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‘Life as Research Scientist’: Letitia Kotila, Family Scientist

By BlogArenaJune 12, 2014Education, Health, Interviewfamily scientist, home based bakery, letitia kotila, prenatal parenting behavior, psychology, sex congruent clothing, ssex specific child, toys

Letitia Kotila is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Human Development and Family Science at The Ohio State University. Her research area focuses on parental involvement, coparenting, and couple relationships. Letitia has three children (ages 11, 9, and 2) with her husband. She enjoys playing sports, riding bikes, and watching movies with her family. She also enjoys cooking and baking. Often Letitia spends time on the weekends testing new recipes.

As part of our series on ‘life as research scientist’ we requested Letitia to answer few questions, and here is what we learned from her. So let’s join to hear from Family Scientist Letitia Kotila: (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Shelley Rogers, Entomologist

By BlogArenaJune 6, 2014Education, Interview, Scienceblueberry pollination, cedar grove, entomologist, farmer, life long dream, north Carolina, organic farm, shelley rogers

Shelley Rogers is an entomologist and farmer, living in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. She studied pollination, specifically blueberry pollination. Shelley is deeply passionate about biodiversity. Recently we spoke with Shelley about her research, current occupation and more. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Carla Spence, Biologist

By BlogArenaJune 3, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Sciencebiotechnology company, carla spence, disease, fungal pathogen, harsh bais, induced systemic resistance, isr, magnaporthe oryzaerice, research scientist, resistance of rice, rhizosphere, soil microbes

Carla Spence is graduating with a Ph.D in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Delaware in Summer 2014. She entered graduate school after receiving her B.S. in biology from the same University. She loves spending her leisure time with her husband, Sean, 2 years old son Trent, and her 8 months old daughter Callia. (more…)

“Liebe und Romantik”, so denke ich darüber: Kabore Noel (33)

By BlogArenaMay 19, 2014Culture, Interview, Mediaandrew kerr, blinde liebe, dark cloud, dong zhao, energy saving, eu klimapolitik, leben, liebes zitat, liebesgedichte, maximum efficiency, mosquito trap, procedia engineering, romantik, spreading, staubglocke, viviane raddatz, wahre liebe, zika, zukunft

Q. Was ist Liebe? Wie würden Sie es definieren?

Kabore Noel: Erst einmal muss ich ehrlich sagen, die Liebe ist groß und wenn ich die Liebe beschreiben würde, würde ich sagen, dass ist ein Instrument, was uns Menschen verbindet.

Liebe bekommt keine Anerkennung, du kannst sie nicht wiegen ,Liebe hat keine Maße, Bedingungen gibt es nicht in der Liebe man sollte Liebe nehmen wie sie ist, nämlich ohne Maße unberechenbar. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Lauren Cruz, Wildlife Ecologist

By BlogArenaMarch 9, 2014Education, Interview, Nature, Scienceanthropogenic factors, coastal ecosystems, ecology of leatherback, environmental leadership lab, incubation temperature, jim spotila, john wnek, kayak tours, lauren cruz, leatherback trust, pacific leatherback population, playa grande, sea turtle species, turtle nesting, young biologist

Wildlife biologist Lauren Cruz is dedicated to the conservation of coastal ecosystems. She is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware and currently having a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation, Agricultural and Natural Resources and a minor in Entomology. Miss Cruz plans to pursue a M.S. in Marine Science. She attended the Brown University Environmental Leadership Lab on the Big Island of Hawai’i and participated in several projects in different wildlife fields while at the University of Delaware. During her summers, she worked at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center where she lead kayak tours and taught visiting groups about the marsh ecosystem and its inhabitants. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Grant Connette, Population Biologist

By BlogArenaMarch 2, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturegrant connette, indicator species, movement behavior, population biologist, population dynamics, raymond semlitsch, salamander, salamander populations decline, terrestrial salamander, timber production

Grant Connette received a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Davidson College in 2008. In the Fall of 2009 he began a Ph.D. program in Biology at the University of Missouri. His general research interests include various aspects of the population ecology, movement behavior, and landscape-scale distributions of animals. Much of his current research focuses on the behavior, population dynamics, and landscape ecology of terrestrial salamanders in forest landscapes managed for timber production. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Taichi Suzuki, Evolutionary Biologist

By BlogArenaFebruary 23, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturecorrelation, evolutionary biologist, geography, gut microbial community, host, mammalian model, michael worobey, obesity, symbiotic microbial community, taichi suzuki, wild house mice

Taichi Suzuki, an Evolutionary Biologist, is currently involved in PhD program in Integrative Biology at the University of California Berkeley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Nihon University in Japan and completed Master’s in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of Arizona. He is also associated with Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Romain Fleury, Engineer

By BlogArenaFebruary 3, 2014Education, Interview, Scienceelectromagnetic waves, matter waves, metamaterials, natural building blocks, quantum particle, romain fleury, wave physics, wireless communication

Due to deep passion for physics, Romain Fleury, after completion of his engineering diploma in France, joined the research group of Prof. Andrea Alù at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D degree. His research focuses on metamaterials, a new branch of science and technology that is making its way to maturity. (more…)

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