Terence Cooper

Terence Cooper
Professor Emeritus
[email protected]
612-625-7747
244 Borlaug Hall

1991 Upper Buford Circle
St Paul, MN 55108
United States

Education
  • BS, Michigan State University - 1968
  • MS, Michigan State University - 1970
  • PhD, Michigan State University - 1983

Areas of Interest

Environmental Review, Pedology, Soil Sustainability

Teaching

  • Soil 2125 Basic Soils
  • Soil 1125 The Soil Resource
  • Soil 5125 Soil Science for Teachers
  • Soil 4505 Soil Geography
  • Soil 3521 Soil Judging
  • Soil 4511 Field Study of Soils
  • ESPM 1905 Freshman Seminar – State of the World
  • ESPM 2021 Problem Solving
  • ESPM 4096 Internship Experience
  • ESPM 4093 Independent Study
  • ESPM 4094 Independent Research
  • ESPM 4021 Problem Solving for Environmental Review

Research

My main interests are in teaching introductory soils, field studies, soil judging, soil geography, and environmental review. My research interests follow along these areas with activities in environmental review, soil morphology, soil survey investigations, soil variability and soil sustainability.

Select Publications

  • Loeding, April M., & Terence.H.Cooper;  2006.  Help Guides Aid Understanding of Minnesota’s Environmental Review Process,  CURA Reporter, Vol 36, No. 1, Spring, Univ. of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.
  • Cooper, T.H.,  Touchy Subject; in Stories of Teaching and Learning, 2005.  p.6; Office of Human Resources, Univ. of Minnesota, Mpls. Mn.
  • Grossman Julie, and Terence Cooper, 2004.  Linking Environmental Science Students to External Community Partners. Journal of College Science Teaching. Vol xxxiii, No. 6, Pp 32-35.
  • Anderson, Beth A., & T.H.Cooper, 2003 Perceptions of the Environmental Review Processes in Minnesota,  CURA Reporter, No. 2, Summer 2003. Univ. of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs., Mpls. MN. Pp 9-13.
  • Cooper, T.H., & M Dolan. 2003, TEAM and Individual Scores at the 2002 National Soil Judging Contest, J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ., Vol 32.
  • Loynachan, Tom,  Brown, Kirk; Cooper, Terry;  Milford, Murray; 1998.  Sustaining our Soils and  Society, American Geological Institute, ISBN 0-922152-50-0, Alexandria, Va.
  • Cooper, T.H., and J. Crellin. 1996. Lamellae Morphology in a sandy outwash soil of east-central Minnesota. Soil Surv. Horiz. 37:87-93
  • Miller, M.M., and T.H. Cooper.  1993.  Differentiation of an Eluvial Fragipan from Dense Glacial Till in Northern Minnesota. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.  57:787-796.
  • Cooper, T.H.  1991.  T.E.A.M. soil judging - an experiment. J. Agron. Educ. 20:123-125.
  • Cooper, T.H.  1990.  Development of students' abilities to match soil color to Munsell color chips.  J. Agron. Educ. 19 (2) p. 141.