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We Measure The World
by METER Group, Inc. USA
Scientists who are changing the world—by measuring it.
Episodes
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Episode 51: The interdisciplinary world of soil judging
Texturing and analyzing soil in the field isn't all infiltrometers and digital sensors—you've got to get your hands dirty, too. Join us as University of Idaho graduate students MaryBeth Gavin and Paul Tietz discuss the exciting community of collegiate soil judging. Learn about the challenges in...
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Episode 50: Rethinking groundwater use in arid agriculture
Sustainable irrigation starts with understanding how water moves through the entire system. Every interaction—from where it originates to where it’s taken off, stored, or lost—influences a crop’s ability to survive, especially in arid regions like Utah, USA and Punjab, India, where every drop...
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Episode 49: Extending agricultural education to build local soil health
Scientific advancements only matter if they reach the people and places they’re meant to benefit. That’s why Dr. Jake Mowrer and other Extension Professors in Texas A&M’s AgriLife program work to bring the university’s research on soil nutrients and water management directly to the Texas…
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Episode 47: Bridging the data divide between ecology and infrastructure
The story of the energy transition is told in many languages: meter-scale satellite imagery, hyperlocal atmospheric data, ecological sustainability studies, infrastructure sustainability studies and more. Understanding the full story requires researchers to harmonize data collected across…
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Episode 45: Engineering the future with Earth's oldest materials
Every structure around the world has one thing in common: they are built on a foundation of rock and soil. Unfortunately, the physical properties of these materials are as varied as the structures upon them. This variability has long forced geotechnical engineers to rely on instinct and…
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Episode 44: How soil thermal and moisture data drive renewable energy in Germany
Kai-Julian Hendler is a geotechnical consulting engineer at Boley Geotechnik in Munich, Germany. He holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a specialization in geotechnical engineering from the University of Lisbon. Over the past 8 years working at Boley Geotechnik, he has been a site...
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Episode 43: On-site weather data paving the way for better road construction
As a third-generation builder, Bryce Wuori has always been passionate about construction. To further this passion, he studied Construction Engineering at North Dakota State University and earned a Master of Project Management from the University of Mary. As the CEO and co-founder of Pavewise…
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Episode 42: Can trees store water long-term in heartwood?
Lauren is a PhD candidate at Idaho State University focusing on plant physiological ecology. She received her bachelor’s and master’s in biological sciences from Cal Poly Pomona. She was a 2022, recipient of meters G.A. Harris Award. Her research has focused on long-term water storage in trees…
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Episode 41: Getting irrigation right in a drought-stricken world
Dr. Matt Yost is an associate professor, associate department head, and agroclimate extension specialist at Utah State University. He obtained his PhD in applied Plant Science at the University of Minnesota, after which he spent several years doing post-doctoral research in Minnesota and…
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Episode 40: Emulating natural prairies to balance soil health
Alex received his bachelors in Mathematics & Astrophysics from Oberlin College in 2018. He is currently a Hydrologic Science PhD candidate in the University of Wyoming Plant Physiological Ecology Laboratory. Alex’s research focuses on modeling and measuring the relationship between…
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Episode 39: Improving blueberry breeding with soil moisture monitoring
Cecilia earned her bachelor’s degree in agronomic engineering from the University of Passo Fundo in Brazil. Cecilia was a recipient of the 2022 G.A. Harris Fellowship sponsored by METER Group. She is currently a PhD candidate in horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, where her focus...
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Episode 38: Growing essential oils the sustainable way
Katie completed her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Technology at Colorado Mesa University, where she focused her studies on water quality and conservation. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Environmental Science at Brigham Young University. After that, she hopes to...
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Episode 37: Detecting natural gas seepage from pipelines
Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Smits is a professor at Southern Methodist University’s Lyles School of Engineering and the Solomon Professor for global development. Prior to SMU, she was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and associate professor at the Colorado School of Mines and the US…
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Episode 36: The 70,000-landslide storm
Stephen is a professor in the department of geology at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. He obtained his bachelors in geology and earth science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his PhD in geology from North Carolina State University. He teaches classes in structural...
