Graduate Student
University of Vermont
State: VT
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About
Dittmer's research interests broadly encompass ecosystem alterations due to anthropogenic activities and the consequences that may arise from these actions. To narrow his research scope, he is primarily interested in understanding the mechanisms responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from soils, and how certain land management practices may influence the rate of these fluxes to the atmosphere, further exasperating climate change scenarios. Specifically, his thesis research is focusing on the potential for best management practices (i.e., conservation tillage, alternative manure application methods/timing, and cover cropping) to mitigate nutrient losses via greenhouse gasses from agricultural soils without compromising soil fertility or crop yield. Before arriving at the University of Vermont, Dittmer studied Environmental Science and Biology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). During his time at UCF, Dittmer was a research assistant for the Aquatic Biogeochemistry laboratory for two years and published a paper titled, "Temperature Effects on Greenhouse Gas Production From Treatment Wetland Soils Along a Nutrient Gradient" through UCF's Undergraduate Student Journal.
Projects
| GNE18-170 | Agricultural Best Management Practices to Mitigate Gaseous Carbon and Nitrogen Losses from a Zea Mays Silage System |