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CURRICULUM VITAE

February 2004

NAME

Michael John Vepraskas

TITLE

Professor of Soil Science

ADDRESS

North Carolina State University
Department of Soil Science
Box 7619
Raleigh, NC 27695-7619
Tel: 919.515.1458
FAX: 919.515.2167
E-Mail: michael_vepraskas@ncsu.edu

AREAS OF INTEREST

Wetland soils, saprolite, hydrology, and geochemistry

EDUCATION

  • B.S. Geology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973.
  • M.S. Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975.
  • M.S. WaterResources Management, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1975.
  • Ph.D. Soil Science, Texas A & M University, 1980.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

  • Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, 1993-Present.
  • Fulbright Scholar, Dept. of Soil Science and Geology, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1988-1989.
  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, 1986-1993.
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, 1980-1986.

RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

  1. Assessment of Groundwater Flows at Juniper Bay and their Impact on the Surrounding Area. Co-Investigator. NC Dep. of Transportation, $211,871. 2002-2005.
  2. Wetland Restoration of North River Project. Co-Investigator. NC Wetland Restoration Program (Phase I), $921,026. 2002-2005.
  3. Methodology to Assess Soil, Hydrologic, and Site Parameters that Affect Wetland Restoration Success. Project Director. NC Dep. of Transportation, $1,937,000. 2000-2006.
  4. Predicting Long-Term Wetland hydrology Using Hydric Soil Field Indicators". Project Director. NC Water Resources Research Instit.,$40,000. 1999-2001.
  5. Restoration of Hydrology and Water Quality Functions on Prior Converted Wetlands. Co-Principal Investigator. USDA-CSRS. $299,358. 1994 to 1997.
  6. Estimating Historic Water Table Fluctuations Using Redoximorphic Features and a Hydrologic Model. EPA. $100,000, 1995-1998.
  7. 7. Methodology for Determining the Reducing Capacity of a Hydric Soil. Co-Director. U.S. Forest Service. $37,000. 1992 -1994.
  8. Preferential Movement of Water and Solute Through Soil/Saprolite Sequences. Co-Director. USDA-CSRS. $117,000.
  9. Predicting Contaminant Transport Along Veins and Fractures Above the Water Table. Project Leader. Water Resources Research Institute. $67,000. 1992-1994.
  10. Dynamics of Critical Soil Processes and Indicators of Hydric Soils in Created Wetlands. Project Leader. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: $100,000. 1991-1994.

COURSES TAUGHT

Semester-Long Courses

  1. "Principles of Soil Science", basic soils course for the 2-year Agricultural Institute, NCSU: Lectured and organized laboratories 1981-1986, 1991.
  2. "Soil Physical Properties and Crop Growth", introductory soil physics course, NCSU: 1991, 2003.
  3. "Soil Micromorphology", graduate level course on using the microscope to study soils.
  4. "Soil Classification" undergraduate course teaching soil morphology, soil classification, and mapping techniques. Laboratory instructor 1994-present, Lecturer 1996.
  5. Wetland Soils" graduate and undergraduate course dealing with the morphology, chemistry, and hydrology of wetland soils. Taught since annually 1996.

Short-Courses.

  1. "Hydric Soils" An In-depth, Three-Part Short Course for Wetland Professionals", co-organizer and lecturer. A 4-day short course, taught twice each year since 1998.
  2. "Advanced Hydric Soil Workshop", Sponsored by USDA-NRCS, this 5-day course is taught to personnel from the NRCS, Corps of Engineers, EPA, Forest Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service. I present lectures on redox chemistry, redoximorphic features, HGM modeling, interpreting redox and temperature data, and strategies for handling problem soils. I also lead a field exercise on installing and reading redox electrodes, wells, piezometers and thermocouples. It has been taught in: Lincoln, NE; Davis, CA; Amherst, MA; Greenville, NC; Coeur d' Alene, ID; Savannah, GA; Madison, WI (twice); Greenville, MS; Corvallis, OR, Toledo, OH, Houston, TX, and Ellensburg, WA.

Distance Learning

  1. "Wetland Soils", a course for undergraduate and graduate students has been taught as an internet course (distance learning) since the January, 2000 semester. Students have come from the following states: NC, VA, PA, IN, WV, GA, OR, AK, and TN.
  2. "Wetland Soils" and "Advanced Wetland Soils" were taught through Virginia Tech. University during the Spring semester, 2002 as distance learning courses. Twelve students were enrolled. These were listed as an official Virginia Tech courses through the Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences Dep.

