Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

2019 Summer

June 19 - Peng Gao (Exit Seminar)
PAHs in Florida Urban Soils: From Sources to Exposures

July 2 - (Exit Seminar)
Coastal Shoreline Stabilization with Enhanced Ecosystem Services: A Case Study using “Living Shorelines” in Cedar Key, Florida (No Recording)

July 9 - Franky Celestin (Exit Seminar)
Black Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) Response to Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizers in Two Different Soils in Haiti

July 19 - (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Capacity Building At Makerere University: The Role of University of Florida

July 23 - Rose Collins (Exit Seminar)
The Effect of Coastal Flooding on Soil Nutrient Flux

July 30 - Qudus Uthman (Exit Seminar)
Fate and Transport of Boron, Manganese and Zinc in Huanglongbing-affected Citrus Grown on a Florida Entisol

2019 Spring

January 28 - Mark Albrecht (UF Invited Speaker Seminar)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories

February 11 - Katie Tanner and Corey Graf (UF Invited Speakers Seminar)
Balancing Life, Academics, and Career

February 18 - Dr. Rao Mylavarapu (UF Invited Speaker Seminar)
International Collaborations- A Couple of Experiences

March 11 - Dr. Dietrich Borchardt (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Trajectories toward Global Water Security

March 25 - Claire Friedrichsen (PhD - Dissertation Graduate Student Exit Seminar)
Identifying Communication Barriers to Successful Implementation of Soil and Water Technology for Improving Food Security

April 8 - Traci Goodhart (MS - Thesis Graduate Student Exit Seminar)
Examining the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Stormwater Pollutants in an Urbanized Watershed of Northwest Florida

April 15 - John Santiago (MS - Thesis Graduate Student Exit Seminar)
Influence of Rootstock, Propagation Method, and Soil Type on Citrus Rhizosphere Composition

April 22 - Andressa Freitas (PhD - Dissertation Graduate Student Exit Seminar)
Phosphorus Release from Biochar of Various Feedstocks: Implications for Land Management

2018 Fall

September 12th, Dr. Keith Shepherd (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Three Critical Failures of Soil Science and Opportunities to Overcome them: Spatial Inference, Uncertainty, Economics

September 24th, Dr. Mark Clark (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Coastal Shoreline Stabilization with Enhanced Ecosystem Services: A Case Study using “Living Shorelines” in Cedar Key, Florida

October 1 - Dr. Pedro Sanchez (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
New Breakthrough in Brazilian Tropical Agriculture

October 8, Setyono Hari Adi (Exit Seminar)
Soil-Landscape Modeling for Agroecological Policy Development in the Developing Regions

October 15, Dr. Johannes Lehmann (Distinguished Speaker Seminar, Presented at the 2018 Soil and Water Sciences Research Forum)
Research Forum Opening Remarks
Soil Organic Matter Formation: Concepts and Controversies

November 5 - Alisheikh Adem Atta (Exit Seminar)
Citrus Nutrient Management on Huanglongbing (HLB, Or Citrus Greening) Affected Citrus Groves on Florida Sandy Soils

Tuesday, November 6 - Dr. Chris Freeman (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Can We Use Wetlands to Geoengineer The Climate?

November 19 - Yan Liao (Exit Seminar)
Hydrology, Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Everglades Wetlands in an Earth System Model

November 26 - Andres Rodriguez (Exit Seminar)
Carbon Oxidation, Characterization, and Soil Subsidence Modeling in the Organic Soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area

2018 Summer

May 22nd, Dr. Qingshun Quinn Li, Xiamen University, China (Invited Seminar Speaker)
Mangrove Adaptation to Coastal Environment: Molecular Perspective and Management

June 4th, Gurcan Baysal (Exit Seminar)
Soil Boron Determination Methods and Boron Uptake in Tomatoes

June 11th, Joshua Papacek (Exit Seminar)
A New Normal? Intensification of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon Under Shifting Nutrient Ratios and Sources

June 18th, Kaitlin Mroczka (Exit Seminar)
The Impact of Salt Water Inundation on the Stability of Freshwater Wetland Soils

July 2nd, Siti Jariani Mohd Jani (Exit Seminar)
Composition, Sources, and Bioavailability of Nitrogen in Urban Waters

July 9th, Laura Jalpa (Exit Seminar)
Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Response to Nitrogen Fertilization of Tomatoes Grown on Sandy Soils Using ¹⁵N Technique

July 23rd, Jay Capasso (Exit Seminar)
The Application of Aquatic Vegetation as Bio-Filter for Phosphorus Removal from Agricultural Drainage

July 30th, Sheng-Yen Wu (Exit Seminar)
Entomopathogenic Nematodes in the Service of a Saprophytic Fungus

2018 Spring

January 29, Mark Albrecht (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories (This seminar requires Gatorlink login to view live stream or recording.)

February 5, Dr. Olegario Muniz (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Heavy Metals on Cuban Soils and Agriculture

February 19, Dr. Guohua Xu (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Enhancing Crop Nutrient Uptake Efficiency: Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanisms

February 26, Paul Julian (Exit Seminar)
Evaluating Nutrient Biogeochemical Processes in a Subtropical Treatment Wetland

Thursday, March 1st, 2pm, 3177 McCarty Hall A: Jonathan Diller (Exit Seminar)
A Review, Compilation, and Analysis of the Stormwater Treatment Wetland Monitoring Data in the International Stormwater BMP Database

March 19, Evandro da Silva (Exit Seminar)
Phytoremediation of Arsenic Contaminated Soils by Pteris vittata: Arsenic Removal and Biomass Disposal

March 26, Yaslin Gonzalez (Exit Seminar)
Pedology of Deep Podzolized Carbon on the Southeastern Coastal Plain

April 2, Harmanpreet Sidhu (Exit Seminar)
Risks from Biosolids-borne Ciprofloxacin and Azithromycin

April 9, Brandy Foley (Exit Seminar)
Paleolimnological Reconstructions of Two Coastal Dune Lakes in Northwest Florida Using Sediment Organic Matter Proxies

April 16, Graduate Assistants United
Graduate Assistant Contract Education Session

2017 Fall

August 25, Dr. Yungen Liu (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Effects of Plateau Lakeshore Wetland on Lake Protection and Its Pollution Risks

September 18, Ryan Blaustein (Exit Seminar)
Defining the Interactions within the Citrus Microbiome during Huanglongbing Disease Progression and in Response to Phytopathogen Removal

September 25, Dr. Cheryl Palm (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Soils and Sustainable Intensification in Africa

October 2, Dr. Olegario Muniz (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Soil Science in Cuba: Status and Challenges

October 9, Dr. Timothy Townsend (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Expanding Recycling in Florida: Efforts to Reach Florida's 75% Recycling Goal

October 16, Dr. George Hochmuth (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Perspectives on BMP Issues in Crop Production Agriculture in Florida

October 30, Dr. Alan Wright (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Soil and Water Research and Extension Programs in South Florida

