Contact

Dr. Jacob F. Berkowitz
Research Soil Scientist

Baton Rouge, LA 70808-5907 UNITED STATES

Employment History

• US Army Corps of Engineers
  

Membership

• Member
• Soil Science Society of America, 13 Years

Past Membership

Certifications Held

• Certified Professional Soil Scientist

Education History

• Doctor of Science (DSc), Louisiana State University, 2013, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
  
• Master of Science (MS), University of California-Riverside, 2005, Soil and Water Sciences
  
• Bachelor of Science (BS), University of North Carolina Asheville, 2003, Environmental Sciences
  

Divisions of Interest

• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  
• SSSA Pedology Division
  
• SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Wetland Soils Division
  

Awards Received

• Soil Science Society of America Journal Associate Editor-Editor's Citation of Excellence Award, 2017
  

Committee Service

• S - Soils Certifying Board, Certified Professional Soil Scientist SSSA Board Rep., 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Board of Directors, Certified Professional Soil Scientist SSSA Board Rep., 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• S - Science Policy Committee, Certified Professional Soil Scientist SSSA Board Rep., 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
  
• S - William H. Patrick Memorial Lectureship Committee, Chair, 2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  

• S - Wetland Soils Division - Officers, Past Chair, Wetland Soils Division, 2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Journal Editorial Board, SSSAJ Associate Editor, Wetland Soils Division, 2017-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• S - Wetland Soils Division - Officers, Chair, Wetland Soils Division, 2018-01-01 - 2019-01-31
  
• S - Program Planning Committee, Chair, Wetland Soils Division, 2018-01-01 - 2019-01-31
  
• S - William H. Patrick Memorial Lectureship Committee, Chair-Elect, 2018-01-01 - 2019-01-31
  
• S - Nominations Committee for Soil and Ecosystem Processes Group Rep. to the Board, Chair, 2018-01-01 - 2018-12-31
  
• S - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Chair, Wetland Soils Division, 2018-01-01 - 2018-12-31
  
• S - Wetland Soils Division - Officers, Chair Elect, Wetland Soils Division, 2017-01-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• S - SSSA Journal Editorial Board, SSSAJ Associate Editor, Wetland Soils Division, 2014-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  

Areas of Expertise

• Regulatory Administration/Enforcement
  
• Wetlands Identification
  
• Hydric Soils
  
• Soil Morphology/Classification