Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  West Virginia University Institute of Technology

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  My primary research interests relate to the ecology of forests on mountains.

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

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

  Red spruce. Because it is found atop high mountains in the eastern US (like me when I can!)

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is tough about being a scientist?

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

  Trying to stay focused when there is so much to learn and understand.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What lessons have you learned in your career about how science works?

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

  The more one learns the more one realizes how much more there is to learn.

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

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