Vander Luis Novaes Nunes
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Sustainable Agriculture
Biography
Dr. Vander Nunes was born and raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he spent his early years in an agricultural region known for coffee, corn, soybeans and dairy products. He earned his B.S. in agronomy, during which he was awarded three scientific initiation scholarships to conduct research focused on soil fertility.
Continuing his academic journey, Nunes pursued M.S./Ph.D. in soil science and plant nutrition at the Federal University of Vi莽osa. Conducting research related to the development, characterization and evaluation of novel amendments and fertilizers for crop production.
For four years, Nunes worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he gained expertise in applying isotopic techniques to conduct laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments. His research focused on nitrogen uptake efficiency in crops, the development and evaluation of novel soil tests, and free-living nitrogen fixation in organic farming systems.
During his M.S., Ph.D. and Postdoc, Nunes was involved in teaching labs for undergraduate courses and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students on laboratory research.
Nunes joined 日本av视频 in August 2024, and his research focuses on various facets of sustainable agriculture, including the development and evaluation of novel soil tests, nutrient management, biological nitrogen fixation and the impact of management practices on soil health.
Continuing his academic journey, Nunes pursued M.S./Ph.D. in soil science and plant nutrition at the Federal University of Vi莽osa. Conducting research related to the development, characterization and evaluation of novel amendments and fertilizers for crop production.
For four years, Nunes worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he gained expertise in applying isotopic techniques to conduct laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments. His research focused on nitrogen uptake efficiency in crops, the development and evaluation of novel soil tests, and free-living nitrogen fixation in organic farming systems.
During his M.S., Ph.D. and Postdoc, Nunes was involved in teaching labs for undergraduate courses and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students on laboratory research.
Nunes joined 日本av视频 in August 2024, and his research focuses on various facets of sustainable agriculture, including the development and evaluation of novel soil tests, nutrient management, biological nitrogen fixation and the impact of management practices on soil health.
Research and Scholarly Work
Areas of Research
- Use of isotopic techniques to evaluate fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency.
- Fate of fertilizer nitrogen in soils (e.g., ammonia volatilization, nitrate leaching, mineralization).
- Biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems.
- Development and evaluation of novel soil tests (e.g., ISNT-2, CEC, nonexchangeable ammonium).
- Evaluating the impact of sustainable agricultural practices on soil health, profitability and nitrogen losses (e.g., no-till, diversified crop rotation, cover crops)
