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Pathways to Plant Science Professions
Conversations with students and researchers,
extension agents, industry leaders, & more
Join professionals for chats about their professional paths, their
take on postgraduate options, tips for success and current
opportunities for students, and more than a few fun stories.
Sessions are live with Q&A time,
optional meet-and-greets with guests, and giveaways!
RECENT EPISODES
3/25 GUEST KYLE ROBERTS and LOGAN VANDERMAAS
Central Florida Ferns
Pathways to Professions podcast chat with Kyle Barrett, Matt Roberts, and Logan Vandermaas from Central Florida Ferns. They will join us to talk about how they got started and ended up where they are today, what it’s like to grow houseplants and more in Central Florida greenhouse systems, their advice, perspectives, and more. Find out more about the operation at their website and this feature from IFAS blogs. Their IG is also not to be missed!
3/11 GUEST DR. KIM MOORE
Please join us on Thursday 3/11 at 4 pm for our next Pathways to Professions chat with Dr. Kimberly Moore. She'll join us to talk about how she got started and ended up where she is today, her involvement with ASHS and how it has helped her and her students, and field your questions about her work, professional societies and how they can help students (free memberships for one!), advice, perspectives, and more. Find out about her work in greenhouse crop nutrition and management and her teaching programs in nutrition and organic and biochemistry here: https://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/dr-kimberly-moore/
3/4 GUEST JESSICA WILLIAMS
HOS alumna and Farm to School Program Coordinator
This week we’ll chat with Jessica Williams, the Garden Coordinator for IFAS Farm to School to Work Hub, and a second-year Master of Science student in Agricultural Education and Communication. Jessica has her B.S. in Horticultural Sciences from here at UF, and has a wealth of experiences to share with you.
2/25 GUEST DR. HECTOR PEREZ
This week our guest is Dr. Hector Perez, Professor and Graduate Studies Coordinator for the Environmental Horticulture Department. We hope that you’ll be able to join us as he talks about his career path and professional experiences and answers your questions about graduate programs, how he built his programs, advice for students, careers in academia, and more!