Abbreviated CV
Terrence H. Bell, Assistant Professor
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto – Scarborough
1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4
terrence.bell@utoronto.ca
Academic Training
Ph.D., McGill University, Montréal, Canada (2013)
M.Sc., Western University, London, Canada (2008)
B.Sc. Honours, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (2006)
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto – Scarborough (2023-)
Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA (2017-22)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell University, USA (2017-20)
Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell University, USA (2015-17)
Postdoctoral fellow, Université de Montréal, Canada (2013-15)
Research assistant, University of Helsinki, Finland (2006)
Research assistant, University of Ottawa, Canada (2005)
Select Awards
Edward D. Bellis Award for outstanding graduate mentoring in Ecology (2021)
William Merrill Jr. Memorial Endowment for Teaching Excellence (2021)
NACTA Teaching Award of Merit (2019)
Joan Luerssen Faculty Enhancement Fund (2018)
Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-17)
FQRNT bourse de recherche postdoctorale (2013-15)
Prix d’excellence pour rendement – Jean Huot (2012)
NSERC PGS Doctoral Award (2011-13)
FQRNT bourse de doctorat en recherche, declined (2011)
Publications
Outreach
Extension publications
Kaminsky L, Cloutier M, Fleishman S, Isbell S, Borrelli K, Bell TH. 2021. Soil microbes in organic crop production systems 101. eOrganic http://eorganic.org/node/34601
Isbell S, Fleishman S, Cloutier M, Kaminsky L, Borrelli K, Bell TH. 2021. Management of soil microbes on organic farms. eOrganic http://eorganic.org/node/34646
Borrelli K, Bell TH, Isbell S, Fleishman S, Kaminsky L, Cloutier M. 2021. Understanding and Managing Soil Microbes. Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-and-managing-soil-microbes
Kaminsky L, Bell TH. 2019. Microbial inoculants for agricultural soils: potential and challenges. Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/microbial-inoculants-for-agricultural-soils-potential-and-challenges
Select Extension presentations
- Farming for Success Field Day, hosted by Penn State, presented by Laura Kaminsky
- Crops Conference Series, hosted by Penn State
- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference (with Laura Kaminsky)
- Advanced Soil Ecology Series, hosted by Stroud Water Center and Penn State (with Laura Kaminsky and Sarah Richards)
- PASA Advanced Farmer Gathering: Collaborating to Improve Your Workforce and Your Soil
- PASA Field Day: Regenerative Grazing From the Ground Up (with Laura Kaminsky)
- Keystone Crop and Soil Conference (with Laura Kaminsky)
- Organic Farming Study Circle, New Columbia, PA
Other presentations
Science on Tap, Penn State Science Policy Society. “Big Ag Means Thinking Small”. (2019)
Société québecoise de phytotechnologie, Montréal Planetarium (http://www.phytotechno.com/colloque2015/index.php?page=colloque.html) (2015)
Tête-à-tête avec un chercheur, Montréal Botanical Gardens (http://calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/en-tete-a-tete-avec-un-chercheur-397346) (2014)
Interviews
No-Till Market Garden Podcast, hosted by Natalie Lounsbury (2023) https://notillmarketgardenpodcast.libsyn.com/terry-bell-microbial-ecologist-from-the-microbiome-manipulation-lab
Genome Insider Podcast – Episode 9: “The soil blooms green”, Alison Takemura – JGI (2020)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soil-blooms-green/id1497037638?i=1000498322233
Interview with USDA Radio. “Approaches Towards Soil Probiotics.” (2019)
Working Languages
English (native)
French (fluent)