Member Since 2004
Ben Runkle
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas
I lead the Landscape Flux Research Group at the University of Arkansas and focus on connections between the carbon and water cycles in agricultural and wetland environments. This field-based research involves long-term measurements of key environmental fluxes (e.g., evapotranspiration, surface water flows, CO2 and methane emissions from the landscape to the atmosphere). This research also provides the basis for process studies and computer modeling approaches to environmental systems.
Professional Experience
University of Arkansas
Associate Professor
2020 - Present
University of Arkansas
Asst Professor
2014 - 2020
Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
2009
University of California Berkeley
Masters
2004
Princeton University
Bachelors
2000
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Honors & Awards
Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring
Received December 2024
Publications
AGU Abstracts
Optimizing Rice System Management to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TOWARD AGRICULTURAL DECARBONIZATION I POSTER
global environmental change | 13 december 2024
Rongzhu Qin, Kaiyu Guan, Bin Peng, Benjamin Runkle...
In rice cultivation systems, optimizing fertilizer management, residue management, tillage, and water management techniques (e.g., Alternate Wetting a...
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Towards a generalized model to represent the complexities of methane flux processes in forested wetlands
BUILDING A MORE COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF METHANE DYNAMICS ACROSS EARTH'S ECOSYSTEMS I POSTER
biogeosciences | 12 december 2024
Kabi Raj Khatiwada, Rongyun Tang, Jessica B. Moon,...
Field-based and modeling approaches are widely applied to capture methane flux from forested wetlands. However, some key governing processes lack impo...
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An Enhanced PEPRMT-RICE Methane Model with Optimized Substrate Supply Rate
BUILDING A MORE COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF METHANE DYNAMICS ACROSS EARTH'S ECOSYSTEMS I POSTER
biogeosciences | 12 december 2024
Rongyun Tang, Beatriz Moreno-Garcia, Bonan Li, Ela...
As a primary greenhouse gas, methane (CH4) emissions from rice paddies are a significant concern in climate-smart agriculture. A high performing metha...
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Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2021
Member
Biogeosciences Fall Meeting Program Committee
2021 - 2021
Member
Fall Meeting Program Committee
2020 - 2020
Fall Meeting Program Representative
Biogeosciences Executive Committee
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