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Forest Soil Productivity; Soil Carbon Sequestration; Bioenergy Feedstock Sustainability

ID: 731364 Washington, USA

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Expert has advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. and postdoctoral study, and over 30 years of experience in research, teaching, and extension in forest soils, including supervising over 40 graduate students, teaching dozens of classes, acquiring over $15 million in grants and funding, and working intensely in Brazil, China and Canada, and significantly in Angola, Tanzania, Indonesia on agriculture and afforestation and environmental projects. Expert enjoys taking a practical approach to his work, focusing on production and environmental solving utilizing forests as production systems and/or waste treatment systems. Expert has helped numerous industries and others solve problems of afforestation, water treatment, laboratory process, and teaching approaches. Expert is Professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the Employer and adjunct professor at the State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP), Brazil. Expert is fluent in Portuguese and has served or is currently serving on many scientific journal editorial boards, and published numerous reports and scientific journal articles. Expert was elected a fellow (highest honor available) in the Soil Science Society of America.

He worked for World Vision setting up soil, water and plant analysis lab in Angola donated by nonprofit, but never set up and sitting unused for 2 years. I supervise a lab at my University, and setup in Angola included rewiring devices to 220V, some rewiring and soldering of corroded and broken equipment, finding sources of suitable gases for AA and flame photometer, "kludging" a high quality water system from various parts, and training lab supervisor, staff and students in Portuguese. He developed soil productivity and suitability for large Timber Investment Management Organization that acquired forestland in Washington and Oregon. Developed initial maps, and quick field methods for estimating productivity, management limitations, and policies for maintaining soil quality. He developed quality control and use protocols for wastewater irrigation of forest land, including assessment of actual treatment vs. dilution (apparent treatment) of BOD, suspended solids, ammonium, total and bioavailable P, and Coliform.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1987 Degree: PostDoctoral Subject: Impacts of Air Pollution on Soils Institution: Oak Ridge National Lab
Year: 1985 Degree: Ph.D. Subject: Soil Chemistry Institution: Auburn University
Year: 1980 Degree: M.S. Subject: Forest Soil Chemistry Institution: University of New Hampshire
Year: 1978 Degree: B.S. Subject: Forest Soils Institution: North Carolina State University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1987 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor Department: Environmental and Forest Sciences
Responsibilities:
Teaching, Research and Extension at a major research University. Taught over 30,000 students in classes, over $15 million in funding, numerous contributions to forest science and research.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1987 Employer: Oak Ridge National Lab Title: Postdoctoral Researcher Department: Environmental Sciences Division
Responsibilities:
Researcher on effects of air pollution on soils for major international research project.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1982 to 1985 Employer: Auburn University Title: Research Assistant Department: Agronomy and Soils
Responsibilities:
Worked on project on properties and impacts of residual phosphorus in agricultural soils. Helped with teaching and running soil analysis lab.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1982 Employer: Peace Corps Title: District Forestry Officer Department: Dept of State, USA
Responsibilities:
Expert helped schools and villages with tree nurseries and planting in Tanzania.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 1988 to Present Country / Region: Brazil Summary: He has done and continues to contribute substantial work over time with Brazilian universities, industries and others relative to intensive forest plantation management and utilization of waste materials as soil amendments. Fluency in Portuguese.
Years: 2010 to 2010 Country / Region: China Summary: He did work associated with water supply and quality with Chang'An university scientists for Xian, Shaanxi, China.
Years: 2005 to 2005 Country / Region: Angola Summary: He repaired and set up a plant, water and soil analytical lab, and trained lab director, staff and students in use of equipment for basic analysis of soil and plant material for nutrient deficiencies, and water for water quality parameters. Fluency in Portuguese.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Soil Science Society of America; Society of American Foresters; American Geophysical Union; Brazilian Soil Science Society
Awards / Recognition
Many awards at UW for teaching and research; fellow in SSSA
Medical / Professional
Wilderness first aid, CPR, first aid
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has 63 peer-reviewed journal articles, hundreds of reports, 3 book chapters, has edited one book volume.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
I have helped write scientific assessments of soil-related issues relative to pollution, including impacts of waste and compost addition on soil. One written deposition on impacts of deep leaching of organic matter on mobilization of manganese in an aquifer. Attended and presented at numerous public hearings relative to applications and projects for wastewater and waste applications to soils.
Training / Seminars
It would be hard to describe all of these over so many years, but I am highly sought to train students and professionals about soil properties related to forest productivity, utilization of soils for waste treatment, and general information about regional and tropical soil properties. I have also given many short courses on soil, plant and water analysis. I am currently almost always the teacher, not the student.
Other Relevant Experience
I am adept at putting together and teaching scientific information, from pure and applied research to helping non-English scientists write high-quality material in English. I am a very experienced editor, and also highly adept with scientific equipment installation, repair and maintenance under difficult conditions.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Portuguese Several decades of use, several years living in Brazil, he can function well in everyday and instructional use of Portuguese. Excellent reading skills, writing skills are not equivalent to native. Excellent skill and substantial experience at translating technical Portuguese to English for publication.
Swahili Skills developed as Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania 1980-82. Lack of recent use makes this a bit difficult, but can pick up workable skills quickly due to previous experience.

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