M Anne Naeth, PhD, PAg, PBiol, FSTLHE, FCSSS

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 495 - Land Reclamation

Principles, practices, and philosophy of reclamation of degraded lands. Team based land reclamation project required. Prerequisites: 90 units including introductory courses in soil science, hydrology, ecology, and vegetation science; and REN R 307 or ENCS 307 or equivalent; and 3 units in vegetation science at the 300-or 400-level and 6 units in soil science at the 300-or 400-level. Prerequisites or corequisites: 3 units in vegetation science at the 300-or 400-level; and 3 units in soil science at the 300- or 400-level; and REN R 482 or ENCS 455. ENCS 406 recommended.

REN R 912B - Research Project

The final research project that comprises REN R 912 is a final capping exercise for the degrees of MAg and MF. Its practical and professional focus should integrate the core areas of study in the program. The successful completion of the project entails (1) a research topic approved by the supervisor; (2) the presentation of a draft research proposal; and (3) the presentation of the research as a written document to the supervisor. The project may take the form of any of the following: (1) a formal analysis of management practice, organizational processes or policy; (2) a formative or summative evaluation of a research project or program; (3) a case study, using secondary documents, survey data, or interviews; or (4) replication of a previous study, with either the introduction of a new variable or an analysis in a changed context.

Browse more courses taught by M Anne Naeth

M. Anne Naeth, Heather A. Archibald, Candace L. Nemirsky, Leonard A. Leskiw, J. Anthony Brierley, Michael D. Bock, A.J. VandenBygaart, and David S. Chanasyk

Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 2011 June; 92 10.4141/CJSS2011-028