Session: Symposium--Advancements in Pedology and Beyond: Honoring Larry Wilding's Career and Life 1934-2019

Division: SSSA Division: Pedology

Title: Symposium--Advancements in Pedology and Beyond: Honoring Larry Wilding's Career and Life 1934-2019

Organizers: Michael J. Vepraskas , Henry Lin and Mark Stolt
Moderator: Michael J. Vepraskas
Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor: SSSA Division: Soil Mineralogy, SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology, SSSA Division: Wetland Soils
Community Cosponsor:
Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: Soil Genesis, Soil Mineralogy, Soil Physics and Wetland Soils

Session Description: This cross-divisional symposium is dedicated to honoring Larry Wilding’s unique and impressive contributions to pedology, mineralogy, soil science, and the related sciences. Larry’s efforts lead to advancements in soil genesis and classification, micromorphology, application of phytoliths, aquic conditions, carbonates, and paleosols. His teaching, research and mentorship lead others to reach out and investigate Lunar and Martian soils, subaqueous soils, and the deeper regolith within the critical zone. The focus of this symposium will be on the advancements in soil science, and science as whole, that Larry’s work lead to.