Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ames, Iowa, United States
• Constructed weather towers and associated instrument panels in maize and soybean fields• Conducted analysis and interpretation of real-time weather data, including temperature, humidity, incoming and outgoing radiation, wind speed and direction, and soil moisture• Monitored soil nitrogen dynamics of maize-soybean rotation in six sites across Iowa through collection of greenhouse gas and biomass samples• Developed excellent technique in laboratory practices, including multichannel pipetting, weighing, sterilizing, vial evacuation, filtration, chromatography, waste disposal, and calibration of instruments• Analyzed soybeans samples to determine yield potential through sampling, drying, weighing, and grinding