(2021) Irfan Ainuddin

(2021) Irfan Ainuddin

MS in Interdisciplinary Soil Science

University of Minnesota

Irf is a PhD Student at University of Minnesota - Land and Atmospheric Sciences, studying permafrost affected soils to understand permafrost genesis and morphology, quantify organic carbon stocks, and apply geospatial techniques to map distributions of permafrost.

A soil scientist and burgeoning ceramic artist I am obsessed with clay in all of its potential forms

See Irfan’s webpage at: http://planetirf.org/ and his capstone project at http://www.soilboxes.com:3838/app2/.

Interests

  • Soil Genesis
  • Soil Mapping
  • Soil Education and Outreach

Education

  • PhD Student - Land and Atmospheric Sciences

    University of Minnesota

  • M.S. in Interdisciplinary Soil Science, 2020

    California State University-Chico

  • BS in Soil Science, 2014

    Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo