Corteva scientist, plant enthusiast, pumpkin artist, wheat & soybean geneticist. Opinions are my own.
Madrid, IA
Joined April 2016
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Me to group of 3rd graders today at work
“Hi! I’m Jessie & I’m a scientist”
3rd grader 1 - What’s a scientist?
3rd grader 2 - I think she’s a plant ninja
I’m now officially switching job titles to Dr Plant Ninja 😉😆😎 – at Iowa, USA
This is fabulous. Shout out to their social media manager. Hold strong. Do not let small minded get to you. The hatred being spewed on this tweet is not ok. – at Iowa, USA
Dr Jessie Alt retweeted
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Coming in Hot #goldenperchawards category! Congratulations to @alt_farms on this action-packed shot! 👑
Our Lovebirds category is in full swing, don't forget to submit your entry using #goldenperchawards! ❤️
Scientists festively sharing science 😆 – at Iowa, USA
This year (as always) we are going to be highlighting some of the teams favourite #festivespecimens to celebrate 12 Days of Christmas.
🎄Starting off with this beetle display drawer in the shape of a tree. This has been scanned as part of @NHM_Unlocked
data.nhm.ac.uk/beetle_iiif/
Dr Jessie Alt retweeted
More inclusive meetings, policy change + collective action. Read the report from the Women in Crop Science coffee at #ACSmtg from @OSU_smallgrains, Viri Martinez Espinosa & I here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.73741…
Thanks @CortevaUS @Alt_Farms @CIMMYT @ASA_CSSA_SSSA & OSU for support #WiCS
On today’s edition of “Things Happening in Dad’s Shop”
Full blown Santa’s workshop vibe
6 work stations
2 rocking horse projects
1 kid with a sander
No partridges to note. There are some chickens (not pictured) – at Minnesota, USA
Dr Jessie Alt retweeted
Are you attending the #ACSmtg @ASA_CSSA_SSSA in Baltimore next week? Join Amanda De Oliveira Silva & I for a Women in Crop Science networking coffee on Monday morning supported by @CIMMYT @CortevaUS & @OSU_smallgrains. Look forward to seeing you there!
Just when I think we are doing an ok job raising the kids I find out one of them wants to split the last piece of pizza horizontal or diagonal instead of down the middle (correct answer).
She started sketching & arguing her point on a napkin.
4 sale - 8 yr old free spirit! – at Iowa, USA
Today we carved our giant pumpkins. Henrietta (left) & Miss Mae (right). Regular jack-o-lanterns for size.
I had to use a sawzall to do it. Shell was 8 inches thick. Regular knife was not going to cut it (pun intended).
Just found this on our school website in the staff directory!
Title is absolutely true. Our kids love Aspen. – at Iowa, USA
Dr Jessie Alt retweeted
Interested in quantitative genetics & wheat breeding? A new opportunity for an early career scientist to join the @CIMMYT wheat team contributing to the analysis of breeding data plus testing & application of methods for accelerated breeding: cimmyt.org/careers/jobs/post… Please RT!
I had a realtor come buy 200 pumpkins tonight. She was going to hand them out to customers with a ribbon saying “I’ll always carve out time for you” plus a business card.
🎃🎃Cool use of a pumpkin🎃🎃
This is my favorite pumpkin from the 2022 season
It will join the ~ 157 others my kids have drug/carried/squirreled/snuck in the house. I don’t know why I am adding to our House Pumpkin Collection but here we are.
My 11 year old & her classmate chose @AstroPeggy as their famous Iowan to study!
They put in hours & hours this weekend creating a likeness & filling out questions for homework. So much space & history being discussed & giggled about this weekend 😊
Fantastic role model
Let me introduce you to The Used Dryer Sheet.
It has been laying on the basement floor for 4 days now.
I am running an experiment to see how long it takes Not Mom (aka rest of family) to pick it up.
Anyone who knows my husband - do not mention this please – at Iowa, USA
Day 6 - The Used Dryer Sheet has moved about 5 feet in the opposite direction. Today’s twist was a friend of the girls was over. She also just walked over it!
The social experiment has expanded. – at Iowa, USA
