Jeffry Fuhrmann
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Jeffry Fuhrmann
Professor of Soil and Environmental Microbiology
302-831-1371
Office location:
164 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716
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Education
- Ph.D. – Soil Microbiology – North Carolina State University
- M.S. – Forest Soil Microbiology – North Carolina State University
- B.S. – Forest Science (Soil Science) – Humboldt State University
Current courses
- PLSC170 – Soils and Sustainability (classroom)
- PLSC204 – Introduction to Soil Science (classroom/online)
- PLSC205 – Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory (lab)
- PLSC419 – Soil Microbiology (classroom with lab)
- PLSC619 – Soil Microbiology (classroom with lab)
Research
Soil and Environmental Microbiology: Ecology and diversity of microbial populations in soil-plant systems; microbial community responses to environmental perturbations; effects of soil-borne viruses on microbial communities and rhizobia; symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
Professional Activities
- Director, Graduate Programs, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, 2023-2024
- Member, American Society for Microbiology
- Member, American Society for the Advancement of Science
- Member, Soil Science Society of America