Mary Ann Rose
Profile
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Time ZoneEastern
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OrganizationOhio State University
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)Woody plants, herbicides, fertilizers
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Profile Question 1What is your favorite plant? Why?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):My favorite plant is a poinsettia because I did greenhouse nutrition work on this plant as a horticulture graduate student. I will never forget the excitement of walking into a greenhouse in November filled with masses of red, white and pink poinsettias - my crop.
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Profile Question 2What is best about being a scientist?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):Understanding the scientific method and scientific principles. These help me sift through the news and the huge amount of misleading information in the media, on the internet.
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Profile Question 3What lessons have you learned in your career about how science works?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):One lesson is that scientific endeavors entail hard, repetitive work and sometimes your hypothesis is false (or null). You have to be prepared for things not to work the way you expected. Science isn't wishful thinking!
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
Recent Posts
whsrhinespring2021 project 2
Mary Ann Rose
Hi Nancy,
You made a good observation about the two trees -that the trunks were not damaged or cracked. Physical cracks, wounds etc in trees can be bad for their health and increase the likelihood of diseases and other problems. …
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whsrhinespring2021 project 2
Mary Ann Rose
There are a lot of questions in the project above. What products do trees give us? The number one product is wood - many types of wood - used in construction of buildings and items like furniture. Trees also produce fruit and…
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whsrhinespring2021 project 2
Mary Ann Rose
Hello,
This is Mary Ann with a request for the teacher to provide an update and some guidance. So far, I see nothing to respond to except Nancy's message from March 16. Can you please let me know what to expect so that I can…
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