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Russell L. Rustici Endowed Chair
Current Research
Climate Change
A Close Chemical Cousin of Ammonia Plays Many Roles in Climate Change
The atmosphere is full of acids - sulfuric acid which is formed from sulfur dioxide emitted during combustion of. Read more...
Landscape Processes
Hydrology Professor Mark Grismer is working on erosion modeling and the total maximum daily load (TMDL). Read more...
Environmental Quality
Ecohydrology of California Vernal Pool Wetlands and Lagunas in the Paramo of Colombia
Current research in the lab of Dr. Thomas Harter includes a groundwater study. Read more...
Sustainable Agriculture
A boundary layer of soil surrounding a plant root is the rhizosphere, the site of complex ecological interactions. Read more...
Adventures in Outreach
In January, 12 families, including 26 home-schooled pre-school through high school students, took a fieldtrip to the Campbell Tract Field Station. Read more...
LAWR and the Performance Studies Program started an exciting collaboration to introduce performing arts to soil, hydrologic and atmospheric sciences in December 2009. Read more...
On Saturday March 20, California State University in Sacramento hosted the annual Science Olympiad having regional middle and high school teams competing in the areas of Anatomy, Forensics, Environmental Chemistry, and Robotics. Read more...
The LAWR Department showcased its new interactive website, "Sierra to the Sea" got their hands wet by teaching museum visitors about water science via educational coloring sheets, quizzes, games and hydrology experiments. Read more...
The international organization "Engineers Without Borders" is hosting a EWB-Davis chapter here on campus. Members include UCD graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and affiliates. The program offers membership to individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds, not only engineers. Read more...
Awards
Spotlight: Get to Know LAWR
Research interests include Salinity effects on plants at the plant and field scale; agricultural drainage, water reuse and management; salinity-trace element interactions in plants; evapotranspiration. Read more...
I was hired to teach and do research in the general area of “soil management.” Most of my career was spent investigating soil erosion processes and the response of soils to rainfall. This involved aggregates. Read more...
I am very proud to be part of such a high class educational system. A very good work place in a positive environment; geared to move forward and expand your horizons. Read more...
I am looking at the weathering of naturally occurring asbestos in soils through mineralogical, micro-morphological, and dust generation studies. I am also interested in creating a GIS model to predict the presence. Read more...
I am a third year student in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and I plan on commissioning to be a Naval Flight officer upon graduation from UC Davis. Read more...
Wendy Silk’s group provides a very stimulating, interdisciplinary environment and Wendy’s wide personal perspective boosts creativity. Read more...
Announcements
Check out the free Interactive Satellite Imagery Memory Game developed for Earth Observation Day on March 24, 2010. Read more...
The LAWR Club is looking for enthusiastic, excited, fun and learning loving undergraduate student who would like to meet once a month for social as well as academic gatherings to learn more about soil science, hydrology and atmospheric science. Read more...
Take a walk on campus to find out where the picture listed below has been taken. Please email the location to pvanbenthem@ucdavis.edu to claim the hidden mug your own (first 3 winners will receive a mug). Read more...
