Kari Wolf

Kari Wolf
Teaching Assistant Professor
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[email protected]
(612)-625-4503
S435 Soil Science Building
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Education
  • BSc, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Major: Geology, Minors: Soil Science, Hydrogeology), 2014
  • MSc, University of Minnesota (Water Resources Science), 2017
  • PhD, Aarhus University (Agroecology), 2021

Areas of Interest

Biogeochemical processes in the soil, Hydrology, Undergraduate pedagogy

Biography

Growing up in rural Wisconsin I developed a love for nature and the changing seasons (not to mention an obvious love for cheese and the Packers). I like to spend my free time picking up new hobbies wherever I can, like cross country skiing, embroidery, and wine tasting. My greatest passion is spending time with my dog ZuZu, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, who joins me in most everything I do (except for wine tasting). 

Teaching

  • ESPM 4216 Contaminant Hydrology
  • ESPM 4021W Problem Solving: Environmental Review
  • ESPM 3575/5575 Wetlands
  • SOIL 2125 Basic Soil Science

Research

One overarching theme of my research is addressing problems and topics of local or regional relevance. I am currently exploring several different areas related to this, which can be broken up into two parts: 1) the fate and transport of nutrients at field scale, and 2) factors controlling nutrient loading on a regional scale. 

My research has evaluated the use of nitrification inhibitors as an approach to reduce nitrate leaching, the influence of the timing of manure applications, as well as identifying potential areas of denitrification with N2O concentrations. Currently, my research has been to understand how precipitation from previous years influences the effect of nutrient loading in watersheds associated with the Mississippi River.

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