Soil Scientist

Ymène Fouli, Ph.D.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 1030, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, S9H 3X2 Canada. Tel: 1-306-***-****. Email: *****.*****@***.**.**

EDUCATION

PhD in Soil Science 2008. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

Dissertation: Crop Intensification in Southeastern PA: Forage Yields and the Water Balance.

Master of Environmental Studies 1999. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. Environmental economics, environmental impact analyses, environmental policy, management and technology.

Thesis: Oil Pollution in the Marine Ecosystem – Impacts and Remedies. Applications in Tunisia.

A.E.A. (Attestation d’Etudes Approfondies) 1998. Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunisia. Modeling in Environmental Hydraulics.

Georesources and Environmental Engineering 1997. Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax, Tunisia. Thesis: Effect of Industrial and Domestic Wastewaters on the Southern Coast of Sfax, Tunisia.

RESEARCH & TEACHING

Postdoctoral Researcher 2010-present. Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada. Watershed evaluation of beneficial agricultural management practices. Soil and water conservation: reducing erosion and nutrient transport to waterways.

Postdoctoral Researcher 2008-09. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Soil and water conservation. Monitoring nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loads entering the Chesapeake Bay via agricultural drainage ditches on the Eastern Shore of MD. Assessing P sorbing materials in ditches. Surface and groundwater quality monitoring. Storage of poultry litter. Conservation tillage and nutrient management effects on runoff water quality and sediments. Optimum N application rates on farm land (Greenseeker Techology).

Teaching 2000-01 and 2004. Introductory Soil Science. Pennsylvania State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.

Teaching and Research 2002. Westfälische Wilhelms University, Institute of Plant Ecology, Muenster, Germany: taught introductory soil science to undergraduate students in plant ecology. University of Pretoria, South Africa: measured soil physical properties and plant water potentials (Devil’s Claw) in the South African Kalahari Desert (Northern Cape Province).

Research 1999-2000. University of Strathclyde and Firn-Crichton-Roberts Ltd. European Union project: assessment of socio-economic costs & benefits of integrated coastal zone management in Europe.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant 2009-2010. The World Bank. Africa Land & Climate Portal: Improving practical knowledge resources available to make decisions about risks posed by climate variability to land resource dependent livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Improving resources to make decisions about sustainable land management practices best suited for development.

Mentoring 2008-09 University of Maryland. Master degree students Karen Grubb, Cheryl Carmona, and Vitalia baranyai.

Engineering intern 1997-98. C.I.T.E.T. (Centre International des Technologies de l’Environnement de Tunis). Wastewater analysis prior and post biological treatment (activated sludge). Impact of treated wastewaters on the coast of Tunis.

Engineering intern 1996. Wardell Armstrong: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, UK. Reclamation and rehabilitation of derelict land in central UK. Environmental impact assessments.

Engineering intern 1995. A.N.P.E. (Agence Nationale de Protection de l’Environnement) Tunis. Environmental Impact Assessments in Tunisia: Guidelines and Applications.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS

Wu, K., Y. Fouli, C. Perez-Valdivia, and B.J. Cade-Menun. 2011. Impact of Land Management Practices on Prairie Hydrology. Canadian Land Resource Network annual meeting, Saskatoon, SK, 7 June 2011.

Fouli, Y., S.W. Duiker, D.D. Fritton, M.H. Hall, J.E. Watson, and J.H. Johnson. 2011. Double cropping effects on forage yield and the field water balance. Submitted to Agric. Ecosyst. Environ.

Wu, K., Y. Fouli, D. McMartin, and B.J. Cade-Menun. 2010. Characterizing snowmelt runoff in a prairie agricultural watershed: preliminary results. IWA Diffuse Pollution conference, Quebec City, September 2010.

Fouli, Y., J.M. McGrath, K. Bejleri, F.J. Coale, R. Maguire, and G. Binford. 2010. Utilizing conservation tillage to minimize nutrient losses from poultry litter applied in grain production systems. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA annual meetings, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2009; and CSSS/CSA meetings in Saskatoon, SK, June 2010. (Internal review)

Fouli, Y., J.M. McGrath, F.J.Coale, K. Bejleri, and B. Needelman. 2009. Monitoring nitrogen and phosphorus in agricultural drainage ditches in Southeastern Maryland. (In preparation)

Fouli, Y., D.D. Fritton, S.W. Duiker, C.A. Rotz, M.H. Hall, and J.H. Johnson. 2008. Double cropping, forage yield, and the water balance in Southeastern PA. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Northeast Branch Meeting, Montreal, Canada, July 2008; and CSSS/CSA meetings in Saskatoon, SK, June 2010.

Lamp, B., A. Leslie, B. Smith, K. Bejleri, Y. Fouli, J. McGrath, B. Needelman, and D. Ruppert. 2010. Ecological function and bioassessment of agricultural ditches on the Delmarva Peninsula. National Water Conference, Hilton Head, MD, February 2010. Available at: http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2010/TuesdayPDF's/Concurrent_Sessions/SessionB_WatershedMonitoring_1pm-3pm/Lamp.pdf

Fouli, Y. 2008. Crop Intensification Effects on Forage Yields and the Water Balance in Southeastern PA. PhD Dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Fouli, Y., S.W. Duiker, C.A. Rotz, M.M. Hall, and J.H. Johnson. 2005. Crop intensification effects on yields, quality and water use efficiency in Southeastern Pennsylvania – model validation. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA annual meetings, Salt Lake City, UT.

