Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Hello!

Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to communicate with students of Ms. Brown's science classes at O. Henry Middle school.

My name is Jesse R. Lasky, and I am a PhD student ecologist at the University of Texas at Austin. I will be spending June-August 2010 doing research at a rainforest field station (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, XTBG) in southern China.
Map showing XTBG
XTBG website

On Friday May 21, I visited Ms. Brown's classes and gave a presentation about the wildlife and ecology of Southeast Asian rainforests. Students submitted questions for me to research while I am in China. Over the summer I will be responding to students' questions. I arrive in China June 8th, and will get to XTBG on the 18th.

Check back soon for responses to your questions, photos, and updates on my research!

Jesse