at Purdue University where I teach Plant Ecology. For my research, I study the genetics of traits that lead to different populations of the same plant species being best suited to local environmental conditions. I have a particular focus on how temperate plants adjust their physiology in response to cool temperatures to prepare for winter. I am increasingly interested in how climate change will disrupt these adaptations to seasonally freezing environments. Most of my work is on natural populations the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a member of the mustard family.

I always like to ask you all a few questions just to get to know you better. What sorts of careers do you think you might be interested in? Why do you think plants are important? What is the coolest plant fact you know?

I look forward to hearing about your project ideas and asking/answering questions, but I wanted to quickly say hi, and that I am excited to be working with you!

Chris

Hi Project 6!

It's nice to meet you! My name is Chris Oakley and I'm an Assistant Professor at Purdue University where I teach Plant Ecology. For my research, I study the genetics of traits that lead to different populations of the same plant species being best suited to local environmental conditions. I have a particular focus on how temperate plants adjust their physiology in response to cool temperatures to prepare for winter. I am increasingly interested in how climate change will disrupt these adaptations to seasonally freezing environments. Most of my work is on natural populations the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a member of the mustard family.

I always like to ask you all a few questions just to get to know you better. What sorts of careers do you think you might be interested in? Why do you think plants are important? What is the coolest plant fact you know?

I look forward to hearing about your project ideas and asking/answering questions, but I wanted to quickly say hi, and that I am excited to be working with you!

Chris