LOCKE, Martin A. 
Title: Research Leader and Soil Scientist
Address: Water Quality and Ecology Research Unit
          USDA ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory 598
          McElroy Drive Oxford, MS 38655
Tel:662-232-2908
Email:martin.locke@ars.usda.gov
Education Background:
    1987  Ph.D., Agronomy (Soil Science), Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
    1984  M.S., Agronomy (Soil Science), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
    1982  B.S., General Agriculture, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
    1976  B.S., Marketing, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Working Experiences:
    2003-present  Soil Scientist, Research Leader, USDA-ARS-NSL,Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS
    1996-2003  Soil Scientist, Research Leader, USDA-ARS,Southern Weed Science Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
    1989-1996  Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Southern Weed Science Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
    1987-1989  Postdoctoral Research Associate, USDA-ARS,Southern Weed Science Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
    1984-1987  Research Assistant, Soil and Crops Science Department,Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Research Interests:
Research interests includes studies on factors influencing soil and water quality in systems utilizing sustainable conservation management practices, and applying knowledge of these factors toward reducing the potential for contamination of the environment
Honors and Awards:
    2008 Elected Fellow, Weed Science Society of America
    2006 Distinguished Service Award by the Mississippi Weed Science Society
    2004 Soil Science Society of America Journal Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review
    1997 Recipient of the Mississippi Weed Science Society Research Award
    1993 USDA-ARS Mid-South Area Early Career Research Scientist of the Year