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SWARheadline bar **Soil, Water & Air Resources Research Unit**  /ARSUserFiles/50301500/UnitPages/swar.jpg The mission of the Soil, Water, and Air Resources unit is to discover and apply knowledge of biophysical interactions within the soil-plant-atmosphere system to develop new and improved management practices that limit or reduce the impact of agricultural production systems on soil, water, and air resources. View an overview of the SWAR CRIS Projects **Dr. Dan Olk -** Acting Supervisory Research Soil Scientist (515) 294-8412dan.olk@usda.gov
 Bendorf, JoshJoshua.Bendorf@usda.govORISE Fellow, Midwest Climate Hub
Chatterjee, Amitava, PhD(515) 294-5723Amitava.Chatterjee@usda.govResearch Soil Scientist Cook, Jeffery - *Jeff*(515) 294-1888jeff.cook@usda.govEngineering Technician Dinnes, Dana(515) 294-3797dana.dinnes@usda.govAgronomist, Support Scientist Emmett, Bryan, PhD(515) 294-6888bryan.emmett@usda.govMicrobiologist Grimard, Terry(515) 294-8223terry.grimard@usda.govBiological Science Technician (Soils) Return to NLAE
 Kadolph, Melissa(515) 294-5723melissa.kadolph@usda.govProgram Support Assistant McCoy, Ryan, PhDryan.mccoy@@usda.govORISE Postdoc Midwest Climate Hub Moore, Melanie(515) 294-5014melanie.moore@usda.govProgram Support Assistant Nowatzke, Laurie, PhD(515) 294-5723laurie.nowatzke@usda.govCoordinator, Regional Climate Hub Prueger, John, PhD(515) 294-7694john.prueger@usda.govResearch Soil Scientist Purdy, Samantha(515) 294-7665samantha.purdy@usda.govPhysical Science Technician
 Rivera Santiago, Eric(515) 294-5502eric.rivera_santiago@usda.govBiological Science Technician Scoggin, Kenwood(515) 294-1227kenwood.scoggin@usda.govSpectroscopist Simmons, Gavin(515) 294-3762gavin.simmons@usda.govBiological Science Technician (Soils)
Smith, Otis(515) 294-8223otis.smith@usda.govBiological Science Lab Technician (Soils)
Todey, Dennis, PhD(515) 294-2013dennis.todey@usda.govClimatologist, Climate Hub Director
Trabue, Steven, PhD(515) 294-0201steven.trabue@usda.govChemist


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