Chris J. Matocha
N-122R Ag. Science Building North
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Last Revised: Jan 16th, 2025
Professional Biography
May 2006-Present: Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Science Department, University of Kentucky
May 2000-April 2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky
Areas of Interest: Soil Chemistry - Analysis, acidity, liming, ion exchange, physical chemistry of soils and behavior of soil additives. Soil Mineralogy - Frequency, distribution, formation, translocation and properties of soil minerals. Dr. Matocha’s research program interrogates coupled processes of reactive nitrogen with iron, manganese and organic carbon in soil environments. Another research problem is focused on the impact of nitrogen fertilization on minerals in soil under no-till management.
Education
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2000
M.S., Texas A&M University, 1996
B.S., Texas A&M University, 1993