November 1, Dr. Patrick Mutuo (Invited Speaker Seminar)
SoilDoc: Recent Experiences and Improvements

November 6, Dr. Mike Allen (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Exploring Lionfish Impacts on Reef Fish Communities and Potential Benefits of Mitigation Strategies

November 13, Dr. Thomas Bianchi (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Carbon Remineralization and Burial in the Coastal Margin: Linkages in the Anthropocene

November 27, Dr. Stefan Gerber (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Reflections on Having Used Models in Biogeochemistry

2017 Summer

May 15, Steve Jennewein (Exit Seminar)
Determining Management Effects on Soil Gas Flux, Microbial Biomass, and Crop Yield to Identify Sustainable Practices in the Everglades Agricultural Area

June 5, Laibin Huang (Exit Seminar)
Microbial Community Structures Related to Nitrogen Cycling in Subterranean Estuaries

June 12, Elise Morrison (Exit Seminar)
Microbial Community Dynamics Along Peatland Nutrient Gradients

July 10, Anna Normand (Exit Seminar)
Global Peatland Soil Organic Carbon Chemical Composition and Greenhouse Gas Production

July 17, Anne Sexton (Exit Seminar)
Aquatic Vegetation Impacts on Sediment Composition, Phosphorus Pools, and Water Quality in South Florida Farm Canals

July 24, Liguang Li (Exit Seminar)
Molecular Characterization of Composition and Sources of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Agricultural Catchments

July 31, Matt Jablonski (Exit Seminar)
Exploring the Efficacy of a Natural Wetland to Attenuate Nutrients and Trace Metals from Urban Stormwater Runoff

2017 Spring

Jan. 23, Mark Albrecht, UF Environmental Health & Safety (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories

Jan. 30, Dr. Fernando Jaramillo (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Human Impacts on the Terrestrial Freshwater System

Feb. 6, Dr. Milko Jorquera (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Plant-Growth Promoting Bacteria from Chilean Extreme Environments

Feb. 13, Andree George (Exit Seminar)
The Ecology of Salmonella Proliferation in Tomatoes

Feb. 20, Dr. Masanori Fujimoto (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Microbe Mediated Ecological Processes in Natural and Engineered Systems

Feb. 27, Nasiru Danmowa (Exit Seminar)
Fate and Transport of Nitrogen Forms, Phosphorus and Pesticides in Soils from Florida and Nigeria

Mar. 13, Katelyn Foster (Exit Seminar)
Nitrogen Export in Watersheds: Exploring NO₃- Attenuation in Sandy Soils from a Humid Subtropical Climate

Mar. 13, Dr. Sabine Grunwald (Seminar at OneHealth, OneScience Talks)
OneHealth, OneScience - Authentic and Mindful Scientific Integration Approaches

Mar. 20, Wade Ross (Exit Seminar)
A Region-Wide Analysis of Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics Across 'The Land of Pines'

Apr. 3, Dr. David Bergvinson (Distinguished Speaker Seminar)
Science of Discover to Science of Delivery - ICRISAT's Approach To Serving Dryland Farmers in Asia and Africa

Apr. 17, Stefan Kalev (Exit Seminar)
Concentrations and Loads of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in Urban Stormwater Runoff and Pond Outflow Waters

Apr. 27, Dr. Elisa D'Angelo, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky (Invited Speaker Seminar)
Explorations in Biogeochemical Research by a UFSWS Alumna

2016 Fall

Aug. 29, Michelle Leonard, Marston Science Library (Invited Speaker)
Library Resources and Their Use

Sept. 15, Dr. Pedro Sanchez (Distinguished Speaker)
Africa’s Progress in Fighting Hunger: Science and Policy

Sept. 19, Michelle Leonard, Marston Science Library (Invited Speaker)
Hands-on Training and Experience Setting Up and Conducting Literature Searches

Sept. 26, Dr. Ahmed Al-Busaidi (Invited Speaker)
Mitigating Environmental Risks of Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture

Oct. 17, Michelle Leonard, Marston Science Library (Invited Speaker)
Plagiarism

Oct. 31, Eunice Yarney (Exit Seminar)
Temporal and Spatial Variability of Irrigation Water Salinity and Effects of Irrigation Practices on Soil Salinity in the Tri-County Agricultural Area, Northeast Florida

Nov. 14, William Zaragoza (Exit Seminar)
Characterization of Interactions of Pathogens with Non-Canonical Hosts and Their Virulence Factors

Nov. 28, Marcos de Moraes (Exit Seminar)
Functional and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Salmonella in Tomatoes

Dec. 5, Lorae Simpson (Exit Seminar)
The Impacts of Global Climate Change on the Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Salt Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone in Florida

Dec. 8, Dr. Gilles Pinay (Distinguished Speaker)
Drainage Basins as Biogeochemical Reactors

2016 Summer

June 6, Timothy Ayankojo (Exit Seminar)
Validation of Smart Irrigation App in Vegetable Production

June 13, Katsutoshi Mizuta (Exit Seminar)
New Soil Index Development and Integration with Econometric Theory

July 11, Shanyu Meng (Exit Seminar)
Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin-based Dendrimer for Removing Heavy Metals

July 18, Matt Nance (Exit Seminar)
Influence of Sediment Organic Carbon upon Aquatic Herbicide Release: a Comparison of Effects on Granular and Liquid Formulations

2016 Spring

Jan 25, Dr. Sally Brown (Distinguished Speaker)
Toilet to Tank - Impact of Recycling Nutrients for Switchgrass-Based Ethanol

Feb 8, Dr. Kelly Morgan (Invited Speaker)
Evaluation of Fertilizer and Irrigation Practices on Agricultural Production in South Florida

Feb 15, Prissy Fletcher (Invited Speaker)
Applications and Experiences of Soil and Water Science in Extension

Feb 22, Dr. Wendy Mussoline (Invited Speaker)
Multifaceted Approach for Bioenergy Recovery from Industrial Sweet Potatoes

Mar. 14, Steve Ladendorf (Invited Speaker)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories

Mar 21, Mohsen Tootoonchi (Exit Seminar)
Impact of Water Management on Rice Yields, Rice Water Weevil Infestation and Drainage Water Quality

Mar 28, Bill Schmahl (Exit Seminar)
Field Testing of Aluminum Water Treatment Residuals as a Permeable Reactive Barrier System to Reduce Soluble Phosphorus Movement in Groundwater

Apr 4, Tracey Schafer (Exit Seminar)
Evaluation of Organic Carbon Accumulation on a Restored Mangrove-Seagrass Habitat

Apr 21, Dr. Douglas Evans - School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario (Distinguished Speaker)
Applications of Trace Metal Isotope Fractionation in Biotic and Abiotic Environmental Systems

2015 Fall

Sep 11, Dr. Harold Drake (Distinguished Speaker)
Darwin's Invertebrates: A Transient Soil Story

Oct 5, Jian Wu (Exit Seminar)
The interaction between Phytophthora nicotianae and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) damage to citrus fibrous roots

