People

Dr. Angelia Seyfferth

Group Leader. Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Plant-Soil Interactions in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at UD. 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@udel.edu

Seyfferth CV 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Tecle Weldekidan

Tecle is a Scientist who works with the Seyfferth Lab and with other labs in the department. His work is mainly focused on corn breeding support and variety trials.

How to reach out: tecle@udel.edu

 

Frank Linam

Frank is a Ph.D. student in the Seyfferth Lab. He works on soils and sustainability with particular focus on mineral, nutrient, and contaminant dynamics in the rhizosphere.

How to reach out: flinam@udel.edu

 

Abby Reeves

Abby is a Ph.D. student in the Seyfferth Lab and an instructor and manager of the Fresh to You CSA program. 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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Bailee Street

Bailee is a M.S. student in the Seyfferth Lab. Her research focuses on how hydrologic events such as storm surges and sea level rise affect carbon and nitrogen dynamics in coastal-upland transition zones in the DelMarVa peninsula.

How to reach out: bbstreet@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