Faculty and staff at the University of Georgia with interests in Clay Mineralogy

A diverse number of UGA faculty conduct research related to Clay Minealogy. These faculty reside in the Geology, Forestry, and Crop and Soil Sciences Departments and at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Below is a listing of the various  researchers and their areas of interest. Follow each faculty's link to learn more about their teaching and research interests.

• Paul Bertsch - Soil physical chemistry and mineralogy and Director of ACCESS
• Douglas E. Crowe - Stable isotope studies of hydrothermal systems and supergene enrichment zones
• Nathan D. Melear - Iron oxide and hydroxide genesis in soils and kaolin deposits
• William P. Miller - Colloid chemistry with applications to soil and water conservation and environmental processes
• Valentine A. Nzengung- Sorption and degradation of organic pollutants and the preparation of nonselective organoclays
• Chris S. Romanek - Low temperature isotope geochemistry and biogeochemical processes
• Paul A. Schroeder - Clay mineralogy with application to the record global change
• Larry T.West - Effects of landscapes and parent materials on the properties of soils

For further information, call or e-mail:

Dr. Paul A. Schroeder, Professor of Clay Mineralogy
-706-542-2384 or room 329 (3^rd floor Geology and Geography Building
e-mail schroe@uga.edu