PhD student at Iowa State University studying grass systematics 🌾
Ames, IA
Joined July 2018
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Had a great time meeting new folks, getting some good views, AND giving my first in-person talk at a major conference at #Botany2022 this week. Looking forward to next year in Boise ! – at Anchorage, AK
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Thankful for a trip to the @AcadNatSci @DrexelUniv in Philly to look at type material and other specimens of Leptoloma cognatum! Bottom right pic is material of Mahonia aquifolium collected by Meriwether Lewis 😮 – at Philadelphia, PA
Registering for #Botany2023 reminded me I have a Twitter! This week in Plant Systematics at @IowaStateU, our students learned about the Rosids…can you guess our two key outs in the bottom right image down to species? (Note: the one on the right is NOT a Rosid) – at Ames, IA
30th annual EEB Spring Symposium was a success! Really cool to see all the research going on around the department. Special thanks to @brpetrucci for organizing and our invited speakers, @lars_brudvig and @grahamjslater !
Hi all! The Clark Lab here at Iowa State is currently recruiting a postdoc. Here's the link: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Io…. We are looking for someone interested in plant systematics and anatomy, with a focus on molecular phylogenetics within the grass family. Open until Dec. 18th.
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Don't want to miss a thing? Watch the final moments from the #DARTMission on its collision course with asteroid Dimporphos.
Prairie vegetation surveys today at Doolittle Prairie! Students are learning some plant ID skills while performing plot-transect surveys to compare species richness between prairie potholes and upland areas. – at Story City, IA
No breaks after #Botany2022! Getting right back to doing some fieldwork at the Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve in Marshall Co., Iowa with Deb Lewis and Bill Norris (pictured). 1/3 – at Iowa, USA
In addition to the sand prairie, this 228-acre property contains sedge meadows, woody thickets, and a fen, making it relatively diverse for its size. It’s even home to a species of adder’s tongue fern (Ophioglossium), a Botrychium sp., and other rare species. 2/3 – at Iowa, USA
This will be the first comprehensive floristic survey of this site in about a decade, and will help determine whether state management techniques are working effectively! 🌾🌼🐝 Some pictures here courtesy of @ElMcMurchie, who’s also part of this project. 3/3
Perks of studying crabgrass (Digitaria) include being able to make collections from the comfort of your backyard! Despite there only being 2 spp. in Iowa, this genus is pretty diverse, with over 220 spp. occurring worldwide. Most of the others occur in the tropics & subtropics. – at Ames, IA
Had a great weekend at #SOBEFREE26 learning about lichens, bryophytes, and biocrusts in the Mojave Desert thanks to the @CNPS Bryo Chapter and @UCBerkeley’s own Dr. Brent Mishler! 🔬
Major shoutout to @JLandisBotany for helping improve my CV and the general career guidance‼️ Also thank you @ShellyGaynor & @imenarv for setting up the CV review sessions 😁 🙏🏼 #Botany2021 – at Hammond, IN
If you’re at #Botany2021 tonight, feel free to come check out my poster in the Molecular Ecology section from 4-5:30pm (CT)! 🧐 🌾 – at Indiana, USA
Started field work this week for my investigation of glyphosate resistance in Phragmites australis. Lab work begins in the fall. Until then, tick nests and poison ivy are just part of the game.
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Hey @indfnsofplnts, do you have any episodes about bamboos? I’m not aware of any easy way to search for podcast episodes in Spotify.
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How many times a day do you ponder the idea of quitting school and going to live in the middle of nowhere and raise animals, make bread and be completely off grid? Or is that just a me thing. @AcademicChatter #phdchat #AcademicChatter #gradschool