Congratulations to our 2026 Award Winners.
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Career: Dr. Katalin (Kathy) Szlavecz
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Affiliation: Research Professor, Morton K. Blaustein Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
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Early Career: Dr. Joseph “Joe” Edwards
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Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Service: Dr. Emma Aronson.
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Affiliation: Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, the University of California at Riverside.
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Best student paper:
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First place: Brooke E. Propson for “Gains in soil carbon storage under anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are rapidly lost following its cessation”
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Full citation: Propson, B. E., Zak, D. R., Classen, A. T., Burton, A. J., & Freedman, Z. B. (2024). Gains in soil carbon storage under anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are rapidly lost following its cessation. Ecology, 105(11), e4444.
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Awardee affiliation at time of publishing: Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Honorable mention: Daniel Petticord for “Foliar phosphorus concentrations in Bahiagrass are well-predicted by the abundance of a Fusarium taxa”
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Full citation: Petticord, D. F., Zhi, R., Boughton, E. H., Guo, Y., Liao, H. L., Reyes, A. L., ... & Sparks, J. P. (2026). Foliar phosphorus concentrations in Bahiagrass are well-predicted by the abundance of a Fusarium taxa. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 214, 110049.
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Awardee affiliation at time of publishing: Department of Ecology and Evolution, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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What is The Soil Ecology Society ?
We are the Soil Ecology Society of America. We are an inclusive scholarly society dedicated to the understanding of soil ecology such that knowledge can be applied to maintain healthy ecosystems.
Specifically, the Society exists to
1) Provide an understanding of the importance of the structure, function and dynamics of soil systems among ecologists, soil scientists, and members of related disciplines;
2) Encourage education and research in soil ecology, to sponsor meetings and publications for the communication of research and educational activities in soil ecology, and to increase student participation in the Society;
3) Provide for the exchange and transmittal of information on the status, protection, and understanding of belowground soil ecology. We qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
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