Profile

• Time Zone

  Eastern

  
  
• Organization

  Michigan State University

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  Climate change, crops, nitrogen, biofuels, corn, soybean, wheat

  
  
• Profile Question 1

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

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

  I didn't really like science very much, but I was good at it. So when I went to college I decided to combine my skill with my area of interest: climate change

  
  
• Profile Question 2

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

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

  That in the middle of the summer, you can hear corn growing.

  
  
• Profile Question 3

  What is tough about being a scientist?

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

  I spend a lot of time making mistakes (but I get to learn from them, so it's okay).

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

  2