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Xia Zhu-Barker is an Assistant Professor in Soil Environmental Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on soil biogeochemistry, land management, and environmental sustainability, where he engages in both fundamental and applied research. His interests encompass nitrogen and carbon biogeochemical cycles, greenhouse gas emissions, nitrate leaching, innovative manure nutrient utilization, and composting. Zhu-Barker also investigates climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, ecosystem services, and carbon markets. His work includes developing novel methods, isotopic techniques, and mechanistic explorations of soil-plant-microbe interactions, as well as process-based modeling to enhance understanding of these dynamics. He is actively looking for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to join his lab to further these research endeavors.
University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI
Focused on research and teaching in soil biogeochemistry and environmental sustainability.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences