David Weindorf

Weindorf, David
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Grants:

Keim, R., S. King, D.C. Weindorf, and F. Willis. 2012. Adaptive hydrological management of Catahoula Lake. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. [$206,323] Fully funded.

Weindorf, D.C. 2012. Development of VisNIR DRS for on-site quantification of total petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils. Chevron. [$80,000] Fully funded.

Weindorf, D.C. 2011. Pedological applications of portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Olympus/Innov-X [$8,175]

Weindorf, D.C. 2011. Cooperative agreement for enhanced rapid carbon assessment. USDA-NRCS [$15,070]

Weindorf, D.C. 2011. Soil classification, conservation, and interpretations on the Transylvanian Plain, Romania: A GIS approach. Council for International Exchange of Scholars (US Fulbright Program) [$21,460]

Weindorf, D.C. 2010. Land management impacts on soil carbon stocks in Louisiana. USDA-NRCS [$30,000]

Weindorf, D.C. 2010. Reflectance spectrometer testing and modeling. BP Exploration and Production [$25,000]

Weindorf, D.C. 2010. Collaborative agreement for Deepwater Horizon oil spill demonstration. BP Exploration and Production [$7,000]

Weindorf, D.C. and Y. Zhu. 2010. Use of portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for environmental quality assessment of peri-urban agriculture. Innov-X. [$25,000]

Weindorf, D.C. 2008. Discretionary funds for hosting visiting scientist Noura Bakr from Egypt. Egyptian Cultural & Educational Bureau. [$5,000]

Weindorf, D.C. 2008. Academic & research relations grant award. Innov-X Systems. [$4,500]

Weindorf, D.C., and M. Selim. 2008. Highway right-of-way erosion remediation: Implementation of a residue management BMP. LaDEQ – EPA(319). [$354,241]

Tubana, B., D.C. Weindorf, J. Wang, J. Teboh. 2008. Using ground-based remote sensor for predicting sugarcane yield potential. American Sugarcane League. [$6,500]

Weindorf, D.C., C. Morgan, J. Galbraith, and Y. Zhu. 2008. Rapid, on-site identification of oil contaminated soils using visible near infrared spectroscopy. LAOSRP. [$51,438]

Weindorf, D.C. 2007. Interagency agreement to fund parish GIS point data capture. USDA-NRCS (Louisiana). [$40,000]


Awards and Honors:

Agricultural Teacher Honor Role. 2011. LSU Gamma Sigma Delta.

Fulbright Scholar. 2011. Universitatea de Ştiinţe Agricole şi Medicină Veterinară Cluj-Napoca.

Sedberry Award. 2010. Outstanding graduate teacher in the College of Agriculture.

Teaching Award of Merit. 2010. LSU Gamma Sigma Delta.



 

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, P. McDaniel, M. Valerio, L. Lynn, G. Michaelson, M. Clark, and C.L. Ping. 2012. Characterizing soils via portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer: 2. Spodic and Albic horizons. Geoderma 189-190:268-277. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.06.034.

Zhang, W., D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, and N. Bakr. 2012. Soil series and land use impacts on major soil properties: A quantitative comparison. Soil Res. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SR11247.

McWhirt, A., D.C. Weindorf, S. Chakraborty, and B. Li. 2012. Visible near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (VisNIR DRS) for rapid measurement of organic matter in compost. Waste Mgt. and Res. doi:10.1177/0734242X12450601.

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, H. Cacovean, and T. Rusu. 2012. Soil classification in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Soil Hor. doi:10.2136/sh12-02-0002.

Chakraborty, S., D.C. Weindorf, B. Li, Y. Zhu, C. Morgan, Y. Ge, and J. Galbraith. 2012. Spectral reflectance variability from soil physicochemical properties in oil contaminated soils. Geoderma 177-178:80-89. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.01.018.

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, and A. Hiscox. 2012. Evaluation of the predictive capabilities of Landsat 7 ETM+ on 50-cm mean annual soil temperature in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01428.x.

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, J. Lofton, S. Chakraborty, N. Bakr, W. Zhang, W.C. Weindorf, and M. Legoria. 2012. Enhanced pedon horizonation using portable x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 76(2):522-531. doi:10.2136/sssaj2011.0174.

