Soil Biogeochemistry Research Group

Welcome to the homepage for the Soil Biogeochemstry Research Group in the Department of Soil Science

at North Carolina State University. This research is an integral component of the Molecular Environmental Soil Science (MESS) program.


News

Congratulations to Kate Kulbok for defending her thesis!

We welcome Dr. Megan Andrews to the group.

See our new papers in Biometals and in the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education.


News Archive


People

Owen Duckworth

Navdeep Kaur, Postdoctoral Scholar

Megan Andrews, Postdoctoral Scholar

Martin Akafia, Ph.D. Student

Kate Kulbok, Master's Student

Dawn Markarian, Master's Student

Man Park, Visiting Professor

Kwang-Seop Kim, Visiting Scholar


Research Themes

Mn(III)HDFOB+Geochemistry of Biological Metal Mobilization and Uptake
Microbial exudates control the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals.



Dissolution PitLinking Microscale Mechanism and Molecular Structure to Macroscale Reactivity
Microscale observations provide unique insights into macroscale phenomena.



West Berry CreekRates and Products of Biologically Controlled Phase Transformations
Microbes facilitate the precipitation, volatilization, and transformation of environmentally relevant species.



Other Resources

See Our Laboratory Space

Useful Links


Contact Information

3208 Williams Hall, 101 Derieux Street

Campus Box 7619

Department of Soil Science

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7619, USA

owen_duckworth@ncsu.edu

Phone: (919)513-1577

Fax: (919)515-2167