Chantel Chizen
Assistant Professor in Digital Pedology and Pedometrics
Hello! My name is Chantel Chizen, and I am a dedicated soil scientist and educator with a deep-rooted interest in sustainable land management. I pursued an education in soil science, earning a BSc in Applied Biology (Major in Plant and Soil Sciences) and a MSc in Soil Science from the University of British Columbia. I completed my PhD in Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan, researching wetland soil carbon storage in agricultural landscapes across the Prairie Pothole Region. My work centers on advancing digital soil mapping, pedometrics, and our understanding of soil carbon dynamics. Beyond research, I am dedicated to teaching, mentorship, and extension.
Interests
🖥️ Digital pedology
🛰️ Remote sensing
🛰️ Remote sensing
🗺️ Digital soil mapping
🌱 Soil carbon dynamics
💧Soil salinity
🦆 Wetland management
📖 Soil science education
🌐 Research extension
🌱 Soil carbon dynamics
💧Soil salinity
🦆 Wetland management
📖 Soil science education
🌐 Research extension
Education
🎓 PhD in Soil Science
2020 - 2024
University of Saskatchewan
🎓 MSc in Soil Science
2020
University of British Columbia
🎓 BSc in Applied Biology
2018
University of British Columbia
2020 - 2024
University of Saskatchewan
🎓 MSc in Soil Science
2020
University of British Columbia
🎓 BSc in Applied Biology
2018
University of British Columbia
Featured Achievements
Carbon Sequestration Fellow, 2024
• Carbon Sequestration Project Information
• Alliance of Bioversity [sic] and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
• Contributing to digital soil mapping research for integrated crop-livestock systems
University of Saskatchewan Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Fellow, 2023 - 2024
• Participated in a mentored teaching program and taught an introductory,
undergraduate soil science course with 125 students
Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship Recipient, 2023
• Canadian Foundation for Food and Agriculture Education Scholarship Information
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Fellow, 2021 - 2014
• FFAR Fellows Information
• Carbon Sequestration Project Information
• Alliance of Bioversity [sic] and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
• Contributing to digital soil mapping research for integrated crop-livestock systems
University of Saskatchewan Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Fellow, 2023 - 2024
• Participated in a mentored teaching program and taught an introductory,
undergraduate soil science course with 125 students
Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship Recipient, 2023
• Canadian Foundation for Food and Agriculture Education Scholarship Information
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Fellow, 2021 - 2014
• FFAR Fellows Information
Research Projects
Digital Soil Mapping to Monitor Soil Carbon Changes in Rice-Forage Systems
Visiting Researcher Project | 2024 | Project Page
Wetland Soil Carbon Storage in the Prairie Pothole Region
PhD Research Project | 2020 - 2024 | Project Page
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Potato Production in British Columbia's Lower Fraser Valley
MSc Research Project | 2018 - 2020 | Project Page
Active Soil Organic Matter Pool under Grassland Set-Aside Management
BSc Directed Studies Project | 2017 | Project Page
Visiting Researcher Project | 2024 | Project Page
Wetland Soil Carbon Storage in the Prairie Pothole Region
PhD Research Project | 2020 - 2024 | Project Page
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Potato Production in British Columbia's Lower Fraser Valley
MSc Research Project | 2018 - 2020 | Project Page
Active Soil Organic Matter Pool under Grassland Set-Aside Management
BSc Directed Studies Project | 2017 | Project Page