Oct 12, Minjune Yang (Exit Seminar)
Forward and Back Diffusion through Low-permeability Aquitards

Oct 19, Hamza Keskin (Exit Seminar)
Digital Mapping of Soil Carbon Fractions

Nov 2, Yuanyuan Huang (Exit Seminar)
Terrestrial Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Responses of Carbon Cycling to Drought

Nov 9, Amanda Hirst (Exit Seminar)
Reducing Nitrogen Loading from Onsite Wastewater Systems to Shallow

Nov 23, Eduardo Chavez (Exit Seminar)
Enrichment of Cadmium in Cacao-Growing Soils in Southern Ecuador: Chemical Characterization and Soil Amendments as Remediation Alternatives

2015 Summer

May 18, Jianru Shi (Exit Seminar)
Land Application as a Reuse Method of Cellulosic Ethanol Residuals

Jun 1, Tracey Wasylik (Exit Seminar)
Effect of Nitrogen Release Rates on St. Augustinegrass Performance throughout the Year with Emphasis on a No-Fertilization Summer Blackout Period

Jun 8, Ray Bodrey (Exit Seminar)
Preliminary Analysis for Exploring Nonpoint Source Pollution Indicator Conditions in the Coastal Surface Waters of Glynn County, Georgia

Jun 15, Sara Mechtensimer (Exit Seminar)
Fate and Transport of Phosphorus in Septic System Drain Fields

Jul 6, Tiantian Li (Exit Seminar)
Chitosan and Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

Jul 13, Rose Collins (Exit Seminar)
The Effect of Short Term Inundation on Potential Nitrogen Flux in a Coastal Ecosystem

Jul 20, Debjani Sihi (Exit Seminar)
Processes and Modeling of Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Organic Matter Decomposition in Subtropical Wetlands

Aug 3, Ann Couch (Exit Seminar)
Plant Phenology, Yield and Nitrogen Accumulation by Sesame (Sesamum indicum L. ) Grown in North Central Florida Under Standard Agronomic Practices

2015 Spring

Jan 12, Mark Yanchisin (Invited Speaker)
Rules, Regs and Accidents

Feb 2, Steve Ladendorf - EHS - HMM (Invited Speaker)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories

Feb 16, Dr. Nick Comerford IYS (Invited Speaker)
2015 The International Year of Soil

Feb 23, Dr. Willie Harris (Invited Speaker)
Clues and Stumbling Blocks to the Understanding of Florida Soils

Mar 20, Ky Gress (Exit Seminar)
Residential exposures to As and CrVI from CCA- Wood

Mar 23, Mriganka De (Exit Seminar)
Fate and Transport of Effluent-Borne Nitrogen From Septic Drain Fields to Shallow Groundwater

Mar 27, Mary Lusk (Exit Seminar)
Organic Nitrogen Biodegradability and Molecular Characterization in Urban Stormwater and Streams

Apr 1, Gustavo Vasques (Exit Seminar)
Digital Soil Mapping at Embrapa Soils and Brazil: Initiatives and Perspectives

Apr 6, Neil Young (Exit Seminar)
Drought Avoidance Acclimation of Warm Season Turfgrass in Response To Mild-Reoccurring Soil Water Deficit And N Fertilization

Apr 10, Christine VanZomeren (Exit Seminar)
Biogeochemical Cycling of Organic Nitrogen in Subtropical Wetlands

Apr 17, Odiney Alvarez-Campos (Exit Seminar)
Biochar and Mill Ash Use to Grow Sugarcane in Sandy Soils of South Florida

Apr 20, Biswanath Dari (Exit Seminar)
Predicting Soil Phosphorus Loss and Its Potential Remediation through Biochar Application

2014 Fall

Oct. 4, Jorge Leiba
Imidacloprid Fate and Transport in Florida Flatwoods Soils and Plants during Control of the Asian Citrus Psyllid

Oct. 20, Miurel Bermudez Herrera
Effect of Drip Irrigation and Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potassium Applications on Tomatoes Growth and Yield

Oct. 27, Marcos Antonio Frateschi de Lima
Root Growth and Development of Containerized Citrus Trees in HLB-Free Environment Using Different Container Size and Design

Nov. 13, Heather Enloe (Invited Speaker)
Urbanization Effects on Soil Nitrogen Transformations in the Subtropics

Nov. 17, Jason Seitz (Exit Seminar)
Stream-Mediated Seed & Shoot Dispersal of Invasive Plants an Urban Riparian Wetland

Dec. 1, Sutie Xu (Exit Seminar)
Ecosystem C Stocks and the Impact of Land Use Intensification in Subtropical Grazing Land Ecosystems

Dec 5, Shengsen Wang (Exit Seminar)
Iron and Manganese Oxide Mineral Modified Biochars: Characterization and Removal of Arsenate and Lead

Dec 8, Jing Hu (Exit Seminar)
Nitrous Oxide Production, Consumption and Emission in Agroecosystems: Effects of Hydrology and Land Use

2014 Summer

May 15, Rajendra Gutam
Nitrogen fertilizer management of St. Augustinegrass for reduced nitrate-N leaching and healthy turfgrass

June 16, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera
Fate, Transport and Toxicity of Perfluorochemicals in Wastewater Dominant Systems

July 7, Chumki Banik
Mechanistic Linkages between Water Saturation and Organo-metal Interactions in Sandy Coastal Plain Soils

July 11, Shannon Duffy
Litter Production and Decomposition in Three Conservation Area Marshes

July 14, Rujira Tisarum
Antimony uptake, efflux and speciation in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

July 25, Pamela Fletcher
Using Participatory Decision Support to Improve Coral Reef Management

July 28, Pasicha Chaikaew
Assessment of Climate Regulation, Carbon Sequestration, and Nutrient Cycling Ecosystems Services Impacted by Multiple Stressors

2014 Spring

Jan. 13, Richard Cannon
Laboratory Safety

Feb. 3, Y. Ping Hsieh
Agricultural Air Quality Research Program Highlights

Feb. 4, James Jawitz (Invited Speaker)
What is causing the changes we are seeing in Florida's spring ecosystem?

