Soil Science Society of America presents 20...(ort Collins Colorado. He received B.S. a...)

Date:10/27/2008

ort Collins, Colorado. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from China Agricultural University and his Ph.D. degree from Louisiana State University. His research interests in agricultural system modeling extend from water/chemical transport in soils, to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics and plant growth. Dr. Ma has contributed to and improved several components of the Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM). He is a key contact for RZWQM.

• Michael J. McLaughlin, CSIRO. Michael J. McLaughlin is Chief Research Scientist and Director of CSIRO Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research in Adelaide, Australia and professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide. He has worked in three continents and focuses primarily on soil and environmental chemistry. Dr. McLaughlin looks at the behavior and toxicity of nutrients and contaminants in soil-plant system, the assessment and remediation of contaminated soils, and use of advanced techniques to measure and monitor nutrients and pollutants in the environment.

• Francis J. Pierce, Washington State University. Francis J. Pierce is Director of the Center for Precision Agricultural Systems and Professor in the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences and Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University. He earned his B.S.degree in Geology from the State University of New York at Brockport and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. His program focuses mainly on soil management and precision agriculture. He was elected as the 2008 President-Elect of the American Society of Agronomy and will serve as president in 2010.

• Michael L. Thompson, Iowa State University. Michael L. Thompson is a professor in the Agronomy Department at Iowa State University. He received a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Ohio State University. His teaching and resea
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Contact: Sara Uttech suttech@soils.org 608-268-4948 Soil Science Society of America Source:Eurekalert

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