Franklin Hiram King was born on June 8 in 1848 on a farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin. He became the first professor of soil science at […]

The department welcomes Dr. Inna Popova as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Popova came to UW-Madison from the University of Idaho-Moscow and began with the department […]

4th June to 8th June 2023 University of Wisconsin-Madison Sandy soils cover approximately 900 million ha worldwide particularly in arid or semi-arid regions. There are […]

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Xia Zhu-Barker has joined the faculty of the Dept. of Soil Science.  Dr. Zhu-Barker was previously an associate […]

Congratulations to Francisco Arriaga, Geoff Siemering, Doug Soldat, and Zac Freedman for being one of the grant recipients of the inaugural Minority Serving Institution (MSI) […]

At the 2020 Council Meeting of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), Alfred Hartemink, professor and chair of soil science, was elected an Honorary […]

Congratulations to Francisco Arriaga (Associate Professor) on being named to the Scientific Advisory Committee of The Soil Health Institute (SHI).  Also named to the Committee […]

Message from the Department Chair (Vol. 11, No. 2 of “Profiles”) — These are strange times. We left our offices mid-March and have not been […]

The estate of Elsa Thomsen established the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships to support graduate students who demonstrate excellence in research. Four […]

Congratulations to Alfred Hartemink on being elected chair of the Pedology Division of the Soil Science Society of America. In addition, he has been appointed […]