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I. Hydrological, climatic and biogeochemical controls on phosphorus mobilization in agricultural landscapes

• Experimental and observational work on hydrobiogeochemical processes
• Control of non-growing season processes in surface and subsurface flow/tile drainage
• Vadose zone hydrologic and biogeochemical processes
• Freeze-thaw cycles and nutrient dynamics
• Developing predictive relationships and metrics for nutrient mobilization
• Importance of climate drivers such as frost and precipitation form on nutrient mobilization
• Soil reactivity and phosphorus retention in croplands
• *Currently seeking MSc and PhD students for funded projects​​​​​*

II. Control of land management practices on nutrient mobilization in agricultural landscapes

• Using nutrient management and 4R Nutrient Stewardship to reduce phosphorus losses
• Cover crops and phosphorus retention on fields
• Impacts of drainage control on phosphorus mobilization from fields
• Effects of tillage practices on phosphorus losses in tile drain effluent
• Working with farmers, government and agencies in developing solutions for Canadian farms
• *Currently seeking MSc and PhD students for funded projects*