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

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-present
  • Member, American Society for Microbiology
  • Member, American Society for the Advancement of Science
  • Member, Soil Science Society of America