Rosa Emilia Raudales
Company
University of Connecticut
Job Title
Assistant Professor and Greenhouse Extension Specialist
Accomplishments
- Established a well-supported applied-research program focused on water quality for irrigation of crops with an emphasis on non-traditional water sources and recirculated irrigation systems.
- Assembled an effective and diverse team of six graduate and undergraduate students to conduct research on water-related issues.
Extracurricular
Ride Like the Wind: Rosa likes to get away from the classroom and greenhouse and ride her bike on Connecticut’s narrow roads surrounded by dense forests.
Fun Facts
To Be or Not? “Plötzlich Shakespeare” by David Safier. “It’s the funniest book I’ve read. It’s about a woman who travels in time and in the process exchanges bodies with William Shakespeare. They both learn how to live in a different body and separate times, and grow in the process.”
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