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Personal Information:
Tom Thompson received his B.S in Agronomy from Abilene Christian University, his M.S. in Soil Science from Texas A&M University, and his Ph.D. in Soil Science from Iowa State University. From 1991 to 2006, Dr. Thompson was on the faculty of the University of Arizona in the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science. He was promoted to Professor in 2003. While at the University of Arizona, Dr. Thompson had teaching, research, and extension responsibilities. In 2006, he became Chair and Professor of the Department of Plant and Soil Science.
In addition to serving as Department Chair, Dr. Thompson teaches undergraduate and graduate classes and advises graduate students. His primary areas of research interest are water and nutrient management for irrigated crops and soil-plant-water-nutrient relationships in agricultural and unmanaged ecosystems. He is a member of the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America, and a Technical Editor of the Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Research Interests:
Crop Nutrient and Water Management.
Subsurface Drip Irrigation Management.
Reclamation of Disturbed Lands.
Texas Tech University,
Department of Plant and Soil,
Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409 
806. 742-2837 