User:Vytas Pabedinskas

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Vytas Pabedinskas (an artistic interpretation)

• Vytas Pabedinskas
• University of Arizona, SWES Dept
• Environmental Research Laboratory
• 2601 E Airport Drive
• Tucson, AZ 85756
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I work in the [SWES-MEL Lab] at the University of Arizona. I learned about OpenWetWare from Virginia Rich.

Education

• May 2014, MS, Soil Science, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
• 2008, BS, Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
• 1999, MEd, Secondary Education, University of Illinois, Chicago IL
• 1996, BA, English Literature, University of Illinois, Champaign IL

Research interests

1. Microbial communities affected by heavy metal inputs
2. Vermicomposting - controlling human pathogens,
3. Biochar - moisture control, nutrient retention, ammonia gas capture in arid soil
4. In-vessel composting - graphing moisture, CO2 evolution for a NASA grant. UofA Lunar Greenhouse
5. Sustainable ag issues - Tucson Food Bank home garden program volunteer; Heifer International volunteer
6. Science education - Board of Directors, Arizona Association for Environmental Education

Publications

1. Comparison of salinity tolerance of three Atriplex spp. in well-watered and drying soils

--Environmental and Experimental Botany, Volume 83, November 2012, Pages 62–72

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