Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  University of Texas - Austin

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  I study plants, microbes, and plastics- Specifically, I am interested in how plants interact with their environments, and how they adjust to conditions such as pollution, changing climates, and the introduction or loss of pathogenic or beneficial microbes. My research focuses on the end goal of finding products that allow us to grow stronger, more resilient plants for our everyday needs like food, materials, and medicine

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is best about being a scientist?

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

  Being a scientist means being paid to be curious! I love that my job lets me think and explore and follow my interests. All one needs to do to get started as a scientist is ask questions, and I LOVE asking questions!

  
  
• Profile Question 2

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

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• Profile Question 3

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

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

  1

  
  

Recent Posts

melhswudtkeposfall2023 project 3 Kasia Dinkeloo Nov 14, 2023

Hi Group 3! Great job outlining your info and selecting a research question. We can't wait to see what your experiment shows you!

The effect of Salt Concentration on the Germination Rate of... Kasia Dinkeloo Nov 9, 2023

Exciting! Do you have any ideas about how long it might take the seeds to germinate under each salt condition?

melhswudtkeposfall2023 project 5 Kasia Dinkeloo Nov 9, 2023

This sounds interesting! What else is going into the cups? How can you tell if the UVB light will indeed help with photosynthesis?