NitroScope project
NitroScope is a four-year Horizon Europe project that aims to establish the most comprehensive and integrated nitrogen monitoring network in Europe to date. With over 100 monitoring stations in more than ten pedoclimatic regions, the project combines advanced sensor technology, modeling and user-friendly digital tools for farmers to quantify nitrate concentrations and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in real time.
With the participation of 25 organizations from 15 countries, NitroScope translates scientific data into practical, region-specific solutions to increase fertilizer efficiency, reduce nitrogen losses, promote healthier soils, safeguard water quality and strengthen climate-resilient agricultural systems. As part of the EU Soil Mission, the project contributes directly to the objectives of the Soil Agreement for Europe.
Personal
Loughner, C. P., Tzortziou, M., Shroder, S., & Pickering, K. E. (2016). Enhanced dry deposition of nitrogen pollution near coastlines: A case study covering the Chesapeake Bay estuary and Atlantic Ocean coastline. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121(23), 14-221.
Shroder, S. (2016). Soil Ecosystem Responses to Depleted Uranium Contamination. Natural Sciences Education, 45(1), 1-4.
Shroder, S. (2020, July). Cover crops in California agriculture: An overview of current research. Progressive Crop Consultant 5(4), 26-29.
Academic career
Master of Science: Soils and Biogeochemistry Sep. 2021 - June 2023 in University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Bachelor of Science: Environmental Science and Policy Aug. 2012 - May 2016 in University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Bachelor of Arts: Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures Aug. 2012 - May 2016 in University of Maryland, College Park , MD, USA
Professional experience
Research associate since Dec. 2025 at IGZ - Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops e.V.
Environmental scientist Sep. 2023 - Nov. 2025, State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento, CA, USA
Graduate student researcher Sep. 2021 - June 2023, University of California, Davis in Davis, CA, USA
Climate smart agriculture specialist II March 2019 - Sep. 2021, University of California Cooperative Extension in Bakersfield, CA, USA
Sustainable agriculture specialist Sep. 2016 - Nov. 2018, Peace Corps in Keur Farba, Senegal, West Africa
Research assistant Oct. 2015 - Sep. 2016, University of Maryland Entomology Laboratory in College Park, MD, USA
Research assistant May 2013 - Dec. 2014, University of Maryland Soil Chemistry Laboratory in College Park, MD, USA
Research assistant Feb. 2013 - May 2013, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, USA
Research assistant Sep. 2011 - Aug. 2012, United States Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, MD, USA