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Episode 35: The human burden on urban soils
Sara received her masters in soils and geochemistry from UC Davis, and her doctorate in engineering sciences from La Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is currently assistant professor at that same university, where she teaches courses in environmental biophysics and statistical…
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Episode 34: Bushfires, The Great Barrier Reef, and White-Bellied Frogs
Michael is a senior adjunct research fellow at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, Founder of Implexx Sense, and Director at Edaphic Scientific, an exclusive distributor of METER Group instruments. He obtained his doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of New...
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Episode 33: Combating arsenic in groundwater and rice
Mason Stahl is the James M. Kenney Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Geosciences and Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering program. His research spans the fields of hydrogeology, geochemistry and water resources. I study how perturbations to the...
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Episode 32: How to predict landslides
Ning is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He obtained his bachelor’s in Geotechnical Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology, and both his master’s and doctorate in Civil Engineering at John Hopkins University. He is well-known…
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Episode 31: The fight against soil and nutrient loss
Erin is an Agricultural Engineer and Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at the University of Idaho. He obtained his bachelors in Agricultural Engineering with a Soil and Water Engineering emphasis at Washington State University, and then went on to get his master’s from the...
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Episode 30: The transformative power of precision farming
Saul Alarcon is an agronomist for Gradient Crop Yield Solutions with over 30 years of experience in agriculture. As part of the Morning Star Company, his research into plant health has been instrumental in developing crop models for growers. He obtained his Bachelors in biology with an emphasis…
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Episode 29: The effect of insects on infiltration
Dr. Darren Ficklin is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Indiana University. He received his bachelor's in geological sciences at Indiana University, obtained his master's in geology at Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in hydrologic Sciences at the University of...
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Episode 28: Quantifying statewide soil health
Steve Blecker PhD is a research soil scientist with the Ag Experiment Station at Colorado State University. He obtained his Bachelor's at Penn State University and graduate degree in pathology at Colorado State University. His research focuses on sustainable agriculture, soil health, and range…
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Episode 27: The battle for earth: cattle vs. solar
Taylor Bacon is a Ph.D. student of soil and crop science at Colorado State University. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University with a focus on energy and the environment and a minor in sustainable energy. As a Ph.D. candidate, she is…
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Episode 26: Choosing between water content and water potential
Chris Chambers operates as the Environment Support Manager and has been the Soil Moisture Sensor Product Manager for many years at METER Group. He specializes in ecology and plant physiology and has 15 years of experience helping researchers measure the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Leo Rivera...
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Episode 25: Dissolving the boundaries between specializations
Dr. John Norman, currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was Professor of Soil Science and also Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. He is a Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement…
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Episode 24: Building a national water potential network
Dr. Kim Novick is a professor, Paul H. O’Neill Chair, Fischer Faculty Fellow, and director of the Ph.D. Program in Environmental Sciences at Indiana University. She earned her bachelor’s and Ph.D. in environmental science at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Her research areas...
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Episode 23: The power of soil health in sustainable agriculture
Dr. Dedrick Davis is an Assistant Professor in Soil Physics at Alabama A&M University. He obtained his PhD in Soil Science and Environmental Science from Iowa State University,and his teaching expertise is in soil physics and soil hydrology. He has published research papers in national and...
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Episode 22: Breeding the most elite winter wheat
Dr. Arron Carter, professor and O.A. Vogel Endowed Chair of Wheat Breeding and Genetics at Washington State University, graduated with both a bachelor's and master's in plant science from the University of Idaho and received his doctorate at Washington State University in crop science, where he...
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Episode 21: Understanding the language of plants
Natalie graduated with a degree in biology from Pepperdine University, where she completed an honors thesis conducting research on the interaction of drought stress and pathogen infection in chaparral shrubs. She then spent a year as a Fulbright scholar in Spain, studying the effect of water…
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Episode 20: The impact of seasonal vegetation on coastal dune storm recovery
Peter Tereszkiewicz is a PhD candidate at the University of South Carolina. His current research focuses on coastal dunes and understanding how seasonal vegetation such as dune grasses and sediment interactions affect dune growth and post-storm recovery. Links to learn more about Peter: Article...
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Episode 19: How researchers fight dust storms and desertification
David DuBois, PhD, is the state climatologist for New Mexico, director of the New Mexico Climate Center, and college associate professor at New Mexico State University. He also serves as the state coordinator for the New Mexico Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS). Links to…
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Episode 18: Busting vineyard water management myths
Jaclyn Fiola is a hydropedologist and PhD candidate at Virginia Tech's School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and winner of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) Presidents’ Award for Scholarship in Enology and Viticulture. Links to learn more about Jaclyn: Video about...
