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Ronald Amundson is the Betty Isaac Barshad Endowed Chair in Soil Science at the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on understanding environmental and ecological conditions of the past, particularly through studying the processes of carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils. His laboratory employs a variety of techniques, including isotope geochemistry, to investigate the climatic and geological controls that affect these rates. Amundson's projects include examining the impacts of organic carbon flow and radiocarbon content in soil, which are driven by downward advective flow of organic matter. He also studies how thermal conditions affect CO2 adsorption in soils, particularly in arid regions, and aims to enhance the understanding of land-atmosphere CO2 exchange on a global scale. His work is vital for developing improved strategies for carbon cycling models and addressing global food security risks related to soil depletion.
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