Soil Quality – Student Opportunities

Students for Soil Quality
Since 2010, 16 Oregon State University students have participated in SQ work through internships and course assignments. To learn more about current opportunities, email Teresa Matteson.
SQP interns visit farm fields, collect and process soil samples, perform soil assessments and create reports that help farmers better understand soil and make informed decisions to improve soil function. Some students apply their SQ knowledge and skills to research. To see all the intern summaries, click here.
OSU students apply their soil assessment skills to research projects.
Mycorrhizal potential and soil quality
Cover crop cost benefit analysis
SQP interns became familiar with SQP procedures, including Wet Aggregate Stability and Active Carbon. Spring term was SQP sample collection time! Ideal soil collection is within weeks after rains cease and fields are no longer saturated but have some residual moisture. We implement these steps for each site during the sample collection process: recruit, schedule and interview the farmer; collect soil samples, geolocation points, and compaction data; and return to the lab to weigh, sieve, dry and partition the soil for assessments.
- Jessica Armstrong
- Leslie Michel
- Natalie Allen
- Jason Hayes
- Fran Lacroix
- ShyAnne Woods
- Henry Cakebread
- Jacob Kollen
- Brett Adams
- Brian Donovan
- Abigail Findley
- Amanda Pennino
- Zoe Ash
- Kathleen Knight
- Katelyn Noragon
- Cayd Erickson