People

Dr. Angelia Seyfferth

Group Leader. Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on contaminant and nutrient dynamics in low redox environments that range from rice paddies to coastal wetlands.

How to reach out: angelias@asu.edu

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Dr. Matt Limmer

Matt is a Research Associate in the Seyfferth Lab. He is an Environmental Engineer and heads up the RICE Facility research and numerous other projects in the group.

How to reach out: limmer@udel.edu

 

 

 

Abby Reeves

Abby is a Ph.D. student at the University of Delaware and is co-advised by Seyfferth and by Dr. Mark VanGessell. She is also an instructor and manager of the Fresh to You CSA program at the University of Delaware. She works at the intersection of plant science, soil science, and education.

How to reach out: aereeves@udel.edu

 

 

 

Ashleigh Montgomery

Ashleigh is a Ph.D. student in the Seyfferth Lab. Her research focuses on the use of IRIS films to predict redox processes and the impacts of Fe and Mn oxides on carbon (de)stabilization in coastal-upland transition zones.

How to reach out: amontg@udel.edu

 

 

 

Alex Stovall

Alex is a Ph.D. student in the Seyfferth Lab and is co-advised by Christian Dewey in the Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on PFAS, organic matter, and soil biogeochemistry.

How to reach out: astovall@udel.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baileigh Rosado

Baileigh is a M.S. student in the Seyfferth Lab. Her research focuses on how water and rice residue management impact soil heath indicators in rice paddies.

How to reach out: bcrosado@udel.edu

 

 

 

 

Marissa Jerden

Marissa is a M.S. student in the Seyfferth Lab. Her research focuses on how variably toxic arsenic species in rice are formed and impact human health.

How to reach out: mljerden@udel.edu