Experts
K. Eric Wommack
Deputy Dean
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
UD Media Relations staffers are happy to assist journalists with interview requests for this expert.
302-831-NEWS
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Areas of Expertise
- An environmental microbiologist, Wommack studies viruses, the most abundant biological entities on Earth. Particular focus is on the ecology of viruses in soil and marine environments.
- Has conducted expeditions to the deep sea hydrothermal vents. Work includes diving to depths of greater than 2 miles deep, where both temperatures and pressure are at high levels. Wommack analyzes microbes of vent environments through DNA sequences from samples collected during the dives.
- Is the first scientist ever to explore the ecology of viruses within soils using direct procedures that do not require isolation and cultivation of microorganisms.
- Founding co-editor of the journal Microbiome.
Contact Information
302-831-4362
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