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Research assistant professor

University affiliation

• Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
• Extension, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
• Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center

Contact information

• Email: ckgasch@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 746-9475

Media contact

Julie Stricker

• Phone: (907) 474-5406
• Email: jestricker2@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Agriculture
• Ecology

Research interests/biography

Gasch leads a research program focused on soil ecology, plant-soil interactions, how soils respond to environmental change and how we can build and maintain healthy soils. The program does field trials, surveys and experiments to learn about the ecology of Alaska's agricultural soils and to evaluate management practices that simultaneously protect the soil and support food production.