Student Posters

Students who participate in NREC-funded research will take what they learn and apply it throughout their careers. These students expand the influence NREC’s research on Illinois agriculture and its efforts to meet the goals of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy.

Student/Investigator Name	Poster Title	Institution	Advisors
Suwei Xu	County-level phosphorus balances for State of Illinois from 2007 to 2022	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour, Andrew Margenot
Omid ZandVakili	County-level phosphorus balances for State of Illinois from 2007 to 2022	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour, Andrew Margenot
Mustafa Guzel	County-level phosphorus balances for State of Illinois from 2007 to 2022	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour, Andrew Margenot
Burkett, Gabriella	Effect of Rye As a Cover Crop on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Poorly Drained Alfisols	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour
Ojeniyi Kehinde Afeez	Adapting Water and Sediment Control Basin (WASCoB) to enhance Nitrogen and Phosphorus Attenuation during Runoff	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Jon E. Schoonover, Karl Williard, Eric Brevik, Amanda Weidhuner, Samuel Indorante
Afeez, Ojenlyl Kehinde	Adapting Water and Sediment Control Basin (WASCoB) to Enhanced Nitrogen and Phosphorus Attenuation	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Brevik, Eric; Weidhuner, Amanda; Indorante, Samuel
Yanes, Robert	Assessing Streambank Erosion: The Influence of Rainfall Events on Embarrass River on Savoy	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Assessing Streambank Erosion: The Influence of Rainfall Events on Embarrass River on Savoy	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Serrano, Jorge	Assessing Streambank Erosion: The Influence of Rainfall Events on Embarrass River on Savoy	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ola, Oluwaseun	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Guzel, Osman	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Gage, Karla	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Williard, Karl	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Schoonover, Jon	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Mueller, Steffen	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Brevik, Eric C.	Assessing the Impact of Winter Wheat Double Cropping in Soybean Systems on Nitrous Oxide Emissions	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Sadeghpour, Amir
Mardian, Noah	Assessing the Long-Term Efficacy of Legume and Non-Legume Cover Crops and Tillage on Nutrient Loss from Corn and Soybean Rotations in Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Gillespie, Jacqueline C.; Thilakarathne, Ashai D.G.M
Reconco, Adriana	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ferrari, Lenarth	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Xu, Suwei	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ruiz, Guadalupe	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Bergschneider, Luke	Comparative Analysis of Soil Nutrient Composition in Illinois State Over a 80-years Time Period: 1950 to 2024	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Xian Liu	County-level phosphorus balances for State of Illinois from 2007 to 2022	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour, Andrew Margenot
Della Betta, Marina M.	Determing Corn Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rates for Different Cover Crop Systems using On-Farm Experiments	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Jones, John D.
Nakayama, Yuhei	Differentiating sources of soil organic carbon at the Morrow Plots: importance of prairie-derived soil organic matter in crop production in central North America	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Masters, Michael D.	Differentiating sources of soil organic carbon at the Morrow Plots: importance of prairie-derived soil organic matter in crop production in central North America	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Link, Blake	Effects of Nitrogen Rate and Timing Applied as Anhydrous Ammonia onCorn Production and Profitability	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Jones, John D.
Xu, Suwei	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Bergschneider, Luke	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Potash, Eric	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Rodriquez-Torres, Ivanellis	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ferrari, Lenarth	Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Soil Total Phosphorus Changes in Illinois: from the Illinois Centennial Soil Archive	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Iguegbe, Chibueze C.	Evaluating Streambank and Instream Erosion as Sources of Sediment and Phosphorus in two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Gillespie, Jacqueline C.;Snyder, Jennie C.; Vick, Amelia K.
Hilga, Justin K.	Evaluating Streambank and Instream Erosion as Sources of Sediment and Phosphorus in two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Gillespie, Jacqueline C.;Snyder, Jennie C.; Vick, Amelia K.
Turner, Rebekah	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Wiley, Katharine E.	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Veldhuizen, Hannah	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhang, Tianchen	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Huang, Mai	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Swigel, Sarah	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Rhoads, Bruce L.	Evaluating the effectiveness of streambank stabilization in rivers of Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Wiley, Katharine E.	Geographic variability in meander migration rates in Illinois: Implications for sediment and nutrient loading	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Rhoads, Bruce L.	Geographic variability in meander migration rates in Illinois: Implications for sediment and nutrient loading	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Geographic variability in meander migration rates in Illinois: Implications for sediment and nutrient loading	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
De Gracia, Natacha	Linking Field and Watershed Nitrogen Balances to Evaluate Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Illinois Agricultural Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Linking Field and Watershed Nitrogen Balances to Evaluate Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Illinois Agricultural Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Bergschneider, Luke	Linking Field and Watershed Nitrogen Balances to Evaluate Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Illinois Agricultural Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Linking Field and Watershed Nitrogen Balances to Evaluate Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Illinois Agricultural Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Peng, Bin	Linking Field and Watershed Nitrogen Balances to Evaluate Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Illinois Agricultural Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Measuring streambank erosion in Illinois using erosion pins	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Murillo, Carlos	Measuring streambank erosion in Illinois using erosion pins	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Altschuler, Allison	Measuring streambank erosion in Illinois using erosion pins	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Guzman, Nathalia	Nitrate Leaching Losses between Cereal Rye Cover Crop and Winter Wheat Double Crop Soybeans	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Preza Fontes, Giovani
