A critical aspect of the projects in our lab is that there is a positive and significant contribution to our societal pursuit of global food security and ecosystem sustainability. Sustainable soil management is one of many first steps towards achieving this, as it is our soils that nourish our crops, as well as provide fundamental environmental and public health services across all ecosystems. Our work integrates soil ecology and biogeochemistry to understand soil organic matter turnover and accumulation and microbial-plant interactions that affect carbon and nutrient cycling under land use and global change. We work in the field, greenhouse, and lab and use a variety of tools to probe microbial-biogeochemical interactions including: isotopes, microbial functional assays, spectroscopy, and biological and chemical molecular techniques.
The Soil Biogeochemistry and Ecology Lab is committed to increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented groups in STEM. We are dedicated to creating and providing a safe and supportive environment that celebrates a culture of inclusivity and equality. Intentional efforts in diversity and inclusion allow us to: share and value multiple ways of thinking; promote creativity and innovation; exercise dialogue and respect among distinct groups; and foster and advance leadership.
The best way to contact the SBE Lab is via email
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Faculty of Land and Food Systems
University of British Columbia
MacMillan Building, Office 129
2357 Main Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T1Z4
