Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Crow Lab
Led by Susan Crow · Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
What we study
The Crow Lab studies how soil health and carbon storage change in natural and agricultural ecosystems, using fieldwork, lab analysis, and data modeling to understand climate impacts and sustainable practices.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning improve accessibility of Hawaiʻi soil health assessment
This project uses advanced spectroscopy and machine learning to assess soil health more efficiently.
From Volcanic ash to abundant earth: understanding Andisol organic matter dynamics in relation to soil health on Hawaiʻi Island
Research examines how volcanic soils store and release carbon in Hawaiʻi.
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Carbon benefits through agroforestry transitions on unmanaged fallow agrocultural land in Hawai’i
This study evaluates how agroforestry can improve carbon storage in Hawaiian agricultural lands.
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Recent papers, explained
- How deep is your soil? Quantifying and spatially analyzing understudied deep soil in the United States
2026 · Geoderma
Quantifies how much soil in the US has been studied vs. how deep it really goes.
- Transformer‐Based Digital Soil Mapping Reveals Land‐Use Legacy Effects on (Sub)Tropical Soil Carbon
2026 · Earth s Future
Uses satellite images to track how land use changes affect soil carbon in Hawaii.
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- Carbon benefits through agroforestry transitions on unmanaged fallow agricultural land in Hawaiʻi
2025 · Scientific Reports
Models how planting trees on unused farmland could store more carbon.
- From volcanic ash to abundant earth: understanding Andisol organic matter dynamics in relation to soil health on Hawaiʻi Island
2025 · Biogeochemistry
Looks at how soil moisture and land use affect soil health in volcanic ash soils.
- Mid‐infrared spectroscopy and machine learning improve accessibility of Hawaiʻi soil health assessment
2025 · Soil Science Society of America Journal
Tests if mid-infrared spectroscopy can quickly assess soil health in Hawaii.
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
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