Irene Ortiz, first woman to chair the SECS

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Irene Ortiz, first woman to chair the SECS

Irene Ortiz Bernad, tTitular professor at the Department of Edafology and Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Granada, has been elected president of the Spanish Society of Soil Science (SECS), becoming the first woman to lead this reference institution in the study of soils in Spain. Her appointment marks a milestone in the history of the SECS, a society founded in 1947 that has more than 600 members, and strengthens the role of women in…