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Dr. Michael E. Essington

Professor of Soil Chemistry

 

Institute of Agriculture

College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

2506 E.J. Chapman Dr.

Knoxville, TN 37996-4531

Voice: 865-974-7266

Fax: 865-974-4514

E-mail: messington@utk.edu

Campus Locations

· Office: 213 Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science Building, Ag Campus

· Main Laboratory: 314 Ellington Plant Science Building, Ag Campus

Areas of Interest

· Thermodynamics of soil processes

· Influence of plant root and microbial exudates on rhizosphere chemistry

· Fate and behavior of anthropogenic substances in soil

· Stream sediment sourcing at the watershed scale

· Spatial and temporal variability of soil chemical properties

Courses Taught

· ESS 210, Introduction to Soil Science

· ESS 434, Environmental Soil Chemistry

· ESS 513, Advanced Soil Chemistry

· EPS 510, Clay Mineralogy

· ESS 613, Advanced Topics in Soil Chemistry and Fertility