{"id":30137,"date":"2016-10-06T18:23:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T22:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=30137"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:58:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:58:06","slug":"soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#8217; effect on ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to unlock the secrets of the ground under your feet, Professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/colsa.unh.edu\/faculty\/frey\">Serita Frey<\/a> and her team in New Hampshire can answer your questions. The Eastern Mennonite High School graduate and former Eastern Mennonite College student studies the soil and the impact of humans on this earth.<\/p>\n<p>Frey will share about her research during a Suter Science Seminar Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in Room 106 of the Suter Science Center. Her presentation will focus on the links between climate change and soil and how changes in the soil can slow the negative impacts of environment change.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30139\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/10\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/suter-%20serita%20frey%20inset\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30139 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-20Serita20Frey20INSET-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"suter-%20serita%20frey%20inset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-20Serita20Frey20INSET-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-20Serita20Frey20INSET.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Serita Frey examines the roots of an ancient alerce tree in Argentina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frey conducts research at her <a href=\"http:\/\/unh.edu\/freylab\/\">Soil Microbial Ecology Lab<\/a> at the University of New Hampshire. Researchers focus on humans\u2019 effect on ecosystems with special regard for nutrient circulation. Scientists are also interested in how shifts in nature like climate change and invasive species impact soil diversity and nitrogen content.<\/p>\n<p>Frey\u00a0earned a PhD in ecology from Colorado State University in 1999. Both her master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees from University of Virginia are in environmental science .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best part of my job is mentoring students and working with them to conduct research on how global change is impacting soil microorganisms and the critical ecosystem services that they provide to society,\u201d Frey said. She also loves her job because she constantly learns something new about the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Though\u00a0she has been curious about the environment since she was young, her first experiences with ecology and microbiology happened\u00a0in classes at Eastern Mennonite College.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitially, I thought I would need to choose one field or the other, but subsequently learned that the field of \u2018microbial ecology\u2019 combines both interests,\u201d said Frey, \u201cAnd that was it\u2014I\u2019ve been doing soil microbial ecology in some form or another ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was the chair of UNH\u2019s natural resources and earth system science doctoral program from 2010 to 2015 and secretary of the International Soil Ecology Society from 2009 to 2013. She is currently editor-in-chief of \u201cIssues in Ecology\u201d and on the board of editors of \u201cEcology\u201d and \u201cEcological Monographs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Career highlights include receiving a National Science Foundation Early Career Award in 2015, joining the Board of Directors of the National Ecological Observatory Network that same year, she says, and being asked to give a seminar at EMU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to unlock the secrets of the ground under your feet, Professor\u00a0Serita Frey and her team in New Hampshire can answer your questions. The Eastern Mennonite High <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#8217; effect on ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5590,14184,5592,17562,5643,5708,7682],"tags":[],"feature":[17423,17426],"class_list":["post-30137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biology","category-campus-guests","category-chemistry","category-digest","category-environmental-sustainability","category-sustainability","category-suter-science-seminar","feature-featured-undergrad","feature-myemu-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#039; effect on ecosystems - EMU News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#039; effect on ecosystems - EMU News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019ve ever wanted to unlock the secrets of the ground under your feet, Professor\u00a0Serita Frey and her team in New Hampshire can answer your questions. The Eastern Mennonite High\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EMU News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-06T22:23:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-10-14T20:58:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"686\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EMU_News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EMU_News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\",\"name\":\"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans' effect on ecosystems - EMU News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-06T22:23:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-14T20:58:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":686},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#8217; effect on ecosystems\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/\",\"name\":\"EMU News\",\"description\":\"News from the Eastern Mennonite University community.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans' effect on ecosystems - EMU News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans' effect on ecosystems - EMU News","og_description":"If you\u2019ve ever wanted to unlock the secrets of the ground under your feet, Professor\u00a0Serita Frey and her team in New Hampshire can answer your questions. The Eastern Mennonite High","og_url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/","og_site_name":"EMU News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite","article_published_time":"2016-10-06T22:23:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-10-14T20:58:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":686,"url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EMU_News","twitter_site":"@EMU_News","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/","url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/","name":"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans' effect on ecosystems - EMU News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg","datePublished":"2016-10-06T22:23:05+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-14T20:58:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/10\/Suter-Serita-Frey-FEATURE.jpg","width":1000,"height":686},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/soil-microbiologist-emhs-grad-share-research-humans-effect-ecosystems\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soil microbiologist and EMHS grad to share her research about humans&#8217; effect on ecosystems"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/","name":"EMU News","description":"News from the Eastern Mennonite University community.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245","name":"admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30137"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30143,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137\/revisions\/30143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30137"},{"taxonomy":"feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feature?post=30137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}