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Dr. Alexander Taylor

Dr. Alexander Taylor

Email

Office

1231 Center for Innovation

Phone

660.562.1155

Joined Northwest in 2020


Assistant Professor


Education

  • Ph.D. Natural Resources – Soil Science Emphasis Area; University of Missouri
  • Ph.D. Geology; Louisiana State University
  • B.S. Geology; University of Arkansas

Courses Taught

  • 03234 Fundamentals of Soil Science
  • 03332 Soil Microbiology
  • 03333 Principles of Agroecology
  • 03334 Remote Sensing for Agriculture
  • 03400 Special Offering: IOT Applications in Agriculture
  • 03432 Soil and Water Conservation
  • 03530 Soil Formation and Classification
  • 03536 Soil Fertility
  • 03539 Soil Physics and Field Management

Academic Interests

  • Soil Pedology
  • Paleopedology
  • Forest Soils
  • Soil Health
  • Remote Sensing/GIS
  • Soil Physics
  • Multidisciplinary Education, particularly Soil Science, Geology, Material Science and Computer Science

Other Professional Experiences

  • Soil Scientist (0470)/Lab Manager USDA-ARS (Columbia, MO)
  • Assistant Professor in Agricultural Science at Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
  • Intelligence Analyst (S&TI)/Division Chief/Program Analyst at U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Senior Geoscientist at ChevronTexaco (Houston, TX)

Other

Society Memberships

  • Soil Science Society of America
  • American Geophysical Union 

Non-Academic Interests

  • Jeeps
  • Wargaming
  • Anthropology
  • Disc Golf