Feb. 10, Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories
University of Florida Department of Environmental Health & Safety

Feb 14, Dr. Elizabeth Hodges Snyder - Assistant Professor of Public Health - University of Alaska, Anchorage (Distinguished Speaker)
Meeting UF Standards and Markers of Excellence for Teaching Online and Blended Courses: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context for Soil and Water Science

March 10, Nicholas G. Aumen (Distinguished Speaker)
Everglades restoration in the context of climate change

March 24, Jose E. Villalobos
Effects of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Flow Rates and Emitter Spacing on Sugarcane Water Uptake and Production in Florida Alfisols

March 31, Rajendra Gautam
Nitrogen fertilizer management of St. Augustinegrass for reduced nitrate-N leaching and healthy turfgrass

April 7, Julius Adewopo
Long-Term impacts of management intensification on soil carbon dynamics in subtropical grasslands

April 21, Rishi Prasad
Using a Nitrogen Budget and Crop System Model as Effective Tools for Assessing N Losses from Agricultural Systems

2013 Fall

Sept. 9, Patrick W. Inglett
Burning Question: The Effort of Fire on Wetland Biogeochemistry

Sept. 16, Awards

Sept. 16, Xiong Xiong
Geo-Spatial Modeling of Soil Organic Carbon and Its Uncertainty

Sept. 23, Todd Osborne
Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate: The Face of Change in Florida's Aquatic Ecosystems

Sept. 30, John Thomas Inaugural
Decades of Environmental Chemistry

Oct. 14, Michelle Leonard
Ethics: Research Misconduct, Authorship, Peer Review and Scientific Writing

Oct. 21, Neal Beery
Floating Treatment Wetlands as a Stormwater Best Management Practice in North Central Florida

Nov. 18, Yingjia Zhu
Transport and Interaction of Colloids and Mercury in Sand Porous Media and Contaminated Soils

Nov 25, Santanu Bakshi
Immobilization of Dissolved and Particulate Copper sing Lime/Biochar and Characterization of Nanoparticles in Soils

Dec 2, Chris Wilson
Environmental Toxicology and Research in Fort Pierce - A Survey

2013 Summer

June 7, Harmanpreet Sidhu
Human Health Risks from Endocrine Disruptors in Reclaimed Water

June 14, Xiaoling Dong
Characterization of biochar and coal combustion residues and mechanisms of biochar-induced immobilization and transformation of soluble heavy metals

July 1, Susanna Gomez
Recycling Agricultural By-Products to Grow Sugarcane on Sandy Soils in South Florida

July 22, Hollie Hall
Protecting Florida Lakes: Regulatory Intent, Recreational uses, and Water quality

2013 Spring

Dr. Edward Topp - Principal Research Scientist - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Distinguished Speaker)
Bugs and Drugs: Assessing and Managing Risks to Food and Environmental Quality from Agricultural Use of Organic Amendments

Feb. 11, Samira Daroub
Water Quality & Sustainable Agriculture in the Everglades Agricultural Area

Feb 14, Hubbell Seminar: Dr. Jerald L. Schnoor - Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Co-Director for Global and Regional Environmental Research; University of Iowa (Distinguished Speaker)
Water Sustainability in a Changing World

Feb. 25, Gurpal Toor
Tales of Fate, Transport, and Toxicity of Contaminants

Feb. 25, SPICE
Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education

Mar. 11, Maria Silveira
Grazing land Management - Balancing Productivity and Environmental Sustainability

Mar. 18, Zhenli He
Soil and Water Science Program at UF - Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce

Mar 19, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology - 2013 Water in the Landscape Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Daniel Radcliffe - Professor, Dept of Crop and Soil Science, University of Georgia (Distinguished Speaker)
Field and Watershed Scale Research on Onsite Wastewater Systems

Apr. 1, Rebecca Hellmuth
Nitrogen Mass Budget of a Silage Corn Field at UF's Dairy Unit

Apr. 8, Ben Coppenger
Enhanced Degradation of DDT via Application of Brewery Waste Product

Apr. 15, Jing Guan
Simplified Hydrologic Modeling for Evaluating Surface Water Stage of Historical Isolation Wetlands

Apr. 19, Christopher Adam Weidow
Diversity and Distribution of Aromatic Ring Dioxygenases Among Soil Actinobacteria

Apr. 22, Alan L. Wright
Soil Research & Management in the Everglades

2012 Fall

Sept. 10, Katherine Milla
Hydrology of Seasonal Ponds in the Apalachicola National Forest

Oct. 8, Dr. Teri Balser - Dean of College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Professor of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida (Distinguished Speaker)
Can Learning the N Cycle Be Fun?

Nov. 5, Lucy Ngatia
Grass Productivity and Carbon Storage in Relation to Rainfall, Soil Nutrients, and Herbivory in an East African Savanna

Nov. 6, Hao Chen
Antibiotic Sorption & Transport in Porous Media: Solution Chemistry & Colloids

Nov. 16, Piyasa Ghosh
Influence of Arsenic Resistant Bacteria on Solubilization of Arsenic and Phosphorus Minerals and Their Uptake by Plants

Nov. 19, Rupesh Bhomia
Long-Term Accretion of Phosphorus in Wetlands: The Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas as a Case Example

Nov. 26, Jongsung Kim
Upscaling of Soil Properties Across the Landscape of South Florida

Nov. 30, Ramona Smith-Burrell
Characterization of Selected Pesticides in the Caloosahatchee River and the Potential Impact of the Most Common Mixture on the Aquatic Macrophyte Lemna minor

Dec. 3, Daniel L. Irick
Soil Phosphorus Characteristics and Sources in Tree Islands of the Florida Everglades

2012 Summer

May 14, Ashvini Chauhan
Insights into the Catabolic Potential of Rhodococcus opacus Strain M213 Isolated from a Fuel-oil Contaminated Soil

May 21, Lisa G. Chambers
The Biogeochemical Effects of Sea Level Rise on Carbon Cycling in Coastal Wetland Soils

June 18, Subodh Acharya Exit
Development and Application of Analytical Expressions for Drainable and Fillable Porosity in Shallow Unconfined Aquifers

July 2, Aja Stoppe
The Contributions of Above and Below Ground Litter to Short-term Accretion and Maintenance of Organic Carbon in a Forest Soil

July 16, Kiara Winans
Soil Organic Carbon in Semi-Arid Tropical India: Sources and Stabilization

July 20, Davie Kadyampakeni
Citrus Advanced Production System: Understanding Water & NPK Uptake & Leaching in Florida Flatwoods & Ridge Soils

July 23, Cassandra Medvedeff
Response of carbon cycling to disturbance in calcareous subtropical wetland soils

July 27,Augustine Muwamba
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Movement in Sandy Soils of South Florida Used for Sugarcane Production with Elevated Water Table

July 30, Drew McLean
Effect of Spodic Derived Fill Materials on the Growth and Establishment of St. Augustinegrass

Aug. 6, Jason T. Lessl
Improved Arsenic Accumulation in Pteris Vittata and Its Unique Ability to Acquire Phosphorus

2012 Spring

Jan. 30, Dr. James Jawitz (Invited Speaker)
The Important Role of Hydrologic Variability: From Nutrient Loads to Investigating a Murder.

