Penn State Soil Characterization Lab

Science

Current Projects:

• Geogenic vs. pedogenic imprinting of soils due to climate change
  • Fragipan subsoil horizon geomorphic relationships across Pennsylvania
  • Chemical and mineralogical cementing agents in fragipans from Pennsylvania parent materials
• Biogeochemical signatures in soils derived from aeolian or atmospheric deposition
• Genesis and extent of subaqueous soils in freshwater ecosystems of Pennsylvania
  • The extent and characterization of subaqueous soils of Black Moshannon Lake
• Land Use Change and its Effect on Soil Genesis
  • Extent of fragipans on CRP/CREP lands and potential environmental, management and economic effects on due to soil limitations
  • CRP, CREP or Biofuel Production — Which is the most profitable?

Past Projects:

• Soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical development associated with Cercocarpus ledifolius stands
• Cultural implications of architectural mortar and plaster selection at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
• The development of vesicular horizons and porosity in arid environments
• Accelerated pedogenesis due to exotic species invasion: Bromus tectorum’s (cheatgrass) effect on soil physical and hydrological properties

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