Alain Plante

Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Alain F. Plante

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
Rm 162 Hayden Hall

240 S. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316

Office: 215-898-9269
Fax: 215-898-0964

E-mail: aplante@sas.upenn.edu

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Research interests

My research interests lie in the field of terrestrial carbon biogeochemistry. I am interested in the mechanisms and process that act to stabilize and de-stabilize organic carbon in surface soils, and the links between the soil carbon balance and the broader global carbon cycle.

Research opportunities (as of )

Students seeking potential PhD research opportunities should contact me directly.
Sorry, but I am not currently recruiting any postdoctoral positions.

Education

Ph.D. (2001) – Soil Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, Canada
M.Sc.(1996) – Soil Science, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada
B.Sc.(Eng.) (1994) – Environmental Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Canada

Appointments and Employment

1/2007 – present; Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania
9/2005 – 12/2006; Senior research associate & adjunct professor, Villanova University
9/2005 – present; Affiliated research scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
1/2004 – 8/2005; Research scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University
11/2002 – 1/2004; Research associate, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University
7/2001 – 10/2002; Postdoctoral researcher, Unité Sciences du Sol, INRA Versailles
1/2000 – 5/2001; Sessional lecturer, University of Alberta

Professional Memberships

Canadian Society of Soil Science - since 1997
Soil Science Society of America - since 1999
Ecological Society of America - since 2005
American Geophysical Union - since 2005
Geochemical Society - since 2011

Further Information

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania, 254-b Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316