WELCOME to:
Environmental Pedology
at the University of Florida
Mary E. Collins, PhD.
Retired Professor of Environmental Pedology
 
Soil and Water Science Department
University of Florida

Former President, Soil Science Society of America


 

Mary has been at the University of Florida since 1981.  She was the first women faculty member hired in the Soil Science Department (now the Soil and Water Science Department).  Her specialization is Environmental Pedology.  She is international known for her work with ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to investigate subsurface features.  Her research emphasizes GPR, subaqueous soils, hydric soils, pedo-arachaeology, and soil survey.  Mary's teaching responsibilities includes the introductory soils course "Soils in the Environment" and the advanced "Genesis and Classification" course.   Mary has published extensively and recently co-authored the book "Soils of Florida."   She is a Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). Her greatest professional honor came when she was elected President of SSSA.

Information about Mary's Career

     Career Positions

     Areas of Specialization

     Duties

     Research Activities

          Former Graduate Students

     Teaching Responsibilites

     Leadership and Service

     Publications

            Research Briefs

     Director of Undergraduate Programs -

     Advising Students

       Information on the Soil Science Specialization

       Information on the new Water Science Specialization

      Recruiting Video (starring Mia and Jared)

Environmental Pedology and Land Use Laboratory

Soil Survey Program in Florida

International Activities

Florida Association Of Environmental Soil Scientists

Current Events

Horsing Around