Soils and Biogeochemistry focuses on the physical, chemical and biological processes that govern the quality, behavior and distribution of soils in relation to landform evolution, geochemical environments, and organism habitats. Research includes the study of soil as a global natural resource, as a critical component of the environment, and as a resource to sustain agricultural and wildland ecosystems. Students may specialize in a wide variety of topics related to soils, environmental quality and nutrient cycling. Examples include: ecosystem biogeochemistry, soil-landscape relationships, environmental chemistry, contaminant and solute transport in soil, microbial ecology, and adaptation of plants to stressful environments.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Soils and Biogeochemistry (formerly Soil Science) Web site.

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