Kyungsoo Yoo

Kyungsoo Yoo, a Professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota, is a leading researcher at the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center. His work spans soil biogeochemistry, earthworm invasions, and landscape-scale carbon dynamics.

• Primary affiliations: University of Minnesota (Soil, Water, and Climate), Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
• Current projects: Jumping Worm Management in Container Nursery Crops (2023-2026), Invasion of Geoengineering Earthworms in Alaska (2019-2022), Examining Economic Landscapes on Tau (2017-2022)

Research focuses on soil-landscape evolution, invasive earthworm impacts, and carbon-weathering interactions. His recent publications analyze how erosion rates control organic carbon storage, mineral-organic associations in volcanic soils, and anthropogenic transport pathways of invasive species.

Key scientific contributions:

• 2015 Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellowship
• Over 53 peer-reviewed publications
• Collaborations with NSF, USDA, and state agricultural departments

Current projects examine post-fire soil analysis (2025-2028) and invasive earthworm management in nursery crops. He co-authors on 19+ Scopus-indexed publications since 2022.