Field Courses

"From the Coast to the Mountains: Soil Geomorphology and Land Use of North Carolina". Week-long field course where students examine soils and geomorphology across NC. May, 2002, 2003.

FIELD TRIPS LED

  1. "Challenges of Living with the Changing Landscape", 2001 Soil Geomorphology Tour for the Soil Science Society of America's Annual Meeting. Three-day field tour for 40 participants. Organizer and co-leader.
  2. "Soils and Geomorphology of the Blue Ridge Mountains", 2001 Soil Science Society of America's Pedology Field Tour. Organizer and co-leader.
  3. "Soils and Geomorphology of the Southeastern U.S." A 10-day trip being organized for the 2006 International Soil Science Congress, Philadelphia, PA. Organizer and leader of the trip which will travel through NC, VA, and PA.

ADVISING

GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING

Served as major advisor to seven M.S. students and two Ph.D. students. Committee member for 2 Ph.D. and 6 M.S. students.

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING

Advised over 50 students in the Agricultural Institute, and B.S. students in Conservation, Agronomy, Natural Resources, and Environmental Science.

SABBATICAL LEAVE

Spent 12 months (1988_89) in the Netherlands at the Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Soil Science and Geology. A teaching manual was prepared for the European Course on Soil Micromorphology. In addition I completed a research project evaluating water movement through saprolite using micromorphological techniques in cooperation with Johan Bouma which resulted in two refereed publications.

Developed a teaching manual (course text) for the European Intensive Course on Soil Micromorphology. This book was written for an international course on micromorphology which was taught in Wageningen in 1989 and 1991. I lectured at this course both times it was taught.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Agronomy, International Society of Soil Science, NC Water Resources Association, Soil Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Society of Wetlands Scientists.

HONORS AND AWARDS: Elected to Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Sigma, and
Sigma Xi Honor Societies; Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture Fellowship (1988); Fulbright Scholar Award (1988). Elected President of the Soil Science Society of North Carolina, 1996. Received a "Certificate of Appreciation" from the USDA for work on the Field Indicators of Hydric Soils (1995). NCSU Agronomy Club "Outstanding Instructor Award, 1996: Gamma Sigma Delta's "Certificate of Merit", 1996. Licensed Soil Scientist in NC (No. 1012). Elected "Fellow" of the Soil Science Society of America, 2000. Elected "Fellow" of the American Society of Agronomy, 2001.

ADJUNCT PROFESSORSHIPS

Adjunct Professor of Geology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2000-present.
Adjunct Professor of Soil Science, Virginia Tech. University, Blacksburg, VA, 2002-present.

