David E. Crowley

Professor

• Office: 318 Science Laboratories I
• Phone: (951) 827-3785
• david.crowley@ucr.edu

Academic Degrees:

• BS. Agriculture, University of Kentucky, 1976
• MS. Horticulture, University of Kentucky, 1979
• Ph. D., Colorado State University, 1986

Specialization:

• Soil Microbiology
• Bioremediation
• Microbial Ecology
• Plant-Soil Relations

Research Group:

• Graduate Students

  • Jean-Paul Baquiran (Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology program)
  • Richard Belcher (Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology program)
  • Hyun Goo Kang (Ph.D., Microbiology program)

• Other

  • Rosario Pineda Hernandez - Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Stephen Qi - Staff Research Associate

Representative Publications:

• Alvey, S.A., C-H. Yang, A. Buerkert, and D.E. Crowley. 2005. Bacterial ecology of ancient Saharan salt enrichment ponds at Teguidda-n-Tessoumt. J. Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 168:489-495. view...
• Park, J-W and D.E. Crowley. 2006. Dynamic changes in nahAc gene copy numbers during degradation of naphthalene in PAH-contaminated soils. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17:1322-1329. view...
• Lambais, M.R., D.E. Crowley, J.C. Cury, R.C. Bull, and R.R. Rodrigues. 2006. Bacterial diversity in tree canopies of the Atlantic Forest. Science. 312:1917. view...
• Smith, D.A. and D.E. Crowley. 2006. Contribution of ethylamine degrading bacteria to atrazine degradation in soils. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 58:271-277. view...
• Kraemer, S., D.E. Crowley, and R. Kretzschmar. 2006. Geochemical aspects of phytosiderophore-promoted iron acquisition by plants. Adv. Agron. 91:1-46. view...
• Kim, J.S., G. Sparovek, R. deLongo, W. deMelo, and D.E. Crowley. 2006. Bacterial diversity of terra preta and forest soil from the western Amazon. Soil Biol. Biochem. 39:684-690. view...
• Yi, H. and D.E. Crowley. 2007. Biostimulation of PAH degradation with plants containing high concentrations of linoleic acid. Env. Sci. Technol. 41:4382-4388. view...
• Kim, J.S. and D.E. Crowley. 2007. Microbial diversity in natural asphalts of the Rancho La Brea tar pits. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 73:4579-4591. view...
• Mele, P. and D.E. Crowley. 2008. Application of self-organizing maps for assessing soil biological quality. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environ. 126:139-152. view...

Courses Taught:

• ENSC 002 - Environmental Quality
• ENSC 120 - Soil Ecology
• SLSC 134 - Soil Conditions and Plant Growth
• SLSC 211 - Microbial Ecology

Graduate Program Affiliations and Research Focus Areas:

• Research Focus Areas

  • Environmental Microbiology

• Program

  • Environmental Sciences

Links:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Microbial Diversity of the Rancho La Brea Tarpits

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