2025 Honoree
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Daniel Saurette Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness |
2025 CSSS Early Career Award to Dr. Daniel Saurette (OMAFA)
Dr. Daniel Saurette is a Land Resource Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and an Adjunct in the Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences at Dalhousie University. Daniel obtained an M.Sc. in Soil Science from the University of Alberta (Supervisor: Dr. Scott Chang) and his Ph.D. from the University of Guelph (Supervisor: Dr. Asim Biswas). He has published over 37 peer-reviewed publications, with 33 published since 2018. Dr. Saurette was the recipient of several competitive scholarships during his Ph.D. studies, including an NSERC PGS-D and the Dr. Karl C. Ivarson scholarship (2019). Dr. Saurette leads applied research to deliver Ontario’s soil survey and mapping program, including development of novel tools for soil survey data collection to update soil maps across agricultural regions of Ontario. Dr. Saurette is an active member of the soil science community as a member of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, co-chair of the Pedology Committee, chair of the Soil Classification Working Group, and member the Canadian Digital Soil Mapping Working Group.