Fellow is the highest honor bestowed on SSSA members. Fellows are active Society members who have been nominated because of their superior achievement in research; education; public service; personal achievement, recognition, and service; and a minimum of 10 years of Society membership.
Prof. Graham received his Ph.D. in soil science from North Carolina State University in 1986. His other awards include the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, UCR,1995, and the Outstanding Publication of the Year, USDA-Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, 1995. His research interests are weathering and behavior of soil minerals, natural soil processes, and soils and weathered bedrock in wildland ecosystems.
"It's wonderful that Prof. Graham has again been recognized by his peers for his many accomplishments and for his service to his profession," said Walter Framer, chair of the department of environmental science. "Prof. Graham has been very active in the Soil Science Society of America and serves in several capacities, including associate editor for their Journal of Environmental Quality. He was recently elected Chair Elect for Division 9, Soil Mineralogy, of the Society."
The department of environmental sciences now has a total of eight members that are Fellows in the Soil Science Society of America. In addition to Professors W. Frankenberger, R. Graham, W. Jury, J. Letey and A. Page, the Department Fellows include Adjunct Professors D. Suarez, R. van Genuchten, and S. Yates. The three adjunct professors are soil scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture George E. Brown Jr. Salinity Laboratory located on cam
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University of California - Riverside
2-Dec-2002