Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  New Jersey Institute of Nature

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
  Teacher: students in my class(es) will participate

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  Research Interests include the following: (a) Effect of plant based medicine versus antibiotics against bacterial infections; (b) Effect of plants on desalination of excess salt from snow runoffs (halophyte research); (c) Effect of used coffee grounds on weed removal and turf management (d) Effect of biochar on increasing seed germination in tomato plants; (d) Effect of Mg in plants on human mineral content in vegetarians; (f) Effect of plants in reducing cytotoxicity of chemotherapy.

  
  
• 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):

  I am fascinated by Nature and the transdisciplinary effects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Math. Therefore, I worked as a Textile Engineer/technologist for 15 years before starting a school and today my goal is to showcase to students that science is ubiquitous.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

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

  My favorite plant is the Hibiscus( Malvacea). I believe it has so many benefits to offer and there are more than 400 varieties and many of them have still not been studied. As of now, my research shows that Hibiscus has many medicinal properties and I would like to understand more about the species.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?

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

  I am discovering that every medical cure has its basis in plants and today because of sophisticated instrumentation like mass spectrometry, we can identify the chemicals in the plants that are beneficial to humans.

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

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

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

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