FACULTY

Darlene Zabowski

Darlene Zabowski

Professor
Forest soils and soil genesis and classification; Biogeochemical cycling of forest soils


Office: Bloedel 204
Phone: 206-685-9550 
Email: zabow@u.washington.edu

Graduate Interest Group(s): FOREST ECOLOGY; FOREST SOILS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE

B.S., University of Washington, Forest Resources, 1981
M.S., Forest Resources, University of Washington, 1983
Ph.D., Forest Soils, University of Washington, 1988
Also attended the Unversity of Pittsburgh, 1971-1972, and Oregon State University, 1984
Courses Taught:Quarter offered:
ESRM 100 Introduction to Environmental Science (5)Summer
ESRM 210 Soils (4)Autumn
ESRM 416 Field Survey of Wildland Soils (3)Summer
SEFS 510 Graduate Studies in Forest Soils (3)Autumn
SEFS 510 Graduate Studies in Forest Soils (3)Spring
SEFS 521 Current Topics in Forest Resources (3)Spring
Current Sponsored Research:
Assessing the Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on High-Elevation Plant and Soil Communities
Recent Publications:
J. Hatten, D. Zabowski, A. Ogden, W. Theis and B. Choi. 2012. Role of season and interval of prescribed burning on ponderosa pine growth in relation to soil inorganic N and P and moisture. Forest Ecology and Management 269: 106-115
SEFS Committee Membership:Chair?
Elected Faculty PMT Committee
Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee