Speaker

Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson’s BS in Agricultural Sciences was from the University of Illinois and his PhD in Agronomy was from Ohio State University in 1980. At Iowa State University he teaches courses in organic chemistry and soil chemistry. His primary research focus is soil mineralogy and chemistry, and for the past two decades, the program has focused on environmental applications of soil science, including studies of the fate and transport of phosphorus, organic matter, trace metals, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.