Claudia Wagner-Riddle
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Rolandia, Brazil
Academic background
EducationB.Sc., M.Sc., Agrometeorology, University of São Paulo
PhD, 1992, University of Guelph
ThesisThe effect of rye mulch on soybean yield: a field and modelling study. (1992)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Guelph

Claudia Wagner-Riddle (born 1961) is a Canadian agrometeorologist. She is a professor in Agrometeorology in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph and Editor-In-Chief of the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. In 2020, Wagner-Riddle was appointed Director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative and elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

Early life and education

Wagner-Riddle was born in 1961 and raised in Rolandia, Brazil, where she completed her first two degrees in agronomic engineering at the University of São Paulo.[1] Upon completing her undergraduate degree, she accepted a research position in Germany looking at soil erosion which inspired her to pursue graduate research in the subject.[2] As a result, she travelled to North America and enrolled at the University of Guelph's Department of Land Resource Science for her PhD.[1]

Career

Upon completing her PhD, Wagner-Riddle joined the faculty at her alma mater, the University of Guelph, in 1994.[3] Beginning in 2008, she has been collaborating with organizations from her homeland, Brazil, in documenting the impact that management of agriculture has on greenhouse gas emissions.[4] Wagner-Riddle was also elected to the Ontario Agricultural College Board of Directors[5] and contributed to the development of the Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol.[1] Her research led to a cross-Canada partnership of government, industry and universities in green agriculture technologies to benefit Canadian farmers. In 2011, Gerry Ritz granted the university nearly $4 million in grant funds to study and develop tools to help farmers mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.[6] She also received $2.8 million from the federal Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program to lead a research project to lower the carbon footprint of dairy farming in Canada.[7] The following year, Wagner-Riddle was named a YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her "efforts to integrate the life and physical sciences to address environmental problems."[3]

In 2012, Wagner-Riddle was appointed Editor-In-Chief of the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.[8] While serving in this role, she also became the director of the University of Guelph's Soil Health Interpretive Centre where she teaches visitors about soils as ecosystems.[9] A few years later, she was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.[10] In 2020, Wagner-Riddle was appointed Director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative[11] and elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Claudia Wagner-Riddle". uoguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Claudia Wagner-Riddle". soilsatguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "U of G Members Named Women of Distinction". uoguelph.ca. May 4, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Guelph-Brazil Initiative". uoguelph.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "SENATE MEMBERSHIP 2008-2009". uoguelph.civicweb.net. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "U of G Gets $4 Million for 'Green Ag' Technology". uoguelph.ca. October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Prof Targets Greenhouse Gases in Dairy Industry". guides.uoguelph.ca. December 12, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Claudia Wagner-Riddle, PhD: Editor-in-Chief, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology". journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Li, Marika (2017). "Soil Health Interpretive Centre: UNEARTHING THE SECRETS TO SOIL HEALTH". ontariograinfarmer.ca. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ Brown, Shannon (June 18, 2018). "Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle awarded CSAFM Fellowship". /csafm.c. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle appointed as Director of the North America regional chapter of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI)". newswire.ca. April 21, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "2020 Awards and Honors Recipients". ametsoc.org. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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