Soil Degradation During Low‐Severity Burns
A paper from Mathew Jian’s MS thesis, describing Soil Structural Degradation During Low‐Severity Burns was accepted in Geophysical Research Letters.
Read MoreSoil alterations after 10-year intercropping
Nate’s paper describing Alteration of soil physical properties and processes after ten years of intercropping with native shrubs in the Sahel was accepted in Soil and Tillage Research. (missing reference)
Read MoreCongrats Luis and Abraham
Today two of our lab undergraduate assistants graduated with B.S. degree in Earth Systems Science.
Read MoreNew Partnesrhip & Research Site
We visited a new study site in Five Points to start a collaborative research with UC ANR, UC Davis and other partners. The following is an excerpt from a blogpost by ANR Specialist Dr. Jeff Mitchell.
Read MoreCongrats Nate and Mat
Today Nate Bogie and Mat Jian participated in the hooding and commencement ceremony. Nate completed the requirements for PhD degree in Environmental Systems earlier in the acdemic year. Mat is preparing to defend his MS thesis in a few weeks.
Read MoreNSF Grant: New Microscope
UC Merced added a powerful new tool to the campus’s Imaging and Microscopy Facility. The newly acquired Zeiss LSM 880 is a state-of-the art laser scanning confocal microscope that represents a huge leap forward for the university’s imaging capabilities.
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Alumnus Stays Local, Starts Green Career
Stephen Ho, a former undergraduate researcher in our lab, is back in town joining the Merced Irrigation District (MID) as a full-time Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition technician. Stephen assisted former PhD student Chelsea Arnold, who was co-advised by Prof. Berhe, in the study of hydrology and biogeochemistry of high-elevation meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. For more, read Stephen’s career profile since graduating from UC Merced with a BS in Environmental Engineering.
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