University of Arkansas
Dr. Merle Anders holds a B.A. from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. Prior to working in Arkansas he was the Systems Agronomist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics located in India for 11 years. His work in Arkansas has focused on resource management with an early focus on soil quality (carbon sequestration) and more recent work on water management and its relationship to greenhouse gas emissions and rice quality.