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Education
- Ph.D., Auburn University, 2001, Soil Science.
- B.S., Alabama A&M University, 1994, Environmental Science.
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Professional Experience
- 2008-present, Interim Department Chairperson - Department of Environmental and Technological Studies.
- 2007-present, Associate Professor - St. Cloud State University.
- 2002-2007, Assistant Professor - St. Cloud State University.
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Area of Study
Environmental soil science, greenhouse gas emissions from soil, manure management, nutrient cycling, water quality. |
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Honors and Awards
- A.L. Smith Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, 2000.
- Graduate Student Oral Paper Competition, Second Place, Southern Branch of American Society of Agronomy, Memphis, TN, 1999.
- Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Auburn University, 1998-2001.
- Graduate Student Research Award, Auburn University, 1998.
- Graduate Student Poster Paper Competition, Second Place, Southern Branch of American Society of Agronomy, Little Rock, AR, 1998.
- Graduate Student Organization Research Forum Poster Competition, First Place, Auburn University, 1998.
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Professional Society Membership
- Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, 2003 to present.
- American Society of Agronomy, 1995 to present.
- Soil Science Society of America, 1995 to present.
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Publications and Reports
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 2007. Above- and below-ground greenhouse gas emissions from swine effluent amended soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 38: 2479-2503.
Galzki, J.C. and M.R. Bender. 2007. Water monitoring report: Sauk River at St. Cloud, 2005-2006. Sauk River Watershed District.
Sewell, S.M and M.R. Bender. 2006. Water monitoring report: Sauk River at St. Cloud, 2003-2004. Sauk River Watershed District.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 2003. Influence of red imported fire ants on greenhouse emissions from a Piedmont Plateau pasture. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34:1873-1889.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 2000. Total phosphorus in residual materials. pp. 45-49. In: G. Pierzynski (ed.), Methods for Phosphorus Analysis for Soils, Sediments, Residuals, and Waters. Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin No. 396. SERA-IEG 17 USDA-CSREES Regional Committee Bulletin.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 2000. Total phosphorus in soil. pp. 77-82. In: G. Pierzynski (ed.), Methods for Phosphorus Analysis for Soils, Sediments, Residuals, and Waters. Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin No. 396. SERA-IEG 17 USDA-CSREES Regional Committee Bulletin. |
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Grants
Avon Hills Conservation Action Plan Grant, The Nature Conservancy; Ordway Glacial Lakes Office, Principle Investigator, 2007.
Faculty Research Grant, St. Cloud State University Office of Sponsored Programs, Study of Sediment Influence on E. coli Loading of the Sauk River, Principle Investigator, 2007.
Apollo High School Service Learning Experience Grant, Jeffers Foundation Partnership Grant Program, Participant, 2006.
Research and Creative Activity Grant, St. Cloud State University Office of Sponsored Programs, Instrumentation Funding, Principle Investigator, 2005.
Healthy Lakes and Rivers Program, Initiative Foundation, written on behalf of the "Friends of the Sauk River", 2004.
Center for Teaching and Learning Grant, Interdisciplinary Research Experience for Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental and Technological Studies Undergraduates: Opening Avenues to Meaningful Science Learning, Participant, 2004.
Faculty Research Grant, St. Cloud State University Office of Sponsored Programs, Preliminary Study of the Influence of Lawn Maintenance Practices on Nutrient Loading in the Sauk River, Principle Investigator, 2003. |
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Presentations
Bender, M.R., J.C. Galzki and M.A. Dvorak. 2007. Characteristics of a Fecal Coliform Impaired Water. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Galzki, J.C. and M.R. Bender. 2007. Investigation of Feedlot Contribution to Coliform Contamination in the Sauk River. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Nadeau, D.J. and M.R. Bender. 2007. Analysis of Shoreline Soil along the Sauk River. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Sanoski, B.R. and M.R. Bender. 2007. GIS Study of an Impaired Water: Getchell Creek. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Storlien, J.O. and M.R. Bender. 2007. Manure Basin Storage Abandonment Alternatives and Water Quality Improvement. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Storlien, J.O. and M.R. Bender. 2007. Risk Assessment of Manure Basin Abandonment Alternative. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R., A.K. Pradhananga and S.M. Sewell. 2006. Soil Amino Sugar Nitrogen in Residential Lawns in St. Cloud, MN. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Galzki, J.C. and M.R. Bender. 2006. Analysis of Nutrient Loading and Fecal Coliform Contamination of the Sauk River (St. Cloud, MN). In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Storlien, J.O. and M.R. Bender. 2006. Interactive Effect of Soil Amino Sugar Nitrogen and Fertilizer on Lawn Response. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and S.M. Sewell. 2004. Influence of Lawn Fertilizers on Nutrient Loading in the Sauk River (St. Cloud, MN). In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and S.M. Sewell. 2004. Lawn Maintenance Survey of Homeowners along the Sauk River (St. Cloud, MN). In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 1999. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Red Imported Fire Ant Mounds. p. 333. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 1999. Nitrous Oxide and Methane Emissions from Swine Waste Amended Soil. p. 333. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R., C.W. Wood and D.W. Reeves. 1999. The Interactive Effects of Traffic and Tillage on Denitrification. p. 5 In Southern Branch Abstracts, ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 1998. Effects of Swine Waste Application on Above and Below Ground Nitrous Oxide Emissions. p. 335. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Bender, M.R. and C.W. Wood. 1998. Above- and Below- Ground N2O Emissions from Swine Waste Amended Soil. p. 6. In Southern Branch Abstracts, ASA, Madison, WI. |
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Podcasts
Episode 225: 'Brown is Beautiful'. Podcast interview on Small Bytes (March 28, 2007). St. Cloud State University. Hear interview. |
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