Charles White

I am broadly interested in how biogeochemical cycles, particularly those of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, can be managed to promote sustainable agricultural systems.  The goal of such management is to support cropping systems that are highly productive, use nutrient inputs efficiently, and have fewer nutrient losses to the environment.  With an Extension-oriented program, I work with teams of farmers, Extension Educators, researchers, and industry representatives to conduct research which can be applied by farmers and agronomists to improve cropping system management.  Using statistical and mechanistic modeling techniques, we seek to explore variability across research station and on-farm experiments in order to understand and predict nutrient cycling processes. In turn, we use this data to develop decision support tools which can be used by farm managers to promote sustainable and profitable nutrient use.