Professor
Plant and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Mexico
Education: University of Tennessee B.S. 1981 Plant and Soil Science University of Tennessee M.S. 1986 Geology New Mexico State University Ph.D. 1990 Soil Science (Agronomy), Minor: Geology Appointments 2013-2014 Acting Lead PI, NSF Jornada Basin LTER Program 2012-present Distinguished Achievement Professor 2004-2012 Professor, Pedology and Environmental Science, New Mexico State University 1998-2004 Associate Professor, Pedology and Environmental Science, New Mexico State University 1992-1998 Assistant Professor, Pedology, New Mexico State University, Dept. of Agron & Hort. 1990-1992 Soil-Geomorphology-Paleoclimate Project Leader, US DoD Fort Bliss, Texas 1984 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Soil Scientist 1981-1982 USDA-Soil Conservation Service, Chester Co, Tenn. Soil Scientist
Soil-geomorphic-ecosystem response to climate change; Carbon sequestration and biomineralogy in desert soils and ecosystems; Environmental science; Geoarchaeology.