Education:

Dr. Albert Martini received his BSA (1957) and MS (1958) degrees from the University of Arkansas, and his Ph.D. Degree (1966) from Cornell University.

            He has published several lecture notes, laboratory manuals and over 50 peer reviewed scientific articles in various journals in the U.S.A., Europe and Latin America.

 Albert also enjoys playing the classical guitar, the mountain dulcimer and the organ, as well as painting landscapes in oil colors.

Experience:

Head of the Soil Science Department of SICAP.

- Ministry of Agriculture of Panama and University of Arkansas, USDA.

Head of the Soils Program at the University of Panama.

- University of Panama and University of Tennessee, USDA.

Senior Advisor to the Research Institute (IDIAP), Panama.

Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture, Panama.

Senior Advisor for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

- FAO – UNDP/IICA, Costa Rica.

Senior Advisor for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

- FAO – UNDP/EMBRAPA, Brazil.

Senior Soil Scientist, contributor to the creation of the Soil Map of the World by

- FAO/UNESCO.

Senior Advisor to Universities and Research Centers in Latin America.

Visiting Professor of Soil Science at Purdue University.

Senior Advisor and Consultant in Agriculture.

- Development and Resources Corporation (D&R), Sacramento, California.

Professor of Soil Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.

Professional Merits:

U.S. Scholar (U.S. Agency for International Development), University of Arkansas.

U.S. Scholar (U.S. Agency for International Development), University of Tennessee.

Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Founding Professor of the School of Agriculture, University of Panama.

Founder and first President of the Soil Science Society of Central America & Mexico.

Member of the Soil Science Society of America & the Agronomy Society of America.

Honorary Societies: Sigma Xi and Gamma Sigma Delta.

Departmental Professor of the Year, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. 

Master Teacher of the Year, Clemson University.

Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, Clemson University.

Honorary Professor of the Year, Agricultural Council, Clemson University.

Permanent member of the Honor Roll of Professors, Clemson University.

Award for Excellence by the President and Board of Trustees, Clemson University.

Professor Emeritus, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.