MARK S. COYNE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOIL MICROBIOLOGY

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40546-0091

Phone: 859-257-4202 email: mark.coyne@uky.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. 1989    Michigan State University - Soil Microbiology

M.S. 1984   University of California, Riverside - Soil and Environmental Science

B.S. 1982    Iowa State University - Agronomy and International Agriculture

    

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

1997- :   Associate Professor, University of Kentucky

1991-96:    Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

1989-90:    Postdoctoral research scholar, Department of Soil Science,
     University of California, Berkeley

1985-89:    Graduate research assistant, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences,
     Michigan State University

1982-84:    Graduate research assistant, Department of Soil and Environmental
Sciences, University of California, Riverside

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND SERVICE

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Agronomy Society of America      American Public Health Association     

American Society for Microbiology    Kentucky Public Health Association

Soil and Water Conservation Society of America

    

Professional Awards/Recognition

 

2005 Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review, Soil Science Society of America Journal

2003-2004 Division S-3 (Soil Biology and Biochemistry) Chair, Soil Science Society of America.

 

Editorial Positions

 

Editorial Board, Applied Soil Ecology (2005-present)

Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality. (2000-present)  

 

TEACHING

 

NRC/PLS 477G — Land Treatment of Wastes (3 cr) Fall Semester. (Co-Taught with W.O. Thom) 50% responsibility (100% responsibility in 2001).

PLS 566 — Soil Microbiology (3 cr) Spring Semester, 100% responsibility.

PLS 567 — Methods in Soil Microbiology (1 cr) Spring Semester, 100% responsibility.

PLS 597 – Professional Development: Writing (1 cr) Fall Semester, 100% responsibility.

PLS 660 — Advanced Soil Biology (2 cr) Fall Semester, even years, 100% responsibility.

 

GRANTS — CURRENT, COMPLETED, AND PENDING

 

Private, university, state, and federal funding since 1991 — $3,188,328

 

RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES (*Denotes Graduate Student in My Program)

 

Ingram*, C.W., M.S. Coyne, and D. Williams. 2005 “Effects of Commercial Diazinon and Imidachloprid Formulations on Microbial Urealytic Activity in Soil and Sod. “ Journal of Environmental Quality. No. 04-06-110 (In Press).

Gandhapudi*, S.K., M.S. Coyne, E. D’Angelo, and C.J. Matocha. 2005. “Nitrification in Soil Slurries Amended With Alum-Treated Poultry Manure.” Bioresource Technology 06/18/04. No. 04-06-100. (In Press)

Stoddard, C.S., J.H. Grove, M.S. Coyne, and W.O. Thom. 2005. “Fertilizer, Tillage, and Dairy Manure Contributions to Nitrate and Herbicide Leaching Through The Vadose Zone.” Journal of Environmental Quality. No. 04-06-70. (In Press)

Higgins*, S.F., M.S. Coyne, S.A. Shearer, and J.D. Crutchfield. 2005. “Determining Nitrogen Fractions in Swine Slurry.” Bioresource Technology . No. 04-06-067. (In Press)

Higgins*, S. F., S. A. Shearer, M. S. Coyne, and J. P. Fulton. 2004. A rapid method for determining TN and TP Concentrations in swine slurry. Trans. ASAE. 47(5): 1727-1737

Higgins*, S. F., S. A. Shearer, M. S. Coyne, and J. P. Fulton. 2004. Relationship of total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentration to solids content in animal waste slurries. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 20(3): 355-364.

 

TEXTBOOKS AUTHORED

 

Coyne, M.S. and J.A. Thompson. 2005 Essential Soil Science. Delmar Publishers, Inc. Clifton Park, NY (In Press).

Coyne, M.S. and J.A. Thompson. 2005. Math for Soil Scientists. Delmar Publishers, Inc. Clifton Park, NY. (In Press).

Coyne, M.S. 1999. Soil microbiology: An Exploratory Approach. Delmar Publishers Inc. Albany, NY. (With accompanying Teacher's Guide). English and Spanish versions available.

Coyne, M.S. 1999. Soil microbiology: An Exploratory Approach - Laboratory Workbook. Delmar Publishers Inc. Albany, NY. (With accompanying Teacher's Guide).