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Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor and Director of the CFAES Dr. Rattan Lal Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University, focuses his research on soil carbon sequestration for food and climate security, conservation agriculture, and soil health. Dr. Lal will be sharing his ideas about the importance of soil health and how it can have an impact on, yet also be the solution to, the social and environmental dangers our world faces.
Rattan Lal, Ph.D., is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the CFAES Dr. Rattan Lal Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University. He was President of the Soil Science Society of America (2006-2008) and the International Union of Soil Sciences (2017-2018). He researches soil carbon sequestration for food and climate security, conservation agriculture, and soil health. With an h-index of 159 and 116,181 citations, Dr. Lal has authored over 1,000 journal articles and mentored 370 researchers. He is laureate of the 2018 GCHERA World Agriculture Prize, 2018 Glinka World Soil Prize, 2019 Japan Prize, 2019 U.S. Awasthi IFFCO Award, 2020 IICA Chair in Soil Science and Goodwill Ambassador, 2020 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award, and the 2020 World Food Prize. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx