Profile

• Time Zone

  (GMT +1) Paris, Madrid, Athens, Berlin, Rome

  
  
• Organization

  University of Hohenheim

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  pollination ecology, plant reproductive biology, phenology, niche ecology, chemical ecology, community ecology

  
  
• Profile Question 1

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

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

  I have so many! I love palo verdes for their amazing green, photosynthesizing trunk and their beautiful yellow flowers and how they contrast with the blue sky when you are in their native habitat, like the deserts of the Southwest US. I also love to watch their pollinator, a type of oil-collecting bee, is it them when they flower.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is best about being a scientist?

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

  I love learning new interesting science facts about plants, animals and the world where we live and when you are a scientist you never stop learning new things, so it is never ever boring. I also love that we get to make discoveries and help advance our research fields in ways we conceptualize. It is also great to see new students join us in this task and pass on to them what we have learned so far and see their excitement grow when they start a project on their own.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

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

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

  I decided to do into a science career when I was an undergraduate student and met other scientists (my professors) in college. Until then, I knew no other person who was a scientist so it was hard for me to imagine how their job was. I thought for a while that I was going to be a biology teacher but then I had the opportunity to participate on a research project in the rain forest and I really liked doing field work, observing plants and bees and collecting data. I am so happy I chose this profession and I am always happy at work ready to learn more about plants and their pollinators every day.

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

  1

  
  

Recent Posts

Plant Gods Simone Caroline Cappellari-Rabeling Apr 5 at 05:36am

Hi Abigail,

 

Thanks for your message. I am sorry to hear your plants are not doing well. I was teaching a field course for the past 10 days and did not get a chance to reply to you sooner. Have you discussed the problems you are facing…

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Hi Abigail,

 

Thanks for your message. I am sorry to hear your plants are not doing well. I was teaching a field course for the past 10 days and did not get a chance to reply to you sooner. Have you discussed the problems you are facing with your peers and teacher? Sometimes leaves turn yellow if humidity in the soil is off (too much or too little). It is difficult to tell without seeing the plants in person but maybe you could change the watering quantity for half of your plants and see if conditions improve? 
Are others adding any soil improvements to their pots? 

I hope they recover soon.

Best,

Simone

Plant Gods Simone Caroline Cappellari-Rabeling Mar 16 at 11:58am

Hi all, I just uploaded an article from National Geographic to the files folder. I like this article and recommend reading it as it talks about how modern and ecological friendly agricultural methods and technologies have enable The…

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Hi all, I just uploaded an article from National Geographic to the files folder. I like this article and recommend reading it as it talks about how modern and ecological friendly agricultural methods and technologies have enable The Netherlands, a tiny country in Europe, to become one of the biggest producers of different crops worldwide. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as did!

Simone

Plant Gods Simone Caroline Cappellari-Rabeling Mar 16 at 11:55am

Hello Alyson, Yeimy, Abigail and Liz,

I am sorry if I am late in replying to your posts. I am new to Planting Science and was not sure when my participation in the project would start. I will make sure to keep an eye on this page from now…

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Hello Alyson, Yeimy, Abigail and Liz,

I am sorry if I am late in replying to your posts. I am new to Planting Science and was not sure when my participation in the project would start. I will make sure to keep an eye on this page from now on. 

I am an evolutionary ecologist working on plant-pollinator interactions. I am also very interested in plants that have economic importance, so I am very curious to see how your project on corn will develop.

 

Currently I am working on a research project about pollination of tropical plants and another one on pollination of orchids in Italy. I love experimental biology and spend much time in the field collecting data. 

Please let me know if you have questions about your project, research in general or if we can discuss the development of your project here. 

 

I hope to hear from you soon.

Best,

Simone