Author Bio

Dr. Eileen Kladivko is Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, where she teaches and does research and Extension work in soil physics, soil biology, and soil health management.  Her overall research focus has been to identify soil management systems that improve environmental quality and promote agricultural sustainability.  Specific research areas have included the impacts of tile drainage on crop yields and nitrate losses to surface waters; the interactions of earthworms, soil management, and soil physical properties; conservation tillage and cover crops for soil health improvement; and preferential flow of chemicals through soils.  She is a founding member of the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) and serves on the Executive Committee.  She is a Purdue representative and an active participant in the Indiana Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI), educating field staff and growers about soil health.  She is an active participant in the North-Central Regional Committee on Drainage and Water Quality (NCERA-217), and the Conservation Drainage Network.  She is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy.