Researcher Named 2007 Soil Science Society of America Fellow

 

The Soil Science Society of America, or SSSA, recently recognized Dr. Keith Paustian as one of the 2007 SSSA Fellows.

 

The Society has been electing outstanding members to the position of Fellow since 1976. Colleagues within the Society nominate worthy members, and the SSSA Fellows Committee carefully ranks the nominees to determine the final selection. SSSA has chosen 14 individuals based on their professional achievements and meritorious service to receive this honor in 2007.

 

CSU professor and senior research scientist

Keith Paustian is a professor in the department of Soil and Crop Sciences and a Senior Research Scientist at the Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory at CSU. Dr. Paustian earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. degree from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

 

Soil carbon dynamics and agriculture and greenhouse gases

His research focuses mainly on soil carbon dynamics and agriculture and greenhouse gases. He has served as a lead author on several taskforces of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change dealing with agriculture and greenhouse gases and serves on the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group.

 

Paustian was honored in November, 2007 at the Society's annual meeting in New Orleans.

 

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