The Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania invites applicants for competitive, multi-year PhD fellowships in soil organic matter biogeochemistry. Excellent research opportunities exist in soil C biogeochemistry, soil organic matter characterization, and soil organic matter dynamics. We seek a PhD student for a DOE-funded project to quantify parameters of soil organic carbon fractions used to predict potential maximum limits to organic carbon stabilization as a function of climate, C inputs, disturbance, texture and mineralogy. We also seek a student for research in methods for characterizing soil organo-mineral complexes to validate a relationship between thermal and biological stability. Additional information about the projects is available from Dr. Alain Plante ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Additional information about the graduate program in the Department and the application process are available on the Departmental web page at (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/earth/graduate). Applications are due Dec 1.
