Congratulations to Cecilia Albert-Black, who received the Graduate Student with Professional Promise in Environmental and Soil Science Award from the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Herbert College of…
Cecilia Albert-Black Recognized with Graduate Student Professional Promise Award
Cecilia Albert-Black Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis
Congratulations to Cecilia Albert-Black on successfully defending her Master’s thesis! Cecilia’s research focused on strategies to increase soil organic carbon and improve soil health in organic production systems. Her first…
Dr. Jagadamma Presents at Tennessee State University Research Summit
Dr. Sindhu Jagadamma attended the Research Summit hosted jointly by UT AgResearch and Tennessee State University. The event provided an opportunity to introduce her research program and to connect with…
Jagadamma Lab Welcomes New Postdoctoral Researchers
We are excited to welcome two new postdoctoral researchers to the Jagadamma Lab! Dr. Ravi Teja Neelipally, a long-time member of the group and an organic farming enthusiast, will continue…
Jagadamma Lab Celebrates Year-End and Student Graduations
The Soil Management Lab closed out the year with a group celebration to recognize the dedication and hard work of all lab members. The event also marked a special milestone…
Undergraduate Student Publishes First Lab Paper in Journal of Applied Ecology
We are proud to share that Emily Walker, undergraduate research assistant, has published the first student-led paper from the Soil Management Lab in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The article…
USDA-NIFA Grant Awarded to Evaluate Double-Cropping in Organic Grain Systems
The Soil Management Lab has received a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Organic Transitions Program grant of nearly $1 million to study double-cropping practices in organic grain…
Dr. Jagadamma Receives UTIA AgResearch Dean’s Grantsmanship Award
Dr. Sindhu Jagadamma was honored with the Grantsmanship Award from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. This award recognizes faculty who have secured the highest total dollar amount of…
Jagadamma Lab Presents at the 33rd Milan No-Till Field Day
The 33rd Milan No-Till Field Day, Tennessee’s largest and most popular biennial field event, brought together farmers, agricultural professionals, industry leaders, and the local community to explore innovations in no-till…
Success at the 2024 SWCS Conference
Masters student Cecilia Albert-Black and PhD students Binsiya Kallingal and Ravi Teja Neelipally attended the 2024 Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting. Here are a few highlights from their…