Zhang, W., D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, and N. Bakr. 2012. Anthropogenic management impact on soil organic carbon variability: A case study in Louisiana, USA. Soil Hor. doi: 10.2136/ssh2012-53-1-2zhang.

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, S. Chakraborty, N. Bakr, and B. Huang. 2012. Use of portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for environmental quality assessment of peri-urban agriculture. Env. Mon. Assess. 184:217-227. doi: 10.1007/s10661-011-1961-6.

Bakr, N., D.C. Weindorf, M.H. Bahnassy, and M.M. El-Badawi. 2011. Multi-temporal assessment of land sensitivity to desertification in a fragile agro-ecosystem: Environmental indicators. Ecological Indicators 15(2012):271-280.

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, and W. Zhang. 2011. Characterizing soils using a portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer: 1. Soil texture. Geoderma 167-168:167-177. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.08.010.

Ramanarao, M.V., D.C. Weindorf, G. Breitenbeck, and N. Baisakh. 2011. Differential expression of the transcripts of Spartina alterniflora Loisel (smooth cordgrass) induced in response to petroleum hydrocarbon. Mol. Biotechnol. doi: 10.1007/s12033-011-9436-0.

Darilek, J.L., W. Sun, B. Huang, Z. Wang, Y. Qi, and D.C. Weindorf. 2011. Effect of moisture conditions in rice paddies on phosphorus fractionation in agriculture soils of rapidly developing regions of China. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 42:1752-1764. doi: 10.1080/00103624.2011.584599.

Wang, S.H., X. Shi, Y.C. Zhao, D.C. Weindorf, D.S. Yu, S.X. Xu, M.Z. Tan, and W.X. Sun. 2011. Regional simulation of soil organic carbon dynamics for dry farmland in East China by coupling a 1:500,000 soil database with the Century Model. Pedosphere 21(3):277-287.

Zhang, W., D.C. Weindorf, and Y. Zhu. 2011. Soil organic carbon variability in croplands: Implications for sampling design. Soil Sci. doi: 10.1097/SS.0b013e31821eb7d2.

Huang, B., M. Wang, L. Yan, W. Sun, Y. Zhao, X. Shi, and D.C. Weindorf. 2011. Accumulation, transfer and environmental risk of soil mercury in a rapidly industrializing region of the Yangtze River Delta, China. J. of Soils and Sed. doi: 10.1007/s11368-011-0341-8.

Weindorf, D.C. 2011. Men of the soil: A family legacy. Soil Surv. Hor. 52:24-26.

Lin, J.S., X.Z. Shi, D.S. Yu, D.C. Weindorf, H.J. Wang, Y.C. Zhao, W.X. Sun, and Q.H. Liu. 2010. Nitrogen storage variability of paddy soils in China. Biogeosciences Discuss. 7:855-877.

Zhang, Z., D. Yu, X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, W. Sun, H. Wang, and Y. Zhao. 2010. Effects of prediction methods for detecting the temporal evolution of soil organic carbon in the Hilly Red Soil Region, China. Env. Earth Sci. doi: 10.1007/s12665-010-0849-z.

Jeong, C.Y., D.C. Weindorf, A. DeRamus, and L.L. Goodeaux. 2010. Surface and subsurface phosphorus losses from sugarcane fields with different management practices. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution doi: 10.1007/s11270-010-0617-4.

Zhang, Z.Q., D.S. Yu, X.Z. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, X.X. Wang, and M.Z. Tan. 2010. Effect of sampling classification patterns on SOC variability in the Red Soil Region, China. Soil and Tillage Res. doi:10.1016/j.still.2010.05.007.

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, S. Chakraborty, B. Haggard, S. Johnson, and N. Bakr. 2010. Characterizing surface soil water with field portable diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. J. of Hydrol. 391:133-140 doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.014.

Weindorf, D.C., N. Bakr, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, S. Johnson, and J. Daigle. 2010. Characterization of placic horizons in ironstone soils of Louisiana, USA. Pedosphere 20(4): 409-418.

