Professor Asmeret Berhe at the University of California, Merced, 

Professor Berhe works at the intersection of soil, climate change, and political ecology.  

Dr. Berhe is an advocate for women in science and renowned in addressing racism in the field of earth science, geoscience, and soil science, etc. Here are a few examples of her advocacy and global impact work: Race and Racism in Soil Science, Women in Soil Science, and Ten Simple Rules to build an antiracist lab. Dr. Berhe received multiple prestigious awards and honors including Joanne Simpson Medal from the American Geophysical Union., 2020; Great Immigrants Award, Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2020; Randolph W. “Bill” and Cecile T. Bromery Award, Geological Society of America, 2019; and New Voices in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 2018. Her TED Talk (A climate change solution that is right under our feet) has been viewed over 1.9 million times.