About

My research addresses reclamation of the complex soil-plant-water systems following disturbance.

Personal Website https://naethresearch.ualberta.ca/

Other Current Positions

• Director, Land Reclamation International Graduate School
• Editor In Chief, Canadian Journal of Soil Science
• Co Theme Lead, Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems, Future Energy Systems
• Co Chair, Terrestrial Mesocosm Facility Management Committee
• Director, Landform Design Institute

Professional Affiliations

• Professional Agrologist, Alberta Institute of Agrologists
• Professional Biologist, Alberta Association of Professional Biologists
• Fellow, Canadian Society of Soil Science
• Fellow, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Selected Awards

• Alumni Honour Award, University of Alberta Alumni Association (2021)
• Emerald Award for Land Reclamation International Graduate School, Emerald Foundation (2019)
• University Cup, University of Alberta (2018)
• Life Long Award, Graduate Students' Association, University of Alberta (2014)
• Edward M Watkins Award for Land Reclamation International Graduate School, Canadian Land Reclamation Association (2013)
• Mentors of the Millennium, Alberta Women’s Science Network (2006)
• Teacher of the Year, Environmental and Conservation Sciences Student Club, University of Alberta (2006)
• 10 Year Service Award, Alberta Environmental Appeals Board (2006)
• Vargo Distinguished Teaching Chair, University of Alberta (2005-2017)
• Teacher of the Year, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics (1999-2014)
• Award of Excellence, University of Alberta Alumni Association (2005)
• Award of Recognition, Canadian Land Reclamation Association (2003)
• Killam Annual Professorship, University of Alberta (2001)
• Distinguished Agrologist Award, Alberta Institute of Agrologists (2000)
• Rutherford Award of Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching, University of Alberta (1999)
• Environmental Sustainability Award, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (1999)
• 3M Teaching Fellowship for top 10 professors in Canada (1997)
• Teaching Award, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics (1995)
• Teaching Award, National Association of College Teachers in Agriculture (1994)

Research

Research Area: Land Reclamation, Restoration Ecology, Soil Science, Plant Science, Contaminant Remediation

Specific Research Interests: Land reclamation; restoration ecology; revegetation; soil reconstruction (Anthroposols); accelerating soil-plant community development; plant species selection and establishment; impacts of non native species on native plant communities; bioengineering; native plants, their mycorrhizae and microbial communities; soil remediation, bioremediation and phytoremediation; soil amendments, particularly waste products such as compost, manure, sewage sludge and biosolids. 

REN R 595 - Advanced Land Reclamation

An examination of current topics in land reclamation, ecological restoration, revegetation and remediation of degraded lands. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor.

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