Feb. 20, Brian Bowers (Invited Speaker)
Hazardous Waste Management in UF Research Laboratories

Feb. 27, Dr. Rao Mylavarapu (Invited Speaker)
Soil & Nutrient Management Program - Research & Extension Activities

Mar. 7, Ani Katchova, University of Kentucky
Competitive Advantages in Sourcing and Marketing Local Foods by Food Cooperatives

Mar. 19, Amy Shober (Invited Speaker)
Managing Soil, Water, and Nutrients in Florida's Urban Landscapes

Apr. 2, Chris Martinez
Drought in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin: A Southern Fried Water Fight (Invited Speaker)

Apr 2, Dr. Charles Rice - University Distinguished Professor of Soil Microbiology - Agronomy Department - Kansas State University (Distinguished Speaker)
Can Soil Science Meet the Challenge of Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability? Managing Soil Biology for Carbon Storage

Apr. 9, Dakshina Murthy Kadiyala
Optimizing Cultural Practices for Saving Water and Nitrogen in Rice-Maize Cropping System in Semi Arid Tropics

Apr. 11, Pierce Jones (Invited Speaker)

Apr. 16, Bryce Van Dam
Organic Soil Subsidence and Nutrient Leaching in an Impacted Florida Wetland

Apr. 23, Wen Gu
Soil Amendment of Organic Materials to Reduce Nitrogen Loss in Sandy Soils

2011 Fall

Aug. 29, David K. Mitchell
Wet Flatwoods Restoration After Decades of Fire Suppression.

Sept 9, Dr. Chris Field - Director of Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford University (Distinguished Speaker)
Climate Change Science in a Skeptical Era

Dr. William Mitsch - Distinguished Professor of Environment and Natural Resources; Director - Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Distinguished Speaker)
Creating Wetlands: 17 Years of Primary Succession, Water Quality Changes, and Self- Design

Sept. 26, Dr Matt Cohen (Invited Speaker)
Emerging Inference: High Resolution Sensing for Understanding Ecosystems Processes

Oct 3, Dr. Patrick Megonigal - Biogeochemist; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Distinguished Speaker)
Global Change Impacts on Wetland Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise

Oct. 10, Jason M. Neumann
Influences of Hydroperiod on Plant Community Composition and Forage

Oct. 24, Dr. Jawwad A. Qureshi
Integrated Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid, Vector of Huanglongbing/Citrus Greening Disease

Nov. 7, Casey Schmidt
Denitrification Bioremediation: Ameliorating excessive N loading by putting microbes to work

Nov. 14, Beznjamin Hogue
Effect of Fire on Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in a Subtropical Calcareous Wetland

Nov. 21, Julia H. Maki
Vegetation as an Indicator of Pasture and Wetland Condition on a South Florida Ranchland

Dec. 2, Julie Padowski (Exit Seminar)
The Complexity of Urban Water Resources Management: Water Availability and Vulnerability for Large Cities in the United States

2011 Summer

May 9, Vimala Nair (Invited Speaker)

July 11, Wade Ross
Spatial-Temporal Modeling of Soil Organic Carbon Across a Subtropical Region

2011 Spring

Jan. 10, Max Teplitski (Invited Speaker)
Microbial Ecology

Feb. 11, Max Agrios
How Does an Oil Spill Kill Plants?

Feb. 11, Risham Sidhu
Antibacterial Properties of Spices: Myth or Reality?

Feb. 11, Alvin Wang
Design, Production and Properties of rASS Therapeutic Forms

Mar. 4, Kanika Inglett (Invited Speaker)
Small Processes Big Consequences

Mar. 14, Sabine Grunwald (Invited Speaker)
Soil-Landscape Modeling at the Nexus of the Anthropocene

Mar. 18, Luke W. Gommermann
The Influence of Subaqueous Soils on the Subtropical Seagrass HALODULE WRIGHTII

Mar. 25, Rajendra Paudel
Spatio-Temporal Mechanistic Modeling of Hydrodynamic, Transport, and Phosphorus Cycling Processes in Large-Scale Constructed Treatment Wetlands

Mar. 28, James Bonczek (Invited Speaker)
Gen X, Gen y, and Gen ED

Apr. 7, Hiral Gohil
Optimization of Anoxic Biodegradation of DDT, DDD, and DDE (DDx) in Lake Apopka Soils

Apr. 8, Manmeet Waria
Fate, Transport, and Risk Assessment of Biosolids-borne Triclosan (TCS)

Apr. 11, Cheryl Mackowiak (Invited Speaker)
Enhancing Soil and Water Quality with Forage-based Agriculture

Apr. 18, Carolina Medina
Method Development to Characterize Nutrient Release Patterns of Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizers

Apr. 20, Rupesh Bhomia & Daniel Irick

Apr. 20, Jared Sweat & Luke Gommermann

Apr. 20, Julia Maki & Julie Padowski

Apr. 20, Neal Berry & Piyasa Ghosh

Apr. 20, Wade Ross, Xiaolin Liao, Casey Schmidt

Apr. 20, Ben Hogue Manmeet Waria

Apr. 25, Mark W. Clark (Invited Speaker)
Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida: What are they and how did they come about?

2010 Fall

Sept. 3, Nick Comerford
Soil Science Society of America

Sept. 10, Dr. Pepper
Soil Health

Sept. 17, Jinghua Fan
Chemical Remediation of Copper-Contaminated Soils Using Calcium Water Treatment Residuals

Sept. 24, Michelle Leon
Plagiarism

Oct. 1, Haryun Kim
Inorganic Nitrogen Transformations and Microbial Assemblage Compositions in Santa Fe River Tributary Sediments

Oct 8, Dr. Sunil Pancholy - Professor and Director, Center for Water Quality, Florida A & M University (Distinguished Speaker)
Programs, People, and Opportunities

Oct. 22, Ronald Gonzalez
Phosphorus Response and Orthophosphate Leaching in Floratam St. Augustinegrass and Empire Zoysiagrass.

Oct. 29, Jaya Das
Characterization of Physicochemical Properties, Phosphorus Fractions and P Release of the EAA Canal Sediments

Nov. 12, Shiny Mathews
Arsenic Hyperaccumulation by Pteris Vittata Arsenic Transformation, uptake and environment impact

2010 Summer

June 4, Henry Mayer
Nitrogen Release Patterns of Polymer-Coated Fertilizers Used in the Ornamental Industry in South Florida

June 11, Elena Azuaje
Aggregate Organic Carbon in Slash and Loblolly Pine Ecosystems

June 18, Kamaljit Banger
Transport of Nitrogen and Phosphorous Forms in the Developed and Undeveloped Sub-Basin of an Urbanizing Watershed

June 18, Maninder Chahal
Managing Tomato Packinghouse Wastewater in Florida: Source Characterization and Leaching Studies

June 25, Charles Alan Jacoby
Travels With Charley

July 16, Yandi Fan
The Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen Management on Potato Tuber Yield

July 23, Mike Jerauld
Factors Controlling Phosphorus Removal in Large Constructed Wetlands in South Florida

Aug. 6, Pauric McGroary
Nitrogen Leaching, Water use rate and turf response

2010 Spring

Jan. 15, Moshe Doron
Aquatic Nitrogen Fixation: Rates, Patterns and Controls in a Shallow, Subtropical Lake

Jan. 22, Dr. Rafael Munoz-Carpena
Predicting Runoff Pesticide Reduction with Vegetative Filter Strips: Factor Importance, Uncertainty, and Regulatory Opportunities

Jan. 29, Andy Zimmerman
Black Carbon in the Environment: Dirty Stories & Dark Ambitions

Feb 5, Dr. Binayak P. Mohanty, Professor, Dept of Rangeland Ecology and Management & Dept of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A& M (Distinguished Speaker)
Scaling, Physical Controls, and Effective Parameters in Multi‐Scale Soil Hydrology – Current Understanding and Future Opportunities!