  1. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:Associate Editor, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Division S-5, 1992-1995, and Division S-10, 1993-1998
  2. Member of the Editorial Board (Associate Editor) of the journal Geoderma, published by Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, 1992+
  3. American Society of Agronomy Student Speech Contest, member 1984 to 1986, Chairman, 1986
  4. Co-chaired and organized the course "Practical Applications of Soil Micromorphology", held at the Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, in Minneapolis, MN, November 6, 1992.
  5. Participated in revising the U.S. soil classification of wet soils (Soil Taxonomy). Chaired the committee that developed the new morphological criteria (redoximorphic features) that are used in Soil Taxonomy to identify wet soils. Also modified the "Keys to Soil Taxonomy" to include redoximorphic features.
  6. Wrote a research bulletin at the request of the Soil Conservation Service that explains for soil mappers what redoximorphic features are, and how to identify, describe, and interpret them. Over 12,000 copies have been sold worldwide at $5/copy.
  7. Prepared a slide set to instruct soil mappers and field soil scientists on how to identify and interpret redoximorphic features
  8. Organized a SSSA symposium entitled "Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils", held at the SSSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
  9. Board member of the "North Carolina Registry of Certified Professionals in Soils". Actively lobbied State Legislature to require licensing of professional soil scientists.
  10. Member of the national ad hoc committee that has identified "Field Indicators of Hydric Soils" for the NRCS, EPA, Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  11. President, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, 1996; member Executive Committee, 1995-1997
  12. Faculty Advisor, Agronomy Club, NCSU, 1995-1996
  13. Co-Editor of the SSSA Special Publication entitled "Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils", published in 1997
  14. Co-Editor of the text entitled "Wetlands and Hydric Soils" to be published by Ann Arbor Press, Inc. in 1999
  15. Chairman, SSSA subcommittee on Micromorphology. 1996-1998
  16. Member Trisocieties (ASA, SSSA, CSSA) Wetlands Working Group, 1996
  17. Member, SSSA Career Pathways Committee, 1996-1997
  18. Co-organizer of the SSSA's Soil Micromorphology Workshop, Anaheim, CA, 1997
  19. Member, SSSA Geomorphology Committee, 1998-1999, Chairman, 2000
  20. Co-chaired the USDA-NRCS's "Sharkey Committee". This group of 22 scientists was asked to review the Sharkey series of the Lower Mississippi Valley and determine ways the soil could be studied to determine if it was a hydric soil. This review was requested by the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee. Vepraskas wrote the final report, presented it orally to the NRCS administration, and it was sent to the Appropriations Committee. Their review authorized further study of the problem to address problems raised
  21. Associate Editor for the journal Wetlands, 1999-2000
  22. Co-organizer (with R. Drees) of the SSSA Monograph, "Methods of Soil Analysis Part 4: Mineralogical and Micromorphological Techniques"
  23. Editor for the SSSA Publication (pending approval): "Guidelines for Analysis and Description of Regolith Materials" by G. Stoops
  24. Technical Editor, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Divisions S-5 (Pedology), S-9 (Mineralogy), S-10 (Wetland Soils), 2000 to 2003
  25. SSSA Board Representative, Div. S-10 (Wetland Soils), 1999-2002
  26. ASA Board Representative, Div. S-10 (Wetland Soils), 1999-20000
  27. Member, SSSA Outreach Committee, 1999-2002
  28. Member, SSSA Editorial Affairs, Policies and Procedures
  29. Member, SSSA Editorial Board, 1992-1998, 1999-2002
  30. Member, National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils-governing body determining how wetland soils will be defined and identified in the United States.
  31. Member, SSSA Soil Science Distinguished Service Award Committee, 2002.
  32. Member, SSSA Honorary Membership Committee, 2002.
  33. Member, SSSA Membership, Identity and Visibility, 2003, Chairman, 2004.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Invited Presentations, Seminars, and Lectures: Over 150 invited presentations have been made, selected titles are as follows.

