Contact
Mr. Geoffrey Michael Koch
Biomass Research & Development Manager
Employment History
- Petrichor Consulting Group LLC (Mar 2025)
- Petrichor Consulting Group LLC (Mar 2025)
- Butte College
- Petrichor Consulting Group LLC (Jan 2022 - Mar 2025)
- University of California-Davis
Membership
- Member
- American Society of Agronomy, 8 Years
- Crop Science Society of America, 8 Years
- Soil Science Society of America, 8 Years
Past Membership
Education History
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California-Davis, 2023, Soils and Biogeochemistry
- Bachelor of Science (BS), University of California-Davis, 2018, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Communities
- ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
- ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
- ASA Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
- ASA Cotton, Hemp, Flax, and Other Fiber Crops Community
- ASA Organic Management Systems Community
- ASA Precision Agriculture Systems Community
- ASA Bioenergy Systems Community
- ASA Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems Community
- ASA Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community
- ASA Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community
- ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
- ASA Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community
Divisions of Interest
- CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
- CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
- CSSA Crops for Nutrition and Health (C-9)
- SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
- SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
- SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
- SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
- SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
- SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
- SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
Awards Received
- Future Leaders in Science Award, 2021
Committee Service
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Past Chair, 2030-01-01 - 2031-12-31
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Chair, 2028-01-01 - 2029-12-31
- C - Alternative Educational Pathways Task Force, Member, 2025-10-01 - 2028-12-31
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Vice Chair, 2026-01-01 - 2027-12-31
- ACS - Bridge Scholars Working Group, Member, 2025-05-01 - 2026-12-31
- C - CSSA Board of Directors, DEI Member-at-Large, 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, DEI Member-at-Large, 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
- C - Science Policy Committee, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2026-12-31
- C - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in CSSA Sub-committee, Member, 2025-01-01 - 2025-12-31
- C - Science Policy Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2022-06-01 - 2023-12-31
- C - CSSA Board of Directors, DEI Member-at-Large, 2022-06-01 - 2023-12-31
Scientific Expertise
- Biochar
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Carbon Sequestration
- Beneficial Reuse of Waste
- Soil Organic Matter