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Gary C. Steinhardt

Gary C. Steinhardt
Professor
Area: Soils and Soil Management

Mailing Address:
Department of Agronomy
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 W. State Street
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054


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Contact Information:

Telephone: 765-494-8063 Office Location:   3325 Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
FAX: 765-496-2926
Email: gsteinhardt@purdue.edu Vita

Extension Education:

Research Areas:
Long term tillage plots:

Most Significant Publications:
Franzmeier, D.P., G.C. Steinhardt and B.D. Lee, 2001. Indiana soils, evaluation and conservation, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette, Indiana, 124 pp. 

Tremocoldi, W.A., G.C. Steinhardt and D.P. Franzmeier, 1993. Clay mineralogy and chemistry of argillic horizons, fragipans and paleosol B. horizons on a loess thinning transect in southwestern Indiana. Geoderma, 63:77-93. 

West, T.D., D.R. Griffith and G.C. Steinhardt, 1996. Effect of tiling and rotation on agronomic performance of corn and soybean; twenty year study on dark silty clay loam soil. Jour. of Prod. Agri. 9:241-248.

Franzmeier, D. P., G. C. Steinhardt, and D. G. Schulze. 2004. Indiana soil landscapes evaluation manual. AY-323. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette, IN.

Teaching: 
Agronomy 155 - Introduction to Soil Morphology
Agronomy 355 - Soil Morphology and Geography
Agronomy 450 - Soil Conservation and Water Management
Agronomy 585 - Soils and Land Use

Professional Experience:
 Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 1991 to present
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 1982 to 1991
Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 1976 to 1982

Awards and Honors:
Outstanding Agronomy Teacher, 2003
American Society of Agronomy Certificate of Excellence in Educational Materials, 2003
Team Performance Award, Indiana Division of Reclamation, 2000
Fellow, Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1996
Award of Merit, Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1995
Outstanding Service Award, Hoosier Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1993
Superior Service Unit Award, US Department of Agriculture, 1989
Commendation Award, Soil Conservation Society of America, 1986
Fellow, Indiana Academy of Science, 1983

Education:
B.S., Michigan State University, 1966
M.S., Michigan State University, 1968
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1976

Date joined staff:  1976

Last updated:  April, 2007