Gurpal Toor

Honored and humbled to be elected Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy @ASA_CSSA_SSSA Grateful to the mentors, collaborators, and students. Many thanks to my amazing nominator and peers for writing the letters. Much appreciated!

Profoundly humbled and deeply honored to be named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). My gratitude extends to my nominator and esteemed colleagues for supporting the nomination. Also, check out a new article of our work in the Bay Journal! enst.umd.edu/news/years-ens…

Excellent article by Karl Blankenship from the Chesapeake Bay Journal on our ongoing efforts to understand the mechanistic processes driving nitrogen and phosphorus losses from agricultural catchments in the Chesapeake Bay! bayjournal.com/news/study-aim…

Excellent article in the June 2025 issue of “Bay Journal” on our current understanding of nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed by Karl Blankenship from the Chesapeake Bay Journal Web version: bayjournal.com/ag-and-the-bay… Print version (pages 18-20): bayjournal.com/eedition/page-…

Have you heard about home-field advantage? It turns out microbes like the home environment, too, when it comes to decomposing litter (well, initially and then they get comfortable!)! New paper with colleagues from Northwest A&F University. Free pdf: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Now! CVD is on Capitol Hill, making 100+ visits to advocate for Ag Research and funding. Here’s the MD-VA-KY team for ag and soil research funding. #CongressionalVisit #AdvocacyInAction #ScienceAdvocacy #CapitolHill #STEMAdvocacy #ScienceFunding #SupportAgResearch

@ass_deans 😂😂😂

Don’t pretend to be upset about the pause on NSF and NIH grants. You weren’t getting funded anyway. And no you can’t pause your tenure clock.

Super proud of you for hitting Science. To the 🌕

Oh wow, has anyone experienced this? A reputed journal from @WileyGlobal, @GlobalChangeBio, rejected our paper because the Editor could not find reviewers and blamed us (the subject editor could have assessed the paper before sending it out for reviewers, as many reputed journal editors do). This is new to me! I routinely have to send up to 20 invites to secure 3 quality reviews. The publication system needs a serious overhaul. Pay your reviewers!

Amazing opportunity to be a Dean and lead our college, @UMD_AGNR . Check it out. wittkieffer.com/positions/2004…

It’s about time! highereddive.com/news/6-major-a… Lawsuit copy: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Wrapping up a great week in beautiful #Scotland, talking, learning, and discussing the current state of science on #phosphorus at the 10th International Phosphorus Transport Workshop! More collaborations are on the way!#maryland #waterquality #chesapeakebay

@AJReisinger Congratulations!

Wrapped up the week in beautiful @AarhusUni campus and #Denmark learning/talking about #Nitrogen (N) at the International N Workshop and around! A lot to unpack, and celebrate new friendships and potential future collaborations! #agriculture #waterquality #chesapeakebay #Maryland

Happy to announce a “Visiting Professor” appointment in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Northwest A&F University in China!

Wonderful event! It was great facilitating a panel discussion on developing a professional career for students and early career researchers, with my co-panelists @cwrice , #JohannesLehmann, and #XiojuanFeng! (Picture 2)! #soilscience #agriculture

For students and early career professionals attending #SOM24, a special professional development session is scheduled for Monday, the 27th, at 6:00 PM at the Ibn Rochd Auditorium on the UM6P campus in Benguerir, Morocco! Come say hi!

@FlyTPA I like Delta, but the worst customer service award should go to @Delta folks @flytpa. They do not know that one can go to Schengen countries and many in Africa with a US passport. 😂

🗣️ TRAVEL ROLL CALL 🗣️ What’s your favorite airline? ⬇️

Thanks to our fantastic communication team at the @UMD_AGNR for highlighting this important work done by a national collaborative effort across the USA. extension.umd.edu/news-events/ne…