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Cole D. Gross

Postdoctoral Associate
Yale School of the Environment

I am a soil scientist focusing on carbon cycling in forests, grasslands, and agroecosystems in response to human land-use and management decisions and climate change. I am passionate about advancing our understanding of soils to help manage our limited land resources sustainably and inform climate mitigation policies.

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Current Research

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My current research focuses on synthesizing available research on the impacts of agroforestry and silvopasture on carbon storage and sequestration, as well as designing a model structure for estimating carbon storage and sequestration for cranberry farm agroecosystems.

soil carbon cycling

Publications

agroforestry
agricultural management

Digging deeper into soils, teaching, writing, and more.

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In the News

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More on carbon sequestration, biochar, and soil sampling methods.

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Soils Lab

total organic carbon analyzer
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As part of managing a soils laboratory,

I programed, calibrated, maintained, and troubleshot analytical instruments, as well as created protocols and trained other researchers.

Teaching

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During my graduate studies, I was a laboratory instructor and teaching assistant for soils, geographic information systems, and environmental science courses. 

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Mentoring

University of Alberta WISEST
University of Alberta WISEST
University of Alberta URI
University of Alberta U School

I love sharing the joy of science, discovery, and soils with my community, especially underserved children and youth. I am also passionate about empowering young women to enter into scientific fields of study. I have supervised and mentored over a dozen research assistants, international interns, and volunteers and I am proud to share work from some of these dedicated researchers.

Soils 4 Kids

I encourage the exploration of the fun world of soil science through presentations, workbooks, experiments, and posters for children and youth.

soil science workbook
soil science workbook
soil science workbook
soil science workbook
soil science workbook
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