Barbara Cade-Menun

Barbara Cade-Menun is a research scientist with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre in Saskatchewan. Her research focuses on nutrient cycling and minimizing nutrient loss from agriculture and she is a world leader in studying phosphorus cycling in water, soils, and plants. She is recognized for her pioneering work in the use of 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to characterize phosphorus compounds in soil and other environmental samples. She has developed and refined investigative techniques in her field that have become the preferred standard.[1][2][3]

Biography

Cade-Menun grew up in Merrit, British Columbia.[4] She was surrounded by agriculture in her hometown, which inspired her interest from a young age.[5] In 1986 she obtained her honors B. Sc. in Biology from Queen’s University. She then went on to obtain her M. Sc. in soil biology (studying mycorrhizae in winter wheat) in 1989 and Ph. D. in 1995 in soil chemistry (studying phosphorus cycling in temperate rainforests of BC) from the University of British Columbia.[4] She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University.[6] Cade-Menun joined Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as a research scientist (Swift Current Research and Development Centre) in March 2008.[4] She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina, and the University of Northern British Columbia.[6][7][8]

Career

Cade-Menun is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and carries out her research at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre, the University of Saskatchewan, and the Canadian Light Source. [2] She studies how phosphorus cycles in soil and water using a variety of techniques ranging from simple extractions to advanced spectroscopic methods. She uses methods such as 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P-NMR) and P k-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (P-XANES). [2][6] These techniques can examine phosphorus forms and concentrations in soils, manure, plants, and snowmelt to help ensure crops are receiving the phosphorus they need while minimizing loss to water. [2] Her research helps minimize the impact of agriculture on the environment. [3] She is the author or co-author of more than 80 journal papers and book chapters and over 200 conference presentations.[3]

Cade-Menun served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Quality (2011-2016) and is currently on the Editorial Board of Geoderma.  She is a member of the Canadian Soil Science Society (CSSS), the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).  In 2016 and 2017 she became a fellow in the SSSA and CSSS respectively. She holds adjunct appointments at the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Northern British Columbia, and has helped train over 40 high school, undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting scientists.[3]

Honours and Awards
  • Fellow, Canadian Society of Soil Science, 2017
  • Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 2016
  • Editor’s Citation for Excellence as Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality, 2014
  • Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review, Journal of Environmental Quality, 2012
  • Editor’s Citation, top referee in 2008, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2008 [2]

References
  1. Barnard, Alex. "IWCA series: Barbara Cade-Menun". Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Dr. Barbara Cade-Menun". Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Barbara J. Cade-Menun".
  4. "Barbara Cade-Menun". websites.pmc.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. Ruffell, Brett. "Problem Solver". Manure Manager.
  6. "Barbara Cade Menun". Canadian Light Source. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "University of Regina/Barbara Cade-Menun". University of Regina, Department of Biology. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. "Cade-Menun, Barbara". University of Northern British Columbia. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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