Affiliated Researchers: Soil Health

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crop, Tillage

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Taxon, Bacterial Communities, Microorganism, Rhizosphere

Jason Kaye

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus, Ponderosa Pine Forest

Elizabeth W. Boyer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: United States, Atmospherics, United States Of America, Headwater, Dissolved Organic Carbon

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crust, Microorganism, Microbialites, Microbiome

Francesco Di Gioia

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Cultivar

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Phytophthora Infestans, Soil Health, Pennsylvania, New York

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Irrigation, Nebraska, Soil Water, Maize

Hayden Bock

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Urban Soils, Animal Community, Urbanization, Urban Soil, Lawn Management

Richard Stehouwer

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Soils, Trace Elements, Nutrients, Compost

Michael Mashtare

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, 17-estradiol, Pennsylvania, Cotton Gin Waste, Biochar

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Horticulture, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Christmas Trees, Foliar Nitrogen

Sharifa Crandall

Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungal Spores, Plant Diseases, Vegetation Type, Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores

Cibin Raj

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Watersheds, Water Assessment Tool, Soil Investigation, Water Quality

Mook Bangalore

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Poverty, Climate Change, Natural Disaster, Poor People, Poverty Reduction

Heather Preisendanz

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Wastewater, Agricultural Fields, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Estrogen

Amanda Johnsen

Assistant Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
Top research keywords: Reactor, Irradiation, Neutron Activation Analysis, Fast Neutron, Pennsylvania

David Hughes

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Ophiocordyceps, Fungi, Social Insect, Strepsiptera, Host Behavior

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Magnaporthe Grisea, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Pathogenicity

Jesse Lasky

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genomics, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Genetics, Local Adaptation, Arabidopsis

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Yield Loss, Ontario Canada, Loss Measurement, Soybean Yield

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Yield Loss, Plant Diseases

Esther Obonyo

Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Top research keywords: Construction Worker, Posture Recognition, Recognition Model, Construction Workers, Injury Prevention

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: United States, Missouri, Climate Change, Land Use, Waste Management

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Microorganism, Oral Microbiome, Ancient DNA

Gina Noh

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Hydrogenation, Carbon Dioxide, Methanol, CO2 Hydrogenation, Surface (Surface Science)

Zachary Bitzer

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Free Radical, Free Radicals, Electronic Cigarette, Radical (Chemistry), Cigarette

Heidi Reed

Agronomy Educator, Penn State Extension

(John) Jack Watson

Professor Emeritus of Soil Science / Soil Physics / Biogeochemistry

Dennis Decoteau

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Watermelon, Far-red Light, Petiole, Common Bean, Snap Bean

Mary Ann Smith

Lecturer, Biology

Farshad Rajabipour

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Alkali Silica Reaction, Portland Cement, Cementitious Material, Fly Ash, Alkali-silica Reaction