Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center - UC ANR

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  plant breeding, sorghum, germplasm, drought, forage, food

  
  
• 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):

  As a Peace Corps Volunteer in 1980, I was interested in food production systems in Africa and this led me to pursue an MS and Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

  What is your favorite plant? Why?

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

  Sorghum, because it is an ancient old world crop that feeds over 500 million of the most vulnerable farmers in the world. It is drought tolerant and grows under harsh agricultural conditions, but has tremendous yield potential.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  Do you have advice for students about preparing for a science career?

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

  Find something you are truly passionate about and pursue it, learn about it, explore it, study it, become an expert in it and make a difference!

  
  
• 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?

  2

  
  

Recent Posts

Butterburger Jeff Dahlberg Mar 22 at 01:33pm

You are welcome. It is always fun interacting with the students and trying to get them to think through their experiments. 

Butterburger Jeff Dahlberg Mar 12 at 07:16am

Any ideas why the .75 M might be germinating similar to the control??

Jeff

Butterburger Jeff Dahlberg Mar 4 at 02:08pm

How long do you think these seeds will need to germinate?