CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Gary A. Peterson

Department of Soil and Crop Science

Colorado State University

Ft. Collins, CO  80523                                                                                

 

Academic Training:

B.S.                  1963                University of Nebraska                                           Technical Agronomy

M.S.                 1965                University of Nebraska                                           Soil Fertility.

Ph.D.                1967                Iowa State University                                              Soil Science

 

Professional Experience:

1963-1964                 Graduate Assistant                            Agronomy – University of Nebraska

1964-1967                 Research Associate                          Agronomy - Iowa State University

1967-1971                 Assistant Professor                          Agronomy - University of Nebraska

1971-1974                 Associate Professor                         Agronomy - University of Nebraska

1974-1984                 Professor                                           Agronomy - University of Nebraska

1984-present              Professor                                           Soil and Crop Sciences - Colorado State University

 

Professional Accomplishments in Brierf:

Research has emphasized the  applications of soil science principles to the solution of field related soil management problems.  Recently these efforts have focused on developing dryland cropping systems that maximize water conservation and minimize soil erosion, and that are applicable to a wide range of climate-soil environments.  System effects on water conservation, fertilizer N and P management, organic matter accumulation, and nutrient cycling have been emphasized throughout.  Authored or co-authored more than 150 publications, including refereed papers, book chapters, technical reports, symposium proceedings, and extension publications.  Taught soil management courses annually since 1968.  Recently developed a set of team taught soil and crop management systems course for senior students.  Served as major professor for 22 M.S. and 18 Ph.D. students. International experience includes serving as an advisor to international students and project staff of the MIAC Dryland Project in Morocco 1981-1994, and as a member of the MIAC project review team in 1986.  Invited to Argentina in 1995 & 1998 as a guest speaker at No-till Symposia. Served on USDA peer panels for review of water quality proposals.

 

Honorary Positions and Awards:

Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Nebraska, 1973;  

Ciba-Geigy Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1974

Elected Fellow Soil Science Society of America, 1982;    Elected Fellow American Society of Agronomy, 1982

Colorado State Agronomy Club "Outstanding Educator of the Year", 1985 & 1990 & 2000

Soil Science Applied Research Award, SSSA, 1987;  

Research Team Award by Great Plains Agriculture Council, 1990

Agronomic Achievement Award - Soils, ASA, 1990;  

Outstanding Educator Award - Rocky Mountain Plant Food Assn., 1992

   NACTA/Shepardson Outstanding Teaching Award, 1993; 

   Gamma Sigma Delta Research Merit Award, 1999.

 

Recent Publications:

Metherell, A.K., C.A. Cambardella, W.J. Parton, G.A. Peterson, L.A. Harding, and C.V. Cole. 1995. Simulation of soil organic matter dynamics

in dryland winter wheat-fallow cropping systems. p.259-270. IN: Soil management and greenhouse effect. R. Lal, J. Kimble, E. Levine, and B.A. Stewart. (eds.) Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

Peterson, G.A., A.J. Schlegel, D.L. Tanaka, and O.R. Jones. 1996. Precipitation use efficiency as affected by cropping and tillage systems.  J. of Prod. Agric. 9:180-186.

Paustian, K.A., E.T. Elliott, G.A. Peterson, and K. Kendrick. 1996. Modeling climate, CO2 and management impacts on soil carbon in semi-arid agroecosystems. Plant and Soil 187:351-365.

Kolberg, R.L., N.R. Kitchen, D.G. Westfall, and G.A. Peterson. 1996.  Cropping intensity and nitrogen management impact on dryland no-till rotations in the semi-arid western Great Plains.  J. Prod. Agric. 9:517-522.

Peterson, G.A. and D.G. Westfall. 1997. Management of dryland agroecosystems in the Central Great Plains of Colorado. p.371-380. IN: Soil organic matter in temperate agroecosystems. Paul, E.A., K.A. Paustian, E.T. Elliot, and C.V. Cole. (eds.) Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

Follett, R.F., E.A. Paul, S.W. Leavitt, A.D. Halvorson, D. Lyon, and G.A. Peterson. 1997. Carbon isotope ratios of Great Plains soils in wheat-fallow systems. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61:1068-1077.

Paul, E.A., R.F. Follett, S.W. Leavitt, A.D. Halvorson, G.A. Peterson, and D. Lyon. 1997. Carbon isotope ratios of Great Plains soils in wheat-fallow systems. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61:1058-1067.

Kolberg R.L., B. Roupett, D.G. Westfall, and G.A. Peterson. 1997.  Evaluation of an in situ net nitrogen mineralization method in dryland agroecosystems.  Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61:504-508.

