Gene Kelly is a professor of pedology, deputy director of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, and associate dean of Extension at Colorado State University (CSU). He received his BS and MS degrees from Colorado State University, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Kelly conducts research and lectures nationally and internationally on various aspects of soils as related to global change issues. His scientific specialization is in pedology and geochemistry with primary interests in regional soil water dynamics, soil degradation and global biogeochemical cycles. His current research is centered on soil degradation, soil water dynamics and regenerative agriculture. He is a member of the U.S. National Committee for Soil Science with the National Academy of Sciences. He serves as an advisor to the United States Department of Agriculture with the National Cooperative Soil Survey, USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, and several major research programs. He is a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and is a recent recipient of the Soil Science Society of America Research Award.