Elaine Ingham
Elaine Ingham is an American soil biology researcher and founder of Soil Foodweb Inc. She is recognised around the world as a leader in soil microbiology and research of the soil food web. She is a key author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer. In 2011, Ingham was named as The Rodale Institute's chief scientist.[1]
Research
Ingham obtained her PhD from the Colorado State University in 1981. Ingham’s doctorate is in Microbiology with an emphasis on soil. Elaine was offered a Post-doctoral Fellowship, along with her husband Russ (who also has a doctorate from Colorado State University in Zoology, emphasizing nematology), at the Natural Resource Ecology Lab at Colorado State University. In 1985, Ingham accepted a Research Associate Fellowship at the University of Georgia.
In 1986, Ingham moved to Oregon State University, and joined the faculty in both Forest Science and Botany and Plant Pathology. She remained on faculty until 2001.
Ingham is also an Affiliate Professor, Graduate Research, South Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia, 2001–present, an Affiliate Professor of Sustainable Living at Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa,[1] and was Program Chair, Ecological Society of America (1999–2000).[2][3]
Books
- Ingham, E.R. and M. Alms. (1999), The Compost Tea Handbook 1.1
- Ingham, E.R. (2000) The Compost Tea Brewing Manual. Sustainable Studies Institute, Eugene, OR. 60 pp.
- Ingham, E.R. (2001) The Compost Tea Brewing Manual Second Edition, Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 68pp
- Ingham, E.R. (2002) The Compost Tea Brewing Manual Third Edition, Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 78pp
- Ingham, E.R. (2003) The Compost Tea Brewing Manual Fourth Edition, Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 88pp
- Ingham, E.R. (2004), Compost Tea Quality: Light Microscope Methods, Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 47pp
- Ingham, E.R. (2004) The Field Guide for Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT), Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 178pp
- Ingham, E.R. (2005). The Compost Tea Brewing Manual, Edition 5, Soil Foodweb Inc, Corvallis, Oregon 79pp
Publications
- Ingham, E. R. (1999). The Soil Biology Primer. Chapter 1. The Soil Foodweb. NRCS Soil Quality Institute, USDA. 48 pp.
- Ingham, E.R. (1999). The Soil Biology Primer. Chapter 2. Soil Bacteria. NRCS Soil Quality Institute, USDA.
- Ingham, E.R. (1999). The Soil Biology Primer. Chapter 3. Soil Fungi. NRCS Soil Quality Institute. USDA.
- Ingham, E.R. (1999). The Soil Biology Primer. Chapter 4. Soil Protozoa. NRCS Soil Quality Institute. USDA.
- Ingham, E.R. (1999). The Soil Biology Primer. Chapter 5. Soil Nematodes. NRCS Soil Quality Institute. USDA.
- Ingham, E.R.(2004). The Soil Foodweb: It’s Role in Ecosystems Health: The Overstory Book Cultivating Connections with Trees 2nd Edition; Editor Craig R. Elevitch.
- Ingham, E.R. and M.D. Slaughter. (2005). The Soil Foodweb–Soil and Composts As Living Ecosystems. International SoilACE Conference in Soil and Compost Eco-Biology. Leon, Spain. 1: 127-139.
References
- ^ a b Rodale Institute Names Dr. Elaine Ingham as New Chief Scientist. . Business Wire (New York). January 24, 2011..
- ^ Dr Ingham's background and CV
- ^ Dr Ingham's web portal
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