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Prof. Asim Biswas
Professor and Canada Research Chair

Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 CANADA

Employment History

• University of Guelph   (Nov 2024)
  
• University of Guelph
  
• University of Guelph
  
• University of Guelph   (Nov 2023)
  

• University of Guelph   (Mar 2023 - Nov 2023)
  
• University of Guelph   (Mar 2023 - Mar 2023)
  
• McGill University
  
• McGill University
  
• CSIRO
  
• CSIRO   (Mar 2012)
  
• CSIRO   (Mar 2012 - Mar 2012)
  
• CSIRO   (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)
  
• CSIRO
  
• CSIRO
  
• CSIRO
  
• CSIRO
  
• University of Saskatchewan   (Aug 2011)
  
• University of Saskatchewan   (Oct 2010 - Mar 2023)
  

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 15 Years
• Crop Science Society of America, 15 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 17 Years

Past Membership

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Saskatchewan, 2011, Soil Science
  

Communities

ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
• ASA Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community
  
• ASA Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community
  
• ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
  
• ASA Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
  
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• ASA Cotton, Hemp, Flax, and Other Fiber Crops Community
  
• ASA Organic Management Systems Community
  
• ASA Precision Agriculture Systems Community
  
• ASA Applied Soybean Research Community
  
• ASA Bioenergy Systems Community
  
• ASA Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems Community
  
• ASA Weedy and Invasive Plant Species Community
  
ASA Biometry and Statistical Computing Section
• ASA Statistical Education/Training for Researchers Community
  
• ASA Bioinformatics in Crops and Soils Community
  
• ASA Spatial Statistics and On-Farm Research Community
  
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
• ASA Biophysical Measurements and Sensors Community
  
• ASA Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Community
  
• ASA Global Climate Change Community
  
• ASA Agroclimatology and Agronomic Modeling Community
  
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• ASA Model Applications in Field Research Community
  
• ASA Evapotranspiration Measurement and Modeling 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 Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community
  
• ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
  
• ASA Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community
  
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• ASA Beneficial Reuse By-Products in Agriculture
  
• ASA Managing Denitrification in Agronomic Systems Community
  
• ASA Sustainable Intensification Community
  
ASA Global Agronomy Section
• ASA Agronomic Solutions for Smallholders
  
• ASA Perennial Grain Development 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

• CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
  
• CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
  
• CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
  
• CSSA Seed Physiology, Production & Technology Division (C-4)
  

• CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
  
• CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
  
• CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
  
• CSSA Plant Genetic Resources Division (C-8)
  
• CSSA Crops for Nutrition and Health (C-9)
  
• 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 Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
  
• SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
  
• SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
  
• SSSA Pedology Division
  
• SSSA Soil Mineralogy Division
  
• SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Wetland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
  
• SSSA Urban and Anthropogenic Soils Division
  

Awards Received

• SSSA Early Career Award, 2018
  

Committee Service

• S - Soil Physics and Hydrology Division - Officers, Member, 2026-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• C - Fellows Committee, Member, 2025-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• S - Soil Physics and Hydrology Division - Officers, Member, 2025-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• S - Kirkham Conferences Committee, Member, 2017-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  

• S - Kirkham Conference Travel Grant Selection Committee, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• S - Soil Physics & Hydrology Early Career Award Committee, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• S - Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board, VZJ Associate Editor, 2023-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• C - Fellows Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• A - Fellows Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award Committee, Chair, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• A - Organization, Policy, & Bylaws Committee, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Don and Betty Kirkham Gold Medal, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• A - ASA Board of Directors, Board Rep., Biometry and Statistical Computing Section, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Soil Physics and Hydrology Division - Officers, Past Chair, Soil Physics and Hydrology Division, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Journal Editorial Board, SSSAJ Associate Editor, Soil Physics & Hydrology Division, 2022-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• S - Nominations Committee for Fundamental Soil Science Group Rep. to the Board, Chair, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Program Planning Committee, Chair, Soil Physics and Hydrology Division, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Soil Physics and Hydrology Division - Officers, Chair, Soil Physics and Hydrology Division, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Chair, Soil Physics and Hydrology Division, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - International Soil Science Award Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - Fellows Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Early Career Award Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• S - Soil Physics and Hydrology Division - Officers, Chair Elect, Soil Physics and Hydrology Division, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACS - Early Career Members Committee, Member-SSSA, 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• S - Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board, VZJ Associate Editor, 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• A - Spatial Statistics and On-Farm Research Community Leaders, Presiding Leader, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• S - Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• S - Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award Committee, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Early Career Award Committee, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Journal Editorial Board, SSSAJ Associate Editor, Soil Physics & Hydrology Division, 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• A - Soil and Water Management Professionals Community Leaders, Presiding Leader, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• A - Ontario Precision Agriculture CCA Exam Committee, Member, 2019-07-15 - 2020-12-31
  
• S - Kirkham Conference Travel Grant Selection Committee, Member, 2019-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• A - Soil and Water Management Professionals Community Leaders, Vice Leader, 2019-11-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• S - Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board, VZJ Associate Editor, 2017-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Journal Editorial Board, SSSAJ Associate Editor, Soil Physics & Hydrology Division, 2016-01-01 - 2018-12-31
  
• A - Spatial Statistics and On-Farm Research Community Leaders, Presiding Leader, 2017-01-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• A - Spatial Statistics and On-Farm Research Community Leaders, Vice Leader, 2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  

Scientific Expertise

• Precision Agriculture
  
• Soil Analysis/Methods/Instrumentation
  
• Soil Organic Matter
  
• Soil Physics
  

• Watershed and Landscape Processes
  

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