Soil Microbiology | Biogeochemistry
Freedman Lab
Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Sustainability: Effects of environmental change on biogeochemical cycles; community ecology and trophic dynamics; forest soil ecology; soil organic matter dynamics; sustainable agroecosystems; bio-based product crop production on marginal lands. Freedman Lab.
Sanford Lab
Biogeochemistry/Dairy Innovation Hub: Agroecology, Soil Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Services: Agricultural systems ecology; soil organic carbon – stocks, dynamics, mechanisms; net ecosystem exchange; climate change mitigation, resilience, and adaptation; diversified cropping systems; regenerative farming practices; organic agriculture; crop-livestock integration. Sanford Lab. WI Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST). Google Scholar.
Zhu-Barker Lab
Actively looking for graduate students and postdocs who are eager to engage in fundamental and applied research related to Soil Biogeochemistry, Land Management, and Environmental Sustainability: Nitrogen and carbon biogeochemical cycles; Greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions; Nitrate leaching and runoff; Innovative manure and nutrient utilization; Composting; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Ecosystem services and carbon markets; Dairy environmental sustainability; Novel methods in isotopic techniques; Mechanistic exploration of soil-plant-microbe interactions; Process-based modelling. Actively looking for graduate students and postdocs who are eager to engage in fundamental and applied research related to soil biogeochemistry, land management and environmental sustainability. Zhu-Barker Soil Biogeochemistry Lab website.