Zihao (Howie) Chen

Former undergraduate intern

Zihao (Howie) Chen worked in the Agroecology Lab in the Spring of 2018. He majored in Plant Science with a focus in Environmental Horticulture. He is a transfer student from China Agricultural University and love cooking, gaming as well as listening to music in his spare time. Howie worked in Dr. Jianhua Zhu’s lab previously on the genetic study of Arabidopsis. He became interested in agroecology during Dr. Kate Tully’s class, which makes him firmly believe that it is the right way for agricultural production. Howie is interested in sustainable production in horticultural crops and plans for further study in graduate school. He worked with Josh Gaimaro regarding the function and efficacy of cover crops.