Greer, Kristin	Nitrate Leaching Losses between Cereal Rye Cover Crop and Winter Wheat Double Crop Soybeans	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Preza Fontes, Giovani
Christianson, Laura	Nitrate Leaching Losses between Cereal Rye Cover Crop and Winter Wheat Double Crop Soybeans	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Preza Fontes, Giovani
Taracena, Javier	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Gentry, Lowell	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Miller, Eric	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Schaefer, Dan	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Mitchell, Corey	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Gates. Brianne	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Kemmer, Jacob	Nitrate-N soil surface concentrations and nitrogen balance assessment in a corn (Zea mays)- soybean (Glycine max) rotation.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Mariano, J.	Nutrient Dynamics Resulting from Varying Fertilizer and Cover Crop Rotation Treatments Including Winter Wheat Within a Corn-Soybean System	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Brevik, Eric; Sadeghpour, Amir
Spiers, A.	Nutrient Dynamics Resulting from Varying Fertilizer and Cover Crop Rotation Treatments Including Winter Wheat Within a Corn-Soybean System	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Brevik, Eric; Sadeghpour, Amir
Botero, Mariana Gomez	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Giraldo, Simon	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Felix, Rut	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Fisher, Andy	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ssentamu, Kato	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Optimizing cover crops and wheat to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus surface runoff losses in southern Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Kandel, Durga	Performance of Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCOBs) on Sediment Trapping, Legacy Phosphorus Management, and Water Quality Enhancement in Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Williard, Karl; Schoonover, Jon; Indorante, Samuel; Vick, Amelia
Zhou, Shengnan	Phosphorus stocks and pools in eroding streambank soils hold implications for water quality	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Boeckler, Jeff	Phosphorus stocks and pools in eroding streambank soils hold implications for water quality	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Quantifying Illinois Streambank Erosion and Sediment Losses	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Yanes, Robert	Quantifying Illinois Streambank Erosion and Sediment Losses	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Serrano, Jorge	Quantifying Illinois Streambank Erosion and Sediment Losses	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Quantifying Illinois Streambank Erosion and Sediment Losses	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Boeckler, Jeff	Quantifying Illinois Streambank Erosion and Sediment Losses	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Serrano, Jorge	Reevaluating Phosphorus Loss: The Role of Streambank Erosion in Illinois.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Reevaluating Phosphorus Loss: The Role of Streambank Erosion in Illinois.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Yanes, Robert	Reevaluating Phosphorus Loss: The Role of Streambank Erosion in Illinois.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Zhou, Shengnan	Soil Meets Streams: Vertical Distribution of Soil Phosphorus in Streambanks	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Castaneda, Katherine	Struvite vs DAP: A Comparison of Dissolution Over Time	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Struvite vs DAP: A Comparison of Dissolution Over Time	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Leon, P.	Struvite vs DAP: A Comparison of Dissolution Over Time	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Bergschneider, Luke	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Moses, Eraz	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ssentamu, Kato	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Fuentes, Natacha De Gracia	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Broeren, Tom	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Ganschow, Michael	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Joehl, Brian	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Madison, Alan	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Schoff, James	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
VonHolten, Chris	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Frueh, Jill	Takeaways from phase 1 of on-farm tile water quality monitoring in Bureau County Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Berkshire-Akers, Taylor	Yield and Subsurface Nutrient Fluxes in a Cover Cropping Corn-Soybean Rotation in Central Illinois over 4 years	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Sandeghpour, Amir	Yield and Subsurface Nutrient Fluxes in a Cover Cropping Corn-Soybean Rotation in Central Illinois over 4 years	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Douglass, Michael	Yield and Subsurface Nutrient Fluxes in a Cover Cropping Corn-Soybean Rotation in Central Illinois over 4 years	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margenot, Andrew
Adeyemi, Folahanmi	Effect of Rye As a Cover Crop on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Poorly Drained Alfisols	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Eric Brevik, Amir Sadeghpour
Kaur, Taranpreet	Effect of Cover Crops and Tillage on Nutrient Loss and Soil Physical Properties in Corn– Soybean Rotations in Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Karl W.J. Williard, Melissa House, Jon E. Schoonover, Amir Sadeghpour and Noah Mardian 3
Hoeft, Abigail	Streambank Erosion in Two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Jon E. Schoonover, Karl W.J. Williard
Vick, Amelia K.	Streambank Erosion in Two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Jon E. Schoonover, Karl W.J. Williard
Iguegbe, Chibueze	Streambank Erosion in Two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Jon E. Schoonover, Karl W.J. Williard
Higa, Justin K.	Streambank Erosion in Two Illinois Agricultural Watersheds	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Jon E. Schoonover, Karl W.J. Williard
Zhou, Hongxu	Engineering-Scale Application of Designer Biochar to Capture and Recycle Phosphorus from Tile Drainage Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Richard Crooke, Rabin Bhattarai, Wei Zheng
Circenis, Sophie	Engineering-Scale Application of Designer Biochar to Capture and Recycle Phosphorus from Tile Drainage Systems	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Richard Crooke, Rabin Bhattarai, Wei Zheng
Rolle, Federico	Sulfur Fertilization Effects on Corn Yield, Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rate, and Return to Nitrogen	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Giovani Preza Fontes, John D. Jones

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