[Enviro-lunch] TODAY 3/22: Daoyuan Wang

[Jing Yan]

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Hello Everyone,
Please join us for a talk this TODAY 3/22 by Daoyuan Wang, 12-1pm in Room SE2-302.

Impact of Biochar on Soil Aggregation and Water Retention Characteristics
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Abstract:
Biochar soil amendments have been regarded as a low-cost soil carbon sequestration strategy. We investigated the impact of two distinct types of biochar on soil chemical properties, microbial communities, soil aggregation and aggregate associated C within two California agricultural soils. We also studied the impact of biochar on water retention properties of two typical California agricultural soils using pressure plate apparatus and a neutron imaging method to study spatial and temporal distribution of water in biochar amended sample. A biochar field was established 6 years ago to investigate those research questions under field condition at Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility at UC Davis. I will be presenting our recent findings.

Bio:
Daoyuan is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources at UC Davis with Dr. Kate Scow. He received a B.S. from Donghua University (Shanghai, China) in 2009. He was a visiting researcher in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research from 2009 to 2011 and a visiting scholar at UC Davis from 2011 to 2015. He received his Ph. D. in Environmental Science & Engineering from Donghua University in 2015. His research focus on (1) impacts of soil amendments (e.g. manure and biochar) on soil C & N cycling, soil structure and soil microbial community and (2) maintaining crop production and ecosystem services with reduced inputs using integrated agricultural management practices in agroecosystems.

When: Mar., 22 Thursday, 12pm - 1pm

Where: SE2-302

Coffee and treats will be provided, please bring your own mugs.

We look forward to seeing you,

Nate & Jing

Organizers for Spring 2018: Nate Bogie and Jing Yan
Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

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