https://donaldscoon.com/2026/04/01/reflections-on-a-ph-d/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/img_20260331_143303.jpgIMG_20260331_143303Donald Coon presenting at the public portion of his dissertation defense2026-04-01T20:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2026/02/01/chartle-a-fun-game-and-critical-thinking-exercise/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chartle-5th-guess.pngChartle-5th-guessFigure 6. Chartle game for February 1st 2026 with the fifth and final guess.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chartle-02-01-26.pngChartle-02-01-26Figure 1.Chartle game for February 1st 2026 https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/charlte-2nd-guess.pngCharlte-2nd-guessFigure 3. Chartle game for February 1st 2026 with a second guess.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/charlte-1st-guess.pngCharlte-1st-guessFigure 2. Chartle game for February 1st 2026, with a single guesshttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/charlte-3rd-guess.pngCharlte-3rd-guessFigure 4. Chartle game for February 1st 2026 with a third guess.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chartle-comparison.pngChartle-comparisonFigure 7. Chartle player results for February 1st 2026 at approximately 12:00 PM EST.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/charlte-4th-guess.pngCharlte-4th-guessFigure 5. Chartle game for February 1st 2026 with a fourth guess.2026-02-01T20:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2026/01/01/when-light-hits-a-leaf-chlorophyll-fluorescence/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-simple-leaf-with-light-hitting-it.pnga-simple-leaf-with-light-hitting-ithttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/photons-hitting-a-leaf-and-being-absorbed-for-photosynthesis-with-1.pngphotons-hitting-a-leaf-and-being-absorbed-for-photosynthesis-withhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/photons-hitting-a-leaf-and-being-absorbed-for-photosynthesis-with.pngphotons-hitting-a-leaf-and-being-absorbed-for-photosynthesis-withhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/chlorophyll-fluorescence.webpchlorophyll fluorescencehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/typical-fluorescence-trace.pngtypical-fluorescence-trace2025-12-31T19:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/contact/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1qkrgrs261c71.jpg1qkrgrs261c712025-12-31T19:19:24+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldscoon.com/publications/2025-12-01T16:43:56+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldscoon.com/2025/12/01/from-exams-to-entertainment-crafting-trivia/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/blog-12-25-feature-image.jpgblog 12-25 feature imageTitle Image, Source: Publicdomainpictures.net 2025-12-01T16:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/11/01/misplaced-hype-the-dyson-strawberry-wheels/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dyson-strawberry.jpgdyson-strawberryDyson Glasshouse strawberry production. Source: Dysonhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image.pngimagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dyson-strawberry-wheels.pngdyson-strawberry-wheels2025-11-01T17:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/09/01/essential-writing-productivity-hacks/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/blog-september-2025-feature-photo.pngblog-september-2025-feature photo2025-09-01T19:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/05/01/greenhouse-challenges/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image.pngimagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/abandoned-greenhouse-1.jpgabandoned-greenhouse-1https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/abandoned-greenhouse.jpgabandoned-greenhouse2025-08-05T17:10:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/06/03/why-blog/2025-08-05T17:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/07/01/inside-my-phd-qualification-experience/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image_2024-07-01_171445468.pngimage_2024-07-01_1714454682025-08-05T17:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/08/01/crop-models-for-an-uncertain-future/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.pngimagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image_2024-08-01_204828734.pngimage_2024-08-01_204828734Looks staged but this is a candid shot of a couple crop modelers working on a group project for a course.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image_2024-08-01_204605540.pngimage_2024-08-01_204605540https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240315_105012.jpg20240315_1050122025-08-05T17:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/05/01/top-science-podcasts-to-enhance-your-learning/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/05-25-feature-image.png05-25-feature-imagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-featuring-a-person-engaged-1.pngcreate-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-featuring-a-person-engagedhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-featuring-a-person-engaged.pngcreate-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-featuring-a-person-engagedhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image.pngimage2025-08-05T17:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/06/01/routines-and-flow-states-in-scientific-processes/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/06-25-featured-image.png06-25-featured-imagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/routines-and-flow-states-in-scientific-processes-symbology.pngroutines-and-flow-states-in-scientific-processes-symbologyhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/routines-and-flow-states-in-scientific-processes.pngroutines-and-flow-states-in-scientific-processes2025-08-05T17:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/07/01/nasa-budget-cuts-a-letter-to-our-officials/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nasa-mission-cancellations.pngNASA-Mission-Cancellations2025-08-05T17:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/08/01/the-legacy-of-lysenko-science-and-power/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/trofim-lysenko-measures-the-growth-of-wheat-in-a-collective-farm-field-near-odessa-ukrainehulton-deutsch-corbis-getty.pngTrofim