EDUCATION: 

Ph.D. (Pedology/Soil Science), Texas A&M University, 1991, M.S. (Soil Science), North Carolina State University, 1986, Minor (Public Administration), North Carolina State University, 1986, B.S. (Soil Science), North Carolina State University, 1984  

KEY INTERESTS:

Accretion or loss of sediments in marsh soil systems; Wetland-Pond ecosystems impacted by agriculture; Environmental and natural resources education; Dynamic soil processes associated with fluctuating water tables in seasonally wet and wetland soils; Effects of added organic carbon and altered pH levels on microbiological activities in soil systems; Measurement of pH, Eh, and Ferrous Iron levels in seasonally wet soils; Wetness conditions and redoximorphic features in microtoposequences; Red dust accumulation in soils and its bioenvironmental and biomedical impacts; Land-use regulation and control.

Richard W. Griffin, PhD
Professor and Research Scientist 

Recent Publications:·      

 Owens, P.R., L.P. Wilding, W.L. Miller, and R.W. Griffin. 2008. Using iron metal rods to infer O2 status in seasonally saturated soils. Catena Vol. 73, pp. 197-203.

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