Ali Fares, Ph.D.
June 21 – The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and the Fellows Committee recently elected Ali Fares, Ph.D., professor of water security at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), as an SSSA Fellow, which is the highest recognition by the organization.
Members of SSSA nominate worthy colleagues based on their professional achievement and their meritorious service. As many as 11 individuals may be elected as a fellow of the organization.
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is the largest soil-specific society in the United States (US), with more than 6,000 national and international members. I’m pleased to share this recognition with the college, Fares said.
Fares was also selected as a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) last July.
He will be honored this fall, on November 10, during the 2021 Annual Meeting at the Awards Breakfast.
Winners of this award will receive a certificate, a complimentary ticket to the award ceremony, and an SSSA Fellow pin.
Founded in 1936, the SSSA provides information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, forestry, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management, urban uses, mining and reclamation, and across many closely related scientific disciplines and applied fields.
For more information about the SSSA; please visit: https://www.soils.org/about-Society/
La’Beaula Times
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