Previous Research Forums

• 2023

  February 6, 2023

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Walter Dodds, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University 
    • Abstract
    • Biographical Sketch
  • Oral Presentation Abstracts: Oral - Faculty Presenters and Oral - PhD Graduate Student Presenters
    • Live Stream Of Opening Remarks, Keynote Speaker, Oral - Faculty Presenters, and Oral - PhD Graduate Student Presenters
  • Poster Presentation Abstracts: Judged Posters and Non-Judged Posters
  • Photos: Gallery
  • Recordings of Keynote Presentation, SWES Faculty Presenters, and SWES PhD Graduate Student Presenters
    • Keynote Presenter Dr. Walter Dodd's Keynote Speech
    • Faculty Presenter Dr. Yang Lin
    • Faculty Presenter Dr. Julie Meyer
    • Faculty Presenter Dr. Sarah Strauss
    • Student Presenter Alexandra Bijak
    • Student Presenter Caroline Buchanan
    • Student Presenter Rachel Howard
    • Student Presenter Adam C. Siders
    • Student Presenter Emily Taylor
  • Previous Soil and Water Sciences Research Forums

  Student Competition Winners

  Best Oral Presentation (1 award):

  • Adam Siders (Whiles & Reisinger)

  Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 awards, alphabetical):

  • MD Anik Mahmud (Bhadha & Judy)
  • Swarnali Mahmood (Lin)
  • Vanesa Rostan (P. Chris Wilson)
  • Adam Searles (Martin & Reynolds)

  Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation (1 award):

  • Zoe Spielman (Smidt)
    
    
• 2018

  October 15, 2018

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
    
    • Abstract
    • Biographical Sketch
  • Recordings of Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral - Faculty Presenters, Oral - PhD Student Presenters, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Proposal Posters, and Non-Judged Posters
  • Photos: Gallery

   

  Student Competition Winners

  Best Oral Presentation (1 award):
  • Yan Liao (advisor Stefan Gerber)

  Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 Awards, Alphabetical): 
  • Yanyan Lu (advisor Maria Silveira)
  • Katie McCurley (advisor Jim Jawitz)
  • Julio Pachon (advisor Allan Bacon)
  • Saroop Sandhu (advisors Stefan Gerber and Kanika Inglett

  Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation (2 awards, Alphabetical):
  • Haley Cox (advisors Mark Clark and Lindsey Kelly)
  • Niamh Hays (advisors Mark Clark and Lindsey Kelly)
• 2017

  November 13, 2017

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi
    
    • Abstract
    • Biographical Sketch
  • Recordings of Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters and Non-Judged Posters
  • Photos: Gallery

  Student Competition Winners

  Best Oral Presentation (1 award):
  • Carla Gavilan (advisor Sabine Grunwald)

  Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 awards, alphabetical):
  • Yanyan Lu (advisor Maria Silveira)
  • Sara Miller (advisor Todd Osborne)
  • Julio Pachon (advisor Allan Bacon)
  • Saroop Sandhu (advisors Stefan Gerber and Kanika Inglett)

  Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation (1 award):
  • Rebecca O’Connell (advisor Ann Wilkie)
• 2016

  September 15, 2016

  • Program
  • Keynote Speaker - Dr. Pedro Sanchez: Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, Dr. Jack Payne, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. Pedro Sanchez
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged-Posters, Non-Judged Posters
  • Photos: Gallery

  Student Competition Winners

  • Best Oral Presentation (1 award):
    Anne Sexton (advisors Samira Daroub and Jehangir “Jango” Bhadha)
  • Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 awards, alphabetical):
    Evandro B. da Silva (advisors Lena Ma and Ann Wilkie)
    Peng Gao (advisors Lena Ma and Patrick Chris Wilson)
    Katie McCurley (advisor James Jawitz)
    Katsutoshi Mizuta (advisor Sabine Grunwald)
  • Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation (1 award):
    Chelsea Hazlett (advisors Susan Curry, Kimberly La Pierre, Ellen L. Simms)
• 2015

  September 17, 2015

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sharpley - University of Arkansas: Abstract, Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Andrew Sharpley
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Posters
  • Photos: Gallery

  Student Competition Winners

  • Best Oral Presentation (1 award):
    Charlie Nealis (advisor Mark Clark)
  • Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 awards, alphabetical):
    Eduardo Chavez (advisors Zhenli He and Rao Mylavarapu)
    Katelyn Foster (advisor Patrick Inglett)
    Laibin Huang (advisor Andy Ogram)
    Elise Morrison (advisors Andy Ogram and Ben Turner)
  • Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation (1 award):
    Kimberly Hafner (advisors Ann Wilkie and Wendy Mussoline)
• 2014

  September 18, 2014

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Groffman - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Abstract, Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Peter Groffman
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Posters
• 2013

  September 6, 2013

  • Topic/Theme: Sustainability of Land and Water Resources
  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Linda S. Lee - Purdue University: Abstract and Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Linda Lee
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Posters
• 2012

  September 7, 2012

  • Topic/Theme: Carbon Cycle - Role of Soil and Water Science
  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Diane McKnight - University of Colorado: Abstract & Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. Diane McKnight
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Posters
• 2011

  September 9, 2011

  • Topic/Theme: Soil, Water, and Climate Change
  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chris Field - Stanford University: Abstract & Biographical Sketch
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, Dr. Teresa Balser, Dr. James Jones, and Dr. Chris Field
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Judged Posters, Non-Judged Posters
• 2010

  September 10, 2010

  • Brochure & Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ian Pepper - University of Arizona: Abstract, Biographical Sketch, RLO
  • Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. Ian Pepper EcoLearn IT & Dr. Ian Pepper Presentation
  • Forum Abstracts: Oral, Demo/Poster, Poster
• 2009

  September 11, 2009

  • Brochure and Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Clifford S. Snyder - International Plant Nutrition Institute - Conway, AR
  • Abstracts
• 2008

  September 11, 2008

  • Brochure and Program
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Don Sparks - University of Delaware: Abstract
  • Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. Don Sparks - Shining Light on Biogeochemical Processes in the Earth's Critical Zone!

  Student Competition Winners

  • Oral Presentations:
    Melissa Martin
  • Poster Presentations:
    Sylvia Lang
    Jason Neumann
    Alex Cheesman
    Haryun Kim
• 2007

  September 14, 2007

  • Brochure
  • Program and Abstracts
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Nealson - University of Southern California

  Student Competition Winners

  • Oral Presentations:
    Angelique Keppler
  • Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation (4 awards, alphabetical):
    Kimberley Epps
    Hiral Gohil
    Matthew Miller
    Qin Lu
• 2001-2005

  Keynote Speakers

  • 2005: Dr. Henry Gholz - National Science Foundation
  • 2004: Dr. Rattan Lal - The Ohio State University
  • 2003: Dr. James Davidson - University of Florida
  • 2002: Dr. Malcolm Summer - University of Georgia
  • 2001: Dr. P. Suresh Rao - Purdue University