Jeff Powell

Professor Jeff Powell is a Theme Leader in Soil Biology and Genomics at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. His research focuses on microbial community assembly, mycorrhizal symbiosis, and climate change impacts on soil ecosystems.

• PhD from University of Guelph (2008), postdoc at Freie Universität Berlin
• Key research: microbial biodiversity, carbon/nutrient cycling, invasive species ecology

His scientific awards include:

• Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (2009)
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008)
• Humboldt Research Fellowship (2007)

Current grants address:

• Managing Imlay Mallee decline
• Loam inoculants and soil carbon
• Tropical deadwood carbon fluxes