Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  Texas Tech University

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  My research interests mainly include plant stress physiology, plant-insect interactions, conservation of endemic plant species and plant bio-monitoring.

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is best about being a scientist?

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

  You get to tell people all the cool facts about plant science such as plant blindness. I didn't even know the term before I joined Twitter but look at me now. I am talking about it to people to make them understand the importance of plants. Well, to be honest, we all evolved from single-celled blue-green algae. So one should be indebted to plants.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is tough about being a scientist?

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

  The tough part is rejection. Rejection about not getting a paper published or not getting a grant or not getting into a good school. But it's the part and parcel of being a scientist.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  Do you have advice for students about preparing for a science career?

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

  If you love and breathe science, why not? My dream has always been to communicate science clearly and with this pandemic, people have really been vocal and have come forward to know more about science. Of course, there will be myths but debunking those myths is the best part. Therefore if you love science, keep on asking questions and be curious. There are no stupid questions.

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

  2

  
  

Recent Posts

plant care 3 SNEHANJANA CHATTERJEE Mar 22 at 04:38pm

Hello folks,

Can you fill out the info section of your project with the conclusion? Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected? 

Also, can you share with the team what were the highlights of the project for you?

group 2 SNEHANJANA CHATTERJEE Mar 22 at 04:38pm

Hello folks,

Can you fill out the info section of your project with the conclusion? Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected? 

Also, can you share with the team what were the highlights of the project for you?

Plant Development/Group 1 SNEHANJANA CHATTERJEE Mar 22 at 04:36pm

Thank you folks for filling up the info section of your project. You did well and I am proud of you all. I hope you have a better understanding of plants than you did before. What would be the highlight of this project for you?