UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Soil and Water Sciences doctoral student Rose Collins did not intend to create a new type of filter barrier technique, but as the saying goes: necessity is the mother of invention. Collins was studying the effect of short-term… Read More
Streams around Gainesville are getting extra attention from a Soil and Water Sciences graduate student. Emily Taylor is interested in how humans and urbanization affect stream ecosystems. She recently placed six sensors in streams to measure dissolved oxygen… Read More
Soil and Water Sciences student Lindsay Furr is a finalist for the Emelie Matthews Award of Excellence. The honor recognizes outstanding graduating transfer students in the University of Florida’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Furr transferred to… Read More
Join us on September 28 for an educational field day at the University of Florida and The Holly Factory Nursery (Alachua), where the largest denitrification bioreactor in the world was recently built. UF/IFAS Extension and collaborators at Desert… Read More
by Morgan Gallaher Hi, I’m Morgan Gallagher, a senior at Virginia Tech studying environmental science and French. I was one of five students selected for a Summer Undergraduate Research at Florida (SURF) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…. Read More
Dr. Mary Lusk has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Urban Soil and Water Quality at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. We asked her to tell us about her background… Read More
Dr. Alexander J. (“AJ”) Reisinger has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Urban Soil and Water Quality. We asked him to share a little about his background and future plans. Can you… Read More
By Jessica Southard Pardo, Communications Specialist, Soil and Water Sciences Department Since Masanori Fujimoto was a small child, he always wanted to understand things – how does this work, why does that look a certain way, how did… Read More
Jessica Southard Pardo, Communication Specialist, SWS Jehangir Bhadha, Assistant Professor, SWS Dr. Jehangir Bhadha joined SWS as an Assistant Professor of Nutrient Management at the Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC) in Belle Glade, Florida. His research priorities… Read More
By Jessica Pardo, Communication Specialist, SWS Laura Reynolds knew from a very early age that she was destined to be a scientist of some sort. “I had great teachers that made science fun and interesting,” Reynolds said. “My… Read More
