Ray B. Bryant
Research Leader and Soil Scientist
USDA-ARS-Pasture System and Watershed Management Research Unit
Building 3702, Curtin Road
University Park, :16802
Phone: (814)863-0923
Fax: (814)863-0935
Email: ray.bryant@ars.usda.gov

Research Interests:

Dr. Bryant is a Soil Scientist and the Research Leader for the Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit. He uses soil information systems to assess resource potential for use as grazing land and predict the economic and environmental impacts of farm management at pedon, field, farm, watershed, and regional scales. He conducts research on soil and landscape processes affecting nutrient transport. Recent activities include assessing landscape potential for nutrient movement in the Cannonsville Basin, a contributing area to the New York City Watershed.

Professional Experience:

2001 - present: Research Leader and Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA.

2001 - present: Adjunct Professor and Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

2001 - present: Adjunct Professor and Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1997 - 2001: Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1987 - 1997: Associate Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1981 - 1987: Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1978 - 1981: Graduate Instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Education:

Purdue University: Ph.D. in Pedology - 1981

Texas Tech University: M.S. in Soil Science - 1977

Texas Tech University: B.S. in Soil Science - 1973