One of my favorite aspects of being a scientist is mentoring and training future scientists. As a graduate student and postdoctoral researcher, I have had the opportunity to mentor more than a dozen young scientists. These scientists have gone on to careers in biotech and policy, or are continuing their education in graduate school. Several of these mentorships have resulted in peer-reviewed publications with the mentees (*) as co-authors:
Sirison, N.*, N.P. Burnett (2019) Turbinaria ornata (Phaeophyta) varies size and strength to maintain environmental safety factor across flow regimes. Journal of Phycology 56: 233-237. (PDF)
Burnett, N.P., A. Belk* (2018) Compressive strength of Mytilus californianus shell is time-dependent and can influence the potential foraging strategies of predators. Marine Biology 165: 42. (PDF)
Kothari, A.R.*, N.P. Burnett (2017) Herbivores alter plant-wind interactions by acting as a point mass on leaves and by removing leaf tissue. Ecology and Evolution 7: 6884-6893. (PDF)