Faculty Web Page of Thomas B. Wilson in the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science

Thomas B. Wilson

Thomas B. Wilson

Lecturer

Ph.D., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, 2001, University of Arizona
B.A., Biology, 1986, Reed College, Portland OR

Office: FCS 308
Phone: (520) 621-9308
Fax: (520) 621-1647

Email: twilson@ag.arizona.edu

updated 01/07

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for activities oriented towards increasing undergraduate student enrollment in the department. These activities include community outreach, high school and community college multimedia presentations, and recruiting undergraduates with undecided majors. Responsible for SWES undergraduate advising and internship placement. Responsible for coordinating all activity sections of NATS 101, Introduction to Environmental Science, and all teaching sections of SWES 201, Introduction to Soil Science. Responsible for teaching a section of both NATS 101 and SWES 201. Responsible for teaching UNVR 19A, Careers in Crop Production and UNVR 195A, Careers in Environmental Science. Chairman of departmental Curriculum Committee, and member of Scholarship Selection Committee for the department and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Employment

2001 - present Lecturer, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona
1996 - 2001 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona
1990 - 1999 Horticulturist, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

SELECTED AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS

1997   Wallace Fuller Award for Academic Achievement, University of Arizona

1997   "Fire Frequency and Soil Nutrient Status on the Southern Gunnery Ranges at Fort Huachuca Military Reservation, Arizona", T.B. Wilson, R.H. Webb, T.L. Thompson, Forest Service Research Grant, $30,000, 1997-2001.

2001   "Litterfall Dynamics and Soil N Pools in Negev and Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands", T.L. Thompson, E. Zaady, T.B. Wilson, D.A. Martens, International Arid Lands Consortium Grant, $75000.00, 2001-2003.

2006 Learner Centered Education Grant, $700.00.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Wilson, T.B. 1997. General Plant Care for Succulents. Tucson Mountain Association Newsletter 22: 12 - 15.

Wilson, T.B. 1991. Environmental Assessment. Recycling Sciences International, Inc. 17 pp.

Wilson, T.B.1999. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. in: Toward integrated research, land management, and ecosystem protection in the Malpai borderlands: conference summary; 6-8 January 1999; Douglas AZ. Compiled by G. J. Gottfried, L.G. Eskew, C.G. Curtin, and C.B. Edminster. Proceeedings RMRS-P-10. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 81-82.

Wilson, T.B.; Webb, R.H.; Thompson, T.L. 2001. Mechanisms of range expansion and removal of mesquite in desert grasslands in the southwestern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-81. USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, UT, 23pp.

T.B. Wilson and J.J. Riley. 2003. Holistic Approach to Advising, Retention, Graduation and Employment. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal.

Wilson, T.B.; Thompson, T.L. 2005. Soil Nutrient Distributions of Mesquite-Dominated Desert Grasslands:
Changes in Time and Space. Geoderma 126: 301-316.

Thompson, T.L.; Zaady, E.; Huancheng, P.; Wilson, T.B., Martens, D. 2006. Soil C and N pools in patchy shrublands of the Negev and Chihuahuan Deserts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 1943-1947.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1999	Wilson, T.B. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. Malpai Borderlands Conference, Douglas AZ.
1999	Wilson, T.B. Mesquite and soil nutrients: seasonal variability and effects of rangeland fire history. Fort Huachuca Research Symposium, Tucson AZ.
1999	Wilson, T.B. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. American Society of Agronomy Conference, Salt Lake City UT.
2000	Wilson, T.B., Karl, R., Sanford, M., and M. Sayles. Converting AutoCad Drawings to a Georeferenced Base Map for the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. ASDM Design and Planning Conference, Tucson AZ.
2002	T.B. Wilson and J.J. Riley. Holistic Approach to Advising, Retention, Graduation and Employment. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, Lincoln, NE.
2003	T.B. Wilson. Introduction to Environmental Science: A Case Study Of Critical Thinking Strategies And The Development Of Technical Writing Skills. National Conference on Student Writing and Critical Thinking in Agriculture. Jackson Hole, WY
2003	T.B. Wilson and T.L. Thompson. Litterfall Dynamics and Soil N Pools in Negev and Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands. Ben Gurion University Research Presentation, Sde Boker, Israel.
2006	T.B. Wilson. Using Performance Objectives of a Nationally Recognized Certification Exam to Evaluate College Teaching Standards. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.