Soil Science
Sina Adl Professor
Research Area(s): Soil biology, Protist diversity and systematics, Soil micro-invertebrates, Nutrient cycling, Food webs, Community structure, Microbial ecology
Darwin W. Anderson Emeritus Professor
Melissa Arcand Assistant Professor
Research Area(s): Biogeochemical cycling, Nutrient stewardship, Soil organic matter, Soil biodiversity, Soil ecology, Rhizosphere
Angela K. Bedard-Haughn Dean and Professor
Research Area(s): Applied pedology, Soils and global change, Wetland soils
Maryse Bourgault Assistant Professor
Research Area(s): Agronomy, Cropping Systems, Crop Physiology
Renato de Freitas Manager, Soil Science Analytical Laboratory
Richard E. Farrell Associate Professor
Research Area(s): Environmental agronomy, Quantification & mitigation of soil-derived greenhouse gases, Nutrient cycling & cropping systems
Cory Fatteicher Research Technician - Strategic Research Program
James J. Germida Professor
Vice-Provost Faculty Relations
Bobbi Helgason Associate Professor
Research Area(s): Soil microbiology, Microbial ecology, Plant root-microbe interactions, Soil organic matter, Soil nutrient cycling, Agricultural management impacts on soil microorganisms
J. Diane Knight Professor
Research Area(s): Nitrogen fixing plants in cropping systems, Legumes, Selection of rhizobial strains for legume species
Colin Laroque Professor (Sabbatical leave from July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
Research Area(s): Dendochronology, Climate analysis
Derek Peak Professor
Research Area(s): Using synchrotron radiation to perform phosphate speciation in soils, Oxyanion bonding mechanisms, Spectroscopy of metal-ligand complexes
Daniel J. Pennock Emeritus Professor
Darin Richman Senior Research Technician
Jeff Schoenau Professor
Research Area(s): Nutrient cycling and management, Soil fertility and fertilizers, Soil conservation and land use, Cropping systems, Herbicide fate in soil
Bing Si Professor
Research Area(s): Soil water dynamics, Thermal regimes in non-level landscapes, Hydrophobicity of soil materials, Soil water storage capacity
Steven Siciliano Professor
Research Area(s): Soil toxicology, GHG production in Antarctic and Artic ecosystems, Nitrogen cycle in polar deserts
Tracy Slywka Graduate Program Assistant
Marc St. Arnaud Coordinator Programs and Facilities
Katherine Stewart Assistant Professor
Research Area(s): Restoration ecology, Remediation, Northern plant soil systems
Ken C.J. Van Rees Professor (Sabbatical leave from July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
Research Area(s): Forest soils, Agroforestry, Biomass energy systems, Root dynamics in boreal ecosystems
Fran L. Walley Associate Dean (Academic) and Professor
Research Area(s): Soil nitrogen dynamics, Synchrotron based techniques, Pulse crop agronomy, Impact of agrichemicals on biological dinitrogen fixation
Tom Yates Acting Department Head (Soil Science) and Associate Professor
Research Area(s): Experiential learning, Soil science education, Professional teaching collaborations