Busy

This term has been so busy I have not had time to update this site with new posts. I am enjoying teaching the labs for plant pathology and I am hoping to do this again next Fall to fulfill the teaching requirements for the PhD program.

I am halfway through the Forest Insect and Disease Management class that I am taking and I've completed the insect collection for it. I now have to make a pathogen collection for the second half of term.

In other news Curtis and I got engaged on the 14th of October, our 3 year anniversary so we now have to make plans for our wedding with will probably (not definately) happen next summer in the UK.

I am trying hard to keep my research projects moving forward despite having little time leftto devote to them after teaching and taking a 5 credit class. I have some time data for the whole plant dip experiments I was doing so that just needs analysing. I am now working on a detached leaf experiment and then on Friday I will hopefully set up another foliar inoculation at the farm with help from some helpful people in my lab. Being so busy I have been particularly appreciating the assistance of my colleagues especailly Kim and two undergraduate workers, Rob and Jamie. I am luck to work in a lab where so much support is available.

I am also starting to coordinate my graduate studies committee so that they can approve my program of study. I have asked three professors who have all said yes so I'm almost set to have my first meeting with them. These are also the people who will ultimately examine me to determine if I should pass with a PhD.

I am going home to England for just over 2 weeks at Christmas so that will be a nice holiday for me.