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
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
Richard E. Farrell Associate Professor
Research Area(s): Environmental agronomy, Quantification & mitigation of soil-derived greenhouse gases, Nutrient cycling & cropping systems
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
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
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