with Sarah Jacobs PhD of California Academy of Sciences
Wednesday November 9, 2022; 7:30-8:30pm, Terra Linda HS Innovation Hub
Dr. Jacobs is a curator of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences. She helps manage the herbarium (a museum for plants) and also leads a research lab focused on the evolution of plants, specifically the group of wildflowers called ‘the paintbrushes’. In her talk, Dr. Jacobs will describe what it’s like to be a museum scientist and the educational path she took to get there. Along the way, she’ll tell us about the paintbrushes and their biology, as well as highlighting her favorite parts of the type of work that she does.
Dr. Sarah Jacobs received her Bachelor of Science at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, a Master of Science at Washington State University, and her doctorate at the University of Idaho. As the Howell Chair of Western North American Botany, she is particularly focused on guiding and shaping the collection of Western North American plants, ensuring their preservation, growth, and relevance into the future.
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