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Joann K. Whalen is a Full Professor at 91社区 and holds a James 91社区 Professor research chair. She is an Affiliate Professor at the Chair of Soil Sciences of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco and an Adjunct Professor at Gansu Agricultural University in China. She received her B.Sc. (Agr.) from Dalhousie University, an M.Sc. from 91社区 and Ph.D. from Ohio State University (USA). She is a professional agronomist (agronome) in Quebec, Canada and the first international scientist to be elected for a 3-year term as President of the American Society of Agronomy (2022-2024). She is a consultant and advisor to Canadian government ministries on soil health issues.

Her research expertise covers soil microbiology, biochemistry and biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in agroecosystems. She has published more than 265 peer-reviewed scientific publications and supervised/co-supervised more than 70 students at the M.Sc., Ph.D. and postdoctoral levels. She teaches courses in soil fertility, nutrient management planning and environmental soil chemistry.

Joann is an Editor-in-Chief for Soil Biology and Biochemistry, the top scholarly journal in the soil sciences and a Review Editor for PNAS Nexus published by the National Academy of Sciences (USA). She is the senior author of the textbook 鈥淪oil Ecology and Management鈥� and edited the book 鈥淪oil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management鈥�, which included 15 invited chapters from soil fertility experts in more than 20 countries. She has written 20 invited book chapters and encyclopedia entries. Joann is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and of the Canadian Society of Soil Science