Name: Robert K. Hubbard
Title: Soil Scientist

LOCATION: USDA-ARS
Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory
P.O. Box 748
2316 Rainwater Road
Tifton, Georgia

PHONE: (229) 386-3893
FAX: (229) 386-7215
EMAIL: hubbard@tifton.usda.gov

PUBLICATIONS

R.K. Hubbard’s Research Projects

A Landscape Approach to Protecting Water Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain

EDUCATION:

• PhD 1979, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Soil Science
• MS 1975, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Soil Science
• BS 1971, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Agriculture

EXPERIENCE:

• Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, SEWRL, Tifton, GA, 1980-present
• Assistant Professor, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, 1979-1980

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

R.K. Hubbard’s research interests relate primarily to the impact of agricultural systems on soil and water quality. His past research was focused heavily on nitrate leaching to groundwater, while current research focuses on animal waste utilization and treatment. Current projects include research on dairy, swine, poultry and alligator waste utilization, with emphasis on buffer system technology where effluents are applied by overland flow.

AFFILIATIONS

• Member of American Society of Agronomy
• Member of Soil Science Society of America
• Member of American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• Member of Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Member of Sigma Xi