We are so pleased to announce that Tanel Vahter, a member of the Soil Ecology team, has been awarded the President’s Young Environmental Scientist Award.

The President’s Award is in recognition of Tanel’s work, which has created a first-of-its-kind capability to apply DNA-based and biochemical methods to the monitoring of field soil condition, and has brought new knowledge of soil biota to the wider public and practitioners.

A gallery of the award ceremony and video footage can be found on the President’s Office website https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidendikantselei/54456342890/in/album-72177720325120475/