Profile

• Time Zone

  Central

  
  
• Organization

  USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service - Texas State Office

  
  
• Role

  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
• Research Interests (300 words)

  I have participated in projects involved in hybrid breeding and soil microbiology. I have also participated in a couple of ecological site assessment projects related to birds.

  
  
• 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 have always had a great interest in science since I was a young kid and the interest grew and continued with me into adulthood. I also love working with my hands so soil science became a natural fit.

  
  
• Profile Question 2

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

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

  Work hard and talk to scientists that share your interests you will be surprised at how many experiences will open up to you that way.

  
  
• 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):

  How incredibly diverse and adaptive the plant kingdom is, there are so many niches that plants occupy while at the same time sharing so many common traits.

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

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Recent Posts

shscoatesfogbspring2024 project 4 Jorge A Penso Apr 12 at 09:24am

Hey y'all I was a bit under the weather for a few days. What have you observed since we last talked? Have you observed something that you were not expecting?

Buddies project 10 Jorge A Penso Apr 12 at 09:22am

Looking at the data it seems like the plants with low fertilizer almost follow a bell curve distribution while the ones with more fertilizer are skewing towards taller plants so it would appear that the fertilizer is accounting for most of the…

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Looking at the data it seems like the plants with low fertilizer almost follow a bell curve distribution while the ones with more fertilizer are skewing towards taller plants so it would appear that the fertilizer is accounting for most of the added height. Can you think of any other contributing factors that may affect the results that you would try to control for if you repeated the experiment. For example would you make measure exposure to sunlight to make sure that both sets of plants are getting equal exposure?

shscoatesfogbspring2024 project 4 Jorge A Penso Mar 25 at 11:33am

Interesting do you think it was only related to the amount of fertilizer or do you think that there are other factors affecting the results?