Dr. Henry Lin Memorial Scholarship Fund

We are Dr. Henry Lin's graduate students and postdocs at the Pennsylvania State University. We would like to establish a scholarship fund in honor of Dr. Lin, the founding father of hydropedology. The purpose of the scholarship is to support young scientists in research, international collaboration and career development in hydropedology through the professional society. We will work with the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) to use the raised funds to establish a memorial scholarship under the name of Dr. Henry Lin.

Dr. Henry Lin made significant impacts on both hydropedology and Critical Zone science over the past more than two decades. He had been very creative in promoting a new way of thinking about soils through the lens of complexity science and systems theory. He challenged himself and the soil society in interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to understand the complex landscape-soil-water-ecosystem.

He published the 1st book on hydropedology in 2012, guest-edited 12 special issues of reputable journals, and authored/co-authored over 240 publications (including 165 refereed SCI journal articles) related to hydropedology and Critical Zone science. He was internationally recognized for his visionary leadership and involvement in establishing the global network of Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs), including in the U.S., Germany, UK, France, China, and Brazil.

Henry Lin's website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7D7_4KMAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN 

Organizer information:
Li Guo, Ph. D.
Assistant Research Professor
Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management
446 A.S.I. Building
The Pennsylvania State Univ.
University Park, PA 16802
Email: [email redacted]
Website: https://ecosystems.psu.edu/directory/lug163

Xinbo Liu, Ph. D. candidate
Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management
447 A.S.I. Building
The Pennsylvania State Univ.
University Park, PA 16802
Email: [email redacted]
Phone: [phone redacted]