Ames, Iowa
November 1, 2007
Michael Thompson,
Iowa State University
agronomy professor, has been awarded the Pioneer Hi-Bred
Agronomy Professorship.
Thompson’s research program centers on environmental
applications of soil science, with emphasis on chemical
processes and soil mineralogy. He has taught courses in soil
chemistry, clay mineralogy, soil genesis and classification and
ethical decision-making in agronomic sciences.
As the Pioneer Hi-Bred Professor of Agronomy, Thompson plans to
involve more undergraduates in his research projects, expand
morphological and chemical studies of soil organic matter and
reorganize his courses around cooperative learning principles.
Pioneer Hi-Bred established
the endowed professorship in 1997 through a gift to the ISU
Foundation. The intent of the professorship is to support
research, teaching and extension at the Iowa State agronomy
department. The Pioneer Agronomy Professorship is awarded by the
chair of the department to an agronomy faculty member who
displays excellence in his/her field of scholarship based on
critical areas of importance within the department’s strategic
plan. The appointment is for three years.
Thompson received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences
in 1974 from the University of Illinois and his doctorate in
agronomy from the Ohio State University in 1980. He has been a
faculty member in the agronomy department at Iowa State for 27
years.
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