Nicholas Flax
I am a passionate horticulturist, and I want to help change the way people perceive the beauty and importance of plants through research and teaching. I plan to continue my education, professional development, and growth as a scientist, and aspire to, one day, become a professor and researcher in greenhouse crop production at a major land-grant university.
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ISU Horticulture Club (ISU Hort Club)
Promotions Officer:
-Built and managed the club website,
-Designed promotional materials for fundraisers and events,
-Organized club participation in the first Cyclone Market, a new event started by the ISU GSB.
Poinsettia Sale:
-Grew poinsettia crops,
-Designed sale catalogs,
-Led poinsettia committee; set goals, monitored progress, assisted committee members,
-Established protocols and a Poinsettia Sale Planning Guide to ensure successful future fundraisers.
Fall 2011 - Winter 2014
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Iowa State University
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Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University Department of Horticulture
Conduct greenhouse crop production research, maintain lab, assist with teaching various greenhouse crop courses.
January 2015 - Present
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University Department of Horticulture
Helped execute and manage research projects focusing on greenhouse crop production of ornamental plants:
-Efficacy of foliar ethephon application on controlling flowering of Ladyslippers (Streptocarpus x hybridus)
-PGR application for controlling height of seed-propagated New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri)
July 2013 - May 2014
Intern at Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
-Gained first-hand experience in plug production, propagation, finished-plant production,
-Learned about floriculture business administration by working with department supervisors, managers, and company owners,
-Developed a strong understanding of the issues and challenges that greenhouse companies face.
January 2013 - June 2013
Intern at Green Circle Growers Inc.
-Gained valuable hands-on experience in plug production, propagation, and potted crop production,
-Applied greenhouse environment management skills learned at ISU,
-Gained experience in pest management, biological controls, and application of pesticides and PGRs.
June 2012 - December 2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University Department of Horticulture
May 2011 - May 2012