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, H. Cacovean, T. Rusu, and J. Lofton. 2010. Analysis of growing degree days in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Geographia 2:13-20.

Chakraborty, S., D.C. Weindorf, C.L.S. Morgan, Y. Ge, J.M. Galbraith, B. Li, and C.S. Kahlon. 2010. Rapid identification of oil-contaminated soils using visible near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. J. of Env. Qual. 39:1378-1387. doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0183.

Gu, Zhu-Jun Gu, Z. Zeng, X. Shi, L. Lin, D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zha, D.S. Yu, and Y. Liu. 2010. A model for estimating total forest coverage with ground based digital photography. Pedosphere 20(3):318-325.

Zimmerman, A.J., and D.C. Weindorf. 2010. Heavy metal and trace metal analysis in soil by sequential extraction: A review of procedures. Int. J. of Anal. Chem. doi:10.1155/2010/387803

Lofton, J., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, and B. Tubana. 2010. Nitrogen variability: A need for precision agriculture. Agricultural J. 5(1):6-11.

Weindorf, D.C. and Y. Zhu. 2010. Spatial variability of soil properties at Capulin Volcano, New Mexico, USA: Implications for sampling strategy. Pedosphere 20(2):185-197.

Bakr, N., D.C. Weindorf, M.H. Bahnassy, S.M. Marei, and M.M. El-Badawi. 2010. Monitoring land cover change in a newly reclaimed area of Egypt using multi-temporal Landsat data. Applied Geography. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2009.10.008.

Johnson, S., D.C. Weindorf, M. Selim, N. Bakr, and Y. Zhu. 2009. The influence of swales on the spatial variability of soil properties in Southern Louisiana, USA. Geographia Technica 8(2):31-41.

Shi, X.Z., R.W. Yang, D.C. Weindorf, H.J. Wang, D.S. Yu, Y. Huang, X.Z. Pan, W.X. Sun. and L.M. Zhang. 2010. Simulation of organic carbon dynamics at regional scale for paddy soils in China. Climatic Change 102:579-593. doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9704-1.

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, R. Ferrell, N. Rolong, T. Barnett, B. Allen, J. Herrero, and W. Hudnall. 2009. Evaluation of portable x-ray fluorescence for gypsum quantification in soils. Soil Sci. 174(10):556-562. doi:10.1097/SS.0b013e3181bbbd0b.

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, and A. Somenahally. 2009. Within-field spatial variability of surface soil properties at three dairies in North Central Texas. Soil Survey Hor. 50(3):98-104.

Bakr, N., M.H. Bahnassy, M.M. Badawi, G.W. Ageeb, and D.C. Weindorf. 2009. Land capability evaluation in newly reclaimed areas: A case study in Bustan 3 area, Egypt. Soil Survey Hor. 50(3):90-95.

Wang D.D., X.Z. Shi, H.J. Wang, D.C. Weindorf, D.S. Yu, W.X. Sun, H.Y. Ren and Y.C. Zhao. 2010. Scale effect of climate on soil organic carbon in the uplands of Northeast China. J. of Soils and Sed. doi:10.1007/s11368-009-0129-2.

Zhang, L., D. Yu, X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, L. Zhao, W. Ding, H. Wang, J. Pan and C. Li. 2009. Quantifying methane emissions from rice fields in the Taihu Lake region, China by coupling a detailed soil database with biogeochemical model. Biogeosciences 6:739-749.

Zhang, L., D. Yu, X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, L. Zhao, W. Ding, H. Wang, J. Pan, and C. Li. 2009. Simulation of global warming potential (GWP) from rice fields in China using a 1:50,000 soil database and DNDC model. Atmospheric Env. 43:2737-2746.

Dia, M., D.C. Weindorf, C. Thompson, H. Cummings, T. Rusu, and H. Cacovean. 2009. Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the soils of Erath County, Texas. Studia Geographia. 54(2):99-114.

Zhu, Y., and D.C. Weindorf. 2009. Determination of soil calcium using field portable x-ray fluorescence. Soil Sci. 174(3):151-155.

