Cheryl Palm is a Senior Research Scientist at the Earth Institute's Tropical Agriculture Program.  She also serves as an Associate Director of CGSD. From 1991 to 2001, she was a Senior Research Scientist at the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility program in Nairobi, Kenya. Her research in Africa applied soil ecology and nutrient cycling concepts to more efficient management of scarce nutrients on farms. She has worked throughout the tropics, leading the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Program in Cameroon, Brazil, Peru, and Indonesia, and investigating the tradeoffs between the environment and agricultural production at the humid forest margins. Previously, she has held positions at Colorado State University, North Carolina State University, and the Ecosystems Center at Woods Hole, Massachusetts . She received a Ph.D. in Soil Science from North Carolina State University.

 

Phone: 845-680-4462

E-mail: cpalm@iri.columbia.edu

 

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