Aaron Thompson

Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry

Crop & Soil Sciences

Aaron Thompson
Aaron Thompson

Areas of expertise

GeochemistryPhysical Geography and Environmental GeoscienceGeologyEnvironmental Science and ManagementOther Chemical SciencesGeophysics

About

Mossbuer, iron, soil, isotopes, critical zone, carbon

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Soil Science and Agronomy, General

University of Arizona The, AZ, United States (2005)

Master of Science, Soil Science and Agronomy, General

University of California, Riverside, CA, United States (1998)

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Chemical Engineering

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States (1995)

Awards and Honors

  • Guest Professorship (2021)
  • Keynote Speaker (2011)

Courses

  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 3920: Environmental Soil Science Internship (Fall 2025)
  • GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 6670: Environmental Soil Chemistry (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 4670: Environmental Soil Chemistry (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 7990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 3920: Environmental Soil Science Internship (Summer 2026)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • CRSS 8000: Soil Physical Chemistry (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2026)
  • GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 3920: Environmental Soil Science Internship (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Mineral-associated organic carbon dominance and persistence in coastal wetlands, GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, (2026).
    Xiao Y, Hall SJ, Thompson A, Wang J, Chen J … 3 more
  • Temperature Dependance of Soil Fe Reduction Rates in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico, (2025).
    Thompson A, Doney G, Perez Castro S, Collazo J, Tulip S … 5 more
  • Effect of grazing cessation on soil carbon stocks in mountain pastures., (2025).
    Gibson S, Maraud S, McCulley R, Welch Devine M, Thompson A
  • An Investigation of Biological Rare Earth Element Cycling, (2025).
    Thompson A, Falkowski J, Duckworth O
  • Controls on Continental and Local Variation in Short Range Order Mineral Concentration across U.S Soils, (2025).
    Otten D, Hall S, Weintraub-Leff S, Thompson A

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Contact

aaront@uga.edu 706-410-1293

Mailing Address

3101 Plant Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602-7272

Shipping Address

Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
3101 Plant Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602-7272

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