Structure, Organization, and Interactions in Living-SOILs Physics
Structure, Organization, and Interactions in Living-SOILs
The lab
We study the physical underpinnings that make soils habitable — how structure, water, and life interact across scales — to help sustainably provide for a growing world under a changing climate.
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What we study
Research areas
Sustainable Agriculture
Reduced tillage, cover cropping, and organic amendments to enhance soil structure, water retention, and agricultural sustainability.
Soil Structure & Carbon
Aggregation processes, structure formation, and carbon cycling that govern soil physical and chemical behavior.
Physics-Constrained AI
Machine-learning models that embed physical principles to predict soil behavior and environmental processes.
Water Flow & Hydraulics
Measuring and modeling water movement in unsaturated soils, from lab techniques to numerical simulation.
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Yulissa defends dissertation
Dr. Yulissa Perez-Rojas successfully defends her dissertation on scale integration challenges in carbon predictions, ...
Jennifer defended dissertation
Dr. Jennifer Alvarez-Sagrero defended her dissertation on soil health and physical protection of organic matter under...
PhD Hooding Ceremony
Celebrating Jennifer Perez-Rojas and Yulissa Alvarez-Sagrero as they participate in PhD hooding cermony, an important...