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John M. Galbraith

239 Smyth Hall

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA 24061

540-231-9784

ttcf@vt.edu

 

Education

·         Ph. D.  Cornell University                    1997       Soil Science, Agronomy, Geomorphology

·         M.S.    Texas Tech University              1983       Range Science

·         B.S.     Texas Tech University             1978       Range and Wildlife Management

 

Research (35%) and teaching (65%) interests

·         Research - Soil carbon sequestration; mined-land reclamation; urban and wetland soils; GIS; remote sensing; and decision-support software development

·         Teaching - Wetland soils, soil survey and taxonomy, soil description and interpretation, geomorphology, and GIS applications

 

Professional appointments

·         Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2005-present

·         Assistant Professor, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 1999-2005

·         Post-Doctoral Associate, Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1998-1999

·         Post- Doctoral Associate, Crop, Soil, and Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1997-1998

·         Research Support Specialist, Crop, Soil, and Atmospheric Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1990-1997

·         Supervisory Soil Scientist, USDA-SCS, Havre, MT, 1987-1990

·         Soil Scientist, USDA-SCS, Pearsall and Kenedy, TX, 1983-1987

·         Range Conservationist, USDA-SCS, Menard and Andrews, TX, 1977-1979

 

Publications (refereed journal articles since 2004)     * indicates student author

  • Casselman*, C.N., T.R. Fox, Burger, J.A., Jones, A.T., and J.M. Galbraith. 2006. Effects of silvicultural treatments on survival and growth of trees planted on reclaimed mine lands in the Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management. Accepted 5 Dec 2005.

·         Burdt*, A.C., J.M. Galbraith, and J.P. Megonigal. 2005. CO2 efflux rates by land-use treatment in wet flats of Southeast Virginia. Wetl. Ecol. and Management. Accepted April 2005.

  • Burdt*, A.C., J.M. Galbraith, and W.L. Daniels. 2005. Land-Use Effects on Growing Season Length Indicators in Southeastern Virginia Wet Flats. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:1551-1558.

·         Ward*, D.J., J.A. Spotila, G.S. Hancock, and J.M. Galbraith. 2005. New constraints on the late Cenozoic incision history of the New River, Virginia. Geomorphology. 72:54-72.

·         Haering, K.C., W.L. Daniels, and J.M. Galbraith. 2005. Mapping and classification of Southwest Virginia mine soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:463-472.

·         Haering, K.C., W.L. Daniels, and J.M. Galbraith. 2004. Appalachian mine soil morphology and properties: Effects of weathering and mining method. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:1315-1325.

·         Galbraith, J.M., N.D. Stone, G.E. Groover, F.A. Bruce, Jr., and G.B. Benson. 2004. Training professionals in use of Pasture Land Management System (PLMS) decision support system. J. Extension 11 p. Vol. 42, article 5.

·         Miller*, J.O., J.M. Galbraith, and W.L. Daniels. 2004. Organic carbon content and variability in frigid Southwest Virginia mountain soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:194-203.

·         Amichev*, B.Y., and J.M. Galbraith. 2004. A revised methodology for estimation of forest soil carbon from spatial soils and forest inventory datasets. Envir. Mgmt. Vol. 33, Supplement 1. pp. S74-S86.

 

Publications (summary)

  • Seventeen refereed journal articles
  • Six edited book chapters
  • Seven refereed conference proceeding articles
  • 10 papers in editor-reviewed journals and conference proceedings
  • Three USDA-NRCS-reviewed soil surveys

 

Competitive grants (selected and summary)

·            Department of Energy. $494,400. Co-principal Investigator with five others. Restoring sustainable forests on Appalachian mined lands for wood products, renewable energy, carbon sequestration, and other ecosystem services. 2002 to 2005

·            Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Transportation Research Council. $325,239. Co-principal Investigator with one other. Effects of soil amendments and other practices upon the success of VDOT non-tidal wetland mitigation efforts. 2002 to 2005

·            Maryland Department of the Environment (Sub-contracted from US EPA). $245,000.
Co-principal Investigator with two others. Improved identification, delineation, and functional assessment of Piedmont wetlands. 2002 to 2005

·            Summary: Principal- or co-investigator on 9 competitive grants totaling $1,294,573 since arriving at Virginia Tech.

 

Awards

·         Harry A. McDonald Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dept. Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University. 1997.

 

Scholarly achievements

·         Omicron Delta Kappa - The National Leadership Honor Society                      Since 1977

·         Phi Kappa Phi - Academic Honorary Society                                        Since 1978

·         Gamma Sigma Delta - Honor Society of Agriculture                             Since 2002

·         Sigma Xi - The Research Society of North America                              Since 2004

·         Phi Beta Delta - Honor society recognizing
scholarly achievement in international education                                              Since 2004

 

Professional Certifications

·            Virginia Certified Professional Soil Scientist                                        Since 2004

·            Virginia Professional Wetland Delineator                                            Since 2005

 

Invited talks (summary)

·         Keynote speaker – 2nd International Conference for Soil Classification, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia. 2004

·         Invited speaker for Oral Symposium 1.0B - Soil Change in Anthropocene. 18th World Congress of Soil Science. Victor Targulian and Hari Eswaran, convenors. Philadelphia, PA. 2006.

·         Opening speaker – Special session on urban soil management at the American Society of Agronomy national meeting in Denver, CO. 2003