Episode 28: Quantifying statewide soil health
Creating a large-scale agroecosystem management comes with many funding and logistical tribulations
Episode 29: The Effect of Insects on Infiltration
Every 17 years cicadas emerge from the earth to mate, leaving thousands of holes peppering the landscape. Dr. Darren Ficklin and his Ph.D. students wondered what impact this monumental exodus had on the movement of water within the soil. Their findings were beyond what anyone could have ever imagined. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Ficklin about his past and current work studying the intersection of climate and hydrology.
Notes
Dr. Darren Ficklin is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Indiana University. He received his bachelor’s in geological sciences at Indiana University, obtained his master’s in geology at Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in hydrologic Sciences at the University of California Davis. After completing his Ph.D., he stayed in California and did postdoctoral work at Santa Clara University. His current research focuses primarily on the intersection of hydrology and climate.
Links to learn more about Dr. Darren Ficklin
- Dr. Darren Ficklin at Indiana University
- Dr. Darren Ficklin on Google Scholar
- Dr. Darren Ficklin on LinkedIn
- Dr. Darren Ficklin on X
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