Dr. G. Kim Stearman, professor of agriculture Phone: (931) 372-3528 Fax: (931) 372-6346 E-mail: gkstearman@tntech.edu Education Ph.D., Plant and Soil Sciences/Soil Chemistry, University of Tennessee (1987)  M.S., Agronomy/Soil Chemistry, University of Missouri (1981)  B.S., Soils and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Arizona (1976)

Dr. Stearman's Research Specialty Areas Organic farm compost and irrigation treatments in vegetable plots Developing innovative extraction and analytical methods including supercritical fluid extraction and enzyme immunoassay analysis Studying fate and transport of anthropogenic chemicals in soil Developing constructed wetland systems for cleanup of water runoff in nurseries  Developing best management systems for control of urban nonpoint source pollutants Current or Recent Research Projects Waters Organic Farm Startup (with J. Young, B. Greene, J. Baier, J. Branson, and M. Best, School of Agriculture). Funded by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Constructed Wetlands Cleanup of Pirtle's Container Nursery Runoff (with D.B. George and W.E. Davis). Funded by the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center. Peat Application to Constructed Wetlands for Pesticide Cleanup at a Nursery (with D.B. George). Funded by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Nonpoint Source Program with a match by the Water Center.   Pesticide Fate and Removal in Constructed Wetlands (with D.B. George and L.J. Weathers). Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants. Pigeon Roost Creek Watershed Restoration Project: Long-Range Comprehensive Plan (with V.S. Neary, D.B. George and Y.R. Clark). Funded by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture—Nonpoint Source Program. Poultry and Dairy Manure Applications to Fescue and Bermuda grass (with L.S. Click). Funded by the Putnam County Soil Conservation District.   (To view pdf files, you will need Adobe Acrobat software for Macintosh, Windows or Linux. This software is available free at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.)