Pierre-André JACINTHE
Department of Earth Sciences
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
723 W. Michigan St., SL 122, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 274-7969 (office); (317) 278-0133 (lab); Fax: (317) 274-7966;
Email: pjacinth@iupui.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Agronomy/Soils, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1995.
M.S., Natural Resources, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1991.
B.S., Agronomy, State University of Haiti, FAMV, Port-au-Prince, Haiti,1985.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Broad areas: Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Specific topics: Nitrogen dynamics and water quality; soil-atmosphere exchange of trace gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O); biogeochemistry of restored wetlands; soil erosion and the global carbon cycle; carbon sequestration; conservation tillage and soil processes.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2004 – date Assistant Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
1999- 2004 Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Scientist, Ohio State University.
1997 - 1999 Lecturer and Laboratory Manager, State University of Haiti
1997 - 1998 National Consultant, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
1995-1997 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, N.Y.
1991-1995 Graduate Research Associate, Ohio State University.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
American Society of Agronomy (ASA); Soil Science Society of America (SSSA); Ecological Society of America (ESA); The Geochemical Society.
TEACHING
2004- date Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
Principles of Geomorphology (G 415), Environmental Geology (G107), Introduction to Geochemistry (G406), Environmental Geochemistry (G585), Soil Biogeochemistry (G490 / G690).
2003 - 2004 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Co-instructor: Soils and Greenhouse Effect (SS 871, Winter 2003).
1997 - 1999 School of Agriculture, State University of Haiti.
Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Management.
RECENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS
- Trace gas fluxes in riparian buffers along an urban-rural gradient. Indiana Water Resources Research Center (IWRC - USGS) 2006 104 (b) grants. $20,000, 2006-2007.
- Impact of algaecide treatment on nitrogen cycling processes in Eagle Creek reservoir sediment. Office of Professional Development, IUPUI, $3,000, 2005 – 2006.
- Organic carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas fluxes in a Central Indiana water reservoir, Research Support Funds Grant, IUPUI, $20,857, 2005 – 2006.
REVIEWER
Journals: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment; Climatic Change; Applied
Geochemistry; Canadian Journal of Soil Science; Journal of Geoscience
Education; Journal of Environmental Quality; Journal of Range Management;
Soil and Tillage Research; Soil Biology and Biochemistry; Soil Science Society
of America Journal.
Granting Agencies and others: Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change, 4th
Assessment Report, Latin America; National Research Initiative (USDA-NRI); National Science Foundation; NIWR-USGS National Competitive Grants Program; Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP) program, IUPUI.
UNIVERSITY and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI
- Appeals Committee, School of Science, IUPUI
- Early Career Committee, Soil Science Society of America (2007 – 2009).
STUDENTS
Undergraduate students: Candace Jones (Chemistry major, 2005); Jennifer Faust (Chemistry major, 2005); Ashford Applewhite (Chemistry major and LSAMP, 2005); Brandon Lewis (Geosciences, Wheaton College, summer 2005); Andrew Schroering (Biology major, 2005 to date); Alice Enochs (Biology major, 2005- date); Codi Wieler, (Geology major, 2006- date); April Herman (2007- date).
Graduate student: Jonathan Bills
PUBLICATIONS (* = completed while at IUPUI)
a) Peer-reviewed articles
*Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2006a. Spatial variability of soil properties and trace gas
fluxes in reclaimed mineland. Geoderma 136: 598-608.
*Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2006b. Methane oxidation potential of reclaimed grassland
soils as affected by management. Soil Science 171: 772-783.
*Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman. 2006. Microbial nitrogen cycling processes in a
sulfidic coastal marsh. Wetlands Ecology and Management 14:123-131.
*Ussiri, D.A., R. Lal, and P.A. Jacinthe. 2006. Soil properties and carbon sequestration
of afforested pastures in reclaimed minesoils of Ohio. Soil Science Society of America Journal 70: 1797-1806.
* SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Ussiri, D.A., R. Lal, and P.A. Jacinthe. 2006. Effects of post-reclamation land use on
properties and carbon sequestration in minesoils of Southeastern Ohio. Soil Science 171: 261-271.
* SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2005. Labile carbon and methane uptake as affected by tillage
intensity in a Mollisol. Soil and Tillage Research 80:35-45.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2004. Effects of soil cover on fluxes and depth concentration of
trace gases. Soil Science 169: 243-259.
