Jennifer Soong ‘07

“Soil Fertility and Changes in Fertilizer use of Intensive Rice Cultivation in the Red River Delta and Mekong Delta of Vietnam”

Jennifer Soong spent Spring 2005 in Vietnam and used this experience to obtain primary data on the soil quality of some of Vietnam’s most productive rice paddies. Jenny’s paper was the result of thorough research where she combined history with field analysis to reveal the disparities between the Northern and Southern deltas with respect to rice growing technique. Her project was nominated by Associate Professor John Petersen in 2007.