  1. Vepraskas, M.J. 1983. Review of common sesquioxide pedological features. SSSA Soil Micromorphology Workshop. Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore
  2. Vepraskas, M.J. 1987. Identification and management of soils that form tillage pans. W. Va. Assoc. of Professional Soil Scientists, Annual Meeting. Beckley, WV.
  3. Vepraskas, M.J. 1988. Identification and management of soils that form tillage pans. Wageningen Agricultural University. Dep. of Soil Science and Geology, Netherlands.
  4. Vepraskas, M.J. 1988. Identification and management of soils that form tillage pans. Meeting of the North Carolina Area Agronomists, Raleigh.
  5. Vepraskas, M.J. 1990. Water movement through saprolite. First International Intensive Course on Soil Micromorphology, held at the Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  6. Vepraskas, M.J., and W.R. Guertal. 1990. Morphological indicators of soil wetness. Presented to the Eighth Intern. Soil Correlation Meeting on Wet Soils, sponsored by the USDA-SCS, Baton Rouge, LA.
  7. Vepraskas, M.J., L.P. Wilding, and L.R. Drees. 1992. Micromorphology of soils with aquic conditions. Keynote paper for the Ninth Intern. Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology, July 12-17, 1992, Townsville, Australia.
  8. Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Hydromorphic soils: The U.S. Perspective. Presented to the Geological Institute of the Royal University of Ghent, Belgium.
  9. Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Soil water and nutrient movement through soils. Two lectures and two laboratory exercises for the 2nd International Intensive Course on Soil Micromorphology, held at the Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  10. Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. How to describe thin sections. Lecture and laboratory exercise for the SSSA workshop, "Practical Application of Soil Micromorphology". Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
  11. Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Wetlands and redoximorphic features. Lecture and laboratory exercise for the SSSA workshop, "Practical Application of Soil Micromorphology". Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
  12. Vepraskas, M.J. 1993. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. Int. Paleopedology Symposium, sponsored by the Int. quaternary Geolog. Assoc., and Int. Soil Science Soc. held at the Univ. of IL Conf. Center, Monticello, IL.
  13. Vepraskas, M.J. 1993. Redoximorphic features for identifying hydric soils. Hydric soils symposium, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Ann. Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
  14. Vepraskas, M.J. 1994. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. National meeting of the Association of Professional Consulting Soil Scientists.
  15. Vepraskas, M.J. 1994. Current status of wetlands evaluation in the U.S., Univ. of Calif.-Riverside, Dep Of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Riverside, CA.
  16. Vepraskas, M. J. 1994. Techniques for identifying relict features in soils. Washington State Univ., Dep. of Agronomy.
  17. Vepraskas, M. J. 1994. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. Univ. of Idaho, Dep. of Soil, Plant, and Entomological Sciences, Moscow.
  18. Vepraskas, M. J. 1994. Development of redoximorphic features in soils used to construct a wetland for mitigation. Presented at the "Hydric Soils Workshop", Soil Science Society of America, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
  19. Vepraskas, M. J. 1995. Redoximorphic features for identifying hydric soils. Florida Assoc. of Environmental Scientists, St. Augustine, FL.
  20. Vepraskas, M. J. 1995. Redoximorphic features for identifying hydric soils. Penn. Assoc. of Prof. Soil Scientists, Hershey, PA.
  21. Vepraskas, M. J. 1995. Oxidation-reduction reactions and the formation of hydric soil indicators. National Tech. Comm. on Hydric Soils Annual Meeting, Gurnee, IL.
  22. Vepraskas, M. J. 1995. Techniques for identifying waterlogged soils. Virginia Environ. Health Assoc. Fall Educational Workshop., Virginia Beach, VA.
  23. Vepraskas, M. J. 1995. Development of redoximorphic features in soils used to construct a wetland for mitigation. Presented at the "Hydric Soils Workshop" at the Soil Science Soc. Ann. Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
  24. Vepraskas, M. J. 1996. Field indicators of hydric soils. Second Annual National Wetland Delineators Conf., Minneapolis, MN.
  25. Vepraskas, M.J. 1997. Basic oxidation-reduction chemistry; Identifying redoximorphic features; strategies for problem situations (3 hrs. of lecture). Ohio Water Quality and Management Conf., Columbus, OH.
  26. Vepraskas, M. J. 1998. Predicting historic water table levels using soil morphology. National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, Savannah, GA.
  27. Vepraskas, M. J. 1998. Status of the Sharkey Soils in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Southern Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
  28. Vepraskas, M. J. 1998. How water moves through saprolite. Virginia Assoc. of Professional Soil Scientists, Frederick, MD.
  29. Vepraskas, M. J. 1998. Calibrating soil colors to long term water table dynamics. Soil Science Society of America, Special Symposium, Baltimore, MD.
  30. Vepraskas, M.J. 1998. Redox reactions: types, dynamics, and simple tests for field verification. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK.
  31. Vepraskas, M.J. 1998. Evaluating hydric soil conditions in the Sharkey Vertisol: recommendations. NRCS, National Tech. Comm. Hydric Soils, Techn. Standard, Working Group, Baton Rouge, LA.