McGee, E.A., G.A. Peterson, and D.G. Westfall. 1997.  Water storage efficiency in no-till dryland cropping systems. J. Soil and Water Cons. 52:131-136.

Peterson, G.A., D.G. Westfall, L. Sherrod, D. Poss, K. Larson, D.Thompson, D. 1997.  Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management.  Tech. Bull. TB97-3. Colorado State University and Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO.

Peterson, G.A., A.D Halvorson, J.L. Havlin, O.R. Jones,  D.J. Lyon, and D.L. Tanaka. 1998. Reduced tillage and increasing cropping intensity in the Great Plains conserves soil carbon. Soil and Tillage Res. 47:207-218.

Power, J.F. and Peterson, G.A.1998. Nitrogen transformations, utilization, and conservation as affected by fallow tillage method.  Soil and Tillage Res. 49:37-47.

Farahani, H.J., G.A. Peterson, D.G. Westfall, and L.R. Ahuja. 1998.  Soil water storage in dryland cropping systems: The significance of cropping intensification.  Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62:984-991.

Farahani, H.J., G.A. Peterson, and D.G. Westfall. 1998. Dryland cropping intensification: A fundamental solution to efficient use of precipitation. Advaces in Agron. 64:197-223.

Peterson, G.A., D.G. Westfall, L. Sherrod, D. Poss, K. Larson, D. Thompson, and L.R. Ahuja. 1998.  Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management.  Tech. Bull. TB98-1. Agric. Exp. Stn., Colo. State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.

Farahani, H.J., Buchleiter, G.W., Ahuja. L.R., Peterson, G.A., and Sherrod, LA. 1999. Seasonal evaluation of the root zone water quality model in Colorado. Agron. J. 91:212-219.

Ma, L., Peterson, G.A., Ahuja. L.R., Sherrod, L., Shafer, M.J., and Rojas, K.W. 1999.  Decomposition of surface crop residues in long-term studies of dryland agroecosystems.  Agron. J. 91:401-409.

Amrani, M., Westfall, D.G., and Peterson, G.A. 1999. Influence of water solubility of granular zinc fertilizers on plant uptake and growth. J. of Plant Nutr. 22:1815-1827.

Rodriguez, J.B., Self, J.R., Peterson, G.A. and Westfall, D.G. 1999. Sodium bicarbonate-DTPA test for macro- and micro-nutrient elements in soils. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 30:957-970.

Bradford, J.M. and Peterson, G.A. 1999. Conservation Tillage. p. G247-G270  In: M.E. Sumner (ed.) Handbook of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Peterson, G.A., Westfall, D.G., Peairs, F.B., Sherrod, L., Poss, D., Gangloff, W., Larson, K., Thompson, D., Ahuja, L.R., Koch, M.D. and C.B. Walker 1999.  Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management.  Tech. Bull. TB99-1. Agric. Exp. Stn., Colo. State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.

Frey, S.D., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K. and Peterson, G.A. 2000.  Fungal translocation as a mechanism for soil nitrogen inputs to surface residue decomposition in a no-tillage agroecosystem.  Soil Biol. and Biochem. 32:689-698.

Peterson, G.A., Westfall, D.G., Peairs, F.B., Sherrod, L., Poss, D., Gangloff, W., Larson, K., Thompson, D., Ahuja, L.R., Koch, M.D. and Walker, C.B. 2000.  Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management.  Tech. Bull. TB00-3. Agric. Exp. Stn., Colo. State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.        

Peterson, G.A., Westfall, D.G., Peairs, F.B., Sherrod, L., Poss, D., Gangloff, W., Larson, K., Thompson, D., Ahuja, L.R., Koch, M.D. and Walker, C.B. 2001.  Sustainable dryland agroecosystem management.  Tech. Bull. TB01-2. Agric. Exp. Stn., Colo. State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.        

Del Grosso, S., D. Ojima, W. Parton, A. Mosier, G. Peterson and D. Schimel. 2002. Simulated effects of dryland cropping intensification on soil organic matter and greenhouse gas exchanges using the DAYCENT ecosystem model. Environ. Poll. 116:S75-S83.

Gangloff, W.J., D.G. Westfall, G.A. Peterson, and J.J. Mortvedt. 2002. Relative availability coefficients or organic and inorganic zinc fertilizers. J. of Plant Nutr. 25:259-273.

Sherrod, L.A., G. Dunn, G. A. Peterson, and R.L. Kolberg. 2002. Inorganic carbon analysis by modified pressure-calcimeter method. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:299-305.

Shaver, T.M., G.A. Peterson, L.R. Ahuja, D.G. Westfall, L.A. Sherrod, and G. Dunn. 2002. Surface soil physical properties after 12 years of dryland no-till management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:(In press)