Newsletter - Spring 2009

Graduate Spotlight

Name: Dylan Beaudette

Degree: Ph.D. in Soils and Biogeochemistry

Advisors: Toby O’Geen and Randy Dahlgren

With LAWR since: June 2007

Research Projects:
He primarily investigates the watershed-scale variability of soil properties and pedogenic environments for down-scaling soil survey data in the Sierra Foothill region of California. He also works on regional-scale aggregation of soil survey databases for water and land use planning.

With LAWR since: Fall 2004 (MS) / 2007 (PhD)

Above and Beyond the call of Duty:
General soil management and Soil Survey Application and Outreach http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/drupal/node/27
Participation in the development, documentation, and testing of open source software for use in soil and earth science research.
Working with elementary to high school students in field-based demonstrations of basic soil science principles.

Favorite thing about the Soils Grad Group: The field trips as well as friendly colleagues and the dedicated faculty make being part of the Soils Grad Group a fun and exciting experience.

Favorite thing about UC Davis: Cycling, hiking in the Sierras, Hobie Cat sailing, reading, and open source software development.