John P. Schmidt
Soil Scientist
USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Building 3702, Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-0947
Fax: (814) 863-0935
Email: john.schmidt@ars.usda.gov

Research Interests:

Dr. Schmidt serves as a team member on the research project concerning Optimizing nutrient management to sustain agricultural ecosystems and protect water quality. His research addresses the physical, chemical, and biological processes controlling nitrogen transformations and movement in soils, focusing on processes controlling nitrogen movement at the field and landscape scales.

Professional Experience:

2004 - present: Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA.

2004 - present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

2003 - 2004: Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

1997 - 2003: Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

1996 - 1996: Post Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

1994 - 1996: Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, US EPA Laboratory, Corvallis, OR

1986 - 1988: U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, The University of South Pacific, Alafua, Western Samoa

Education:

North Carolina State University: Ph.D in Soil Science, Statistics minor - 1994

North Carolina State University: M.S. in Soil Science, Statistics minor - 1991

University of Illinois: B.S. in Soil Science - 1985