Summary
Botany
major with course work and experience in plant ecosystems and
biotechnology.
Career Goal
Specialization in
biotechnology or
genetics.
Rationale:
The increasing world population requires the need for better food
supplies. With the demand for new drugs and medicines and useful genes for
improving crop plants, explorers in botany are essential. I have an
interest in how to insert desirable genes into plants and how those genes
are subsequently expressed.
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Education
My
current course of study is in the Plant Science Option in Botany at
Hilltop Community College. This will prepare me for continued work in
botany at a research university. I am experienced in several computer
applications, including Word, Excel, and Access, and currently I am
learning FrontPage for Web development.
The Plant Science
Option provides an introduction to plant science with courses in biology,
botany, plant structure and classification, and ecology, and a solid
background in the analytical sciences. This work is preparatory to a
summer field practicum with a faculty member from the University of Upper
Michigan.
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Courses Completed or In
Progress
|
Semester |
Courses |
Credits |
|
First
Semester |
BIO
110 – Principles of Biology |
4 |
|
ENGL 101 - English Composition I |
3 |
|
CHM
115 - General Chemistry I |
4 |
|
MA
161 - Calculus I |
4 |
|
Second
Semester |
BNTY
120 – Introduction to Botany |
4 |
|
ENGL 102 - English Composition II |
3 |
|
CHM
116 - General Chemistry II |
4 |
|
MA
162 - Calculus II |
4 |
|
Third
Semester |
HORT 250 - Biotechnology in Agriculture |
3 |
|
CHM
255 - Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
|
CHM
255L – Organic Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
|
COM
114 - Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
|
BTNY
205 - Fundamentals of Plant Classification |
3 |
|
SPA
211 – Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
|
Fourth
Semester |
CHM
256 - Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
|
CHM
256L – Organic Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
|
BTNY
230 - The World's Forests and Society |
3 |
|
PHIL
220 - Philosophy for the Biological Sciences |
3 |
|
SPA
212 – Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
|
SOC
210 – Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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Research and Practicum
This summer, I will participate in a forest resources practicum for five
weeks in the
upper peninsula
of Michigan,
led by Dr. Gregory
Fields of the University of Upper Michigan. This practicum is designed to
familiarize students with the significance of the primary and secondary
wood manufacturing industries, the socio-economic conditions in a
forest-dominated region, and industrial forestland management. The program
will include facilitated discussions of ecosystems and cooperative
learning exercises to introduce basic principles of ecosystems management
and to develop a professional ethic. Class members will keep a required
field notebook that consists of important points such as the economic and
social significance of the activities observed, site conditions,
management activities, harvesting operations, and manufacturing processes
observed.
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Experience
Summer Intern,
Missouri
Botanical Gardens, St. Louis,
Missouri
June 2002 – August 2002
Park Aide, Washington State Department of Parks and Recreation
Sequim Bay State Park, Environmental Learning Center
May 2001 – August 2001
·
Maintained Ramblewood Environmental Learning Center
·
Assisted
with camper registration
Teaching Experience
Peer TA,
Hilltop Community College, Department of Biology, Spring 2003
·
Assisted
in a two-hour lab session each week
·
Graded
homework and lab work
Tutor,
Hilltop
Community College, Student Support Services
September 2002 - December 2002
·
Tutored
students in botany and chemistry
Honors and Awards
American
Society of Plant Physiologists Student Achievement Award
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Related Extracurricular
Activities
2001 –
Hilltop High School Science Fair Judge
2002 – 2003 Hilltop Community College Botany Club Vice-President
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