  32. Vepraskas, M.J. 2000. Wetland soil identification and wetland construction: Do geologists have a role? Geology Dep., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  33. Vepraskas, M.J. 2001. Application of biogeochemistry to hydric soil identification. Seventh International Symposium on the Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. Duke Univ., Durham, NC.
  34. Vepraskas, M.J. 2001. Genesis and function of pore structures in saprolite from metamorphic rock. Deep Regolith Symposium, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC.
  35. Vepraskas, M.J. 2001. Basic requirements of technical standards. Symposium on Interpreting Water Table Data. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC.
  36. Vepraskas, M.J. 2002. Strategies for restoring Carolina Bays and other freshwater water wetlands. Soil Science Dep., NC State University, Raleigh.
  37. Vepraskas, M.J., J.G. White, J.M. Ewing, J. Jenkins, and S.C. Luginbuhl. 2002. Methodologies to characterize sediment stratigraphy of a Carolina bay wetland prior to restoration. Water Resources Res. Conf., "Setting the Agenda for Water Resources Research", NC State University, Raleigh.
  38. Vepraskas, M.J., G.S. Kreiser, and R.L. Huffman. 2003. Application of water budgets to landscape hydrology analysis. Geological Soc. Am. Ann. Meeting, Seattle, WA.
  39. Vepraskas, M.J.,G.S. Kreiser, and R.L. Huffman. 2003. Application of hydrologic models to soils investigations. Soil Sci. Soc. Ann. Meeting, Denver, CO.
  40. Vepraskas, M.J. 2003. Formation of redoximorphic features and hydric soil field indicators. Florida Assoc. Envir. Soil Sci. Ann. Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Vepraskas, M. J., F. G. Baker, and J. Bouma. 1974. Soil mottling and drainage in a Mollic Hapludalf as related to suitability for septic tank construction. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 38:497-500.
  2. Veneman, P. L. M., M. J. Vepraskas, and J. Bouma. 1976. The physical significance of soil mottling in a Wisconsin toposequence. Geoderma 15:103-118.
  3. Vepraskas, M. J., and J. Bouma. 1976. Model experiments on mottle formation simulating field conditions. Geoderma 15:217-230.
  4. Vepraskas, M. J., and L. P. Wilding. 1983. Albic neoskeletans in argillic horizons as indices of seasonal saturation and iron reduction. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:1202-1208.
  5. Vepraskas, M. J., and L. P. Wilding. 1983. Aquic moisture regimes in soils with and without low chroma colors. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:280-285.
  6. Vepraskas, M. J., and L. P. Wilding. 1983. Deeply weathered soils in the Texas Coastal Plain. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:293-300.
  7. Wilding, L. P., M. H. Milford, and M. J. Vepraskas. 1983. Micromorphology of deeply weathered soils in the Texas Coastal Plains. In: P. Bullock and C. P. Murphy (ed.) Soil Micromorphology. Volume 2: Soil Genesis. p. 567_574. A. B. Academic Publ., Ltd. Berkhamsted, U. K.
  8. Oates, K. M., J. Camberato, and M. J. Vepraskas. 1984. A laboratory exercise using the microcomputer to determine nutrient recommendations and least_cost fertilizer blends. J. Agron. Ed. 13:50-53.
  9. Vepraskas, M. J. 1984. Cone index of loamy sands as influenced by pore size distribution and effective stress. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:1220-1225.
  10. Graham, R. C., K. Johnson, and M. J. Vepraskas. 1985. A method to estimate soil textural class for students using split_hook prostheses for hands. J. Agron. Ed. 14:49-50.
  11. Sene, M., M. J. Vepraskas, G. C. Naderman, and H. P. Denton. 1985. Relationships of soil texture and structure to corn yield response to subsoiling. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 49:422-427.
  12. Vepraskas, M. J., and G. S. Miner. 1986. Effects of subsoiling and mechanical impedance on tobacco root growth. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50:423-427.
  13. Vepraskas, M. J., G. S. Miner, and G. F. Peedin. 1986. Relationships of dense tillage pans, soil properties, and subsoiling to tobacco root growth. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50:1541-1546.
  14. Vepraskas, M. J., G. S. Miner, and G. F. Peedin. 1987. Relationships of rainfall and soil properties to effects of subsoiling on tobacco yield. Agron. J. 79:141-146.
  15. Vepraskas, M. J., and G. S. Miner. 1987. Tillage effects on alkaloid production in tobacco as influenced by soil texture, root abundance, and rainfall. Tob. Sci. 31:52-56.
  16. Vepraskas, M. J., and K. K. Cassel. 1987. Sphericity and roundness of sand in Coastal Plain soils and relationships with soil physical properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51:1108-1112.
  17. Vepraskas, M. J. 1988. A method to estimate the probability that subsoiling will increase crop yields. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52:229-232.
  18. Vepraskas, M. J., and G. D. Hoyt. 1988. Comparison of the trench-profile and core methods for evaluating root distributions in tillage studies. Agron. J. 80:166-172.
  19. Vepraskas, M. J. 1988. Bulk density values diagnostic of restricted root growth in coarse_textured soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52:1117-1121.
  20. Vepraskas, M. J., P. A. McDaniel, and J. J. Camberato. 1988. Teaching soil morphology to introductory soil science students. J. Agron. Ed. 17:93-96.
  21. Vepraskas, M. J., and M. G. Wagger. 1989. Cone index values diagnostic of where subsoiling can increase corn root growth. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 53:1499-1505.
  22. Vepraskas, M. J., and M. G. Wagger. 1990. Corn root distribution and yield response to subsoiling for Paleudults having different aggregate sizes. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 54:849-854.
  23. Vepraskas, M. J., M. T. Hoover, J. L. Beeson, M. S. Carpenter, and J. B. Richards. 1990. Sampling device to extract inclined, undisturbed soil cores. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 54:1192-1195.
