Soil & Waste Resources
Ron Hensler, Ph.D.
Ron Hensler is a professor in the soil and waste resources discipline in the
College of Natural Resources at UWSP. He teaches courses in soil management
focusing on nutrient management and erosion control, soil and plant analysis,
agronomy, turf management and more. He has been associated with over a dozen
courses during his 30 plus years at UWSP. Most courses involve hands-on
activities either in the field or in the laboratory.
Formal Education
Doctoral Program: PhD in soils with a joint minor in bacteriology and water
chemistry: 1970; UW-Madison
Masters' Program: MS in soils:1968; UW-Madison
Bachelor's Program: BS in soil conservation: 1966; UW-Madison
Professional Memberships
American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
University and college service
Current:
Soil and Waste Resources Discipline Coordinator
Chair: UWSP Curriculum Committee
Faculty Senate and Executive Committee
Advisor: UWSP student chapter SWCS
Soils 350: Selected topics in soil and waste resources
Soils 359: Soil conservation and watershed inventory techniques
Soils 360: Field experience in soil inventory methods
Soils 364: Soil and plant analysis
Soils 461: Soil management for resource sustainability
Soils 761: Advanced soil management
Soils 763: Soil resource issues
Natural resources 251: Introduction to soil and water resources
Natural resources 335: Turf management
Natural resources 336: Integrated pest management workshop
Natural resources 373: Agronomy, agriculture and the environment
Current:
Determination of the fate of dairy manure components using 15N-labelled manure
Recent past:
Residual soil nitrogen and nitrogen response of corn after alfalfa on sandy loam
soils
Influence of nitrogen placement, timing and irrigation methods on Russet Burbank
potatoes
Hobbies
Hobby farm, driving horses, gardening
Interests
Sustainable agriculture, farmland preservation, population and
environmental quality issues.