Don Kirkham
Don Kirkham (February 11, 1908 – March 7, 1998) was a distinguished soil scientist regarded as the founder of mathematical soil physics.[2] His special interest was the flow of water through soils and drainage of agricultural land. He was awarded the 1983/4 Wolf Prize in Agriculture and the Robert E. Horton Medal in 1995.[1]
Don Kirkham | |
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| Born | February 11, 1908 |
| Died | March 7, 1998 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Erwin Kirkham |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Agriculture (1983/4), Robert E. Horton Medal (1995) [1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | soil science |
| Institutions | Utah State University, Iowa State University |
| Thesis | The variation of the initial susceptibility with temperature and the variation of the magnetostriction and reversible susceptibility with temperature and magnetization in nickel (1938) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shirley Leon Quimby |
| Influences | Willard Gardner |
Selected publications
- Kirkham, D.; Powers, William L. (1972). Advanced soil physics. New York: Wiley Interscience. ISBN 0-471-48875-5.
References
- Nielsen, D. R.; Brutsaert, W.; Kirkham, D. (1995). "Kirkham receives Horton Medal". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 76 (29): 292–293. Bibcode:1995EOSTr..76..292.. doi:10.1029/95EO00176.
- "Kirkham biography". Soil Science Society of America.
External links
- "Kirkham biography". Soil Science Society of America.
- "Don and Betty Kirkham biographies". The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- Don Kirkham at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- Don and Betty Kirkham soil physics award and Kirkham conferences, Soil Science Society of America.
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