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Alfred Hartemink

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Alfred Eduard Hartemink (born 14 January 1964, in Doetinchem) is a soil scientist. He is a professor in the department of soil science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and is editor-in-chief of the journal Geoderma Regional and of the World Soils book series.

Education and career

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Hartemink obtained his Master of Science degree in soil science in 1994 from Wageningen University, and went on to receive his PhD in 2001 from the University of Reading.[1] His thesis title was Soil fertility decline in the tropics with case studies on plantation crops.[2]

Hartemink worked for several years as a soil scientist at the International Soil Reference and Information Centre in Wageningen, Netherlands, before moving in 2011 to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]

His research focuses on digital soil mapping and soil carbon.[citation needed]

Awards and honors

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Hartemink is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (elected 2016) and the recipient of the 2016 International Soil Science Award from the Soil Science Society of America.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfred Hartemink (faculty profile)". Department of Soil Science. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Hartemink, A. E. (2001). Soil fertility decline in the tropics with case studies on plantation crops. Department of Soil Science (PhD thesis). University of Reading.
  3. ^ "Activities". Alfred E. Hartemink's homepage. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Award & Fellows: 2016 International Annual Meeting" (PDF). CSA News. 61 (10): 43–50. 2016. Bibcode:2016CSAN...61j..43.. doi:10.2134/csa2016-61-10-20.
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