Feb. 26, Sylvia Lang
Green Roofs as an Urban Stormwater BMP of Water Quantity and Quality in the Subtropics and Mid-Atlantic

Mar. 26, Allie Sourakov
Mechanisms of Foraging in Butterflies

Mar. 26, Mona Oli
Aptamer-Conjugated Gold Nanorods for Targeted Nano-thermal Radiation of Glioblastoma Cancer Cells

Apr. 2, Certificates

Apr. 2, Rupa Bose
The Effect of Decaying Plant Leachents on Groundwater Activity

Apr. 2, Joshua Hall
How to Kill a Mimosa Tree

Apr. 2,Vanessa Kizza George
Why do Divalent Cations of equal concentration Flocculate Clay Particles in Suspension Differently

Apr. 2, Hope Pan
The Effects of Vitamin Supply and SOD Gene on the Lifespan of Drosophila Melanogaster

Apr. 9, Augustine K. Obour
Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of Phosphorus Fertilization of Low Input Bahiagrass Pastures in Florida

Dr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey - Chairman, Dept of Chemistry, Dudley Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso (Distinguished Speaker)
Toxicity & Biotransformation of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Terrestrial Plants

Apr 15, David Hubbell Seminar: Dr. Johan Bouma - Emeritus Professor of Soil Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands (Distinguished Speaker)
The Role of Soil Science in Sustainability Studies

Apr. 16, A. W Cheesman
Biogenic Phosphorus in Wetlands: Source and Stabilization

2009 Fall

Sept. 11, Dr. C.S. Snyder (Invited Speaker)
Managing Reactive N in Agriculture

Sept. 18, Dr. David Wright (Invited Speaker)
Next Generation Farming System: Integrated Sod/Livestock/Row Crops Using Conservation Technology

Sept. 25, Maria L. Silveira (Invited Speaker)
SWS Research and Education Programs - UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona

Oct. 9, Ivan Vargas
Comparative Maintenance of Paspalum and Bermuda Grasses

Oct. 15, Dr. Jason Evans (Invited Speaker)
Biofuels in the United States: Implications for Land, Water, and Energy

Oct. 19, Mark S. McClain
Soil Scientists Performing Wetland Delineations

Oct. 20, Susan Curry (Invited Speaker)
Soil Erosion & Conservation Tillage

Oct. 23, Rongzhong Ye
Coupling Microbial Activity and Nutrient Cycling in Soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area

Oct. 30, Niel Young
Inorganic Nitrogen Leaching and Agronomic Response of St. Augustine Grass to Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies Under Residential Lawn Conditions

Nov. 6, John Rowland Jr.
Fertilizer and Water Usage Characteristics of Warm-Season Putting Green Cultivars

Nov. 13, Dr. Michael Dukes (Invited Speaker)
Water Conservation Through Smart Irrigation Technology

2009 Summer

May 22, Dr. Alex McBratney - Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture, University of Sydney, Australia (Distinguished Speaker)
Digital Soil Mapping and Monitoring

June 26, Jehangir Bhadha
Pore Water Transport Mechanisms and Soil Diagenesis in an Impacted Isolated Wetland Within the Lake Okeechobee Drainage Basin: Implications for Internal Nutrient Loading

July 10, Dr. Gustavo Vasques
Spatial and Spectral Models of Soil Carbon at Multiple Scales in Florida

July 15, Marcela Quintero
Effects of Conservation Tillage in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Net Revenues of Potato-Based Rotations in the Columbian Andes

July 24, Smita Barkataky
Role of Temperature in Water Uptake of Cold Acclimated 'Hamlin' Sweet Orange

2009 Spring

Feb. 6, Dr. Barbara S. Lollar - University of Toronto (Distinguished Speaker)
Tracing Contaminant Source and Fate in Groundwater using Carbon Specific Isotope Analysis

Dr. Jared Diamond - Geography, UCLA, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Distinguished Speaker)
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Feb. 13, Dr. M. Swisher (Invited Speaker)
The National Organic Program

Feb. 20, Lauren A. Serra
Identifying Suitable Areas for the Re-establishment of South Florida Slash Pine in the Hole-in-the-Donut

Feb. 27, Michael Miyittah
Tailoring/Adapting Application of Sorrents For P Immobilization: Energetics & Simulation Modeling

Mar. 6, Shawna Loper
Effect of Tillage and Organic Amendments on Soils Properties, nutrient Losses, and Plant Growth in Residential Landscapes

Mar. 20, Kirandeep Mann
Characterization and Amelioration of Yield-limiting Soil Variability in Florida Citrus Production

Mar. 27, Melissa R. Martin
A Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation of the Invasion and Management of Melaleuca quinquenervia

Apr. 3, Laura Waldo
Soil Moisture Spatial Variability Under Florida Ridge Citrus Tree Canopies and Identifying Alternative Methods of Scheduling Irrigation Based on Tree Canopy Stress

Apr. 10, Liz Hodges Snyder
Fate, Transport, and Risk of Biosolids-Borne Tricolocarbon

Apr. 17, Mary K Maddox
Evaluation of Cattle Supplements and Nitrogen in Two Winter Pasture Systems

Apr. 20, Ashok Alva - USDA ARS (Distinguished Speaker)
An Overview of ARS, Prosser Accomplishments - Soil Water Monitoring as Basis for Developing Irrigation BMP's

2008 Fall

Sept. 12, Donald L. Sparks (University of Delaware) (Distinguished Speaker)
Shining Light on Biogeochemical Processes in the Earth's Critical Zone

Sept. 19, Elizabeth H. Snyder (Invited Speaker)
Soils and Public Health

Sept. 26, Dr. Lena Ma (Invited Speaker)
Effective Presentation

Oct. 3, K.R. Reddy (Invited Speaker)
Soil and Water Science Programs: Roadmap to Preeminence

Oct. 17, Dr. Jim Jawitz (Invited Speaker)
Water Flow and Reactive Transport Modeling Applications in Soil and Water Science

Nov. 7, Rotem Shahar
Tools to Advance Row Crop Best Management Practice Implementation in Florida's Lower Suwanee River Basin

Dec. 5, Anhui Huang
Charactrization of Arsenic-Resistant Bacteria in the Rhizosphere of Arsenic-Hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

2008 Summer

July 11, Jessica McKay Philippe
Utilizing a Knowledge-Based System to Test the Transferability of a Soil-Landscape Model in Northeastern Vermont

Aug. 1, Matt Miller
Characterizing the Long-Term Lability of Biosolids-Phosphorus

