Presentations

This page contains video recordings and slide decks for some of my recent presentations.

Cemetery soils - a unique growing environment ### Cemetery soils - a unique growing environment

Presented at the 2026 New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation annual conference (click here or on the title slide below to view slides)

New lab tests for baseball and softball infield mixes

Presented at 2022 Sports Field Management Association annual conference (click here or on the title slide below to view slides)

A new laboratory method for measuring surface disruption of baseball infield soils

Presented Nov. 2021 Crop Science Society annual meeting in Salt Lake City. The normal time slot is 15 minutes, but this recording provides a bit more detail. Slides available here.

Dissecting infield playability

Presented April 7, 2021 to FieldTurf clients. I discussed how I think about playability on an infield. There is no recording, but you can scroll or click to peruse the slides:

Effect of Oversize Particles on Atterberg Limits of Engineered Soil Mixes for Baseball and Softball Infields

Presented virtually for the virtual 2020 Crop Science Society of America meeting. If you’d rather just peruse the slides, they are available here.

Older presentations:

Effect of Oversize Particles on Atterberg Limits of Engineered Soil Mixes for Baseball and Softball Infields - 2020 Crop Sci. C-05 Meeting

Maximizing performance of sports turf with plant growth regulators - 2020 PA Plants pesticide education seminar

Thick-cut sod for in-season NFL turf replacement- 2017 International Turfgrass Society meeting