Research Areas
The SWSD organizes its activities/programs into five Research Areas, which categorize and describe the department's programs and activities in research, teaching, and extension. Each of these areas are intended to fully integrate research, teaching, and extension. The department has committed itself to expertise and resources so that it may make scientific and educational advances in each of these areas.
Sustainable agriculture; Soil-water-plant relationships; Rhizosphere processes; Fate and transport of nutrients, pesticides, and trace metals; Waste management-animal wastes, biosolids, compost, and other non-hazardous wastes; Turfgrass fertility management; Water quality
Faculty: Nick Comerford, Samira Daroub, Jim Graham, Sabine Grunwald, Ed Hanlon, Yuncong Li, Vimala Nair, Peter Nkedi-Kizza, Tom Obreza, George O’Connor, Rao Mylavarapu, Jack Rechcigl, Jerry Sartain, Arnold Schumann, Amy Shober, Maria Silveira, Craig Stanley, Max Teplitski, John Thomas, Gurpal Toor, and Ann Wilkie
Fate and transport of toxic organics and metals; In situ metal immobilization; Bioremediation/phytoremediation; Molecular microbial ecology; Groundwater quality
Faculty: Jim Jawitz, Lena Ma, Rao Mylavarapu, Andy Ogram, Dean Rhue, John Thomas, Gurpal Toor, and Ann Wilkie
Carbon sequestration, Bioenergy, Soil morphological indicators, Chemical indicators, Microbial indicators, Ecosystem restoration
Faculty: Nick Comerford, Carl Fitz, Sabine Grunwald, Willie Harris, Patrick Inglett; Andy Ogram, Rao Mylavarapu, Vimala Nair, Ramesh Reddy, Gurpal Toor, and Alan Wright
Soil genesis and classification; Pedologic processes; Landscape hydrology; Soil and water chemical processes; Soil and water microbial processes; Risk assessment
Faculty: Mary Collins, Rex Ellis, Carl Fitz, Sabine Grunwald, Willie Harris, Jim Jawitz, Rao Mylavarapu, and Todd Osborne
Hydric soils; Wetland delineation; Hydrology; Soil-water-plant relationships; Molecular microbial ecology; Biogeochemistry; Restoration of wetlands and lakes; Water quality
Faculty: Mark Clark, Mary Collins, Wade Hurt, Patrick Inglett, Jim Jawitz, Sue Newman, Andy Ogram, Todd Osborne, Ramesh Reddy, Max Teplitski, and Alan Wright
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