Jonathan Mejia
REU '08
Mentor: Aaron Ellison
Project: Measuring Niche Overlap Between Spiders and the Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) in Tom Swamp (abstract)
Hometown: NYC
College and major: University of Vermont, Biological Science, class of 2009
REU '08
Mentor: Aaron Ellison
Project: Measuring Niche Overlap Between Spiders and the Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) in Tom Swamp (abstract)
Hometown: NYC
College and major: University of Vermont, Biological Science, class of 2009
What you miss most about the REU program:
The people there were great and so was the house. It was seriously the best summer experience I ever had. But I have to say that what I miss most is the lab.
What you miss least about the REU program:
I miss the mosquitoes least. They were vicious and unfriendly.
What about the REU program has stuck with you:
The amount of work, I am traumatized. Joking of course. Seeing how the science was done has really stuck with me. And learning from my mentors was really an awesome experience.
Have you stayed in touch with other REU'ers?:
Me and my mentor correspond by email about the research we did (and are doing). I also saw some fellow REU '08s recently as they are applying to grad school here at UVM. I gave one of them excellent reviews to my advisors (who were interviewing him for PhD programs).
Whether your REU experience supported or changed your career plans:
No, the economy did.
What you're up to now:
High school teaching or stand-up comedy. Seriously, I applied for an internship with The Daily Show.
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