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Episode 17: The science behind growing food in space
Bruce Bugbee, PhD, is a professor of Crop Physiology, director of the Crop Physiology Laboratory at Utah State University, and the president of Apogee Instruments, Inc. His work includes collaborating with NASA to develop closed life-support systems for long-term space missions. He’s been…
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Episode 16: Why overwatering invites disease and removes critical nutrients
Colin Campbell, PhD, is a research scientist and the head of research and development at METER Group, Inc. USA. Read more about Dr. Colin Campbell Discover TEROS soil water content sensors Learn about TEROS soil water potential sensors Subscribe: https://go.meter.group/l/304411/2022-05-19/23tdf2...
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Episode 15: How land use impacts hydrology in Texas shrink-swell clays
Leo Rivera operates as a research scientist and director of Client Success at METER Group. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agriculture Systems Management at Texas A&M University, where he also got his Master’s degree in Soil Science. There he helped develop an infiltration system for...
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Episode 14: Why we live or die by soil health
Cristine Morgan, PhD, is the chief scientific officer at the Soil Health Institute (SHI) in North Carolina, where she develops scientific strategy and implementation for soil health research. Links to learn more about Dr. Morgan and SHI: Soil Health Institute's website Dr. Morgan's publications…
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Episode 13: Are floods and droughts really unpredictable?
Kevin Hyde, PhD, is the manager for the Montana Mesonet at the Montana Climate Office. Links to learn more about Kevin Hyde and the Montana Mesonet project: Kevin's LinkedIn Montana Mesonet website Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us…
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Episode 12: The day It snowed radiation on Iitate village
Notes Dr. Colin Campbell, PhD, is research scientist and head of research and development at METER Group. Learn more about Dr. Colin Campbell: Read more about Dr. Colin Campbell Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 11: How to meet changing water demands in a growing population
Neil Hansen, PhD, is an environmental science professor at Brigham Young University. Links to learn more about Dr. Neil Hansen: Neil's curriculum vitae and publications Neil's LinkedIn Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/en/meter-environment/podcast Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 10: Less irrigation: Is it always better for the environment?
Bryan Hopkins, PhD, is a professor in the Plant & Wildlife Sciences department at Brigham Young University. Links to learn more about Dr. Bryan Hopkins: Bryan's curriculum vitae Bryan's LinkedIn Bryan's ResearchGate Bryan's Academia.edu Subscribe:...
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Episode 9: Pioneers of environmental measurement
Edward Swiatek is a senior application engineer with the Environmental Research Market Group at Campbell Scientific, Inc. Links to learn more about Ed Swiatek: Ed's LinkedIn Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 8: Ranching, wildfires, & global sustainability
Richard Gill, PhD, is an ecologist and department chair in biology at Brigham Young University. Links to learn more about Dr. Richard Gill: Richard's biography Richard's ResearchGate Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 7: Ticking time bomb—Climate change in Antarctica
Marco Bittelli, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Science at the University of Bologna in Italy. Links to learn more about Dr. Marco Bittelli: Marco's curriculum vitae Marco's website Marco's ResearchGate Marco's publications Subscribe:...
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Episode 6: Helping growers bridge the technology gap
Next Steps: Download The Researcher's Complete Guide to Soil Moisture Download The Researcher's Complete Guide to Water Potential View all METER products Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 5: The fascinating backstory: ATMOS 41/ClimaVUE 50 weather station
Next Steps: Download The Researcher's Guide to Soil Moisture Download The Researcher's Guide to Water Potential View all METER products View Campbell Scientific products Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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Episode 4: How to be field ready
Next Steps: Download The Researcher's Guide to Soil Moisture Download The Researcher's Guide to Water Potential View all METER products Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/meterenvironment/…
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Episode 3: Making measurements on Mars
Next Steps: Download The Researcher's Complete Guide to Soil Moisture Download The Researcher's Complete Guide to Water Potential View all METER products Subscribe: https://www.metergroup.com/we-measure-the-world/ Follow us: https://twitter.com/meter_env...
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