Dr. Dwayne Westfall
Biographical Sketch
RANK:
Professor
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Washington State University , 1968
B.S. University of Idaho, 1961
HONORS:
Elected "Fellow" - American Society of Agronomy, 1986.
Recipient - "Agronomic Achievement Award - Soils"
by American Society of Agronomy, 1987.
Elected "Fellow" - Soil Science Society of America, 1988.
Appointed Adjunct-Professor of the Faculty of the Institute of Agronomy and
Veterinary Medicine, Hassan II Rabat Morocco,1986-1995.
Recipient - "Distinguished Service Award"
by the Great Plains Conservation Tillage Task Force, 1990.
Recipient - "Werner L. Nelson Award"
by National Fertilizer Solution Association, 1990.
Recipient - "Honorary Member Award" by Agricultural Retailers Association, 1992.
Recipient - "Soil Science Applied Research Award"
by the Soil Science Society of America, 1993.
Recipient - "Faculty Award of Merit"
by Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, CSU Chapter, 1994.
Recipient - "Researcher of The Year" by the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, 1995.
EXPERIENCE:
1981 to present Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University.
Appointment 70% research and 30 % teaching. Research in area of environmental
soil science, soil testing, precision agriculture/site specific management,
N management to protect groundwater quality, fertilizer management,
and management of dryland cropping systems.
Teach junior-senior level Soil Fertility Management, Soil Fertility Management
Laboratory, and Environmental Soil Science, Graduate level course
"Techniques of Presentation of Scientific Information."
Involved in international development.
1988 to 1994 Project Leader, University Strengthening Program,
Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jan to Aug 88 Visiting Scientist, CSIRO Tropical Crops and Pasture,
Brisbane, Australia. Conducted N cycling research on
tropical legumes 15N.
1979 to 1981 Associate Professor and Soil Fertility Extension Specialist,
Department of Agronomy, Colorado State University.
Conduct education program related to soil fertility and crop production
and conduct soil fertility research program on dryland and irrigated crops.
Mar 78 to Oct 79 Irrigation Agronomist, Colorado State University: On-Farm Water Management
Development Project, Lahore, Pakistan. Provided guidance and leadership
in research and training programs related
to on-farm water management. Supervised and coordinated water management
and soils research programs at several research institutes throughout country.
1973 -78 Senior Plant Nutritionist, Great Western Sugar Company,
Agricultural Research Center, Longmont, Colorado.
Responsible for company's research and educational activities
in area of soil fertility and plant nutrition of sugar beets in Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, and Ohio.
1967-73 Assistant and Associate Professor, Soil Chemistry, Texas A&M University,
Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, Texas.
Research responsibility for soil fertility and chemistry programs in rice
and pasture production and pollution from irrigation water return flow.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ELECTED OFFICES:
President, Western Society of Soil Science, 1989-90
Vice President, Western Society of Soil Science, 1988-89
Secretary-Treasurer, Western Society of Soil Science, 1986-88
Board of Directors, American Society of Agronomy, 1986-89
Board of Directors, Soil Science Society of America, 1986-89
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES:
Editor, Journal Of Production Agriculture, 1992-present.
Associate Editor, Agronomy Journal, 1991-1992.
Associate Editor, Division S-8, Soil Science Society to America Journal, 1983-87.
Member, Soil Society of America, Organization,
Policy and Bylaws Committee, 1993-present.
Member, Soil Science Society of America "Fellow"
selection committee, 1990-1992.
Chairman, Agronomic Research Award Committee,
American Society of Agronomy, 1983.
Member, Agronomic Research Award Committee,
American Society of Agronomy, 1981-83.
Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Plant Food Association, 1980-83.
State of Colorado Department of Agriculture,
Advisory Board for Evaluation of Fertilizers,
Soil Amendments and Plant Amendments. Member,
1980-81; Chairman, 1982-present.
Farmland Industries, Inc., Fertilizer Advisory Board,
1981- present.
Western Society of Soil Science, 1970-present.
Soil Science Society of America, 1966-present.
American Society of Agronomy, 1966-present.
International Society of Soil Science, 1980-present.
Gamma Sigma Delta, 1981-present.
Sigma Xi, 1967-present.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Soils environmental quality and groundwater pollution,
soil fertility management of cropping systems. Soil testing and
fertilizer recommendations. Nitrogen and phosphorus use
and cycling in dryland agroecosystems. Cropping systems and
soil fertility management under dryland no-till systems.
Beneficial use of industrial by-products as plant nutrient sources.
Soil fertility relationships of precision agriculture/site specific management.
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS:
Books/Manuals = 1
Book Chapters = 8
Scientific Refereed Papers = 68
Abstracts and Proceedings = 155
Technical Bulletins = 61
Extension Bulletins = 20
Non-Technical (popular) papers = 18
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