Soil Science
Unearthing Soil Solutions for Arsenic Remediation
Arsenic naturally occurs in many North Carolina soils. Owen Duckworth’s lab collaborates with the University of North Carolina’s Superfund Research Program to understand the distribution and effects of naturally occurring arsenic in North Carolina.
Sarah Bailey: Fresh From the Pit
Sarah Bailey is a freshman majoring in soil science, who just won first place in college soil judging -- her first time out.
Climate Change Brings the Tide to Farmers’ Doorsteps
Climate change is causing sea level rise and increased flooding, threatening North Carolina’s most fertile agricultural land with saltwater intrusion. NC State researchers are testing soils and developing field kits to help farmers quickly adapt to changing conditions.
PBS State of Change: Natural Solutions Screening Event
Join PBS at the NC Museum of Natural Science (or online) for a screening of their Earth Day special State of Change including two Crop and Soil Sciences researchers: Matt Ricker and Alex Woodley.
Earth Day Special Highlights Soil-Based Solutions
In an Earth Day broadcast special, PBS North Carolina examines natural solutions research on carbon removal and capture by two soil science faculty.
PBS State of Change: Natural Solutions Screening Event
Join PBS at the NC Museum of Natural Science (or online) for a screening of their Earth Day special State of Change including two Crop and Soil Sciences researchers: Matt Ricker and Alex Woodley.
Early Water Engineers: Soils Reveal Maya Expertise in Water Management
Soil scientist Matt Ricker spent 96 days in the jungle with meager hand tools to bring back data that refine existing knowledge of early Maya water management at the El-Peru Waka site.
Wolfpack’s Curtis Murphy Helps USA Win World Soil Judging Competition
Crop and Soil Sciences’ recent alumnus Curtis Murphy helped Team USA win first place in the 2022 World Soil Judging Competition in Glasgow, Scotland this summer.
Heitman Named 2021 Agronomy Fellow
NC State Crop and Soil Sciences professor of soil physics and hydrology Josh Heitman has been named a 2021 American Society of Agronomy Fellow.
2021 Graduate Fellowships Fuel Crop and Soil Research
NC State's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is proud to provide financial assistance to many of our2021 graduate students.