Mr Beng Umali

Biography/ Background

I hold a BSc in Forestry and a MSc in Forestry major in forest resource management with geographical information systems both from the University of the Philippines Los Banos. I have also done coursework on soil science from basic to advanced soil microbiology, soil physics, soil chemistry, pedology, land resources and land use. 

I have previously worked at the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines. Currently, I am on study leave from the Department of Foresty and Environmental Sciences, Cavite State University where I am a faculty researcher. 

I hold a John Allwright Fellowship from  the Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) as a PhD researcher.

My present collaborations are with researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Flinders University of South Australia.

Qualifications

 

Teaching Interests

Soil and Water Resources and Management, GIS/Spatial Information, Environmental Science

Research Interests

Modelling off-site movement of pesticide, Environmental soil science, Geographic Information System, Soil-landscape modelling, Digital terrain analysis

Publications

Umali, B.P., Oliver, D.P., Forrester, S.T., Chittleborough, D.J., Hutson, J.L., Kookana, R.S. and Ostendorf, B.F. 2012. The effect of terrain and management on the spatial variability of soil properties in an apple orchard. Catena. (10.1016/j.catena.2012.01.010) 

Umali, B.P., Oliver, D.P., Ostendorf, B., Forrester, S., Chittleborough, D.J., Hutson, J.L. and Kookana, R.S. 2012. Spatial distribution of diuron sorption affinity as affected by soil, terrain and management practises in an intensively managed apple orchard. J. Haz. Mat., Article in Press. 

Umali, B.P., Kookana, R.S., Oliver, D.P., Chittleborough, D.J., Hutson, J.L. and B. Ostendorf (2009). Spatial heterogeneity of soil properties to predict pesticide movement. In: Ostendorf, B., Baldock, P., Bruce, D., Burdett, M. and P. Corcoran (eds.), Proceedings of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute Biennial International Conference, Adelaide 2009, Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute, pp. 1155-1165 

Umali, B., Chittleborough, D., Ostendorf, B., Oliver, D., Huston, J., and Kookana, R. 2010. DEM and terrain analysis to predict spatial pattern of SOC. In: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil solutions for a changing world. 1-6 Aug 2010. Brisbane, Australia. Published on DVD. 

Professional Associations

I have been elected into the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture UP Los Banos Chapter in 2001.

I am a student member of the following organizations:

Australian Soil Science Society, Inc.

Soil Science Society of America (ASA-CSSA-SSSA)

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012