Bio:
| Staff Scientist |
10/2005 - Present |
| Stanford University, Dept. of Geophysics, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford CA 94305, USA. |
| Role: Staff Scientist, Environmental Geophysics |
| Research Assistant Professor |
11/2004 - Present |
| Utah State University, Dept. Plants, Soils and Biometerology, Ag Sci building, Old Main Hill 4820, Logan UT 84322, USA. |
| Role: Soil Scientist: Soil Physics Group |
| Research Associate |
06/2003 - 11/2004 |
| Utah State University, Dept. Plants, Soils and Biometerology, Ag Sci building, Old Main Hill 4820, Logan UT 84322, USA. |
| Role: Soil Scientist: Soil Physics Group |
| Research Associate (GS-12 step 3) |
04/2001 - 04/2003 |
| George E Brown Jr. Salinity Laboratory USDA-ARS, 450 W. Big Springs Road, Riverside CA – 92507, USA. |
| Role: Soil Scientist: Chemistry and Assessment Unit |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
11/1998 - 03/2001 |
| Institute of Soil, Water and Env. Sciences, The Volcani Center (ARO), Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. |
| Role: Soil Scientist: Soil physics and Irrigation Unit |
| Ph.D. Student |
04/1995 - 10/1998 |
| Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom |
| Role: PhD student, Instrumentation Section |
| Student Research Assistant |
07/1992 - 10/1993 |
| Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom |
| Role: Year in Industry, Research Assistant: Catchment and Agricultural Hydrology Section |
RESEARCH EMPHASIS:
- Soil hydrology sensor characterization and application
- Geospatial soil mapping using electromagnetic methods at field to small watershed scale
- Quantification of soil micro-morphology and structure using electromagnetic properties
- Soil mineral physics
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS:
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
W-1188 soil physics working group
Kirkham conference committee member
2003 Editors citation for excellence in manuscript review for Vadose Zone Journal (Soil Science Society of America)
2005 S-1 Early Career Award in Soil Physics (Soil Science Society of America)
2006 S-6 Soil & Water Management & Conservation Young Scholar Award (Soil Science Society of America)