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Jose-002s.jpg (34704 bytes)Dr. José A. Amador  
Dept. of Natural Resources Science
024 Coastal Institute in Kingston
University of Rhode Island 
Kingston, RI  02881 

Voice: 401.874.2902   Fax: 401.874.4561 

E-mail: jam7740u@postoffice.uri.edu 


Education

B.S. Cornell University, 1982 (Biochemistry) 

M.S. Cornell University, 1986 (Soil Science) 

Ph.D. Cornell University, 1990 (Soil Science) 


Experience

2000-Present Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology 
Dept. of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island 
1998-2000 Associate Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology 
Dept. of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island 
1998-2000 Director of Undergraduate Studies 
Dept. of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island 
1995-Present Consultant on Bioremediation 
NES, Inc., Danbury, CT & Charter International Oil Co., Jacksonville, FL 
1992-1998 Assistant Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology 
Dept. of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island 
1989-1992  Post-Doctoral Research Associate 
Drinking Water Research Center, Florida International University
1986-1989 Visiting Scientist 
Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry 
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami

Selected Professional Activities

Editorial Board

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1995-2003)

 

Guest Editor

Northeastern Naturalist (2000)

Journal Review 

Journal of Environmental Quality
Soil Science Society of America Journal
Water, Air and Soil Pollution
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
Wetlands
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and  Toxicology
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Soil Science
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal of Soil Contamination
Ecology
Geoderma

 

Grant Review

Panel Member: 

USDA-National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program: 

Soils and Soil Biology (1994)
 
Water Resources Assessment and  Protection (1996)

Watershed Processes and Water Resources (2002, 2003)

USEPA-Athens Environmental Research Laboratory Competitive Grants Program (1994)

External Reviewer: 

USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (since 1992):  

Soils and Soil Biology 

Water Resources
Assessment and Protection

Forest/Range/Crop/Aquatic Ecosystems 

Agricultural Systems 

National Science Foundation (since 1998): 

Div. Environmental Biology— Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
 
Div. of Geosciences

Div. of Ocean Science

NOAA/UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (1998, 2003)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2000, 2002)

Georgia Sea Grant (2002)



Publications

Thomas, J. M., J. R. Yordy, J. A. Amador, and M. Alexander. 1986. Rate of dissolution and biodegradation of water-insoluble organic compounds. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 52:290-296. 

Taylor, B. F., and J. A. Amador. 1988. Metabolism of pyridine compounds by phthalate-degrading bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 54:2342-2344.  

Amador, J. A., and M. Alexander. 1988. Effect of humic acids on the mineralization of low concentrations of organic compounds. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 20:185-191.  

Amador, J. A., M. Alexander, and R. G. Zika. 1989. Sequential photochemical and microbial degradation of organic molecules bound to humic acid. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 55:2843-2849. 

Amador, J. A., P. J. Milne, C. A. Moore, and R. G. Zika. 1990. Extraction of chromophoric humic substances from seawater. Marine Chemistry 29:1-17.  

Amador, J. A., and B. F. Taylor. 1990. Coupled metabolic and photolytic pathway for degradation of pyridinedicarboxylic acids, especially dipicolinic acid. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56:1352-1356. 

Amador, J. A, R. G. Zika, and M. Alexander. 1991. Degradation of aromatic compounds bound to humic acid by the combined action of sunlight and microorganisms. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 10:475-482. 

Jones, R. D., and J. A. Amador. 1992. Removal of total phosphorus and phosphate by peat soils of the Florida Everglades. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 49:577-583.  

Amador, J. A., G. H. Richany, and R. D. Jones. 1992. Factors affecting phosphate uptake by peat soils of the Florida Everglades. Soil Science 153:463-470. 

Jones, R. D., and J. A. Amador. 1993. Methane and carbon monoxide production, oxidation, and turnover times in the Caribbean Sea as influenced by the Orinoco River. Journal of Geophysical Research 98(C2):2353-2359. 

Amador, J. A, and R. D. Jones. 1993. Nutrient limitations on microbial respiration in peat soils with different total phosphorus content. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 25:793-801.  

Taylor, B. F., J. A. Amador, and H. S. Levinson. 1993. Degradation of meta-trifluoromethylbenzoate by sequential microbial and photochemical treatments. FEMS Microbiology Letters 110:213-216. 

Amador, J. A., and R. D. Jones. 1995. Carbon mineralization in pristine and phosphorus- enriched peat soils of the Florida Everglades. Soil Science 159:129-141.  

