2026 Honorees
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Grace Gowera University of Saskatchewan |
Nastaran Chalabianlou Vayjoyeh University of Guelph |
Olatunbosun Ayetan University of Guelph |
Grace Gowera, Recipient of CSSS Pedology Travel Award
Dr. Grace Gowera is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, holding a PhD in Soil Science. Her research combines remote sensing, soil spectroscopy, geospatial analysis, and machine learning to rapidly predict and map soil properties, particularly soil salinity and soil organic carbon, to support sustainable soil management.
Nastaran Chalabianlou Vayjoyeh, Recipient of CSSS Pedology Travel Award
Dr. Nastaran Chalabianlou Vayjoyeh is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, where she completed her PhD in 2023. Her research focuses on soil organic carbon stocks across soil profiles, the effects of land use and erosion on carbon distribution, and improving carbon measurement methods in calcareous soils. Her work contributes to more accurate soil carbon accounting and a better understanding of subsoil carbon in agricultural landscapes.
Olatunbosun Ayetan, Recipient of CSSS Pedology Travel Award
Dr. Olatunbosun Ayetan completed his PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph in 2025. His doctoral research focused on agricultural soil compaction, soil structure, and the effects of machinery traffic and soil management using X-ray computed tomography. His broader research interests include soil structure, pedology, soil physical processes, and sustainable soil management.