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Several university faculty named agronomy society fellows, receive awards
Nebraska
Several University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty were honored during meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America.
The American Society of Agronomy presented its highest award, fellow of ASA, to: Achim Dobermann, soil scientist and professor in the department of agronomy and horticulture; Shashi Verma, micrometeorologist and Charles Bessey professor in the School of Natural Resources; and Gary Varvel, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service soil scientist based at UNL and an adjunct associate professor in agronomy and horticulture.
Bahman Eghball, a USDA-ARS soil scientist and associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, was posthumously named an ASA fellow.
Dobermann's research and extension programs focus on understanding crop yield potential and fine-tuning fertilizer and crop management practices to improve yield, profitability and environmental quality in corn-soybean systems of North America and rice cropping systems in Asia.
Verma is director of the Great Plains Regional Center of the National Institute for Global Environmental Change, and focuses his research on agricultural meteorology, atmospheric trace gas exchange and carbon sequestration. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on bio-atmospheric resources, microclimate and turbulent exchanges of mass and energy.
Varvel's research focuses on the effects of long-term integrated crop and soil management systems on carbon sequestration, nitrogen use efficiency, nitrate leaching and yield stability in dryland and irrigated environments. He also served as an associate editor for Agronomy Journal and Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Eghball's research focused on agronomic and environmental implications of manure, compost and synthetic fertilizer applications. He served as associate editor for Agronomy Journal. He died July 26.
Don Lee, UNL plant geneticist and professor of agronomy and horticulture, received both the Crop Science Teaching Award from the Crop Science Society of America and the Agronomic Research Education Award from ASA.
Lee's program focuses on teaching genetics in resident, distance and extension education. He works with teams of experts to develop educational resources in genetics and plant science that are shared through in an online public database called the Library of Crop Technology at http://croptechnology.unl.edu. Lee also is an associate editor for the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education.
John Doran, former USDA-ARS soil scientist and UNL professor emeritus in agronomy and horticulture, received the Soil Science Society of America's Soil Science Distinguished Service Award. During his career he developed ecological approaches and tools for sustainable agricultural systems that enhance economic crop production, soil, conservation and environmental quality. He is a past Soil Science Society of America president and is editor-in-chief of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. He is a former editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal.
These honors were given Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 in Seattle.
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