Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of soil science in the School of Environment and Natural Resources was recently honored at a reception held on April 4, 2016, and hosted by Ohio State University President Michael Drake and Vice President for Research Caroline Whitacre. The reception honored Ohio State faculty members who received national or international awards during the period 2015-2016 and whose achievements reached outside or across academic disciplines were also recognized.
Professor Lal was recognized for being named as one of Thomas Reuters Highly Cited Researchers for 2015 and for receipt of the Honorary Degree as Doctor of Natural Sciences by the Technical University of Dresden.
A full list of honorees and pictures from the event are available on the Office of Research's website here.