Lysenko measures the growth of wheat in a collective farm field near Odessa, Ukraine(Hulton Deutsch-Corbis-Getty)Trofim Lysenko measures the growth of wheat in a collective farm field near Odessa, Ukraine(Hulton Deutsch-Corbis-Getty)2025-08-05T17:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/gallery/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pxl_20201202_131428705.mp_.jpgPXL_20201202_131428705.MPhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mvimg_20191225_142614.jpgMVIMG_20191225_142614https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mvimg_20200120_095418.jpgMVIMG_20200120_095418https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gopr0072_1678233793394.jpgDCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR0072.JPGDCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR0072.JPGhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gopr0083_1678233793394.jpgDCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR0083.JPGDCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR0083.JPGhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mvimg_20200108_102410.jpgMVIMG_20200108_102410https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pxl_20230801_181412623.mp_.jpgPXL_20230801_181412623.MPhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pxl_20241212_170957824.mp_.jpgDC_transplantingDonald Coon hard at work preparing for another growth cycle for his Ph.D. research.https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pxl_20220427_112618317.portrait.jpgPXL_20220427_112618317.PORTRAIThttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pxl_20220428_113242933.portrait.jpgPXL_20220428_113242933.PORTRAIT2025-05-02T02:13:40+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldscoon.com/2025/04/01/recognizing-and-valuing-personal-achievements/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/donald_coon_lettuce_2024.jpgDonald_coon_lettuce_2024https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/create-a-highly-detailed-and-sharp-focus-image-representing-personal-achievements-1.pngcreate-a-highly-detailed-and-sharp-focus-image-representing-personal-achievementshttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/create-a-highly-detailed-and-sharp-focus-image-representing-personal-achievements.pngcreate-a-highly-detailed-and-sharp-focus-image-representing-personal-achievementshttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image.pngimage2025-04-01T18:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/blog/2025-04-01T16:21:35+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldscoon.com/2025/03/01/radiation-magnetic-fields-gravity-and-plants/2025-03-01T18:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/02/01/artificial-intelligence-or-something-else/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image.pngimage2025-02-01T17:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2025/01/01/teaching-philosophy-2025/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-01-092615.pngScreenshot 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0926152025-01-01T14:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/12/01/tips-for-introductory-programming-in-education/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-1.pngimagehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image.pngimage2024-12-01T15:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/11/01/computer-simulations-crop-models-and-video-games/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/picture1.pngPicture12024-11-01T23:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/10/01/brief-reflection-on-my-small-return-to-teaching/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/example-output.pngexample-outputhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image.pngimage2024-10-01T15:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/2024/09/01/we-must-not-be-hasty/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image_2024-09-01_133730638.pngimage_2024-09-01_1337306382024-09-01T17:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldscoon.com/about/https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/postersymposium24_13.jpgpostersymposium24_13Donald Coon excitedly sharing a poster about his analysis of the Modified Energy Cascade crop models. https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/traders-hill-low-angle.jpgtraders-hill-low-anglehttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/traders-hill.jpgtraders-hillhttps://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/plenty.jpgplentyAn image of the mushroom cultivation chamber I created as part of my masters research. https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/masters3.jpgmasters3https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/disney2.jpgdisney2Me next to a gigantic winter melon grown in the Living with the Land Greenhouses. Makes great soup and candy. https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/imag1182-3.jpgimag1182-3https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/imag1182-1.jpgimag1182-1https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/imag1182.jpgimag1182https://donaldscoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/arizona2.jpgarizona22024-04-25T19:57:38+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldscoon.comdaily1.02026-04-01T20:57:45+00:00