Departmental News
Melanie McCaleb featured in Erosion Control magazine
Feb. 23, 2012 (Posted by: McLaughlin)
Our own Melanie McCaleb is featured in the Member Spotlight section of Erosion Control, the magazine published by the International Erosion Control Association. See pages 17-18 of the attached link.
Virginia Brown Receives Travel Scholarship
Feb. 22, 2012 (Posted by: McLaughlin)
Virginia Brown, MS candidate under the direction of Rich McLaughlin, has been selected to receive a travel scholarship to the annual meetings of the International Erosion Control Association in Las Vegas. She will be accompanied by Ryan Brown (no relation), MS candidate in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, who is also working on a project with McLaughlin. The scholarships are awarded to students who are interested in careers aligned with the IECA.
Virginia Brown Receives State Award
Feb. 22, 2012 (Posted by: McLaughlin)
Virginia Brown is the 2012 recipient of the Hugh Hammond Bennett Scholarship from the Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter (NC) of the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Virginia is studying methods to remediate compacted subsoils commonly found on construction sites, with the goal to establish vigorous vegetation and high infiltration rates. She is an MS student under the direction of Rich McLaughlin. She received her award at the Awards Banquet on January 21.
Spring 2012 Seminars
Feb. 6, 2012 (Posted by: Smyth)
Click the title for the seminar schedule.
Welcome to our New Graduate Student, Mandy Liesch
Jan. 19, 2012 (Posted by: Heitman)
Mandy is a native of North East Wisconsin (and might love the Packers more than soil science). She is a new PhD student in Soil Physics under the supervision of Dr. Josh Heitman and Dr. Aziz Amoozegar. She earned her BS in International Studies with an Agricultural emphasis from the University of Wisconsin and River Falls, where she studied food and environmental resource politics and policy. After graduating in 2009, she got her MS in Agronomy from Kansas State University studying soil fertility (iron deficiency) in Western Kansas in 2011. An avid traveler, she has worked with soils and sustainable agricultural development projects in South East Asia, Europe, and New Zealand/Australia, as well as in six states. In her free time, she does work with K-12 students in soils, agronomy, and environmental science. She also happens to enjoy adrenaline sports, like rock climbing, whitewater rafting, and boxing. She is active in competitive dog agility with her lab/border collie mix Clark. Mandy's research focuses on soil water movement and storage.
Graduate Student Poster Winners: 2012 NC Soil Science Society Meeting
Jan. 19, 2012 (Posted by: Osmond)
Congratulations to the winners of the poster contest. Stephen Holland won the overall 1st place (graduate adviser Josh Heitman). First place student winner was Matthew Brown (graduate adviser Julie Grossman). Xuechao Li won 2nd place (graduate adviser Wei Shi). Third place winner was Gina Lee (graduate adviser, Rich McLaughlin).
New Postdoctoral Scholar
Jan. 13, 2012 (Posted by: Duckworth)
We welcome Dr. Megan Andrews, a new postdoctoral scholar in the Soil Biogeochemistry Laboratory.
Masters Degree Recipient
Jan. 13, 2012 (Posted by: Duckworth)
Congratulations to Kate Kulbok, our most recent recipient of a Master of Science in Soil Science.
Soil Science Seminar - Spring 2011 Schedule
Mar. 28, 2011 (Posted by: White)
The Spring 2011 Soil Science Seminar Schedule
Dr. Alexandria Graves Featured in Perspectives Magazine
Feb. 15, 2010 (Posted by: Smyth)
Soil microbiologist Dr. Alexandria Graves zeroes in on the sources of ecosystem contamination to both clean up and prevent pollution.
Study concurrently reveals water pollutant origins and antibiotic resistance trends
Aug. 13, 2009 (Posted by: NCSU Perspective online magazine)
Lloyd Liwimbi has a goal of devising better ways to manage and use agricultural wastes while minimizing pollution in water.
Tracking Fecal Pathogens in Troubled Waters
Aug. 13, 2009 (Posted by: NCSU Results Newsletter)
When asked about her professional interest in feces, Dr. Alexandria Graves lets out a hearty laugh and recalls the time a man checking out her research poster at a microbiology conference told her she really knew her, ahem, stuff.
Joining the Department of Soil Science Mailing List
May. 18, 2007 (Posted by: David Crouse)
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"The Walnut Creek Oral History Project", from Exploris Middle School
Apr. 26, 2007 (Posted by: Bridges)