I have been involved with the following courses as a graduate teaching assistant.

AGRY 255/270 - Introduction to Soils

Major Topics: soil physical properties, formation, taxonomy, erosion, water quality, colloids & cation exchange capacity, pH & liming, organisms, plant & soil analysis, fertilizer practices, and chemical pollution.

Each week, students attend one lecture, a 2-3 lab in the Soils Resource Center, and a 1 hour recitation.  As a TA, I facilitate student learning in the lab and the recitation, and I've developed instructional material for labs on water quality, microbiology, and chemical pollution.

(Supervising Professors: Dr. George Van Scoyoc, Dr. Craig Beyrouty, Dr. John Graveel)

AGRY 385 - Environmental Soil Chemistry

This class covers fundamental properties and processes responsible for the environmental fate of contaminants in the soil-water environment with emphasis on soil and solution chemistry.  It is designed for upper level students in an environmental science field that may or may not have a strong chemistry/math background.  The major topics covered include metal, nutrient, and organic chemical contamination of soil and water resources. 

(Supervising Professor: Dr. Linda S. Lee)

Agry 385 Students attending the 2007 Center for the Environment Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Carroll County FFA Science Fair Mentoring

For the past 3 years I've worked with two students from Carroll County Junior/Senior High School on science fair projects examining the fate and effects of antibiotics in the environment.  They have conducted research at Purdue, as well as at their school, and competed very well at the FFA Agriscience Fairs.  In 2006, they were awarded 1st place for their project entitled: "Do Veterinary Antibiotics Affect Soil Microorganisms?"

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