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Member Since 2002
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Professor, University of California Merced
Member, Macelwane Medal Committee
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Professional Experience
University of California Berkeley
2024 - Present
University of California Merced
Professor
2009 - Present
Education
Doctorate
2006
Asmeret Asefaw's AGU Research
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Assessing the Effect of a Deep‐Rooted Grass on Belowground Carbon Storage in Cultivated Land: Insights From a Multi‐Site US Study
EARTH'S FUTURE
30 march 2026
Soil Organic Matter Stabilization by Polyvalent Cations in a Buried Alkaline Soil
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: BIOGEOSCIENCES
31 january 2026
Effects of Root Suberin Enrichment on Decomposition and Soil Carbon Storage
MEASURING AND MODELING THE ROLE OF ROOTS AND BELOWGROUND PROCESSES IN BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES II POSTER
biogeosciences | 19 december 2025
Tracing the effects of a deep-rooted grass, Panicum virgatum L., on soil organic carbon cycling in a range of environments across the USA
MEASURING AND MODELING THE ROLE OF ROOTS AND BELOWGROUND PROCESSES IN BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES II POSTER
biogeosciences | 19 december 2025
From Climate Solution to Uncertainty: How Changing Precipitation Patterns Affect Soil Carbon Dynamics
SOIL AS A SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE? INSIGHTS FROM EMPIRICAL, MODELING, AND BIG DATA STUDIES II ORAL
biogeosciences | 19 december 2025
A Soil Scientist Goes to Washington: Navigating the Path to National Science Leadership
AGU ADVANCES
09 may 2025
Stable Isotope probing of 13C Structural Root Carbon Decomposition in Agricultural soil
INTEGRATIVE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY FOR MANAGING CLIMATE AND SOIL HEALTH ON WORKING LANDS I POSTER
biogeosciences | 12 december 2024
Towards the Pursuit of Inclusive Excellence in STEMM
FACING THE HEADWINDS: INCREASING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES IN A HOSTILE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT ORAL
union sessions | 11 december 2024
Volunteer Experience
2026 - 2027
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
2018 - 2021
Associate Editor
JGR Biogeosciences Section
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2020
Joanne Simpson Medal
Received December 2020
Citation For outstanding contributions to understanding the dynamics of carbon transport and stabilization in soils, from molecular to watershed scales.     
Citation For outstanding contributions to understanding the dynamics of carbon transport and stabilization in soils, from molecular to watershed scales.     
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