  24. Vepraskas, M. J., M. T. Hoover, and J. Bouma. 1991. Sampling strategies for assessing hydraulic conductivity and micromorphology in a schistose saprolite. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 55:165-170.
  25. Vepraskas, M. J., A. G. Jongmans, M. T. Hoover, and J. Bouma. 1991. Hydraulic conductivity of saprolite as determined by channels and porous groundmass. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. 55:932-938.
  26. Vepraskas, M. J. and W. R. Guertal. 1992. Morphological indicators of soil wetness. p. 307-312. In: J. M. Kimble (ed.) Proc. Eighth Int. Soil Correlation Meeting (VIII ISCOM): Characterization, Classification and Utilization of Wet Soils. USDA, Soil Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
  27. Wagger, M. G., M. J. Vepraskas, and H. P. Denton. 1992. Corn grain yield and nitrogen utilization in relation to subsoiling and nitrogen rate on Paleudults. Agron. J. 84:888-892.
  28. Vepraskas, M.J. and D.S. Guthrie. 1992. Identifying soils where subsoiling can increase yields of tobacco, corn, and cotton. J. Prod. Agric. 5:382-488.
  29. Williams, J. P., M. J. Vepraskas, and M. T. Hoover. 1994. Quartz vein impact on hydraulic conductivity and solute transport through quartz-phyllite saprolite. J. Env. Qual. 23:202-207.
  30. Vepraskas, M.J., L.P. Wilding, and L.R. Drees. 1994. Aquic conditions for Soil Taxonomy: Concepts, soil morphology, and micromorphology. P. 117-131. In: A Ringrose-Voase and G. Humphries (eds.) Soil Micromorphology: Studies in management and genesis. Proc. 9th Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology., held in Townsville, Australia, July 12-17, 1992. Elsevier Publ., Co., Amsterdam.
  31. Williams, J.P., and M.J. Vepraskas. 1994. Solute movement through quartz-diorite saprolite containing quartz veins and biological macropores. J. Envir. Qual. 23:810-815.
  32. Vepraskas, M.J. and J.P. Williams. 1995. Hydraulic conductivity of saprolite as a function of sample dimensions and measurement technique. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59:975-981.
  33. Vepraskas, M.J., W.J. Bussher, and J.H. Edwards. 1995. Residual effects of deep tillage versus no-till on corn root growth and grain yield. J. Prod. Agric. 8:401-405.
  34. Busscher, W.J., J.H. Edwards, M.J. Vepraskas, and D.L. Karlen. 1995. Residual effects of slit tillage and subsoiling in a hardpan soil. Soil Tillage Res. 35:115-123.
  35. Vepraskas, M.J., W.R. Guertal, H.J. Kleiss, and A. Amoozegar. 1996. Porosity factors that control the hydraulic conductivity of soil-saprolite transition zones. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60:192-199.
  36. Kretzschmar, R., W.P. Robarge, A. Amoozegar, and M.J. Vepraskas. 1997. Alteration of biotite to halloysite and halonite in soil-saprolite profiles developed from mica schist and granite gneiss. Geoderma 75:155-170.
  37. Vepraskas, M.J. and S.W. Sprecher. 1997. Overview of aquic conditions and hydric soils. Chpt. 1. In: M.J. Vepraskas and S.W. Sprecher (eds.). Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils. SSSA Spec. Pub. No. 50, SSSA and ASA, Madison, WI.
  38. Vepraskas, M. J., J. L. Richardson, J. P. Tandarich, and S. J. Teets. 1999. Dynamics of hydric soil formation across of the edge of a created deep marsh. Wetlands 19(1):78-89.
  39. Buol, S.W., A. Amoozegar, and M.J. Vepraskas. 2000. Physical, chemical, and morphological properties of some regoliths in North Carolina. Southeastern Geology 39(3&4):151-160.
  40. Grimley, D.A. and M.J. Vepraskas. 2000. Magnetic susceptibility for use in delineating hydric soils. Soil Sci. Soc. J. 64:2174-2180.
  41. Hayes, Jr., W. A. and M.J. Vepraskas. 2000. Morphological changes in soils produced when hydrology is altered by ditching. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 64:1893-1904.
  42. Lindbo, D.L., M. J. Vepraskas, and F.E. Rhoton. 2000. A field method for determining percent coated sand grains. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:949-953.
  43. Vepraskas, M.J., J.L. Richardson, J.P. Tandarich, and S.J. Teets. 2004. Dynamics of redox depletion formation under controlled flooding in created wetlands. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. (In press).
  44. He, X., M.J. Vepraskas, R.W. Skaggs, and D.L. Lindbo. 2002 Adapting a drainage model to simulate water table levels in Coastal Plain soils. Soil Science Soc. Am. J. 66:1722-1731.
  45. He, X., M.J. Vepraskas, D.L. Lindbo, and R.W. Skaggs. 2003 A method to predict soil saturation frequency and duration from soil color. Soil Science Soc. Am. J. 67:961-969.
  46. He, X., M.J. Vepraskas, D.L. Lindbo, and R.W. Skaggs. 2004 Predicting soil saturation frequency and duration using soil color in two toposequences. Soil Science Soc. Am. J. (In press).
  47. Driese, S.G., L. D. McKay, K.H. Smith, C.A. Stiles, and M.J. Vepraskas. 2003 Pedology, geochemistry, and hydrogeology of saprolite formed from sedimentary rock parent material, Eastern Tennessee, U.S.A. Geoderma (In press).
  48. Vepraskas, M.J. 2003. Predicting contaminant transport along quartz veins above the water table in a mica-schist saprolite. Geoderma (In press).
  49. Ewing, J.M. and M.J. Vepraskas. 2004. Estimating primary and secondary subsidence in an organic soil 15, 20, and 30 years after drainage. Wetlands (in review).
  50. Ewing, J.M., M.J. Vepraskas, and C.W. Zanner. 2004. Historical records of agricultual practices provide insight on hydrology and soils at wetland restoration sites. Southeastern Geographer. (In review).
  51. Ewing, J.M. and M.J. Vepraskas. 2004. Chemical soil properties of a Carolina Bay wetland
    after 15, 20, and 30 years of drainage and agricultural production. Wetlands (In review)
  52. Lees, B., J.M. Stucky, J.J. Vepraskas, and T.R. Wentworth. 2004. Vegetation of three reference Carolina Bays in relation to soils and hydrology. Wetlands (In review).

