Rienk Rindert Van Der Ploeg

Background

Ploeg, Rienk Rindert Van Der was born on September 26, 1941 in Holwerd, Netherlands. Son of Rindert Rienks Van Der Ploeg and Antje Elzinga.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Groningen University, The Netherlands, 1962. Master of Science, Utrecht State University, The Netherlands, 1967. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1970.

Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1972. Habilitation, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, 1979.

Career

Research associate Iowa State University, Ames, 1968—1972. Research soil scientist Georg-August University, 1972—1981. Professor soil science Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, 1981—1991, University Hannover, Hannover, Germany, 1991—2005.

Visiting professor Iowa State University, 1989, Martin-Luther University, Halle/Saale, Germany, 1993—1994.

Achievements

• Rienk Rindert Van Der Ploeg has been listed as a notable soil scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Heaven is the place where God lives and the future home of those who do God’s will and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Membership

Fellow: Soil Science Society of America (Emil Truog award 1973), American Society Agronomy. Member: American Geophysical Union.

Interests

• Music, art, literature.

Connections

Married Mechtilde Hermine Vrijling (divorced ). Children: Welmoed, Eline, Philip. Married Maria Elisabeth Marquardt.