Chair/

Co-Chair

4 Ph.D.

Committee

Chung Nguyen

Calcium carbonate biogeochemistry and its effects on phosphorus removal in natural and constructed wetlands

School of Natural Res. & Environ./ Soil & Water Science

2010

Gabriel Kasozi

Sorption and transformation of organic pesticides in calcareous soils of south Florida (Co-Chair Responsibility 40%)

Soil and Water Science

2008

Xing Wang

Effect of soil amendments on crop production and water quality

Soil and Water Science

2008

Yi-Ming Kuo

Using vegetative filter strips to reduce phosphorus transport from the phosphorus mining area (Co-Chair Responsibility 40%)

 Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2007

Chair/Co-Chair

8 M.S.

Committee

Daniel Irick

Non-thesis

Soil and Water Science

2009

Richard Yudin

Non-thesis

Soil and Water Science

2008

William Higginbotham

Non-thesis

Soil and Water Science

2008

Christine Coffins

Developing recommendations for landscape and turf irrigation in the Florida Keys

Soil and Water Science

2008

Henry Mayer

Nutrient management for ornamental plants

Soil and Water Science

2008

Hollie Hall

Influence of cover crops on phosphorus in a Peruvian soil

Soil and Water Science

2008

Joaquin Jimenez

Fertilization of ornamental plants

(Co-Chair Responsibility 40%)

Soil and Water Science

2007

Jeanna Ragsdale

Influence of cover crops on nutrient availability in a sweet potato cropping system in South Florida

Soil and Water Science

2006

Member,

15 Ph.D.

Committees

Yandi Fan

An Alternative Irrigation and Fertilization Program for Potato to Reduce Water and Nutrient use

Soil and Water Science

2010

Nicholas Kiggundu

To be decided

Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2010

Oscar Perez-Ovilla

Simulation of P through vegetative filter strips on phosphate mining areas in the Peace River Basin, FL

School of Natural Res. and Environ.

2010

Richard Carey

Predicting the effects of future land use change on water resources in the Biscayne Bay Watershed, Florida.

 School of Natural Res. and Environ.

2010

David Kaplan

Measuring and modeling soil moisture, soil water salinity, and bald cypress seedling survival in the Loxahatchee River Floodplain

 Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2009

Zuzanna Zajac

To be decided

 Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2009

Qin Lu

Effects of organic amendments on sandy soil quality

Soil and Water Science

2009

Lauren Serra

Pine land restoration in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Everglades National Park  

Soil and Water Science

2009

Mark Nickum

The Effect of Flooding and Drought Stress on Mamey Sapote growth, development, and physiology

Horticultural Sciences

2008

Yi-Ming Kuo

Using vegetative filter strips to reduce phosphorus transport from the phosphorus mining area

 Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2007

Stuart

Muller

Evaluation of groundwater flow and contaminant transport as affected by regional management and climatic conditions

Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2007

Deoyani Sarkhot

Soil organic carbon profile of sandy Spodosols as affected by intensive lobololly pine management in Southeastern U.S.

Soil and Water Science

2006

Fernando Munoz

Nitrogen uptake efficiency as influenced by potato root system

Soil and Water Science

2004

Rashid Al-Yahyai,

Effect of irrigation on carambola growth and yield

Horticultural Sciences

2004

Maritza Ojeda

Flooding, root temperature, iron nutrition and growth of Annona species

Horticultural Sciences

2003

Member,

5 M.S.

Committee

Luis Barquin

To be decided

Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2009

Subodh Acharya

Study of Physical Properties of a Shallow Hardpan and Subsurface Lateral Flow of Water

Soil and Water Science

2009

Louis Philor

To be decided

Soil and Water Science

2008

Amanda

Mortl

Soil salinity and hydroperiod analysis in the floodplains of the Loxahatchee river watershed.

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

2006

Jonathan Schroder

Development and Testing of a Soil Moisture Sensing Drip Fertigation System to Improve Agricultural Sustainability

Bio. & Agri. Engineering

2006