Sam Willard received a B.S. in Plant and Microbial Biology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry from Imperial College London under the supervision of Dr. Bonnie Waring (a Penn alum). His postdoctoral research is aimed at understanding the chemical cycling of soil organic carbon under different grazing management techniques. Through a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, this research will be applied to optimize soil carbon retention and sequestration across TNC North America’s managed grazelands. Sam is collaborating with Prof. Alain Plante (Penn), Dr. Stephen Wood and Dr. Clare Kazanski (both at The Nature Conservancy).