-Laboratory Personnel
Group Leader
Dr. David H. McNear Jr.
Curriculum Vitea
Office:
N-122S Ag. Sci. Center North Bldg
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859.257.8627
Curriculum Vitea
Office:
N-122S Ag. Sci. Center North Bldg
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859.257.8627
Laboratory Research Analyst
Joe Kupper
Purveyor of all things lab
Office:
S-120 Ag Science Center North Bldg.
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859.257.7311
Purveyor of all things lab
Office:
S-120 Ag Science Center North Bldg.
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40546
Phone: 859.257.7311
Postdoctoral Scholars
Sunendra Joshi
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-present
Rhizosphere Biogeochemical Processes
Project: Rhizosphere priming effects on organic phosphorus in managed agroecosystems
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-present
Rhizosphere Biogeochemical Processes
Project: Rhizosphere priming effects on organic phosphorus in managed agroecosystems
Graduate Students
Wes Morris
PhD NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2015-present
Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences
Dissertation Project: Investigation of the development and function of the microbial community in the rhizosphere of metal hyperaccumulating plants in response to increasing metal concentrations
PhD NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2015-present
Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences
Dissertation Project: Investigation of the development and function of the microbial community in the rhizosphere of metal hyperaccumulating plants in response to increasing metal concentrations
Thomas Muratore
M.S. Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Fall 2017-present
Thesis Project: Long-term effects of crop rotation on soil quality and plant productivity
M.S. Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Fall 2017-present
Thesis Project: Long-term effects of crop rotation on soil quality and plant productivity
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Rebecca McGrail
Ph.D. Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Fall 2017- present
Dissertation Project: Rhizosphere priming effects on legacy organic phosphorus (Po) in managed agroecosystems
Ph.D. Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Fall 2017- present
Dissertation Project: Rhizosphere priming effects on legacy organic phosphorus (Po) in managed agroecosystems
Undergraduate Researchers
Shreeya Shrestha
Undergraduate Research Assistant - 2016-current
Currently pursuing a B.S. in Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant - 2016-current
Currently pursuing a B.S. in Biology
Paige Williams
Undergraduate Research Assistant - 2016-current
Currently pursuing a B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Research Assistant - 2016-current
Currently pursuing a B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
High School Researchers
Kelly Chen
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
KY Young Researchers Program
Project: Identifying novel antibiotic resistant microorganisms in the rhizosphere of metal hyperacumulating plants grown in serpentine soils
Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
KY Young Researchers Program
Project: Identifying novel antibiotic resistant microorganisms in the rhizosphere of metal hyperacumulating plants grown in serpentine soils
Interested in Joining the Rhzolab as an undergraduate researcher?
Contact Dr. M @ dave.mcnear@uky.edu