Robert C. Graham
Robert C. Graham
Professor of Soil Mineralogy
Academic Degrees:
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1986
- M.S., Utah State University, 1982
- B.S., University of California, Davis, 1976
Specialization:
- Weathering, properties, and behavior of soil minerals
- Soil genesis and geomorphology
- Ecosystem roles of soils and weathered bedrock
- Wildland soils
- Morphologic and micromorphologic interpretations of soil age
Research Group:
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Graduate Students
- Juanita Frisbie - Environmental Geology
Representative Publications:
- Hirmas, D.R., and R.C. Graham. 2011. Pedogenesis and soil-geomorphic relationships in an arid mountain range, Mojave Desert, California. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 75:192-206.
- Graham, R.C., A.M. Rossi, and K.R. Hubbert. 2010. Rock to regolith conversion: producing hospitable substrates for terrestrial ecosystems. GSA Today 20:4-9.
- Graham, R.C., and A.T. O’Geen. 2010. Soil mineralogy trends in California landscapes. Geoderma 154:418-437.
- Turk, J.K., and R.C. Graham. 2009. Soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation in a forested debris flow chronosequence, California. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:1504-1509.
- Graham, R.C., D.R. Hirmas, Y.A. Wood, and C. Amrhein. 2008. Large near-surface nitrate pools in soils capped by desert pavement in the Mojave Desert, California. Geology 36:259-262.
- Goforth, B.R., R.C. Graham, K.R. Hubbert, C.W. Zanner, R.A. Minnich. 2005. Spatial distribution and properties of ash and thermally altered soils after high-severity forest fire, southern California. Int. J. Wildland Fire 14:343-354.
Courses Taught:
- ENSC/SWSC 100: Introduction to Soil Science
- SWSC/ENSC/GEO 138: Soils of Natural Ecosystems and Landforms
Graduate Program Affiliations and Research Focus Areas:
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Research Focus Areas
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Program
Awards:
- Fellow, Soil Science Society of America (2003)
- UCR Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award (2006)
- UC Presidential Award for Excellence in Directing Undergraduate Research (1995)
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