2008 Spring

Feb. 1, Gary Sayler - (University of Tennessee) (Distinguished Speaker)
Bioluminescent Live Cell and Integrated Circuit Environmental Sensing for Toxic Chemicals

Feb. 8, Dr. Mickie Swisher (Invited Speaker)
The National Organic Standard and Us

Feb. 15, Dwain Butler
The Effectiveness of the Falling Head Permeability Test as an Assessment Tool of Fill Material for On-Site Sewage Management Systems

Mar. 5, Ken Cassman
BioFuels, Food Security and Natural Resources

Mar. 21, John H. Rowland Jr.
Impact and Control of Organic Matter in USGA Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Greens

Mar. 26, Christian E.W. Steinberg
Dissolved Humic substances are essential for life in freshwaters

Mar. 28, Richard Yudin
Snakes in Paradise - Monitoring agricultural point-source pollution in Belize

Apr. 4, Kimberly Y. Epps
Chemical Diversity - highlighting a species richness and ecosystem function disconnect

Apr. 9, Michael Gretz
Diatom EPS in Colne Estuary Biofilms: From Biochemistry to Ecology

Apr. 11, Sabine Grunwald (Invited Speaker)
EcoLearnIT- A Collection of Soil & Water Science.

Apr. 21, David W. York (Invited Speaker)
Water Reuse in Florida - Opportunities & Issues

2007 Fall

Aug. 31, Walter Bowen
A Win-Win Technology for Farmers and the Environment

Sept. 7, Caitlin E. Hicks
Sediment Organic Carbon Pools and Sources in a Recently Constructed Mangrove and Seagrass Ecosystem

Sept. 21, Jason Hood
Dissolved Oxygen as Related to Minimum Flows and Levels

Sept. 28, Angelique M. Keppler
Investigating Re-Vegetation Patterns, Nutrient Limitations, and Storage of Nitrogen as Determinants of Restoration Success

Oct. 5, Matt Fisher
Biogeochemical Transformations Of Phosphorus in Wetland Soil

Oct. 12, Subodh Acharya
Subsurface Lateral Water Flow in Seepage Irrigated Potato Fields of Tri-County Agricultural Area, Northeast Florida

Oct. 19, Isabela Claret Torres
Linkage between Biogeochemical Properties and Microbial Activities in Lake Sediments: Biotic Control of Organic Phosphorus Dynamics.

Nov. 9, Augustine Muwamba
Determination of Aqueous Soil Sorption Coefficient(Koc) of Strongly Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals(SHOC3) Using Mixed Solvent Systems and the Solvophobic Model

Nov. 19, Lalitha Janardhanan
Phosphorus Sorption by Soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area

Nov. 26, Gabriel Kasozi
Characterization of Sorption and Degradation of Pesticides in Carbonatic and Associated Soils from South Florida and Puerto Rico, and Oxisols from Uganda

Nov. 30, David Hornsby
Distribution & Occurrence of Nitrate- Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus in the Water Resources of the Suwannee River Water Management District

Dec. 3, Julie L. Driscoll
The Effects of an Al-WTR on Soil Phosphorus Retention and Forage Yield and Quality

2007 Summer

May 25, Dr. Tom Obreza
An Overview of Florida's Water Quality

May 25, Dr. Tom Obreza (continued)

June 15, Daniel Herrera
Phosphorus Solubility of Dairy Manure-impacted Soils as Affected by Dietary Ca and Mg

June 22, Erin Atkinson
Development and Field-testing of a Passive Surface Water Flux Meter for the Direct Measurement of Water and Solute Mass Fluxes

July 6, Tom Saunders
A Multi-Scale Analysis of Benthic Biogeochemical Properties and Processing in Spring-fed River and Estuary

July 13, Ying Ouyang
Shallow Groundwater Quality Dynamics in the Lower St. Johns River Basin, Florida

July 13, Ying Ouyang (continued)

July 20, Kim B. Ritchie
Coral-associated microbial communities: their role in coral health and global carbon cycling

Aug. 3, Daniel Perkins
Water and Chemical Budgets of Depressional Wetlands in the Lake Okeechobee Basin, FL

2007 Spring

Jan. 26, Adrienne Frisbee
Nitrate-Nitrogen Dynamics in Tributaries of the Santa Fe River Watershed, North-Central Florida

Feb. 2, Lauren Serra
Jumpstarting Pinus elliottii var. densa reestablishment in the Hole-in-the-Donut Restoration Area: A historical evaluation and influence of hydroperiod on pine germination and survival.

Feb. 9, Sarah Chinault
An Agronomic and Environmental Characterization of Phosphorus in Biosolids Produced and/or Marketed in Florida

Feb. 16, Thomas J. Saunders
Spatial Trends in Water Quality of the Ecuadorian Amazon: Human Influences and Natural Buffering

Feb. 23, Tiffany Kapner
Analysis of the Spatial Relationships between Physico-Chemical Soil Properties and Vegetative Patterns in Everglades Water Conservation Area 1

Mar. 2, Cecilia Kennedy
Characterization of Urban Roadway Sediments and Possible Effects on Downstream Soil Phosphorus Sorption Capacity

Mar. 9, Lynette Malecki Brown
Effects of Alum in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Wetland

Mar. 21, Behzad Mortazavi
The Response of Biogeochemical Cycles to Climate Change and to Anthropogenic Forcing

Mar. 23, Kirandeep Mann
Characterization and Amelioration of Citrus Production Problems on Excessively Drained Florida Soils

Mar. 27, Patrick W. Inglett
Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles in Wetlands and Aquatic Systems: Past, Present and Future?

Apr. 6, Jehangir H. Bhadha
Pore Water Transport Mechanisms and Soil Diagenesis in Isolated Wetlands: Implications for Internal Nutrient Loading.

Apr. 9, Karrie A. Weber
Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles: The Role of Nitrate in Metal Cycling

Apr. 9, Min Liu
St. Augustinegrass Phosphorus Requirement

Apr. 13, Andrea Albertin.
Nutrient Dynamics in Florida Springs and Relationships to Algal Blooms

Apr. 20, Victoria M. Gardner
Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils in an Ecologically Enhanced Urban Stormwater Retention Basin

Apr. 23, Christopher P Chilton
Investigating Archaeological Sites, Cemeteries and Soils with Ground-Penetrating Radar in Florida

2006 Fall

Sept. 8, Liesbeth M. Schmidt
Characterization & Evaluation of Biodegradation Potential of Pentachlorophenol-metabolizing Bacteria Isolated from a Contaminated Shallow Aquifer at a Former Wood Treatment Facility

Sept. 22, Michael Tischler
Life After UF

Sept. 29, Deoyani V. Sarkhot
What does Soil Carbon in Forested Sandy Soil Look Like: Is it Manageable?