Somenahally, A., D.C. Weindorf, L. Darilek, J.P. Muir, R. Wittie, C. Thompson, and C.L.S. Morgan. 2009. Spatial variability of soil test phosphorous in manure amended dairy soils of north central Texas. J. of Soil and Water Cons. 64(2):89-97.

Butler, T.J., D.C. Weindorf, K.J. Han, and J.P. Muir. 2009. Dairy manure compost quality effects on corn silage and soil properties. Compost Sci. and Util. 17(1):18-24.

Shi, X.Z., H.J. Wang, D.S. Yu, D.C. Weindorf, X.F. Cheng, X.Z. Pan, W.X. Sun, and J.M. Chen. 2009. Potential for soil carbon sequestration of eroded areas in subtropical China. Soil and Tillage Res. doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.12.016

Butler, T.J., Han, K.J., J.P. Muir, D.C. Weindorf, and L. Lastly. 2008. Dairy manure compost effects on corn silage production and soil properties. Agron. J. 100:1541-1545.

Yu, D.S., X.Z. Shi, H. Wang, X.Y. Zhang, and D.C. Weindorf. 2008. Function of soils in regulating rainwater in southern China: impacts of land uses and soils. Pedosphere 18(6):717-730.

Wang, K., H.J. Wang, X.Z. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, D.S. Yu, Y. Liang, and D.M. Shi. 2008. Landscape analysis of dynamic soil erosion in subtropical China: a case study in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province. Soil and Tillage Res. doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.08.013.

Wang, H.J., X.Z. Shi, D.S. Yu, D.C. Weindorf, B. Huang, W.X. Sun, C.J. Ritsema, and E. Milne. 2008. Factors determining soil nutrient distribution in a small-scale watershed in the purple soil region of Sichuan Province, China. Soil and Tillage Res. doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.08.010.

Weindorf, D.C., B. Rinard, Y. Zhu, S. Johnson, B. Haggard, J. McPherson, M. Dia, C. Spinks, and A. McWhirt. 2008. High resolution soil survey of Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico, USA. Soil Survey Hor. 49:55–62.

Bow, R.J., J.P. Muir, D.C. Weindorf, R.E. Rosiere, and T.J. Butler. 2008. Integration of cool season annual legumes and dairy manure compost with switchgrass. Crop Sci. 48:1621-1628.

Weindorf, D.C., R. Sarkar, M. Dia, H. Wang, Q. Chang, B. Haggard, A. McWhirt, and A. Wooten. 2008. Correlation of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for elemental determination in composted products. Compost Sci. and Util. 16(2):79-82.

Rusu, T., P. Gus, I. Bogdan, I. Moraru, A. Pop, D. Weindorf, and H. Cacoveanu. 2008. Effect of minimum tillage on the control of Convolvulus arvensis L. J. of Plant Diseases and Protection, p. 587-590, Special Issue XXI, 24th German Conference on Weed Biology and Weed Control, March 4-6, 2008, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany. Print: ISSN 1861-4051, Internet: ISSN 1865-4371. Eugen Ulmer KG, PO Box 700561, 70574 Stuttgart, Germany. http://www.jpdp.de/.

Weindorf, D.C. 2008. An update of the field guide to Louisiana soil classification. LSU AgCenter Bull. 889. Louisiana Agric. Exp. Stn., Baton Rouge, LA.

Weindorf, D.C. 2007. Land and soil resources of Louisiana, USA. Geographia Technica, 4(2):85-108.

Darilek, J.L., D.C. Weindorf, A. Kumar, J.P. Muir, R.M. Wittie, H. Cummings, and B.D. Lambert. 2007. Dairy effluent phosphorus sequestration of soils in Erath County, Texas. Soil Survey Hor. 48:51-55.

Weindorf, D.C. 2007. Demographics and perceptions of introductory soil science students at a mid-size comprehensive public university in Texas. Agricultural J. 2(2):329-336.

Zhao, Y., X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, D. Yu, W. Sun, and H. Wang. 2006. Effects of map scale on estimation of soil organic carbon stocks, a case study of Hebei Province, China. Soil Soc. Sci. Am. J. 70:1377-1386.

