Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  University of Kentucky

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  GMO crops, the intersection of genetics and society, plant biotechnology, plant diseases, and plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses.

  
  
• 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 really like teaching students a new perspective or skill set that allows the student to see the world in a new way and interpret biological phenomena through a more objective lense.

  
  
• 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 tomato plant because nearly everyone with a home garden grows tomato, and tomato plants almost always harbor diseases (which is exciting for a plant disease scientist!).

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  Can you describe your attitude toward science when you were in high school?

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

  I did not like science as a high school or college student. I came to science after I graduated with a degree in English and Religious Studies and was looking for a job. What intrigued me most about science after college because I was able to get into a lab and actually do science rather than reading about it in books.

  
  
• Availability

  I am currently available for mentoring, please send me team match invitations

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

  4

  
  

Recent Posts

Bio Blondies Robert Louis Hirsch Oct 15 at 12:53pm

Hi Team,

Thank you for the kind note and you all did a great job with this project.  Question everything, and everything will end up going well for you.  

Bio Blondies Robert Louis Hirsch Oct 7 at 08:03am

Good observation Team, and I agree.  While you may have filled them unevenly, the difference was most likely from evaporation of the liquid in a warmer environment. 

Bio Blondies Robert Louis Hirsch Oct 2 at 12:08pm

Hi Team,

Thank you for uploading these images!  Why do you think the liquid in the room temperature samples were lower than the liquid in the refrigerator samples?