Jacinthe, P.A. R. Lal, L.B. Owens, and D.L. Hothem. 2004. Transport of labile carbon
in runoff as affected by land-use and rainfall characteristics. Soil and Tillage Research 77: 11-23.
Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman and A.J. Gold. 2003. Carbon dioxide production and
dissolved organic carbon dynamics in a riparian aquifer: Effects of hydrology and nitrate enrichment. Journal of Environmental Quality 32: 1365-1374.
Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2003. Nitrogen fertilization of wheat residue affecting
nitrous oxide and methane emission from a central Ohio Luvisol. Biology and Fertility of Soils 37: 338-347.
Jacinthe, P.A., W.A. Dick, and L.B. Owens. 2002. Overwinter soil denitrification
activity and nitrogen cycling as affected by management practices. Biology and Fertility of Soils 36: 1-9.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, and J. Kimble. 2002. A simulation study of carbon dioxide
evolution in runoff from long-term no-till and plowed soils. Soil and Tillage Research 66: 23-33.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, and J. Kimble. 2002. Carbon budget and seasonal carbon dioxide
emission from a central Ohio Luvisol as influenced by wheat residue amendment. Soil and Tillage Research 67: 147-157.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, and J. Kimble. 2002. Influence of crop residue fertilization on
accumulation and quality of organic carbon in a central Ohio Luvisol. Soil Science 167:750-758.
Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman. 2001. Silicone rubber sampler to measure dissolved
gases in saturated soils and waters. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 33:907-912.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, and J. Kimble. 2001. Organic carbon storage and dynamics in
croplands and terrestrial deposits as influenced by subsurface tile-drainage. Soil Science 166: 322-335.
Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2001. A mass balance approach to assess carbon dioxide
evolution during erosional events. Land Degradation and Development 12: 329-339.
Jacinthe, P.A., W.A. Dick, and L.C. Brown. 2000. Bioremediation of nitrate-
contaminated shallow soils and waters using water table management techniques: Evolution and release of nitrous oxide. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 32: 371-382.
Jacinthe, P.A., W.A. Dick, and L.C. Brown. 1999. Bioremediation of nitrate-
contaminated shallow soils and waters using water table management techniques: Nitrate removal efficiency. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineering 42: 1251-1259.
Addy, K., A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, and P.A. Jacinthe. 1999. Groundwater nitrate
removal in subsoil of forested and mowed riparian buffer zones. Journal of Environmental Quality. Journal of Environmental Quality 28: 962-970.
Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold, and P.A. Jacinthe. 1998. Nitrous oxide production in
riparian zones and groundwater. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 52:179-186.
Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman, A.J. Gold, and A. Mosier. 1998. Patchiness in microbial
nitrogen transformations in groundwater in a riparian forest. Journal of Environmental Quality 27:156-164.
Gold, A.J., P.A. Jacinthe, P.M. Groffman, and R.H. Puffer. 1998. Patchiness in
groundwater nitrate removal in a riparian forest. Journal of Environmental Quality 27:146-155.
Jacinthe, P.A. and W.A. Dick. 1997. Soil management and nitrous oxide emissions from
cultivated fields in Southern Ohio. Soil and Tillage Research 41:221-235.
Jacinthe, P.A. and W.A. Dick. 1996. Use of silicone tubing to sample nitrous oxide in
the soil atmosphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 28: 721-726.
Jacinthe, P.A. and J.R. Pichtel. 1992. Interactions of the nitrification inhibitors
nitrapyrin and dicyandiamide with soil humic compounds. Soil Science Society America Journal 56:465-470.
b) Book chapters
Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2003. Soil Respiration. In Encyclopedia of Soil Science. R.
Lal, editor. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
Jacinthe, P.A., and R. Lal. 2002. Erosion and carbon dioxide. In Encyclopedia of Soil
Science. R. Lal, editor. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, and J. Kimble. 2001. Assessing water erosion impacts on soil
carbon pools and fluxes. In Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon Pools, R. Lal, J. Kimble, R.F Follett and B. Stewart, editors. CRC Press Publishers, Boca Raton, Fl., pp. 427-450.
c) Conference presentations
*Jacinthe, P.A., J.S. Bills*, L. Tedesco, R.C. Barr. 2007. Hydro-climatic events and
greenhouse gas dynamics in riparian forests. 4th USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference, February 2007, Baltimore, MD.
