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2012 - 2013 Lab Group Members

From left: Maciej, Brandon, Jin, Dr. Margaret Schmidt, Chris and Nick.

Field work

Students working in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest

Field work

Soil pit!

Student in the field

Maciej Jamrozik

Student in the field

Student in the field

Natasha Murphy

Student in the field

Jin(Sanndy) Zhang

Student in the field

Adam Miskiewicz

Student in the Soil Lab

Lillian Fan

Lab Group Members

Summer 2011 Lab Group Members.

Vine Maple

Easily identifiable by its crooked trunk, arching limbs and fine, star-like foliage.

Vine Maple

Vine maple can reach heights of up to 10 m and stretch laterally 10 m.

Soils Courses

The soil courses involve the development of both lab and field techniques.

Soils Courses

Click here for Soils course descriptions and outlines.

Predictive Digital Soil Mapping

Classified landscape map of the Twin Sister watershed, by Brandon Heung.

Predictive Digital Soil Mapping

Satellite image of the twin sister watershed.

Current research being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Margaret Schmidt, focuses on predicting soil types and soil attributes over space, digital soil mapping methods, spatial variation in soil properties, and on the impact of deciduous tree species growing in coastal coniferous forest on soil properties and nutrient cycling.