Awards and Honors: Lorimer Millhaven Fellowship (2007-2008); Alexander P. and Lydia Anderson Graduate Fellowship (2008); Internship with the Smithsonian's Global Earth Observatory (SIGEO) initiative; First Place in Minority Poster Competition at GSA, SSSA, ASA, CSSA, GCAGS, and HGS Joint Annual Meeting in Houston, TX, October 5-9, 2008 (Photo).

a) Poster: Gilbert N.E., E.A. Mikhailova, C.H. Newton, L.R. Nelson, K.C. Hall, C.J. Post, M.A. Schalutman, S.K. Cox, and W.C. Bridges. 2008. Solarization effects on key soil fertility indicators under Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) 23rd Annual Career Fair and Training Conference in Denver, CO March 27-29.

b) Photo: Research plots in the Clemson Experimental Forest.

Publications:
1) Gilbert, N.E. 2008. Solarization effects on chemical properties of soils under Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion. MS Thesis, Clemson University, SC.

2) Adams, N.E., E.A. Mikhailova, M.A. Schlautman, W.C. Bridges, C.H. Newton, L.R. Nelson, K.C. Hall, C.J. Post, S.K. Cox, P.A. Layton, and D.C. Guynn. 2010. Effects of kudzu (Pueraria montana) solarization on the chemistry of an Upper Piedmont South Carolina soil. Soil Sci. 175(2):61-71.