Dr. Charles W. Raczkowski
Adjunct Associate Professor
North Carolina A&T State University
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Design
Educational Background
Institution/LocationDegree/Year ConferredArea of Study
Kansas State UniversityB.S.1981Agronomy
Kansas State UniversityM.S.1984Agronomy
North Carolina State UniversityPh.D1988Soil Science
USDA-ARSPostdoctorate1990Soil Erosion
Academic/Professional Work Experience
1977 - 1981Undergraduate Research Assistant, Kansas State University
1981 - 1984Graduate Research Assistant, Kansas State University
1984 - 1988Graduate Research Assistant, N.C. State University
1988 - 1990Research Associate, USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Laboratory
1991 & 1992Research Associate, North Carolina A&T State University, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, Greensboro, N.C.
1992 - 1998Adjunct Assistant Professor, North Carolina A&T State University, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, Greensboro, N.C.
1998 - PresentAdjunct Associate Professor, North Carolina A&T State University, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, Greensboro, N.C.
Teaching/Courses
SMG200 Soil Science
SLMG300 Soils & Soil Management
SLMG301 Soils & Soil Management Laboratory
SLMG350 Land & Water Conservation Management
SLMG 450 Sustainable Land Management Systems
AGRI604 Experimental Methods in Research
SLSC632 Soil Physics
AGRI800 Sustainable Agriculture & Local Food Systems Analysis
Research Interest
Soil and Water Quality
Soil and Water Conservation
Soil Management and Crop Production
Sustainable Food Production Systems
International Activities
Bolivia, 1995, Workshop on Soil Quality and Soil Erosion Control, Cochabamba.
Jamaica – 1996 Research, Evaluated the Impact of human activity in the John Crow and Blue Mountains.
Jamaica, 1996, Workshop on Erosion Modeling and Watershed Management, Kingston.
Cuba, 2003 Speaker, Conference of Organic Agriculture, Havana.
Vietnam, 2005 Workshop on Managing Soil to Improve Soil Quality, Saigon.
Publications (selected)
Muller, J.P., M.E. Barbercheck, M.Bell, C. Brownie, N.G. Creamer, A. Hit, S. Hu, L. King, H.M. Linker, F.J. Lowus, S. Marlow, M. Marra, C.W. Raczkowski, D.J. Susko, and M.G. Wagger. 2002. Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study: Challenges and opportunities. HortTechnology 12:362-368.
Reyes, M.R., C.W. Raczkowski, G.A. Gayle, and G.B. Reddy. 2004. Comparing the soil loss predictions of GLEAMS, RUSLE, EPIC, and WEPP. Trans. ASAE 47(2):489-493.
Reyes, M.R., C.W. Raczkowski, G.B. Reddy, and G.A. Gayle. 2005. Effect of Wheel Traffic Compaction on Runoff and Soil Erosion in No-Till. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 21(3): 427-433
Muller, J.P., N.G. Creamer, M.E. Barbercheck, C.W. Raczkowski, M.Bell, C. Brownie, , S. Mellage, D. Monks, D. Orr, J. Seem, C. Tu, M.G. Wagger, R. Walters, A. Wossink, W. Zhang. 2006. Long-term large-scale systems research directed toward agricultural sustainability. In: Raupp J., Pekrun C., Oltsmann M., and Kopke U. (eds). Long-term field experiments in organic farming. International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Scientific Series, Verlag-Coester, Berlin.
Bell, M. and C.W. Raczkowski. 2007. Soil property indices for assessing short-term changes in soil quality. Renewable agriculture and food systems: 22(0): 1-11.
Sydorovych, O.., C.W. Raczkowski, A. Wossink, J.P. Mueller, N.G. Creamer, S. Hu, M. Bell, and C. Tu. 2009. A technique for assessing environmental impact risks of agricultural systems. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems: 24(3); 234–243.
Raczkowski C.W., M.R. Reyes, G.B. Reddy, W. Buscher and P. Bauer. 2009. Comparison of conventional and no-tillage corn and soybean production on runoff and erosion in the southeastern US Piedmont. J. Soil and Water Cons. 64 (1): 53-60.
Raczkowski, C.W.,Mueller, J.P., Busscher, W.J., Bell, M.C., and M.L. McGraw. 2012. Soil physical properties of agricultural systems in a large-scale study. Soil & Tillage Research 119: 50–59.
Honors & Awards
1993Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, North Carolina A&T State University
1996Gamma Sigma Delta, High Scholarship Outstanding Achievement of Service Award, North Carolina A&T State University
2006Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina A&T State University
Professional Societies
American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Gamma Sigma Delta