Claudia Wagner-Riddle (born 1961) is a Canadian agrometeorologist. She is a professor in agrometeorology in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph and editor-in-chief of the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. In 2020, Wagner-Riddle was appointed director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative and elected a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
Claudia Wagner-Riddle | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Rolandia, Brazil |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Sc., M.Sc., agrometeorology, University of São Paulo PhD, 1992, University of Guelph |
| Thesis | The Effect of Rye Mulch on Soybean Yield: A Field and Modelling Study (1992) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Guelph |
Early life and education
editWagner-Riddle was born in 1961 and raised in Rolandia, Brazil, where she completed her first two degrees in agronomic engineering at the University of São Paulo.[1] Upon completing her undergraduate degree, she accepted a research position in Germany looking at soil erosion which inspired her to pursue graduate research in the subject.[2] As a result, she travelled to North America and enrolled at the University of Guelph's Department of Land Resource Science for her PhD.[1]
Career
editUpon completing her PhD, Wagner-Riddle joined the faculty at her alma mater, the University of Guelph, in 1994.[3] Beginning in 2008, she has been collaborating with organizations from her homeland, Brazil, in documenting the impact that management of agriculture has on greenhouse gas emissions.[4] Wagner-Riddle was also elected to the Ontario Agricultural College Board of Directors[5] and contributed to the development of the Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol.[1] Her research led to a cross-Canada partnership of government, industry and universities in green agriculture technologies to benefit Canadian farmers. In 2011, Gerry Ritz granted the university nearly $4 million in grant funds to study and develop tools to help farmers mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.[6] She also received $2.8 million from the federal Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program to lead a research project to lower the carbon footprint of dairy farming in Canada.[7] The following year, Wagner-Riddle was named a YMCA–YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her "efforts to integrate the life and physical sciences to address environmental problems".[3]
In 2012, Wagner-Riddle was appointed editor-in-chief of the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.[8] While serving in this role, she also became the director of the University of Guelph's Soil Health Interpretive Centre where she teaches visitors about soils as ecosystems.[9] A few years later, she was elected a fellow of the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.[10] In 2020, Wagner-Riddle was appointed director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative[11] and elected a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Claudia Wagner-Riddle". uoguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Claudia Wagner-Riddle". soilsatguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "U of G Members Named Women of Distinction". uoguelph.ca. May 4, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "The Guelph-Brazil Initiative". uoguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "SENATE MEMBERSHIP 2008-2009". uoguelph.civicweb.net. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "U of G Gets $4 Million for 'Green Ag' Technology". uoguelph.ca. October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Prof Targets Greenhouse Gases in Dairy Industry". guides.uoguelph.ca. December 12, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Claudia Wagner-Riddle, PhD: Editor-in-Chief, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology". journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Li, Marika (2017). "Soil Health Interpretive Centre: UNEARTHING THE SECRETS TO SOIL HEALTH". ontariograinfarmer.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Shannon (June 18, 2018). "Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle awarded CSAFM Fellowship". /csafm.c. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle appointed as Director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI)". newswire.ca. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Awards and Honors Recipients". ametsoc.org. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
External links
edit- Claudia Wagner-Riddle publications indexed by Google Scholar