Science for Service
Our mission is to provide accurate analysis and expert knowledge for the study of soil organic matter to promote soil health regeneration and carbon sequestration at scale.
We are a women scientist led state-of-the-art analytical facility designed to support natural based solutions to mitigate climate change and sustain food production by regenerating soil organic matter. We provide science-based analytical and consultation services to public, non-profit and private organizations interested in quantifying and understanding soil organic matter, carbon and health metrics.
Our story.
As the world experiences record temperatures and more frequent and deadly extreme climate events, as more and more farmers cannot cultivate their land profitably and food production systems stay part of the problem rather than contributing to the solution, we need all hands on deck to regenerate healthy functioning soils.
Francesca Cotrufo has studied the relationship between soils and climate since her PhD at the University of Lancaster in the UK, as a professor in the University of Campania in Italy, and since 2008 as a professor at Colorado State University.
For over 30 years, Francesca studied how soil organic matter forms from the decomposition of plant debris and persist in soils, and how these processes can be modified by environmental changes and human management. Thanks to her studies, and those of several other colleagues around the world, Francesca transformed the way we now view soil organic matter regeneration.
At one point or another, Jocelyn, Megan, Michelle, Rebecca and Sam were all mentored and inspired by Francesca: her reputation as a soil biogeochemist precedes her due to her leadership and expertise in soil organic matter dynamics, and joined her lab. We all worked together to develop advanced understanding, methods and approaches for the study of soil organic matter across different ecosystems, from croplands to grasslands and forests, and from the Arctic to the Tropics, linking soil carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry to soil health and functioning.
After having researched together for many years at Colorado State University the wonders of soil organic matter, we realized that a new need raised which could not be met in a research setting: An analytical facility applying state-of-the-art science-based methods and rigor was required to enable the adoption of soil organic matter regenerative practices and accurately verify soil carbon sequestration at scale. That is why we jumped on this new adventure and together founded Cquester Analytics.
