Alfred E. Hartemink

Alfred Hartemink trained in pedology and soil fertility, holds a MS degree from Wageningen, the Netherlands, and a PhD from Reading University in the UK. Since 2011, he has been professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he teaches Pedology and Earth’s Soil. His research focuses on novel ways to explore the soil profile, proximal soil sensors, and the management of soil carbon in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Previously, he was for 12 years at ISRIC in the Netherlands with responsibility for the World Soil Museum and the GlobalSoilMap project. Between 1987 and 1999, he worked at research institutes and universities in Tanzania, DR Congo, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. From 2001 to 2014, he served as (Deputy) Secretary General of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Geoderma Regional and the World Soils Book Series. Alongside his scientific research, he has written on the intellectual currents that have shaped soil science.

Books by Alfred Hartemink:

Soil Profiles. With photos by Roy Simonson (2026)

Pedology in the USA. Life and works of C.C. Nikiforoff (1886-1979) (2025)

Soil Science Americana (2021)

The Soils of Wisconsin (2017) with Jim Bockheim

Invasion of Piper aduncum in Shifting Cultivation Systems of Papua New Guinea (2006)

Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics (2003)

Publishing in Soil Science (2002)

Wildvreemd (1999)

Soil Fertility Decline under Sisal Cultivation in Tanzania (1995)

Alfred edited the following books:

Sandy soils (2024) with Jingyi Huang

The Soils of the USA (2017) with Larry West & Mike Singer

Digital Soil Morphometrics (2016) with Budiman Minasny

Soil Carbon (2014) with Kevin McSweeney

Digital Soil Mapping (2010) with Janis Boettinger et al.

Profiel van de Nederlandse Bodemkunde (2010) with Johan Bouma et al.

Soil Science – 4 volumes (2009) with Alex McBratney & Bob White

Digital Soil Mapping (2008) with Alex McBratney & Lou Mendonca

The Future of Soil Science (2006)