Ron Hensler, Ph.D.

Biography

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

Courses

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

Research

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

Personal

Hobbies

hobby farm, driving horses, gardening

Interests

Sustainable agriculture, farmland preservation, population and environmental quality issues.