Liu, Q., X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, D. Yu, Y. Zhao, W. Sun, and H. Wang. 2006. Soil organic carbon storage of paddy soils in china using the 1:1,000,000 soil database and their implications for C sequestration. Global Biogeochem. Cycles. 20:GB3024, doi:10.1029/2006GB002731.

Weindorf, D.C., R. Zartman, and B.L. Allen. 2006. Effect of compost on soil properties in Dallas, Texas. Compost Sci. and Util. 14(1):59-67.

Yu, D.S., Shi, X.Z., and Weindorf, D.C. 2006. Relationships between permeability and erodibility of cultivated Acrisols and Cambisols in subtropical China. Pedosphere. 16(3):304-311.

Zylman, J., D.C. Weindorf, R. Wittie, A. McFarland, and T. Butler. 2005. Field-truthing of USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service soil survey geographic data on Hunewell Ranch, Erath County, Texas. Soil Survey Hor. 46(4):135-145.

Shi, X.Z., D.S. Yu, E.D. Warner, X.Z. Pan, G.W. Petersen, Z.G. Gong and D.C. Weindorf. 2004. Soil database of 1:1,000,000 digital soil survey and reference system of the Chinese Genetic Soil Classification System. Soil Survey Hor. 45(4):129-136.

Weindorf, D.C., and R. Wittie. 2003. Determining particle density in dairy manure compost. Tx. J. of Agri. and Nat. Res. 16:60-63.

Scientific Books and Chapters:
 
Weindorf, D.C., J.P. Muir, and C. Landeros-Sánchez. 2011. Organic compost and manufactured
fertilizers: Economics and ecology. In Campbell, W.B., and S.L. Ortiz (Eds.) Issues in agroecology - Present status and future prospectus: Integrating agriculture, conservation and ecotourism - Examples from the field. Springer Press, New York. 322 pp.

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, P. Moraru, H. Cacovean, and V. Turcu. 2009. Metode de cercetare ale solului si plantei. Editura Risoprint Cluj-Napoca, p. 157, ISBN 978-973-53-0133-0.

Weindorf, D.C. 2003. Introductory Soil Science Laboratory Manual 3rd Ed. Tarleton State University Press, Stephenville, TX.

Published abstracts, proceedings, etc. (non-peer reviewed):

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, and N. Bakr. 2012. Characterizing soil chemical weathering using portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 21-24 October, Cincinnati, OH. http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Paper71744.html

Bakr, N., H.M. Selim, D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, A. Arceneaux, W. Zhang, and T. Elbana. 2012. Rainfall simulation on erosion abatement measures for Louisiana roadsides. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 21-24 October, Cincinnati, OH. http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Paper71982.html

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, N. Bakr, S. Nuss, A. McWhirt, B. Haggard, and J. Lofton. 2012. Assessing anthropogenic soil changes via portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 21-24 October, Cincinnati, OH. http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Paper71114.html

Nuss, S., D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, A. McWhirt, J. Lofton, K. Shook, and C. Nelson. 2012. A model for soil organic carbon determination using portable x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 21-24 October, Cincinnati, OH. http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Paper73458.html

Corti, G., D.C. Weindorf, M.J. Fernandez Sanjurjo, and H. Cacovean. 2012. Use of waste materials to improve soil fertility and increase crop quality and quantity. Applied and Env. Soil Sci. doi: 10.1155/2012/204914. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aess/si/542819/

Weindorf, D.C. 2012. Overview of handheld XRF applications in soil science. Denver X-ray Conference. 6-10 Aug, Denver, CO. [INVITED SPEAKER]

Weindorf, D.C. 2012. Soil is so much more than dirt! In K.K. Fontenot (Ed.) Veggie bytes. LSU AgCenter online publication, Feb/Mar/Apr, 3(1):3.

Weindorf, D.C. 2011. Web soil survey: A world of soils information at your fingertips. Hort Hints. LSU AgCenter online publication, Winter.