BOOKS EDITED, BOOK CHAPTERS AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS

  1. Vepraskas, M.J. 1992. Redoximorphic features for identifying aquic conditions. Tech. Bull. 301, NC Agric. Res. Serv., Raleigh. Revised and reprinted 1994, 1996, 2000.
  2. Vepraskas, M.J. 1994. Plant response mechanisms to soil compaction. Chap. 9. In: R.E. Wilkinson (ed.). Plant Response Mechanisms to the Environment. Marcel Dekker Publ. Co., New York.
  3. Vepraskas, M.J. 1995. Predicting contaminant transport along veins and fractures in saprolite above the water table. Water Resources Res. Instit., Univ. of NC, Report no. 296, Raleigh, NC.
  4. Vepraskas, M. J. and S. W. Sprecher (eds). 1997. Aquic conditions and hydric soils: The problem soils. SSSA Special Publication No. 50, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer., Inc., Madison, WI.
  5. Vepraskas, M.J. and S.W. Sprecher. 1997. Overview of aquic conditions and hydric soils. Chpt. 1. In Vepraskas, M. J. and S. W. Sprecher (eds.) Aquic conditions and hydric soils:
    The problem soils. SSSA Spec. Pub. No. 50, Soil Sci. Soc, Amer., Inc., Madison, WI.
  6. Vepraskas, M. J. and S. W. Sprecher. 1997. Summary of problems in hydric soil evaluation. Chpt. 9. In M. J. Vepraskas and S. W. Sprecher (eds.) Aquic conditions and hydric soils: T
    The problem soils. SSSA Spec. Pub. No. 50, Soil Sci. Soc, Amer., Inc., Madison, WI.
  7. Richardson, J. L. and M. J. Vepraskas (eds.) 2000. Wetland Soils: genesis, hydrology, landscapes, and classification. Lewis Scientific Publ., Boca Raton, FL.
  8. Vepraskas, M.J. and S.P. Faulkner. 2000. Redox chemistry of hydric soils. In J.L. Richardson and M. J. Vepraskas (eds.) 2000. Wetland Soils. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
  9. Vepraskas, M.J. 2000. Morphological features of seasonally reduced soils. In J.L. Richardson and M. J. Vepraskas (eds.) 2000. Wetland Soils. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
  10. Watts, F.C., S.W. Sprecher, and M.J. Vepraskas. 2000. Formation of hydric soils and redoximorphic features. In V.W. Carlisle and G.W. Hurt (eds.) Hydric Soils of Florida Handbook, 3rd ed. Florida Assoc. Environ. Soil Scientists, Gainesville, FL.
  11. Vepraskas, M.J., X.He, D.L. Lindbo, and R.W. Skaggs. 2002. Predicting Long-term wetland hydrology from hydric soil field indicators. Water Resources Res. Instit., Univ. of NC, Report no. XXX, Raleigh, NC.
  12. Vepraskas, M.J. 2002. Micromorphology: concepts, techniques, and applications. In L.R. Drees (ed.) Methods of soil analysis, Part III. Mineralogical methods. Am. Soc. Agron., Madison, WI (In press.)
  13. Stoops, G. 2003. Guidelines for analysis and description of soil and regolith thin sections. M.J. Vepraskas (ed.). Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Inc. Madison, WI

