Land and Water Systems
Land and Water Systems provides graduates with science-based skills, training and knowledge in natural resources and environmental sciences and effective communication alternatives. The program addresses the emerging environmental issues of food security, maintenance of ecological services, restoration of degraded lands, climate change adaptation and resource conservation. Students assess the intersection of resource activities, which includes Urbanization, Mining, Agriculture and Forestry through a land and water lens on a local and global scale.
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Faculty Members in Land and Water Systems
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Black, Thomas Andrew | Atmospheric sciences; Environment and natural resources economics; Natural resource management; Soil sciences; Biometeorology; Microclimate modification; Soil physics; Greenhouse gas emissions; Evapotranspiration; Biometeorology, Microclimate modification, Soil physics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Evapotranspiration |
| Cornelis, Jean Thomas | Earth and related environmental sciences; Pedology; Biogeochemistry; Soil-Plant Interactions; Pedology, Biogeochemistry, Soil-Plant Interactions |
| Krzic, Maja | Soil sciences; Soil health; Soil management; Soil science education; Soil health, Soil management, Soil science education |
| Smukler, Sean | Natural sciences; Agricultural ecology; Soil health; Climate change adaptation and mitigation; Ecosystem services; Agricultural ecology, Soil health, Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Ecosystem services |