Lyons, J. B., and J. A. Amador. 1995. Phosphorus removal in riparian buffer zones. RI Water Resources Center Newsletter, Fall.  

Amador, J. A., and R. D. Jones. 1997. Response of carbon mineralization to combined changes in soil moisture and carbon-phosphorus ratio in a low phosphorus histosol. Soil Science 162:275-282. 

Amador, J. A. 1997. Meet a colleague. Agronomy News, April. 

Görres, J. H., M. C. Savin, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, microbial biomass, and nematode abundance within and outside the burrow walls of anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Science 162:666-671. 

Amador, J. A., A. M. Glucksman, J. B. Lyons, and J. H. Görres. 1997. Spatial distribution of soil phosphatase activity within a riparian forest. Soil Science 162:808-825. 

Amador, J. A. 1997. Soil form follows function. American Nurseryman 186:64-67. 

Görres, J. H.,, M. J. DiChiaro, J. B. Lyons, and J. A. Amador. 1998. Spatial and temporal patterns of biological activity in a forest and an old field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30:219-230. 

Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 1998. Biodegradation of norflurazon in a bog soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30:275-284. 

Amador, J. A. 1998. The impact of global environmental change on soil ecosystems. Maritimes (Spring):10-11.  

Lyons, J. B., J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1998. Spatial and temporal variability of phosphorus retention in a riparian forest soil. Journal of Environmental Quality 27:895-903. 

Ruemmele, B., and J. A. Amador. 1998. Turfgrass and soil responses to soil wetting agents. Journal of Turfgrass Management 2:71-82. 

Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 1998. Mineralization of norflurazon in a cranberry bog soil: Laboratory evaluations of management practices. Journal of Environmental Quality y 27:1234-1239. 

Gorres, J. H., M. C. Savin, D. A. Neher, T. R. Weicht, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment. 1. The effect of soil pore structure on C and N mineralization. Plant and Soil 212:75-83.

Neher, D. A., T. R. Weicht, M. C. Savin, J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment. 2. Nematode community structure. Plant and Soil  212:85-99.

Browning, M., C. Dawson, S. R. Alm, C. F. McElderry, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Effect of carbon amendment and soil moisture on Hoplolaimus galeatus and Tylenchorhynchus spp. Journal of Nematology 31: 445-454.

Bushoven, J. T., Z. Jiang, H. J. Ford, C. D. Sawyer, R. J. Hull, and J. A. Amador. 2000. Stabilization of soil nitrate by reseeding with perennial ryegrass following sudden turf death. Journal of Environmental Quality 29:1657-1661.

Jiang, Z., J. T. Bushoven, H. J. Ford, C. D. Sawyer, J. A. Amador, and R. J. Hull. 2000. Mobility of soil nitrogen and microbial responses following the sudden death of established turf. Journal of Environmental Quality 29:1625-1631.

Amador, J. A., Y. Wang, M. C. Savin, and J. H. Görres. 2000. Small-scale variability of physical and biological soil properties in Kingston, Rhode Island. Geoderma 98:83-94.

Gorres, J. H., M. A. Stolt, J. A. Amador, C. P. Schulthess, and P. W. Johnson. 2000. Soil pore manipulations to increase bioaccessible pore volume. Proceedings of the XXXth Congress, International Association of Hydrologists, Capetown, South Africa.

Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 2000. Burrowing a better future: Earthworms and the life of the soil. Rhode Island Natural History Survey Newsletter 7(1): 2-3.

Savin, M.C., J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Biogeophysical factors influencing soil respiration and mineral nitrogen content in an old field soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry  33:429-438.

Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Uncoupling of carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Role of microbivorous nematodes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 33:1463-1472.

Görres, J. H., M. C. Savin, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Soil micropore structure and carbon mineralization in burrows and casts of an anecic earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33: 1881-1887.  

Hull , R., J. Amador, J. Bushoven, and Z. Jiang. 2001. Does turf death cause nitrate leaching? Golf Course Management April: 65-68.

Amador, J.A. 2003. Review of "Soil Ecology", by P. Lavelle and A. Spain. Soil Science (In press)

Amador, J.A., J.H Görres, and M.C. Savin. 2003. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in Lumbricus terrestris (L.) burrow soil: Relationship to plant residues and macropores. Soil Science Society of America Journal (Accepted)

Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 2003. Dynamics of soil microbial and microfaunal communities as influenced by macropores, litter incorporation, and the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (L.). Soil Science Society of America Journal (Accepted)