Oct. 13, Travis C. Richardson
Characterization of Sandhill Lake Soils: In support of St. Johns River Water Management District's Minimum Flows and Levels Program

Oct. 16, H. Carl Fitz
Integrated Ecosystem Processes in the Everglades Landscape

Oct. 20, Manohardeep Josan
Manure-component Effects on P Release from Manure-amended Sandy Soils

Oct. 27, Joaquin Jimenez
Nitrate and Phosphate Concentrations in Leachate Samples from Three Different Substrates Used to Grow Impatiens

Oct. 30, Kelly Fischler
Observations and Characterizations of Seagrasses and Subaqueous Soils in a Recently Constructed Habitat, Indian River Lagoon, FL

Nov. 3, Darren Bishop
Soil Characteristics in Created or Restored Wetlands: A Review

Nov. 6, Olawale Oladeji
Management of P-Sources and Water Treatment Residuals (WTR) for Environmental and Agronomic Benefits

Nov. 27, Marty Anderson
Where is the Algae in the Fountain of Youth?

Dec. 1, Claudia Arrieta
Soil Compaction and Goosegrass Infestation in Bermudagrass Turf

Dec. 6, Sara Chinault
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Josan Manhardeep
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Jaya Das
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Andrea Albertin
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Wale Oladeji
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Marty Anderson
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Sam Agyin-Birikorang
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 6, Lynette Brown
5 Points I learned from Seminars

Dec. 8, Geoffery Kironchi
Soil and Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture in Drought Prone Areas in Kenya: A Case Study of the Upper Ewaso Ngi'ro Basin

2006 Summer

June 2, Jason M. Smith
Microbial Succession Associated with Soil Redevelopment In the Hole in the Donut

June 30, Michael K. Miyittah
Phosphorus Stabilization: Effects of Co-Blending Mg and Al By-Products In Manure-Impacted Spodosol

July 14, TJ Rew
Aluminum Water Treatment Residuals for Reducing Phosphorus Loss from Manure-Impacted, High Water Soils

July 21, Natalie Balcer
Litter Decomposition and Phosphorus Release in Okeechobee Isolated Wetlands

July 28, Isabela C Torres
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Chirstopher P Chilton
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Kelly Fischler
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Manohardeep Josan
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Sanjay Lamsal
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Michael K Miyittah
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, T J Rew
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Natalie Balcer
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

July 28, Yun Cheng
5 points I have learned to present a good seminar

2006Spring

Jan. 20, Max Teplitski
Who Listens When Microbes Talk?

Feb. 10, Kelly Hamilton
Passive Nutrient Flux Meters for Determination of Phosphorus Flux in Groundwater: Application in Lake Okeechobee Basin, FL.

Feb. 24, Angelique Keppler
Macrophyte Diversity and its Relationship to Biomass Production, Nutrient-Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Cycling in Restored Wetlands

Mar. 3, Kanika Sharma
Biogeochemical & Microbial Succession in Early Development of Calcareous Wetland Soils

Mar. 10, Melissa Martin
Alteration of Ecosystem Nutrient Pools and Soil Microbial Communities After Invasion of an Exotic Plant

Mar. 20, Scot Hagerthey
The importance of perspective and context when assessing ecological impacts

Mar. 24, Qin Lu
Improving the Quality of Sandy Soils with Biosolids

Mar. 27, Kyle Dorsey
Water Quality of Gainesville Creeks and its Relationship to Nearby Land Use

Mar. 27, Ajit Vakharia
To Sanitize or Not to Sanitize: To Clean or TOO Clean

Mar. 27, Catherine R. Turner
Which Antiseptic is Most Effective against Bacteria?

Mar. 27, Jennifer F. N. Kizza
The Effect of Cation Charge and Concentration on the Flocculation of Negatively Charged Clay particles in Suspension

Mar. 27, Gene B. Rodrick
Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the Bacterial Content and Shelf Life of Raw Oysters

Mar. 31, Lauren Parkel
Establishing Stormwater Ponds as a Habitat for Native Species

Apr. 3, Samira Daroub
Best Management Practices in the Everglades Agricultural Area: A Success Story

Apr. 7, Carolina Medina
Nutrient Release Patterns of Coated Fertilizers used for Citrus Production and their Effect on Fruit Yield and Foliar Nutrition

Apr. 10, Dara Park
Nitrogen leaching and St. Augustinegrass turf response to lawn maintenance strategies

Apr. 14, Caroline B. R. Hamilton
Evaluation & Characterization of Organic Waste Products as Nutritional Sources for Bahiagrass

Apr. 21, Maria Silva Gonzaga
Effects of Soils and Plant on Arsenic Accumulation by Arsenic Hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

Apr. 26, Spring '06 Seminar End-Notes
Students of the Spring '06 Seminar class giving quick presentations of what they have learned throughout the semester.

2005 Fall

Sept. 9, L. Rex Ellis
Subaqueous Pedology: Expanding Soil Science to Near-Shore Subtropical Marine Habitats

Sept. 23, Daniel Perkins
Hydro- and chemo-dynamics of isolated wetlands: Phosphorus transport pathways and water quality

Sept. 23, Daniel Herrera
Phosphorus Stability in Dairy Manure as Related to Changes in Dietary Calcium and Magnesium Concentrations

Sept. 30, Elizabeth Hodges
Fate and Transport of Biosolids-Borne Triclocarban - Project proposal

Oct. 14, Noel Cawley
A-horizon development from sub-soils horizons

Oct. 21, Warren Zwanka
Using magnetic susceptibility to determine hydric soils In South Coastal soils

Oct. 21, Yun Cheng
Biodegradation of toxaphene and DDT in the soils of Lake Apopka

Oct. 28, Wonsook Ha
Non-Isothermal Fate and Transport of Drip-Applied Agrochemicals in Plastic-Mulched Soil Beds

Nov. 4, Julie Padowski
A Novel Approach for Direct Measurement of Cumulative Water and Solute Mass Fluxes using a Passive Surface Water Flux Meter"

2005 Summer

July 29, Eric Jorczak
Possible Mechanisms Regulating Everglades Ridge and Slough Soil Topography

Aug. 5, David Stuckey
A Biochemical Survey of Wetlands in Southwestern Indiana

2004

Rattan Lal (Ohio State University) (Distinguished Speaker)

Curtis Richardson (Duke University) (Distinguished Speaker)

Fred Sklar (South Florida Water Management District) (Distinguished Speaker)

Michael Miller (Argonne National Laboratory) (Distinguished Speaker)

2003

Wendell Gilliam (North Carolina State University) (Distinguished Speaker)

Ronnie Best (US Geological Survey) (Distinguished Speaker)

Pedro Sanchez (Columbia University) (Distinguished Speaker)

2002

Eric Roden (University of Alabama) (Distinguished Speaker)

James T. Morris (University of South Carolina) (Distinguished Speaker)

2001

Malcolm Sumner (University of Georgia) (Distinguished Speaker)

M. S. Swaminathan (M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India) (Distinguished Speaker)

P. Suresh Rao (Purdue University) (Distinguished Speaker)

2000

Derek Lovley (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) (Distinguished Speaker)