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REU 2012
REU 2013
From left: Robbie Wood, Joel Swift, Anni Poetzl, Rachel Becknell, Cassandra Kitchen, Megan Ruffley, Chelsea Pretz, Nicolas Correa, Joseph Bradley, Ben Durrington, Sofia Wolfson
REU Students 2014
REU 2015
Joseph Mandy George Jenn Corri Rebekah
Day 2
MBG Shaw Nature Reserve
SNR Glades
SNR Wetlands Boardwalk
Plant Collecting and Pressing
MBG Plant Mounters – Sally Bommarito
Plant Mounting
Plant Mounting
Plant Mounting
Plant Mounting
Plant Mounting
Plant Mounting
Herbarium Training – Specimen Sorting Filing
Sorting Specimens for Filing in Herbarium
Sorting Specimens for Filing in Herbarium
Filing Plants in herbarium – Mary MacDonald
MBG REU 2015 Seminar Speakers 3 June, Robbie Hart “Flowers in space-time: ecological, evolutionary and ethnobotanical
approaches to Himalayan Rhododendron phenology” 10 June, Rico Holdo (U Missouri - Columbia) “Soil moisture partitioning and tree-grass
interactions in South African savannas” 12 June, Christine Edwards (MBG-CCSD) “Conservation Genetics” 17 June, Quinn Long “Invasive Species Ecology” 24 June, Allison Miller (St. Louis U) “Developments in the search for new perennial crops” 1 July, Jean Ponzi “Biodiversity: Rethinking Urban Life” 8 July, John Willman (Washington U, Dept of Anthropology) “Hunters and Gatherers: New
Perspectives on plant use and consumption among Neanderthals and early modern humans.”
17 July, Elizabeth Kellogg (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) “The Importance of Cerals
– C3/C4 Pathways” 22 July, Leighton Reid (MBG, Center for Conservation & Sustainable Development) “Bat
Natural History and Restoration Applications” 29 July, Wendy Applequist “Botanical Research for Human Health ”
Professional Enrichment Activities (David Bogler) The Nature of Scientific Research Writing Scientific Manuscripts Henry Shaw’s Garden: History of the St. Louis Region and Development of the Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Geography, Vegetation, and Natural Regions Classification and Phylogenetic Systematics: A review of concepts with examples from the Agave Family Scientific Poster Design - Cornell Center for Materials Research Responsible Conduct of Research
Our Mission: Improve the human condition through plant science • Feed the hungry and improve human health • Preserve and renew our environment • Enhance the St. Louis region as a world center for plant science
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center – Dr. Toby Kellogg
Elizabeth Kellogg, Ph.D. Elizabeth has spent her career studying cereal crops and their wild relatives in the grass family, plants on which all of civilization depends. Her unique contribution has been to forge connections between scientists in the front lines of biodiversity research and those breaking new ground in genetic and genomic studies
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Center 3-D Images
Howard Berg
Imaging Lab - TEM
Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Plant Science Center
Pickle Springs
Pickle Springs
Pickle Springs
Pickle Springs
Tierra Lillard, HSSU – Theobroma Floral Biology
Mary McNamara – planning, apartments
Jim Solomon – Herbarium Director
Sally Bommarito – Plant Mounters
Mary McDonald - Herbarium
Peter Wyse Jackson – President MBG
Jim Miller– VP Research and Conservation
Myriam Fica – Web page
James Trager – SNR tour
Keith Warfield – Maintenance, Room Setups
Dianne Schmidt – Controller’s Office, Budget
Cheryl Mill – Controller’s Office, Checks
Chuck Sullivan – NSF REU Program Officer
Sally O’Conner – NSF REU Program Director
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements - Mentors
Peter Hoch Tom Croat Iván Jiménez
Matthew Albrecht - Quinn Long - Leighton Reid Christy Edwards
R Workshop – Ivan Jimenez and Sebastian Tello
Mary McNamara Keith Warfield
Acknowledgements – Chuck Sullivan, NSF Program officer
Mary McNamara – planning, apartments
Jim Solomon – Herbarium Director
Sally Bommarito – Plant Mounters
Mary McDonald - Herbarium
Peter Wyse Jackson – President MBG
Jim Miller– VP Research and Conservation
Myriam Fica – Web page
James Trager – SNR tour
Keith Warfield – Maintenance, Room Setups
Dianne Schmidt – Controller’s Office, Budget
Cheryl Mill – Controller’s Office, Checks
Chuck Sullivan – NSF REU Program Officer
Sally O’Conner – NSF REU Program Director
Acknowledgements
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