DR. ROBERT DIXON’S BIOGRAPHY
Chair
and
founder
of
The
Imprinting
Foundation,
Robert
Dixon:
Soil
Research
Scientist,
Emeritus;
Adjunct
Professor
at:
University
of
Wisconsin,
Madison;
University
of
Montana,
Sydney;
University
of
Nevada,
Reno;
University
of
Arizona,
Tucson.
His speciality areas included:
Development of infiltrometers and conduct of infiltration research.
Development and demonstration of land imprinting and seeding equipment.
Conduct re-vegetation and ecological restoration projects both large and small.
Consulting in the fields of infiltration, land imprinting, ecological restoration, and sustainable agriculture.
• Meteorology
• Hydrology
• Desertification Control
• Global Warming Control
• Biofuel Production
• Conservation Tillage
• Soil Science
• Plant Physiology
• Climatology
• Erosion Control
• Earth Sciences
• Photography
• Conservation Essays
• Exotic Weed Control
• Native Game Ranching
• Ecological Restoration
• Conservation Farming
• Horticulture
• Landscaping
• Gardening
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS INCLUDED:
(and it should be noted that Bob occasionally enjoyed that great Tucson Mexican food..
and perhaps a margarita... for medicinal purposes)
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DECADE ACTIVITY
1920's: Born 30 May 29, Leon , KS -another financial burden for my parents on the year of the stock market crash.
1930's:
Witnessed
the
dust
bowl
while
growing
up
on
a
S.E.
Kansas
farm
where
severe
land
desertification
was
caused
by
ploughing
the prairies for wheat production and row crops in conjunction with an extended drought.
1940's:
Attended
Leon
High
School
and
El
Dorado
Junior
College
,
and
was
Salutatorian
upon
graduation
at
both
schools.
Farmed
with my brother and father.
1950's:
Farmed
with
my
father
and
experienced
another
long
period
of
drought-induced
land
desertification
with
poor
farming
practices contributing. Invented several mechanical devices for farm use.
Drafted into the army and served in France as a wheel vehicle mechanic.
Attended Kansas State University and received a B.S. Degree in Technical Agronomy and an M.S. Degree in Soil Chemistry.
1960's:
Worked
as
a
Research
soil
Scientist
for
the
Agricultural
research
Service
at
the
University
of
Wisconsin,
Madison,
Wisconsin
.
Attended graduate school and received a Ph.D. in a split major: Soil Physics and Plant Physiology (1966).
Constructed several infiltrometers and conducted infiltration research.
Invented several infiltrometer improvements.
Transferred by ARS, USDA to a new Research Center in Sidney, Montana .
Constructed another sprinkling infiltrometer and did more infiltration research on grasslands west of Sidney .
Worked for the Ford Foundation in Cairo, Egypt on increasing corn production in the Nile Valley .
Transferred
by
ARS,
USDA
to
the
Fleishman
Agricultural
College
in
Reno
,
Nevada
where
another
sprinkling
infiltrometer
was
constructed and several different types of closed-top infiltrometers were invented.
Published scientific papers on infiltration research.
Served as Research Leader for the Reno Field Station.
1970's: Transferred by ARS, USDA to the Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson & Tombstone, Arizona.
Conducted more infiltration research.
Invented land imprinting based on infiltration research in 1976 and patented it in 1980.
Tested
land
imprinting
for
re-vegetation
of
desertification
range
land
at
a
number
of
different
sites.
Published
scientific
papers
on
infiltration research and land imprinting.
1980's: Continued testing of imprinting for re-vegetation of degraded range land.
Retired from ARS, USDA in 1985 and co-founded The Imprinting Foundation in 1986.
Constructed several imprinters and tested them for ecological restoration in southern Arizona and southern California.
Published scientific papers on land imprinting.
1990's Tested a small land imprinter on Freshkills Landfill on Staten Island, New York City.
Constructed and sold a 10-foot land imprinter to New York City .
Attended many conferences and presented many papers and posters on the merits of land imprinting.
Published papers on land imprinting and infiltration research.
2000's Published detailed land imprinting specifications in the 2000 IECA, Proceedings.
Published updated land imprinting specifications in SERI 04 proceedings, conference at Victoria University, Canada.
Helped Western Ecology, Santa Fe, NM , manufacture several land imprinters.
Invented a patentable row-crop land imprinter that is markedly different in design from the rangeland imprinter.
Prepared publishable essay on Global Warming.
Prepared a short paper to be published in Ecological Restoration.
AWARDS
Received
an
award
for
the
best
technical
paper
presented
at
the
annual
conference
of
the
International
Erosion
Control
Association
(IECA), Palm Springs , CA , 2/2000
.
Received an '07 Innovation award on land imprinting from the Wall Street Journal
Made cover page on several technical magazines and professional publications
DR. ROBERT DIXON’S BIOGRAPHY
Chair
and
founder
of
The
Imprinting
Foundation,
Robert
Dixon:
Soil
Research
Scientist,
Emeritus;
Adjunct
Professor
at:
University
of
Wisconsin,
Madison;
University
of
Montana,
Sydney;
University
of
Nevada,
Reno;
University of Arizona, Tucson.
