
Anna Gomes
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science, admitted Autumn 2020
Bio
My main interests lie within anthropogenic climate change, environmental science, and agriculture. The complex system dynamics and interconnections between agriculture and the environment including nutrient cycling, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions are a few of the most critical challenges for today's soil scientists. After completing a master’s degree in Sustainability Science and Environmental Studies at Lund University in Sweden, researching farmer adoption of practices which mitigate GHGs from arable soils in the Netherlands at Wageningen University, I started a PhD in Earth System Science at Stanford University, aiming to focus on soil and environmental biogeochemistry. In parallel to my work in academia, I have been working on a start-up to address food waste and food insecurity in CA (Ugly Food Market), in addition to being a team member on several projects including a sharing library (Circle Centre), a soil science educational platform (Soil Life), and other sustainability related initiatives.
Honors & Awards
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Fellowship Recipient, EDGE, Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Doctoral Program (2020)
All Publications
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Long-term reduced tillage and winter cover crops can improve soil quality without moisture
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE
2023; 77 (1): 4-14
View details for DOI 10.3733/ca.2023a0001
View details for Web of Science ID 001024897600001
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Contributions of anoxic microsites to soil carbon protection across soil textures
GEODERMA
2022; 425
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116050
View details for Web of Science ID 000847217000011
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Impacts of winter cover cropping on soil moisture and evapotranspiration in California's specialty crop fields may be minimal during winter months Results from a 3-year study suggest that processing tomato and almond growers can adopt winter cover cropping without changing irrigation practices
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE
2022; 76 (1): 37-45
View details for DOI 10.3733/ca.2022a0001
View details for Web of Science ID 000795862200010
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Time to Transition: Barriers and Opportunities to Farmer Adoption of Soil GHG Mitigation Practices in Dutch Agriculture
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
2021; 5
View details for DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2021.706113
View details for Web of Science ID 000706454300001