User:Vytas Pabedinskas
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Contact Info
- Vytas Pabedinskas
- University of Arizona, SWES Dept
- Environmental Research Laboratory
- 2601 E Airport Drive
- Tucson, AZ 85756
- vpabedin@email.arizona.edu
- save.our.soil@hotmail.com
I work in the [SWES-MEL Lab] at the University of Arizona. I learned about OpenWetWare from Virginia Rich.
Education
- May 2014, MS, Soil Science, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
- 2008, BS, Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
- 1999, MEd, Secondary Education, University of Illinois, Chicago IL
- 1996, BA, English Literature, University of Illinois, Champaign IL
Research interests
- Microbial communities affected by heavy metal inputs
- Vermicomposting - controlling human pathogens,
- Biochar - moisture control, nutrient retention, ammonia gas capture in arid soil
- In-vessel composting - graphing moisture, CO2 evolution for a NASA grant. UofA Lunar Greenhouse
- Sustainable ag issues - Tucson Food Bank home garden program volunteer; Heifer International volunteer
- Science education - Board of Directors, Arizona Association for Environmental Education
Publications
- Comparison of salinity tolerance of three Atriplex spp. in well-watered and drying soils
--Environmental and Experimental Botany, Volume 83, November 2012, Pages 62–72
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