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Mr. Paul Verburg
( University of Nevada, Reno )
- Institution:University of Nevada, Reno
- Departments: Natural Resources and Environmental Science
- Research Fields: Soil Science, Agriculture, Climate Change, Biogeochemistry, Pedology
- Disciplines: Environmental Science, Natural Resources and Conservation
- Location:Washoe County
- Funding:NSF - National Science Foundation
Mentoring
I have mentored graduate and undergraduate students throughout my research career. I have always included students as part of my ongoing research activities and the students have made significant contributions to my research. It has been a great pleasure to see student succeed and get engaged in research.
Biography
I am a broadly trained soil scientist with an interest in applying fundamental knowledge about soils to assess effects of natural and anthropogenic perturbations such as climate change, acid rain and land management on terrestrial ecosystems. I have worked in a variety of ecosystems including boreal forest, tallgrass prairie, Mojave deserts, and Sierra Nevada forests. In my research I use a combination of field, laboratory and modeling approaches to obtain a better mechanistic understanding of how soils and ecosystems function and respond to external stressors.