Previous Research Forums
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2025
21st Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Research Forum
February 10, 2025
J. Wayne Reitz Union - Rion Ballroom
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Alina Zare, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Florida, and Director, Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Institute
- Oral Presentation Abstracts
- Recording - 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 Ph.D. Graduate Student Presenters
- Keynote Presenter: Dr. Alina Zare
- Faculty Presenter: Dr. Lakesh Sharma
- Faculty Presenter: Dr. Ebrahim Babaeian
- Faculty Presenter: Dr. Nikolaos Tziolas
- Student Presenter: Yasmeen Saleem
- Student Presenter: Yaslin Gonzalez
- Student Presenter: Jenna Reimer
- Student Presenter: Xue Bai
- Student Presenter: Vanesa Rostan
Student Competition Winners
(Advisor(s) in parentheses)
Best Oral Presentation:
- Vanesa Rostan (P. Chris Wilson & Sandra Wilson)
Graduate Student Poster Presentation:
- 1st Place – Emma Dawson (Sarah Strauss)
- 2nd Place – Kondwani Kamsikiri (Davie Kadyampakeni)
- 3rd Place – Labake Agunbiade (Davie Kadyampakeni & Marcio Nunes)
- 3rd Place – Jay Capasso (Kelly Morgan and Jehangir “Jango” Bhadha)
Honorable Mention:
- Seyed Mostafa Biazar (Golmar Golmohammadi)
- Perseveranca Mungofa (Arnold Schumann and Sabine Grunwald)
- Benjamim Reimer (Hui-Ling “Sunny” Liao and Masanori “Masa” Fujimoto)
- Tess Thompson (Davie Kadyampakeni)
Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation:
- Katya Kasprzak (Ann Wilkie)
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2023
20th Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Research Forum
February 6, 2023
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Walter Dodds, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University
- 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
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)
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2018
October 15, 2018
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
- Recordings of Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation
- 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)
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2017
November 13, 2017
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi
- Recording of the Keynote Presentation
- 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)
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2016
September 15, 2016
- Keynote Speaker - Dr. Pedro Sanchez
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, Dr. Jack Payne, Dr. James Anderson, Dr. Pedro Sanchez
- 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)
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2015
September 17, 2015
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sharpley - University of Arkansas
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Andrew Sharpley
- 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)
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2014
September 18, 2014
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Groffman - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Peter Groffman
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2013
September 6, 2013
- Topic/Theme: Sustainability of Land and Water Resources
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Linda S. Lee - Purdue University
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy & Dr. Linda Lee
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2012
September 7, 2012
- Topic/Theme: Carbon Cycle - Role of Soil and Water Science
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Diane McKnight - University of Colorado
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. Diane McKnight
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2011
September 9, 2011
- Topic/Theme: Soil, Water, and Climate Change
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chris Field - Stanford University
- Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Seminar Recording: Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, Dr. Teresa Balser, Dr. James Jones, and Dr. Chris Field
- 2010
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2009
September 11, 2009
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Clifford S. Snyder - International Plant Nutrition Institute - Conway, AR
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2008
September 11, 2008
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Don Sparks - University of Delaware
Student Competition Winners
- Oral Presentations:
Melissa Martin - Poster Presentations:
Sylvia Lang
Jason Neumann
Alex Cheesman
Haryun Kim
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2007
September 14, 2007
- 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
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2001-2006
Keynote Speakers
- 2006: Dr. Hans Paerl - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 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