Steve Levine, Ph.D.

Biography

Steve Levine is an associate professor in the Soil and Waste Resources program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he teaches courses in the Introduction to Soil and Water Resources, Soil Genesis and Morphology, and Soil Survey Interpretations for Land Use Planning. He recently developed a new course in Wetland Soils. He has been active in creating web sites for the courses he teaches. Levine coaches the soil judging team. He is an active participant in the UDSA-NRCS National Cooperative Soil Survey program in Wisconsin.

Formal Education

Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) in Soil Science with a minor in Geosciences, Department of Soils and Water Science, University of Arizona, 1987.
 
Masters' Program (M.S.) in Soil Science in the Department of Soils, Water and Engineering, University of Arizona, 1985.

Bachelor's Program (B.S.) in Range Management in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, 1977.

Career Highlights

Assistant/Associate Professor, Soil and Waste Resources, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, August 1990-present.
 
Soil Scientist, Consultant, Walsh and Associates, Hazardous waste investigation of a major western metal processing site, the Anaconda Smelter Hill Superfund
Project. Boulder, Colorado. August 1989 to July 1990.

Research Associate, Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. January 1988 to July 1988.

Graduate Research Associate, Department of Soils and Water Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. July 1985 to Dec.1987.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Soils, Water and Engineering, University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ. August 1982 to June 1985.

Soil Scientist, Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Tucson, AZ. Soil Survey of Eastern Pima County, AZ. September 1978 to August
1982.

Soil Scientist, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Socorro, New Mexico, Soil Survey of Socorro County, N.M. January 1978 to
September 1978.

Range Technician, Rangeland Resources International, Roswell, N.M. July 1977 to August 1977.

Professional Memberships

American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Soil and Water Conservation Society of America
Society for Range Management of Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute
Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil Scientists
 
Recent Professional Service

Wisconsin Interagency Soil Survey Group- elected WISSG chair for 2001-2002

Courses

2005-2006
Natural Resources 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources
Soils 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Techniques
Soils 362/562 - Soil Genesis and Morphology
Soils 363/563 - Soil Profile Description Writing
Soils 365/565 - Soil Survey Interpretations for Land Use Planning
Soils/Water 366/566 - Wetland Soils
Soils/Water 367/567 - Wetland Delineation
Soils 499 – Independent Study
Waste Management 476/676 - Hazardous Waste Management

Research

Sampling of Publications

Levine, S.J. 2001. Instructors Manual for Soils 360 - Field experience in Soil Inventory Methods. UWSP.

Levine, S.J. and M.I. Harpstead. 1999. A Laboratory Manual for Students of Pedology. UWSP.

Rosinski, A. and S.J. Levine. 1998. A feasibility study for expanding an on-campus compost program to include post-consumer food waste. Final report to the
UW System Solid Waste Research program.

K. Katovich, S.J. Levine and D.K. Young. 1996. Characterization and Usefulness of Soil Habitat Preferences in Identification of White Grubs (Coleoptera:
Scarabaedidae: Phyllophaga spp.). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America.

Post,D.F., S.J.Levine, R.B.Bryant, M.D.Mays, A.K.Batchily, R.Escodafal, and A.R.Huete. 1993. Correlations between field and laboratory measurements of soil
color. in Soil Color, SSSA Special Publications 31, p.35-49. Soil Science Society of America Inc., Madison, WI.

Levine,S.J. and D.M. Hendricks. 1990. Carbonate forms in residual horizons of limestone derived soils in Northern Arizona. Soil Micromorphology:Proceedings
of the VIIIth International Working Mtg. of Soil Micromorphology, Douglas,L.A.(ed.),Elsevier Press, The Netherlands

Levine,S.J., D.M.Hendricks,and J.F.Schreiber, Jr.1989. Effect of rock porosity on soils formed from dolomitic limestone residuum and aeolian deposition. Soil
Sci.Soc. Am. J. 53: 856-862.

Levine,S.J., D.F.Post, and T.R.Ellsworth.1989. An evaluation of student proficiency in the field estimation of soil texture. J.Agron.Educ.18:100-104.

Presentations

Levine, S.J. 2002. Distance education at UWSP. North Central Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference. Madison, WI.
Levine, S.J. 2001. The use of the world wide web in teaching an undergraduate soil genesis course-Soils 362. USDA-NRCS workshop. Tomahawk. WI

Levine, S.J. 2000. The use of digital soils data in an undergraduate soil and land use planning course – Soils 365; Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil
Scientists Meeting, UW-Stevens Point.

Levine, S.J. and J. Houghton. 1998. Integrating the UWSP Natural Resources Curriculum. Second Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural
Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Levine, S.J. 1995. The Biodegradation of Latex Paint During the Process of Composting. American Society of Agronomy Meeting. St. Louis, MO.

Personal

Hobbies

Fishing, camping, hiking, traveling