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, and T. Rusu. 2011. Mean annual soil temperature estimation from Landsat-7 ETM+ in the Transylvanian Plain, RO. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper65133.html

Zhang, W., D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, and N. Bakr. 2011. Wetland Reserve Program: A soil carbon sequestration strategy in Louisiana. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper65063.html

Weindorf, D.C., and N. Rolong. 2011. Dr. B.L. Allen: A retrospective of field experiences. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper64401.html

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, and W. Zhang. 2011. In-situ approximating clay contents with aid of PXRF in Louisiana soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper65168.html

Bakr, N., D.C. Weindorf, Y. Zhu, and M. Selim. 2011. Evaluation of mulch application as an erosion retardant on Louisiana roadsides. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper65184.html

Weindorf, D.C., T. Rusu, H. Cacovean, and B. Haggard. 2011. Teaching and research experiences from an agricultural Fulbright in Eastern Europe. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 16-19 October, San Antonio, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2011am/webprogram/Paper63751.html

Weindorf, D.C., S. Chakraborty, Y. Zhu, J. Galbraith, and Y. Ge. 2011. New technologies in field soil survey. Applied Industrial Optics – Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Metrology International Meetings. 10-14 July, Toronto, Canada. [INVITED SPEAKER]

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, P. Moraru, H. Cacovean, I. Bogdan, and M. Sopterean. 2011. Soil moisture and temperature monitoring for sustainable land use and water management in Transylvanian Plain, Romania. European Geosciences Union General Assembly. 5 Apr, Vienna, Austria 13:EGU2011-2690.

Weindorf, D.C., B.J. Haggard, T. Rusu, M. Sopterean, and H. Cacovean. 2011. Interpretations from soil properties and soil climate in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Sesiunea stiintifica a Facultatii de Agricultura. 26-27 May, Bucharest, Romania 54(A):127-135.

Weindorf, D.C., and B.J. Haggard. 2011. The role of women in soil science – An experiential comparison of the United States and Romania. East-West Cultural Passage Conference: Contact Zones in the Global World. 6-7 May, Sibiu, Romania.

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, H. Cacovean, P. Moraru, M. Sopterean, I. Pacurar, A. Pop, and L. Pop. 2010. Soil temperature and water conservation of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. ESA Living Planet Symposium – European Space Agency, p. 142-D4, 28 June – 2 July, Bergen, Norvegia. http://www.congrex.nl/10a04/sessions/CXNL_10a04_879528.htm

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, H. Cacovean, P. Moraru, A. Pop, L. Pop, and M. Sopterean. 2010. Soil temperature, water and humus conservation of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-1092-1, Vienna, Austria. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/EGU2010-1092-1.pdf

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, P. Moraru, H. Cacovean, I. Bogdan, M. Sopterean, A. Pop, and L. Pop. 2010. Spatial soil temperature and moisture monitoring across the Transylvanian Plain in Romania. 3rd International Symposium on Soil Water Measurement Using Capacitance, Impedance and Time Domain Transmission, 7-9 April, Murcia, Spain. http://www.paltin.com/docs/Symposium%202010/Symposium%202010%20-%20Program.pdf

Moraru, P., T. Rusu, D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, I. Bogdan, M. Sopterean, and L. Pop. 2010. Soil temperature and moisture monitoring from Transylvanian Plain. Analele Universitatii din Craiova, seria Agricultura – Montanologie – Cadastru Vol. XXXX 2010, ISSN 1841-8317.

Haggard, B., T. Rusu, D.C. Weindorf, H. Cacovean, P. Moraru, and M. Sopterean. 2010. Spatial soil temperature and moisture monitoring across the Transylvanian Plain in Romania. In Bulletin of USAMV Agriculture, 67(1)/2010, pp. 130-137, print ISSN 1843-5246, Electronic ISSN 1843-5386. http://journals.usamvcj.ro/agriculture/article/view/5023

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, P. Moraru, H. Cacovean, M. Sopterean, A. Pop, and L. Pop. 2010. Spatial soil temperature and moisture monitoring across the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. In Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science. 3-5 November, Frascati (Rome), Italy.

