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Soil, Water & Air Resources Research Unit

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 The mission of the Soil, Water, and Air Resources unit is to discover and apply knowledge of biophysical interactions within the soil-plant-atmosphere system to develop new and improved management practices that limit or reduce the impact of agricultural production systems on soil, water, and air resources.

View an overview of the SWAR CRIS Projects

Dr. Dan Olk - Acting Supervisory Research Soil Scientist

(515) 294-8412
dan.olk@usda.gov

  • Bendorf, Josh
    Joshua.Bendorf@usda.gov
    ORISE Fellow, Midwest Climate Hub

  • Chatterjee, Amitava, PhD
    (515) 294-5723
    Amitava.Chatterjee@usda.gov
    Research Soil Scientist 
  • Dinnes, Dana
    (515) 294-3797
    dana.dinnes@usda.gov
    Agronomist, Support Scientist
  • Emmett, Bryan, PhD
    (515) 294-6888
    bryan.emmett@usda.gov
    Microbiologist
  • Grimard, Terry
    (515) 294-8223
    terry.grimard@usda.gov
    Biological Science Technician (Soils)

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  • Kadolph, Melissa
    (515) 294-5723
    melissa.kadolph@usda.gov
    Program Support Assistant
  • McCoy, Ryan, PhD
    ryan.mccoy@@usda.gov
    ORISE Postdoc Midwest Climate Hub
  • Moore, Melanie
    (515) 294-5014
    melanie.moore@usda.gov
    Program Support Assistant
  • Nowatzke, Laurie, PhD
    (515) 294-5723
    laurie.nowatzke@usda.gov
    Coordinator, Regional Climate Hub
  • Prueger, John, PhD
    (515) 294-7694
    john.prueger@usda.gov
    Research Soil Scientist
  • Purdy, Samantha
    (515) 294-7665
    samantha.purdy@usda.gov
    Physical Science Technician
  • Simmons, Gavin
    (515) 294-3762
    gavin.simmons@usda.gov
    Biological Science Technician (Soils)
  • Smith, Otis
    (515) 294-8223
    otis.smith@usda.gov
    Biological Science Lab Technician (Soils)
  • Todey, Dennis, PhD
    (515) 294-2013
    dennis.todey@usda.gov
    Climatologist, Climate Hub Director
  • Trabue, Steven, PhD
    (515) 294-0201
    steven.trabue@usda.gov
    Chemist