Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  Texas Tech University

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  I am a Botanist. I am always curious about how plants can adapt to the environment, why they survive in certain locations but not others. My research focuses on using plant evolutionary theories to understand plants’ strategies, specifically interesting on seed germination.

  
  
• Do you have previous experience in mentorship or educational outreach? Please list here (200 words)

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• Which of the following best describes your career stage?

  Graduate Student

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  When and why did you decide to go into a science career?

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

  Enjoy exploring my curisity and design the potential solution by myself

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

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

  Bouteloua gracilis, a native grass in the southern grassland. The grass is extremely drought tolerant and important for for grazing.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

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

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• Help represent the outreach efforts of your societies. Please click all those organizations you are a member of:

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• How did you hear about PlantingScience?

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• Availability

  I am NOT available, please temporarily remove me from the available mentor list

  
  
• Preferred Student Level(s)

  Middle School Students (Grades 6,7,8)
  High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12)

  
  
• Preferred Investigation Themes

  The Wonder of Seeds (seed germination and growth)
  The Power of Sunlight (photosynthesis and respiration)
  Celery Challenge (plant anatomy, osmosis and diffusion)
  Agronomy Feeds the World (where does food come from?)
  Plants Get Sick, Too!

  
  
• Challenge, ELL, Honors

  Academically Challenged
  ELL - English language learners
  Honors or AP - Advanced Placement

  
  
• In addition to English, I am comfortable communicating with students in the following languages:

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• Videoconference Ability

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

  2

  
  

Recent Posts

Compost Yanni Chen Oct 26, 2022

Hello Emily, Samantha and Alydia,

My name is Yanni, a graduate student at Texas Tech University. Thank you for introducing yourself. I am a Botanist. I am always curious about how plants can adapt to the environment, why they survive in certain…

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Hello Emily, Samantha and Alydia,

My name is Yanni, a graduate student at Texas Tech University. Thank you for introducing yourself. I am a Botanist. I am always curious about how plants can adapt to the environment, why they survive in certain locations but not others. My research focuses on using plant evolutionary theories to understand plants’ strategies, specifically interesting on seed germination.

It’s great that you offer how you come to your research question. They fit right into the “Explore” in “Info”. Maybe add some personal experiences, such as what you see and what you hear from the news. How do you plan to set up your experiment? I am curious about it.

science. Yanni Chen Oct 26, 2022

Hello Kendria, Mary and Abigail,

My name is Yanni, a graduate student at Texas Tech University. Thank you for introducing yourself. I am a Botanist. I am always curious about how plants can adapt to the environment, why they survive in certain…

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Hello Kendria, Mary and Abigail,

My name is Yanni, a graduate student at Texas Tech University. Thank you for introducing yourself. I am a Botanist. I am always curious about how plants can adapt to the environment, why they survive in certain locations but not others. My research focuses on using plant evolutionary theories to understand plants’ strategies, specifically interesting on seed germination.

Your research questions are very interesting and well formatted. What observation or thinking leads you to this research question? Have you discussed what dilution you want to use in the experiment?

The Grannies Baking Pies Yanni Chen Apr 9, 2022

Bar chart is a good option. I think you have two replicas for each light setting. Maybe you can color code your bar for different replications.

Have you thought about your conclusion?