Dr. S. Carolina Córdova
Soil Science and Biogeochemistry
Grants
2024
USDA-NRCS, USD$362,585. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Building Capacity Among Agricultural Advisors and Producers. Role: PI
Nebraska Soybean Board, USD$16,750. Nebraska Soil Health Events. Role: PI.
USDA-NIFA-AFRI, USD$ 598,000. Fostering the next generation of inclusive agricultural and natural resources professionals. Role: co-PI with M. Mamo (PI).
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2023
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USDA NRCS, USD$ 107,252. Development of a color chart for estimating organic carbon in Nebraska soils. Role: co-PI with J. Turk (PI).
Nebraska Soybean Board, USD $15,000. Nebraska Soil Health and Cover Crop Conference. Role: co-PI with K. Koehler-Cole (PI).
USDA-NRCS, Subaward, USD $500,000. Climate-smart advances in Ag performance. Role: co-PI with D. Rudnick (PI).
UNL ARD Bridge Funding, USD $375,000. Response of a Man-Made Forest to the Catastrophic Wildfires of 2022: Recovery of the Sandhills Halsey Nebraska National Forest. Role: co-PI with T. Awada (PI).
Nebraska Soybean Board, USD $7,000. Eastern Nebraska Soil Health Conference. Role: co-PI with K. Kohler-Cole (PI).
USDA-SARE, USD$ 1,950. Partnership development with Kansas Black Farmers Association (KBFA). Role: co-PI with M. Mamo (PI).
2022
Environmental Defense Fund, USD $298,433. Assessing a suite of indicators to predict soil carbon trajectories in agricultural systems, co-PI with Christine Sprunger (PI, Michigan State University), Yang Lin (UF), Jocelyn Lavallee (EDF)
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2020
Professional Development Grant, USD $1,000. W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI.
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2017-2018
Women’s and Diversity Grant Project, USD $11,000 for one year, “Building Gender Parity in Agricultural Leadership Roles through Tailored Professional Development”. Taylor, K., Córdova, S.C., Poffenbarger, H., Aller, D., Puntel, L., Heaton, E. Funding: Department of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
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2015
Renovate indoor green areas Project, USD $600 Coordination with the Agronomy Graduate Student Club. Funding: Department of Agronomy faculty, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Academic Service & Leadership (as of 2021)
2021-2022
Elected Vice-leader and Leader Bioenergy Systems Community, American Association of Agriculture (ASA).
Academic Collaborator – Department of Agronomy, Central del Ecuador University.
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2021
Co-Organizer and Moderator – Symposium Bringing Back the Momentum of Bioenergy Production in the US: Assessment of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Invited speakers: Dr. Tom Richard (PSU), Dr. Madhu Khanna (U. of Illinois), Dr. Kevin Kephart (USDA-NIFA). ASA-SSA-CSSA International Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 7-10, 2021
​Moderator – Breakout session: Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Fields. LTER All Scientist Meeting. Hickory Corners, MI. Sep 23, 2021.
Co-Organizer and Moderator – Breakout session: LTAR-NEON integrating efforts on soil carbon stability and trajectories. LTAR All Scientist Meeting. Virtual. Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2021.
Memberships in Professional Organizations
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Latinas in Earth and Planetary Sciences (GeoLatinas) 2019-present
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Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society 2015-present
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American Society of Agronomy (ASA) 2013-present
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Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) 2013-present
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Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) 2013-present