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Katy E. Smith
Assistant Professor
Math, Science & Technology
Office:
249 Dowell Annex
Phone: 218-281-8262
E-mail: katys@umn.edu
Resume (pdf)
Educational Background:
- B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Biology major, Chemistry minor, Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 2001
- Ph.D., Environmental Soil Science, Department of Agronomy, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2005
- Graduate Teaching Certificate, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2005
Courses Teaching:
- General Botany (Biology 2022)
- Nature of Life (Biology 1001)
- Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy (Chemistry 3022)
- Plant Physiology (Biology 3131)
- General Biology (Biology 1009)
Research Interests:
- Environmental Science
- Radial Oxygen loss in plants
- Soil-plant-atmosphers interactions
- Global environmental change
- Response of crop and soil systems to elevated atmospheric CO2
- C dynamics (loss and sequestration) in agricultural soil
- NH3 and greenhouse gas exchange in agronomic systems (news release)
- Root function and microbial activity in the edaphic environment
- Phytoremediation of polluted soils and sediments (insight interview)
- The utilization of animal waste in crop production
- Soil management practices to improve soil quality and productivity
- Soil science
- New and novel methodologies for monitoring soil gas exchange
Selected Publications:
- Smith, K.E., A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks. 2008. De watering of contaminated sediments: Greenhouse and field studies. Ecological Engineering. (in press)
- Smith, K.E., A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks. 2008. Evaluation of phytoremediation of PAH contaminated sediments: A field trial. Chemosphere. 72: 1614-1619
- Smith, K.E., J.M. Clark, R.R. Putnam, G.R. Lanza, and D.A. Dhanker. 2008. Pesticide phytoremediation, applications for vegetated filter strips. Journal of Environmental Quality 37(5): 1855-1861.
- Smith, K.E., S.A. Prior, G.B. Runion, A.J. Price, H.H. Rogers, and H.A. Torbert. 2008. Chinese privet (Ligustrume sinense Lour.) in an elevated CO2 environment. Botany Research Journal 1(2): 43-48.
- Euliss, K., C. Ho, A.P. Schwab, S. Rock, and M.K. Banks. 2008. Greenhouse and field assessment of phytoremediation for petroleum contaminants in a riparian zone. Bio resource Technology 99:1961:1971
- Smith, K.E., A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks. 2007. Phytoremediation and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated sediments: A greenhouse feasibility study. Journal of Environmental Quality 36:239-244
- Euliss, K.W., B.L. Dorsey, K.C. Benke, A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks. 2005. The use of plant tissue silica Content for estimating transpiration. Ecological Engineering 25(4):343-348.
- Euliss, K.W., A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks. 2005. Establishing plants under water for the purpose of De watering contaminated dredged sediments. Paper C6-06. In R.F. Olfenbuttel and P.J. White (ed.) Remediation of contaminated sediments - 2005: Finding achievable risk reduction solutions. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, January 25-27. [CD-ROM computer file, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH]
- Euliss, K.W. and J.S. Carmichael. 2004. The effects of selenium accumulation in hydroponically grown canola (Brassica napus). Journal of Young Investigators 10(1). Available at: http://journals.iranscience.net:800/www.jyi.org/www.jyi.org/volumes/volume9/issue3/articles/euliss.html
(verified 10 March 2008)
Awards, Distinctions & Honors
- Madison Who's who of Professionals 2008-09
- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, 2008
- Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Research, 2005
- Scarseth Award (Travel, National ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings), 2003
- Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society), 2003
- Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship, 2001-03
- Edith Larson Outstanding Undergraduate Biology Student, 2000-01
- Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
- Barry M. Goldwater Full Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Scholar, 200-01
- North Dakota Program to Stimulate Advanced Undergraduate Research Award, 2000
- Glenn Allan Paur Scholarship, 1999-00
- Howard Hughes Apprenticeship and Fellowship (Full Scholarship), 1999-00
- J.F.T. O'Connor Scholarship (Academic Excellence), 1998-99
- D.J. Robertson Award (Academic Achievement), 1997
Membership Professional Societies:
- Soil Science Society of America
- International Union of Soil Scientists
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society of Agronomy
Joined UMC in August 2008 |