Fouli, Y., S.W. Duiker, C.A. Rotz, M.M. Hall, and J.H. Johnson. 2004. Crop intensification effects on yields, quality and water use efficiency in Southeastern Pennsylvania – model simulation. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA annual meetings, Seattle, WA.

Von Willert, D., J. Sanders, and Y. Fouli. 2002. How can crops grow in the Kalahari Desert without irrigation? First regional Devil’s Claw conference, Windhoek, Namibia.

Fouli, Y., E. Ammar, M.N. Sarbaji, and K. Medhioub. 1997. Impacts des rejets des eaux domestiques et industrielles sur la côte sud de Sfax. Mémoire de fin d’études. Ecole nationale d’ingénieurs de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Duiker, S., Y. Fouli, M. Poteet, and J. L. Money. 2003. Evaluating crop growth, crop yield, and soil health using six tillage systems. Soil Management Research Report. Penn State Soil Management. Available at: http://soilmanagement.psu.edu/smrr/smrr0401.cfm.

Duiker, S., and Y. Fouli. 2003. Is chisel plowing conservation tillage? Field Crop Newsletter. July 2003. Penn State Agronomy Department Extension Publication, College of Agricultural Sciences. Available at: http://montgomery.extension.psu.edu/Agriculture/FC%20Newsletters/2003/July2003FCNewsletter.pdf

Firn, J., L. Rennie, L. Smith, L. Colvin, N. Clark, D. McGlashan, E. Williams, and Y. Fouli. 2000. An Assessment of the Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits of Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Final Report to the European Commission. Contract No B4-3040/99/134414/MAR/D2. EU Demonstration Programme on Integrated Management in Coastal Zones 1997-1999. Firn Crichton Roberts Ltd and Graduate School of Environmental Studies – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/pdf/socec_en.pdf

EXTENSION TALKS

Fouli, Y., S. Kariuki, and J.M. McGrath. 2008. Advanced N management. Extension talk in Queen Anne County, Maryland.

Fouli, Y., S. Kariuki, and J.M. McGrath. 2009. Advanced N management. Extension talk in Kent County, Maryland.

INVITED TALKS

Fouli, Y. 2008. Double cropping, forage yields, and the soil water balance in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Invited talk at Crop Management School, 20 November 2008, Ocean City, MD.

Fouli, Y. 2002. Tillage techniques to increase plant water use efficiency and soil moisture in semi arid climates. Invited talk at The University of Pretoria, March 2002, Pretoria, South Africa.

SKILLS

Languages

Fluent in Arabic, French and English

Introductory German and Italian

Computer skills

Microsoft Office (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)

Statistics (SPSS, SAS and MINITAB)

Introductory programming in FORTRAN

Laboratory and Field Skills

Lachat and ICP sample preparations (agricultural drainage ditch water samples)

ISCO automatic water sampler installation and use

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & SERVICES

Article Reviews

Tillage system and cotton residue management effects on soil physical and chemical properties of an Anatolian clay loam sown within a wheat-cotton sequence. Submitted in August 2009 to Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science.

Runoff type and soil-P control P losses in runoff from manured grassland. Submitted in July 2011 to J. Env. Qual.

Membership

AIDENIS Association des ingénieurs diplomés de l’ENIS 1997-present

SSSA Soil Science Society of America 2002-present

ASA American Society of Agronomy 2002-present

CSSA Crop Science Society of America 2003-present

AFES Association française pour l’étude des sols 2004-present

AWSS Association of Women Soil Scientists 2006-present

CSSS Canadian Society of Soil Science 2010-present

Society Involvement

ASA-CSSA-SSSA early career member publications:

Fouli, Y. and J.M. McGrath. 2008. Mentors’ corner: Advice from Dr. Frank Coale. CSA News Magazine 53 (10):32. Available at: https://www.soils.org/publications/csa-news/archive

Fouli, Y. and J.M. McGrath. 2009. Mentors’ corner: Advice from Dr. Tom Sims. CSA News Magazine 54 (3):27. Available at: https://www.soils.org/publications/csa-news/archive

REFERENCES

Dr. Barbara Cade-Menun: *******.****-*****@***.**.**, research scientist in soil science and nutrient cycling, SPARC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 1030, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, S9H 3X2 Canada. Tel: 1-306-***-****.

Dr. Daniel D. Fritton: ***@***.***, professor emeritus of soil physics, Penn State University, 116 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Tel: 1-814-***-****

Dr. Albert R. Jarrett: ***@***.***, professor of agricultural engineering, Penn State University, 209 Agricultural Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Tel: 1-814-***-****

Dr. Joshua M. McGrath: ********@***.***, assistant professor of nutrient management and extension specialist, University of Maryland, 1109 H.J. Patterson Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Tel: 1-301-***-****.

Dr. Norman Clark: *.*****@****.**.**; *.*****@*****.***; ***********@*****.**.**, professor of innovation systems and development, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. Tel: + 44.1908.654825

Dr. Emna Ammar: *********@*****.**, ****.*****@****.***.**, professor of environmental microbiology, LARSEN Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax, B.P.“W”, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia. Tel: +216.98.412.364

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