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STEPHANIE MURPHY, PH.D.

 

Education:

  • 1983 - B.S., Agriculture, summa cum laude with distinction in Agronomy. The Ohio State University, Department of Agronomy. Honors thesis: The effects of no-till and conventional tillage on selected properties of a Homewood silt loam.

  • 1986 - M.S., Soil Erosion and Conservation. Purdue University, Department of Agronomy. Thesis: Tillage and crop effects on soil properties and soil loss.

  • 1991 - Ph.D., Soil Biophysics. Michigan State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. Dissertation: Effects of roots and root extracts of alfalfa and perennial ryegrass on soil structural indices.
     

Positions Held:

  • 2003-present - Director of Soil, Plant, and Water Analysis and Conservation. Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory.

  • 1999-2003 - Coordinator, Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory. Part-time Lecturer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (Soils and Water).

  • 1997-1998 - Instructor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (Soils and Water). Manager of Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory.

  • 1995-1996 - Instructor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (Soils and Water. Physical Properties of Soils). Director’s assistant at the Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory.

  • 1993-1995 - Part-time Lecturer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept .of Environmental Sciences (Soils and Water).

  • 1992-1995 - Post-doctoral Associate, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept. of Environmental Sciences. Soil Microbiology Laboratory.

  • 1992-1994 - Instructor, SEBS Office of Continuing Professional Education, Professional Golf Turf Management School (Soils I: Physical properties).

  • 1991-Research Associate, Michigan State University Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences. Technical writing for D.R. Christenson, Ph.D.

  • 1986-1991 - Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Soil Biophysics Laboratory.

  • 1988, 1990 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences (Soil Biophysics. Introductory Soil Science. Soil Conservation).

  • 1983-1986 - Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University Dept. of Agronomy/USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory.

 

Contact:
 

Stephanie Murphy, Ph.D.
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station / Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory
57 US Highway 1 South, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-9295 x 4231 (T)
732-932-9292 (F)
smurphy@njaes.rutgers.edu

 

 

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