Category: XRF In this episode, Michelle Wright welcomes Dr. David Weindorf, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Central Michigan University. Listen in as they discuss Dr. Weindorf’s experience using portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) in soil science, environmental quality assessment, and transitional soil taxonomy. --- Dr. David C. Weindorf serves as Vice President for Research and Innovation at Central Michigan University (CMU). He holds a Bachelor of Science in range management, Master of Science in soil science (with a geochemistry minor), and a PhD in agronomy from Texas Tech University (TTU). Dr. Weindorf is a Fellow and Presidential Award winner of the Soil Science Society of America, having served as chair of the Pedology section (S-5) in 2016. He is a licensed Texas Professional Geoscientist. He serves on the editorial boards of Pedosphere and Geoderma, as well as on the Board of Trustees for the West and Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Fulbright Association. As a scientist and Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Weindorf has published more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers in top international journals relevant to soil, water, and compost science, environmental quality assessment, and international soil taxonomy. Dr. Weindorf’s research team provided emergency response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gold King Mine spill, the latter of which he was called upon to offer testimony to the US Senate. Holder of four patents, Dr. Weindorf is widely considered an international authority in proximal sensor characterization of soil, having authored multiple methods papers for successful proximal sensor use.