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Contact Information for UD Project Investigators

Overall Project Coordinator
Dr. Tom Sims
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Research
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2103
Email:              jtsims@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2698

Agronomic Cropping System Studies
Dr. Tom Sims, Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry
(see above)

Dr. Alyssa Collins, Research Associate
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              aacollin@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2882

Dr. Josh McGrath, Assistant Professor of Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
University of Maryland
Email:              mcgrathj@umd.edu
Phone:             301-405-1351
Mobile:            302-363-4558

Watershed and Water Quality Studies
Dr. Shreeram Inamdar, Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrochemistry
Department of Bioresources Engineering
Email:              Inamdar@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-8877

Turf and Athletic Field Studies
Dr. David Hansen, Associate Professor, Soil and Environmental Quality
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              djhansen@udel.edu
Phone:             302-856-7303

Amy Sprinkle, Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              sprinkle@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2531

Dr. Susan White-Hansen, GIS/Precision Agriculture Specialist
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Phone:             302-856-2585 ext 516
Email:              sewhite@udel.edu

Environmental Horticulture Studies
Dr. Susan Barton, Extension Horticulture Specialist
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              sbarton@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-1375 

Dr. Jules Bruck, Assistant Professor, Landscape Design
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              jbruck@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2531             

Chad Nelson, Assistant Professor, Landscape Design
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Email:              cnel@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2531

Wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of Behavioral Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Email:              dtallamy@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-1304

Dr. Greg Shriver, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Email:              gshriver@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-1304

Dr. Jack Gingrich, Research Scientist, Medical Entomology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Email:              gingrich@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-1304

Resource Economic Studies
Dr. Josh Duke, Associate Professor of Resource Economics
Department of Food and Resource Economics
Email:              duke@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-1309

Community Outreach and Summer Camps

Carrie Murphy, Ornamental Horticulture Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension
Email:              cjmurphy@udel.edu
Phone:             302-831-2535

 

Project Information

  • Watersheds and Land Use >Watershed monitoring is being conducted to assess how land use affects...
  • Nutrient Management and Water Quality >UD and SAS are demonstrating and monitoring the best management practices required to produce...
  • Sustainable Landscaping > SAS is using sustainable landscaping practices in the non-agricultural areas to protect reduce runoff ...
  • Riparian Ecosystems > Researchers are studying how the width and quality of riparian buffers affects use by...
  • Economic Analysis >Separate steps are being taken to determine the views of agricultural and suburban communities in the watershed on the economic value of ...
  • Community Outreach >Community events provide information on how individuals and neighborhood associations can integrate sustainable management practices that protect water ...
  • Summer Youth Camps >Environmental education summer day camps are conducted with the cooperation and support of ...
  • St. Andrew's SchoolCANR