Biogeosciences

A diagram of the critical zone and the biogeochemical processes within itMost of the life-sustaining processes on Earth exist in a narrow band close to the surface of the planet known as the Critical Zone. The Critical Zone is the heterogeneous, near-surface environment in which complex interactions involving rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms regulate the natural habitat and determine the availability of life-sustaining resources. An array of important physical, chemical, and biological processes and reactions occurs in the Critical Zone over a range of scales, both spatial (atomic to global) and temporal (nanoseconds to millennia).

These processes impact the mass and energy exchange necessary for biomass production, chemical recycling, and water storage. They also control the transport and cycling of contaminants and nutrients and have critical effects on soil, air, and water quality. They determine the health and sustainability of the ecosystem and its inhabitants. Our research in this area places special emphasis on the impact of biogeochemical interfacial reactions on the reactivity, transport, and cycling of metals, nutrients, carbon, and microbes in the environment.

Emeritus Unidel E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine Studies, Oceanography, UD
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Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Professor and Chair, Geography, UD
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Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, UD
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, UD
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Assistant Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Mary A. S. Lighthipe Chair and Professor, Oceanography, UD
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Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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University of Delaware
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Edward C. Davis Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, Director, Water Science and Policy Program, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center
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Professor and Chair, Geography, UD
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Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography, UD
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Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Edward Roessler Chair in Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Director, Nanomaterials in the Environment, Agriculture and Technology, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, UD
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Lead Scientist, XFM Beamline, Brookhaven National Laboratory
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University of Delaware
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John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Allan and Myra Ferguson Chair of Chemical Engineering and Director, Delaware Energy Institute
University of Delaware
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Associate Director, Marine Bioscience Program & Professor, UD
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Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor Emeritus, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Science, Associate Vice President, Research Office, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Marine Sciences, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
University of Delaware
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Mary A. S. Lighthipe Chair and Professor, Oceanography, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Emeritus Unidel E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine Studies, Oceanography, UD
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Edward C. Davis Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UD
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Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Professor and Chair, Geography, UD
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Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography, UD
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Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor and Chair, Geological Sciences, UD
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University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Assistant Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor, Biological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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University of Delaware
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Emeritus Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Director, Center for Integrated Biological and Environmental Research (CIBER), DSU
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Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Professor, Animal and Food Sciences, UD
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography, UD
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Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, UD
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Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, UD
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John Bartram Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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University of Delaware
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Associate Director, Marine Bioscience Program & Professor, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Science, Associate Vice President, Research Office, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UD
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Assistant Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Unidel Crawford H. Greenewalt Chair in Plant Molecular Biology, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Director, Center for Integrated Biological and Environmental Research (CIBER), DSU
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, UD
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Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Professor, Animal and Food Sciences, and Chair, Biological Sciences, UD
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Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, UD
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Allan and Myra Ferguson Chair of Chemical Engineering and Director, Delaware Energy Institute
University of Delaware
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University of Delaware
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Associate Director, Marine Bioscience Program & Professor, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Science, Associate Vice President, Research Office, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
University of Delaware
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Senior Scientist, Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
Delaware Geological Survey
University of Delaware
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Professor, Geological Sciences, UD
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Emeritus Unidel E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine Studies, Oceanography, UD
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Associate Professor, Marine Biosciences, UD
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Edward C. Davis Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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University of Delaware
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Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
Affiliates, Council of Fellows
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UD
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center
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Allan P. Colburn Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UD
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Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography, UD
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Associate Professor, Geological Sciences, and Hydrogeologist, Delaware Geological Survey, UD
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Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Director, Delaware Center for Transportation, UD
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Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
Affiliates, Council of Fellows, Staff
Professor and Chair, Geological Sciences, UD
Affiliates, Council of Fellows
Professor, Oceanography, UD
School of Marine Science and Policy
University of Delaware
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Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, UD
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Professor Emeritus, Geological Sciences, UD
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Professor, Plant and Soil Science, Associate Vice President, Research Office, UD
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
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