TEACHING MANUALS

  1. Guertal, W., and M. J. Vepraskas. 1989. Soils and soil management laboratory manual. Soil Sci. Dep., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh.
  2. Miner, G.S., S.W. Broome, W.R. Guertal, and M.J. Vepraskas. Principles of soil science laboratory notebook. Kendall/Hunt Publ. Co., Dubuque, IA.
  3. Vepraskas, M. J. 1989. Introduction to soil micromorphology. Part 1 of the European Training course on Soil Micromorphology. Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  4. Vepraskas, M.J. (Ed.). 1992. Part I. Introduction to Soil Micromorphology. Second Inter. Intensive Course on Soil Micromorphology. Wageningen Agric. Univ., The Netherlands.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS

  1. Vepraskas, M. J. (Editor). 1982. Proceedings of the twenty-fifth meeting of the Soil Science Society of North Carolina. 25:1-150.
  2. Vepraskas, M. J. 1982. Strengths of tillage pans in loamy sand soils. In: M. J. Vepraskas (ed). Proc. twenty-fifth meeting of the Soil Sci. Soc. N.C. 25:1-150.
  3. Vepraskas, M. J. 1986. Book review of "The Nature and Properties of Soils", by N. C. Brady. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 16:293-295.
  4. Amoozegar, A., D.J. Schoeneberger, and M.J. Vepraskas. 1991. Characterization of soils and saprolites from the Piedmont region for waste disposal purposes. Water Resources Res. Instit., Univ. of NC, Report no. 255, Raleigh, NC.
  5. Bussher, W. J., J. H. Edwards, D. L. Karlen, and M. J. Vepraskas. 1993. A comparison of slit tillage and subsoiling in a subsurface hardpan soil. Proc. South. Conserv. Till. Conf., Florence, SC.
  6. Vepraskas, M.J. 1994. Book review of "Hydrology and Wetland Conservation", by K. Gilman. J. Hydrol.
  7. Vepraskas, M.J., J.L. Richardson, and J.P. Tandarich. 1995. Dynamics of critical soil processes and indicators of hydric soils in created wetlands. Contract Rep. WRP-95-1, U.S. Army Waterways Exp. Sta., Vicksburg, MS.
  8. Vepraskas, M.J., S.J. Teets, J.L. Richardson, and J.P. Tandarich. 1995. Development of redoximorphic features in constructed wetland soils. Tech. Paper no. 5. Wetlands Research, Inc., Chicago, IL.
  9. Amoozegar, A., S. W. Buol, W. P. Robarge, and M. J. Vepraskas. 1995. Properties of some soil-saprolite sequences in North Carolina. Soil Sci. Soc. N. C. Proc. 28:30-45.
  10. Richardson, J. L. and M. J. Vepraskas. 1997. Report of the Sharkey Committee. Report to the USDA-NRCS on the taxonomic problems of the Sharkey Series. Unpublished report.
  11. Vepraskas, M. J. 1997. New field indicators of hydric soils. Soil Sci. Soc. N. C. Proc. 30:2-7.
  12. Vepraskas, M. J. 1998. Critical review of "Pedodiversity and global soil patterns at coarse scales. Geoderma 83:171-192.
  13. Williams, J.P., D.L. Lindbo, and M.J. Vepraskas. 2001. A suggested water table monitoring method based on soil color patterns. In Proc. On-Site Waste-water Conf., Ft. Worth, TX, Am. Assoc. Agric. Eng. (In Press).
  14. Vepraskas, M.J. 2002. Book review of "Wetlands, Third edition". J. Envir. Qual. 31(3):In press.
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