Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology
O.N. Allen Professor of Soil Microbiology
Welcome!
Welcome to the website of Dr. Zac Freedman’s research team in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences at UW–Madison.
Microbes are vital components of Earth’s ecosystems, living in complex communities with tremendous metabolic diversity. For example, microbes mediate global nutrient cycles, detoxify harmful molecules, and have shaped our planet through interactions with myriad other organisms. Our research uses a combination of traditional and state-of-the-art techniques to investigate the impacts of environmental changes on microbial communities and their ecosystem functions in natural and managed ecosystems.
We are recruiting for a PhD student to start as early as Summer 2027. If you’re interested please, e-mail Zac to get the conversation started.
Program Affiliations:
• Soil Science
• Agroecology
• Microbiology Doctoral Training Program
• Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
• Wisconsin Center for Ecology and the Environment
Contact Information:
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1525 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1299
Office: 433 King Hall
Office Phone: 608.262.9018
Lab: 205 Hiram Smith Annex
Email: zfreedman@wisc.edu
X: @ZacFreedman