*Jacinthe, P.A., L. Tedesco, R.C. Barr. 2006. Soil properties and trace gas fluxes in a
newly-restored riparian forest. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, November 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
*Ikemura, Y., M. Shukla, P.A. Jacinthe. 2006. Forms of carbon in organic and
conventional farming systems in a semi-Arid ecosystem of New Mexico. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, November 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacinthe, P.A. 2006. Spatio-temporal variability of nitrogen dynamics in a freshwater
reservoir. Workshop “Denitrification Modeling Across Terrestrial, Freshwater and Marine Systems”, November 2006, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.
Jacinthe, P.A. 2006. Nitrogen removal in a freshwater reservoir as related to
morphology. Central Indiana Water Resources Partnership (CIWRP) Fall 2006 Science Meeting “Watershed and Reservoir Assessment and Analysis“, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacinthe, P.A. 2006. Geomorphic control of nitrogen dynamics in freshwater reservoirs
of central Indiana. Fall 2006 colloquium series, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
*Jacinthe, P.A. 2006. Nitrogen budget and dynamics in central Indiana freshwater
reservoirs. Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 2006, Memphis, TN.
*Enochs, A., Jacinthe, P.A., Wang, X. 2006. Organic carbon and denitrification activity
in adjacent flatwoods and restored wetlands. Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 2006, Memphis, TN.
*Jacinthe, P.A. 2006. Nitrogen dynamics in sediment from three Central Indiana water
reservoirs. Seventh Annual IUPUI Symposium Highlighting the Research of Faculty, Staff, and Students of Color, March 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
*Jacinthe, P.A 2006. Nitrogen cycling in Central Indiana reservoir sediments as
affected by copper enrichment. Invited presentation, Fall meeting of the Indiana Water Resources Association, Indianapolis, IN.
*Jacinthe, P.A 2005. Impact of copper-containing algicide on nitrogen cycling in
reservoir sediments. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Salt Lake City, Utah.
*Jacinthe, P.A 2005. Assessing the fates of eroded carbon through biochemical and
stable isotope techniques. Sixth International Conference on Geomorphology, September 6-11, Zaragoza, Spain.
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2004. Spatial variability of methane fluxes in reclaimed
grasslands: Effects of post-reclamation land-uses. Annual Conference of the Air and Waste Management Association, June 20-25, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, M. Ebinger. 2004. Topsoiling practices and carbon sequestration
in reclaimed mined lands. Proceedings of the Third Annual Carbon Sequestration Conference, Alexandria, VA.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, M. Ebinger. 2003. Post-reclamation land-use and carbon
sequestration in mined soils. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Denver, CO.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2003. Post-reclamation land-uses and methane fluxes in
reclaimed grasslands. Ohio Air Quality Research Symposium, Toledo, OH.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, M. Ebinger. 2003. Land-use options for carbon sequestration in
reclaimed mined lands. Proceedings of the Second Annual Carbon Sequestration Conference, May 5-8, Alexandria, VA.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2002. Methane oxidation potential in reclaimed grassland as
affected by management. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal. 2002. Microbial controls of carbon sequestration in reclaimed
mined soils. Second Ohio Forum on Carbon Sequestration, Lancaster, OH.
Jacinthe, P.A., R. Lal, J.M. Kimble. 2001. Mineralization of organic carbon mobilized
during erosional events. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Charlotte, NC.
Lal, R., P.A. Jacinthe, Y.L. Hao, V. Akala, and M. Hoffman. 2001. Technological
options for terrestrial carbon sequestration. First Ohio Forum on Carbon Sequestration, Delaware, OH.
Jacinthe, P.A. and P.M. Groffman. 1998. A novel technique to measure dissolved gases
in waters. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Baltimore, MD
Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman, R. Puffer, and A.J. Gold. 1996. Nitrate transformations
in riparian forest soil mesocosms. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacinthe, P.A. and W.A. Dick. 1994. Soil management and nitrous oxide emissions from
cultivated fields in Southern Ohio. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Seattle, WA.
Jacinthe, P.A., W.A. Dick, and L.C. Brown. 1993. Potential nitrate formation and
removal from soils. Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Cincinnati, OH.
d) Consultancy reports
Gillis, M., P.A. Jacinthe, and J. M. Vasquez. 1998. Etude Environnementale Transfrontalière: Haiti - République Dominicaine. S.A. Agrer, N.V.