Chakraborty, S., D.C. Weindorf, C. Morgan, Y. Ge, and J. Galbraith. 2010. Rapid identification of oil contaminated soils using visible near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 1 November, Long Beach, CA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper58594.html

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, N. Bakr, and S. Chakraborty. 2010. In-situ evaluation o f peri-urban heavy metal contamination using portable XRF. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 2 November, Long Beach, CA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper59114.html

Bakr, N., D.C. Weindorf, M. Bahnassy, and M. El-Badawi. 2010. Land sensitivity analysis for fragile agro-ecosystem: Environmental indicators. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 2 November, Long Beach, CA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper60728.html

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, A. Hiscox, T. Rusu, and H. Cacovean. 2010. 10cm Soil temperature data validation and model in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Long Beach, CA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper59230.html

Zhang, W., X. Shi, D.C. Weindorf, and D. Yu. 2010. Variation of sediment concentration based on water erosion process and its drivers under different soil management systems. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Long Beach, CA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2010am/webprogram/Paper63141.html

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, H. Cacovean, P. Moraru, M. Sopterean, A. Pop, and L. Pop. 2010. Spatial soil temperature and moisture monitoring across the Transylvanian plain, in Romania. In Proceedings of the Second Conference with International Participation – Modern Technologies for Environmental Protection, 2-5 June, Sibiu, Romania. pp. 148-151.

Rusu, T., D.C.Weindorf, B. Haggard, H. Cacovean, P. Moraru, M. Sopterean, I. Pacurar, A. Pop, and L. Pop. 2010. Soil temperature, water and humusconservation of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. In International Conference of agricultural Engineering, AgEng 2010, Clermont-Ferrand, France, pp. 311.

Weindorf, D.C., N. Bakr, Y. Zhu, B. Haggard, S. Johnson, and J. Daigle. 2010. Characterization of placic horizons in central Louisiana, USA. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. 1-6 August, Brisbane, Australia.

Cacovean, H., T. Man, T. Rusu, D.C. Weindorf, I. Fodorean, C. Moldovan, V. Puiu, and A. Pop. 2009. Land-use management using a soil survey geographic database for the Viisoara-Aiton hills (Transylvanian Plain-Romania). In Van Ittersum, M.K., J. Wolf and H.H. Van Laar (Eds), 2009. Proceedings of the Conference on Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development: Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP 2009). Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 10-12 March 2009. Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, 560 pp.

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, S. Johnson, and N. Bakr. 2009. Spatial modelling of soil nutrients: A PXRF approach. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper52897.html

Zhu, Y., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, S. Johnson, and S. Chakraborty. 2009. Digital soil mapping and SSURGO data: A case study from Louisiana. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper52616.html

Johnson, S., D.C. Weindorf, M. Selim, Y. Zhu, N Bakr, B. Haggard, and S. Chakraborty. 2009. Spatial and temporal movement of soil nutrients in Southern Louisiana. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper53872.html

Chakraborty, S., D.C. Weindorf, M. Selim, B. Li, C. Morgan, and J. Galbraith. 2009. Rapid onsite identification of oil contaminated soils using visible near infrared spectroscopy. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper52032.html

Haggard, B., D.C. Weindorf, M. Selim, J. Wang, T. Rusu, and H. Cacovean. 2009. A coarse evaluation of soil temperature in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper53190.html

Bakr, N., D.C. Weindorf, M. Bahnassy, S. Marai, and M. Elbadawi. 2009. Hybrid classification approach and NDVI for land cover change detection in a newly reclaimed area of Egypt. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 3 November, Pittsburgh, PA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2009am/webprogram/Paper52031.html

Weindorf, D.C., and B. Tubana. 2009. Soil Survey of Saint James Parish, Louisiana (Soil Fertility Interpretations)[online]. USDA-NRCS. Available at http://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/state.asp?state=Louisiana&abbr=LA.

Weindorf, D., B. Haggard, T. Rusu, H. Cacovean, S. Jonson. 2009. Soil temperatures of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj – Napoca, pg. 237-242, ISSN 1843 – 5246, electronic ISSN 1843 – 5386. Prospects for the 3RD Millenium Agriculture International Meetings, 7-8 October, USAMV Cluj-Napoca. [KEKYNOTE SPEAKER]

Rusu, T., D.C. Weindorf, B. Haggard, and H. Cacovean. 2009. Soil temperatures of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania. EcoHCC'09: International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change, 10-12 September, Tomar, Portugal.

