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Albert L. Page
Professor, Emeritus
Academic Degrees:
- B.A., 1956, Univ. of California, Riverside (Chemistry
- Ph.D., 1960, Univ. of California, Davis (Soil Science)
Specialization:
- Soil chemistry
- Ion-exchange equilibria
- Biogeochemistry of trace elements
Professional Service - Soil Science Society of America (SSSA):
- Chair, SSSA Membership Committee, 1963-66.
- Chair, div. S-2,Soil Chemistry, 1969-70.
- Member, Board of Directors, SSSA, 1992-95.
- Associate editor, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 1969-72.
- Member, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. Editorial Board, 1969-72.
- Chair, Workshop on Utilization, Treatment and Disposal of Waste on Land, 1985.
- Editorial Committee: Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3 Chemical Methods. 1996.
- Nominee, President, SSSA, 1996.
Service in Associated Societies:
- Agronomic Education Committee, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 1964-68.
- Information Retrieval Committee, ASA, 1968-74.
- Executive Committee, California Chapter ASA, 1984-88.
- Associate Editor, Jour. Environ. Qual., 1974-78.
- Editorial Board, Jour. Environ Qual., 1974-78.
- Associate Editor, Advances in Environmental Science, 1987-92.
- Associate Editor, Environmental Reviews, 1992-present.
- Editorial Board, Science of the Total Environment, 1979-83.
- Board of Directors, 1980-83, President, 1983-84, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
- Editor, Methods of Soil Analysis, ASA Monograph 9, Part 2.
- Consultant, Science Advisory Board, US EPA 1985-93.
- Science Advisory Committee, US EPA, NE Hazardous Substances Research Committee, 1991-present.
Honorary Positions and Awards:
- Fulbright Fellowship, 1966-67.
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1966-67.
- Distinguished Teaching Award, University of California, 1976.
- Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1976.
- Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1976.
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996.
- Environmental Quality Research Award, American Society of Agronomy,1985.
- Distinguished Service Award, US Department of Agriculture, 1991.
- Environment Award, Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies, 1992.
- Alumni University Service Award, Univ. of California, 1994.
- Distinguished Service Award, Soil Science Society of America, 1998.
- Distinguished Service Award, Univ. of California, Riverside, 2001.
Contributions to Human Welfare Through Professional Activities:
- Teaching and research have contributed to a better understanding of the impact of trace element contamination of soils on human and ecosystem health. Contributed to 4 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology task force reports. Service to 4 National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences committees, Chair of one. Contributed to the organization and conduct of National and International Workshops/Symposia.
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