David F. Bezdicek
Emeritus Faculty (soil microbiology)
Dr. David Bezdicek, soil microbiologist at Washington State University, retired in September 2004 after 31 years of service. He currenlty holds an emeritus appointment in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.
Bezdicek’s dedication to team research and outreach spanned three decades at WSU. He is recognized by peers as a Fellow in the Soil Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy. He has served as division chair for the Soil Science Society of America, and as associate editor of the Agronomy Journal. His expertise in soil microbiology and environmental microbiology has been recognized through participation in many national and international research panels for USDA, NSF, BRD, NSERC-Canada, Smithsonian Institution, and EPA.
Bezdicek has provided national and international leadership in recognizing the role of soil quality and soil biology in the Conservation Reserve Program and no-till agriculture. His efforts at the national level and in Pacific Northwest research have drawn attention to the significance of no-till agriculture in sequestering atmospheric carbon and reducing the potential for global warming. Throughout his leadership as a scientist, administrator, and principal investigator for the highly successful Pacific Northwest Solutions to Environmental and Economic Problems (STEEP) program, he has worked tirelessly to promote diverse cropping systems and reduced tillage for cutting soil and water erosion and for sequestration of atmospheric carbon.
Bezdicek was the first director of WSU's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and was instrumental in establishing WSU's composting facility. He received the outstanding Faculty Excellence in Research award in WSU's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences in 2004.
Bezdicek was active in WSU's teaching program where he established courses in soil microbiology and composting. More than 25 graduate students completed advanced degrees in soil science under his direction.
Bezdicek is well known in the community for his musical talent—playing fiddle and guitar. Not surprising, he and his band played at his retirement party.
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