Biogeochemistry Core Facility at SDSM&T
I am the Director of
the Biogeochemistry Core Facility that
I recently established using extramural funding from various agencies including
the NSF. This facility is currently being used for active research and
enhancing classroom education experience. In addition to the research pursuits
in coastal ecosystems my current research portfolio also includes some local
projects that consist of investigation of the impact of mine tailings and
natural iron springs on the biogeochemistry of streams and creeks in a local
watershed, changes in nutrient cycling and microbial community profiles along a
chronosequence of burned sites in the Black Hills forest ecosystem, carbon
turnover and microbial community profiles in litter and soil from a pristine
forest, as well as water quality of local streams. Additionally, I also serve
as the State Carbon Scientist, a position directly supported by the State of