Weindorf, D.C., N. Rolong, R. Ferrell, B. Allen, W. Hudnall, J. Herrero, and Y. Zhu. 2008. Evaluation of portable x-ray fluorescence for gypsum quantification in soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 8 October, Houston, TX. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2008am/webprogram/Paper47306.html

Weindorf, D.C., Y. Zhu, T. Rusu and H. Cacovean. 2008. Lab evaluation of field portable x-ray fluorescence as a proxy for soil gypsum quantification. In Abstracts, 5th International Symposium on Soil Minimum Tillage Systems, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 18-19 Jul. 2008. USAMV, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Sheffield, R.E. and D.C. Weindorf. 2008. Irrigation scheduling made easy: using the “look and feel” method. LSU AgCenter Extension Publication XXXX. Baton Rouge, LA.

Zhu, Y., S. Namikas and D. Weindorf. 2008. Simulations of spatial and temporal variability in beach surface moisture content: model validation. American Association of Geographers National Meeting, 15-19 April, Boston, MA. http://communicate.aag.org/eseries/aag_org/program/AbstractDetail.cfm?AbstractID=18546

Johnson, S., B. Haggard, B. Rinard, D. Weindorf, A. McWhirt, and C. Spinks. 2008. High resolution soil survey of Capulin Volcano National Monument. 42nd Annual Meeting of South-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, 30 March - 1 April, Hot Springs, AR. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2008SC/finalprogram/abstract_136595.htm

Muir, J.P., B.Lambert, D.Weindorf, M.Yu, R. Wittie and S. Mukhtar. 2008. Tightening the phosphorus cycles on CAFO dairies in north-central Texas. Proc. 2008 National Water Conference, 3-7 February, Sparks, NV. http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2008/abstracts/Muir08.pdf

Weindorf, D.C. 2008. Understanding Louisiana Soils. LSU AgCenter Publication 3034. Baton Rouge, LA.

Rusu, T., P. Gus, I. Bogdan, H. Cacovean, D.C. Weindorf, I. Pacurar, and M. Dîrja. 2007. The influence of minimum soil tillage systems on water conservation in soil. Transactions the “Second International Symposium of Soil Water Measurement using Capacitance, Impedance and Time Domain Transmission (TDT)”, USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA, 28 October 28 through 02 November, Paper 4.1-1- 2007.

Parsley, J., D.C. Weindorf, and R. Wittie. 2007. The influence of parent material on the genesis of the Miles soil series. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 5 November, New Orleans, LA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2007am/techprogram/P31583.HTM

Dia, M., D.C. Weindorf, C. Thompson, and H. Cummings. 2007. Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the soils of Erath County of North Central Texas. ASA-CSSA-SSSA National Meetings. 6 November, New Orleans, LA. http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/2007am/techprogram/P31625.HTM

Haggard, B.J. and D.C. Weindorf. 2007. Morphology of soils in Alaska, USA. Bulletin USAMV-CN 63:28-33.
Weindorf, D.C., B. Rinard, S. Johnson, B. Haggard, J. McPherson, M. Dia, C. Spinks, and A. McWhirt. 2007. High resolution soil survey of Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico, USA. Bulletin USAMV-CN 63:23-27.


Fulbright Scholar. 2011. Universitatea de Ştiinţe Agricole şi Medicină Veterinară Cluj-Napoca.  International soil characterization / land use management experience:

  • Romania
  • Italy
  • Haiti
  • China
  • Costa Rica

Editor, Soil Horizons

  • High resolution soil survey
  • Soils data validation
  • New technologies in field soil survey (XRF and VisNIR DRS)
  • International soil classification systems
  • Land use and management



Ph.D. Agronomy (Soils Emphasis). 2002. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas.
Dissertation: The Effects of Compost on Soil Properties in the Dallas Metropolitan Area.

M.S. Soil Science (Geochemistry Minor). 1997. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas.
Thesis: Criteria for Distinguished Hydric and Non-hydric Soils in Playa Lakes of the High Plains.

B.S. Range Management. 1995. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas.




 

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