Professor of Soil and Water Conservation

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Education

• Ph.D. Purdue University (Soil Management)
• M.S. Purdue University (Agronomy
• B.S. Brigham Young University (Conservation Biology-Ecology)

Teaching Specialties

• Soil science
• Environmental sustainability
• Soil and water conservation

Research Interests

• Soil health
• Sustainable agriculture
• Bioenergy crop production

Affiliations

• Soil Science Society of America
• American Society of Agronomy
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Arkansas Association of Professional Soil Classifiers
• Southern Region Environmental Soil Physics Group

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

Steve has been a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Technology at ASU since 2006. Prior to coming to ASU, Steve worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a research soil scientist at the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. Steve has an active research program in the area of sustainable bioenergy crop production with a focus on soil health and water quality.

He has published several scholarly articles in national and international scientific journals and has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and several local and state agencies.