Contact

Dr. Rachel K. Owen
Policy Consultant

1014 W William St
Champaign, IL 61821 UNITED STATES

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 14 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 14 Years

Past Membership

• Crop Science Society of America, 2 Years

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Missouri, 2019, Natural Resources
  
• Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Missouri, 2019, School of Natural Resources
  
• Master of Science (MS), South Dakota State University, 2014, Plant Science
  
• Bachelor of Science (BS), Iowa State University, 2013, Agronomy
  

• Bachelor of Science (BS), Iowa State University, 2013, Global Resource Systems
  

Communities

ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
• ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
  
• ASA Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
  
ASA Education and Extension Section
• ASA K-16 Education and Outreach Community
  
• ASA Extension Education Community
  
• ASA Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Collaboration Community
  
ASA Environmental Quality Section
• ASA Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community
  
• ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
  
• ASA Managing Denitrification in Agronomic Systems Community
  
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
• ASA Long-Term Agricultural Research Community
  
• ASA Cover Crop Management Community
  
• ASA Soil Health Community
  

Divisions of Interest

• SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
  
• SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
  
• SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
  
• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  

• SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
  
• SSSA Pedology Division
  
• SSSA Wetland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
  

Awards Received

• Golden Opportunity Scholars, 2012
  
• Graduate Student Leadership Conference, 2014
  
• SSSA Graduate Student Board Representative Nominee, 2017
  
• Future Leaders in Science Award, 2016
  

• SEED Ambassador Award, 2019
  

Committee Service

• S - Science Policy Committee, Staff Liaison, 2022-01-10 - 2023-12-31
  
• A - CCA Science Policy Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2022-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S- SSSA Inclusivity Assessment Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2022-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• A - Science Policy Committee, Staff Liaison, 2022-01-10 - 2023-07-01
  

• C - Science Policy Committee, Staff Liaison, 2022-01-01 - 2023-06-01
  
• ACS - Science Policy Awards, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2023-06-01
  
• S - SSSA K-12 Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2022-01-01 - 2023-04-30
  
• A - Certified Crop Adviser Conservationist of the Year Award, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• S - William H. Patrick Memorial Lectureship Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• ACS - Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute Coordinating Committee, Co-Chair, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• S - Wetland Soils Division - Officers, Chair Elect, Wetland Soils Division, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• ACS - Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute-Scholar and Mentor Selection, Chair, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• ACS - Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute-Scholar and Mentor Selection, Member-ASA, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• S - SSSA K-12 Committee, Member, 2019-05-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• S - Science Policy Committee, Member, 2018-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Board of Directors, Graduate Student Representative, 2018-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• ACS - Graduate Student Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2018-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• ACS - Graduate Student Committee, Past Chair, 2017-01-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• ACS - Graduate Student Committee, Chair, 2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  
• ACS - Graduate Student Committee, Member-ASA, 2014-01-01 - 2015-12-31
  
• ACS - Annual Meetings Planning Committee, Member, 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
  
• ACS - Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences, Vice President, 2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
  
• ACS - Undergraduate Advisory Committee, Member, 2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31