Honor Society® member
Francis Asare
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA.
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- Forestry and Natural Resources
- indianapolis, in, Indiana
Member since July 2021
About
A self-motivated, hard-working graduate student in Forestry seeking to apply broad knowledge in nature conservation principles while providing sustainable support and exposure to opportunities in the forestry sector. Successful at teaching classes, mentoring students, engaging rural communities, and contributing to research productively and efficiently. Interests in climate remediation strategies, sustainable agriculture, wood products, industrial engineering, extension, charcoal, and biochar production technologies.
Education
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Purdue University, West Lafayette
Forestry and Natural Resources
2021 – Present
Honors and awards
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2023 FNR Research Symposium- PhD Extension Poster Award: First Place
Award given by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette for best student poster presentation.
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Winner, Purdue Graduate Student Government Travel Grant
Awarded in March 2023
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Winner, Purdue Student Service-Learning Grant Program for Community Service
Awarded in November 2022
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Winner, Dr. Dagnatchew Yirgou Endowment Travel Award, Purdue University
Awarded in September 2022
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Forest Product Society Student Scholarship
Awarded in May 2022
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2022 FNR Research Symposium- PhD Extension Poster Award: First Place
Awarded in May 2022
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The Fischer Forestry Fund- Graduate Student Scholarship, May 2022
Established by Dr. Burnell and Ermell M. Fischer and Burnell C. and Barbara L. Fischer to support graduate students seeking degrees in silviculture or involved in silviculture research or forestry extension. Award based on academic merit.
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Frederick N. Andrews Environmental Travel Grant, January 2022.
Awarded to degree-seeking students enrolled in a graduate program who are researching various means of improving the global environment.
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Seeburger Fellowship
Awarded in May 2023
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Industrial Researcher, Consultancy, Lecturing and Forestry Extension
- Graduate school interests
PhD in Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University West Lafayette Campus.
- Outside the classroom
Reading, Watching movies, Singing, Riding and Hiking
Experience
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
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Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906,USA
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Volunteering
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Disaster Risk Reduction Quiz Competition Consultant and Lead
Green Africa Youth Organization
May 2020 – Dec 2020
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
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