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UOG hosts Soil Carbon Sequestration Conference Aug. 4
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Posted on Aug 02 2011
The University of Guam hosts the Guam Soil Carbon Sequestration Conference on Aug. 4 as part a multi-state research meeting on soils.
The keynote speaker is R. Lal from the Ohio State University’s Carbon Management and Sequestration Center.
“He is one of the most prominent soil scientists in the world,” said Mohammad Golabi, UOG professor and conference organizer. “His presentation focuses on ‘Soil Carbon Sequestration’ as it relates to climate change and global warming. He will talk about soil management and its impact on climate change and natural resources that support life on earth. His presentation will be of interest to community leaders, natural resource managers, and the general public – it isn’t just for soil scientists. He will also discuss the soil carbon as it relates to the production of bio-fuel and the sustainability of energy supplies and their impact on the world economy.”
Other topics will be presented by academics and specialists from the University of Illinois; Iowa State University; University of Wisconsin-Madison; South Dakota State University; the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing, China; the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Guam; Tarbiat Modares University in Iran; the University of Missouri; Palau Community College-Cooperative Research and Extension; and the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences in Hawaii.
The conference begins at 9am and will be held in the School of Business and Public Administration Building, Anthony Leon Guerrero multipurpose room. The conference is free for UOG students and employees as well as interested community members. For a detailed list of topics and presenters visit www.uog.edu. [B][I](UOG)[/I][/B]