His speciality areas included:
Development
of
infiltrometers
and
conduct
of
infiltration
research.
Development
and
demonstration
of
land
imprinting
and
seeding equipment.
Conduct
re-vegetation
and
ecological
restoration
projects
both large and small.
Consulting
in
the
fields
of
infiltration,
land
imprinting,
ecological
restoration,
and sustainable agriculture.
• Meteorology
• Hydrology
• Desertification Control
• Global Warming Control
• Biofuel Production
• Conservation Tillage
• Soil Science
• Plant Physiology
• Climatology
• Erosion Control
• Earth Sciences
• Photography
• Conservation Essays
• Exotic Weed Control
• Native Game Ranching
• Ecological Restoration
• Conservation Farming
• Horticulture
• Landscaping
• Gardening
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS INCLUDED:
(and it should be noted that Bob occasionally enjoyed that great Tucson Mexican
food..
and perhaps a margarita... for medicinal purposes)
Email Web Mistress
To email us, click on
logo to left
Here is a very Reader's Digest condensed version of his biography:
DECADE ACTIVITY
1920's:
Born
30
May
29,
Leon
,
KS
-another
financial
burden
for
my
parents
on
the
year of the stock market crash.
1930's:
Witnessed
the
dust
bowl
while
growing
up
on
a
S.E.
Kansas
farm
where
severe
land
desertification
was
caused
by
ploughing
the
prairies
for
wheat
production
and row crops in conjunction with an extended drought.
1940's:
Attended
Leon
High
School
and
El
Dorado
Junior
College
,
and
was
Salutatorian upon graduation at both schools. Farmed with my brother and father.
1950's:
Farmed
with
my
father
and
experienced
another
long
period
of
drought-
induced
land
desertification
with
poor
farming
practices
contributing.
Invented
several
mechanical devices for farm use.
Drafted into the army and served in France as a wheel vehicle mechanic.
Attended
Kansas
State
University
and
received
a
B.S.
Degree
in
Technical
Agronomy
and an M.S. Degree in Soil Chemistry.
1960's:
Worked
as
a
Research
soil
Scientist
for
the
Agricultural
research
Service
at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin .
Attended
graduate
school
and
received
a
Ph.D.
in
a
split
major:
Soil
Physics
and
Plant Physiology (1966).
Constructed several infiltrometers and conducted infiltration research.
Invented several infiltrometer improvements.
Transferred by ARS, USDA to a new Research Center in Sidney, Montana .
Constructed
another
sprinkling
infiltrometer
and
did
more
infiltration
research
on
grasslands west of Sidney .
Worked
for
the
Ford
Foundation
in
Cairo,
Egypt
on
increasing
corn
production
in
the
Nile Valley .
Transferred
by
ARS,
USDA
to
the
Fleishman
Agricultural
College
in
Reno
,
Nevada
where
another
sprinkling
infiltrometer
was
constructed
and
several
different
types
of
closed-top infiltrometers were invented.
Published scientific papers on infiltration research.
Served as Research Leader for the Reno Field Station.
1970's:
Transferred
by
ARS,
USDA
to
the
Southwest
Watershed
Research
Center
in
Tucson & Tombstone, Arizona.
Conducted more infiltration research.
Invented
land
imprinting
based
on
infiltration
research
in
1976
and
patented
it
in
1980.
Tested
land
imprinting
for
re-vegetation
of
desertification
range
land
at
a
number
of
different sites. Published scientific papers on infiltration research and land imprinting.
1980's: Continued testing of imprinting for re-vegetation of degraded range land.
Retired from ARS, USDA in 1985 and co-founded The Imprinting Foundation in 1986.
Constructed
several
imprinters
and
tested
them
for
ecological
restoration
in
southern
Arizona and southern California.
Published scientific papers on land imprinting.
1990's
Tested
a
small
land
imprinter
on
Freshkills
Landfill
on
Staten
Island,
New
York
City.
Constructed and sold a 10-foot land imprinter to New York City .
Attended
many
conferences
and
presented
many
papers
and
posters
on
the
merits
of land imprinting.
Published papers on land imprinting and infiltration research.
2000's
Published
detailed
land
imprinting
specifications
in
the
2000
IECA,
Proceedings.
Published
updated
land
imprinting
specifications
in
SERI
04
proceedings,
conference
at Victoria University, Canada.
Helped Western Ecology, Santa Fe, NM , manufacture several land imprinters.
Invented
a
patentable
row-crop
land
imprinter
that
is
markedly
different
in
design
from the rangeland imprinter.
Prepared publishable essay on Global Warming.
Prepared a short paper to be published in Ecological Restoration.
AWARDS
Received
an
award
for
the
best
technical
paper
presented
at
the
annual
conference
of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), Palm Springs , CA , 2/2000
.
Received an '07 Innovation award on land imprinting from the Wall Street Journal
Made cover page on several technical magazines and professional publications
