Rodney T. Venterea Soil Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor Disciplinary Area Soil physics, environmental engineering, and biogeochemistry, with specific emphasis on the transport and transformation of reactive nitrogen species and trace gases in agricultural and forest soils; Carbon flux and storage in agricultural systems; soil remediation technologies. Current Research Interests Greenhouse gas emissions as influenced by agricultural management practices; mechanisms and kinetics of N trace gases in agricultural and forest soils; climate change influences on soil N and C cycling.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soils – Agricultural Management Impacts Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on soil greenhouse gas emissions Water table level impacts on P release and greenhouse gas emissions in an artificially drained wetland in Becker County, Minnesota Greenhouse gas emissions from soils under intensuve management for maximum corn yeilds in western Minnesota

Professional Experience
Research and Teaching Assistant. University of Mass.-Lowell, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering (1988 - 1990).
Environmental Engineer. Cambridge Analytical Associates, Boston, Massachusetts (1989 -1991).
Laboratory Manager. Soil Remediation Technology. Groundwater Technology, Concord, California (1991 -1994).
Research and Teaching Assistant. University of California-Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources (1994 - 1999).
Post Doctoral Scientist. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York (2000 - 2002).
Research Soil Scientist. USDA-ARS, Soil and Water Management Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota (2002 - present).