Soil Biogeochemistry Lab

Current people

Wenjuan Huang

Email: wjhuang@iastate.edu

Wenjuan Huang is the lab’s Principal Investigator and joined the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at Iowa State University as Assistant Professor in July 2024. She earned her PhD in Ecology from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and her BS from China Agricultural University. Outside of her research, she enjoys running, practicing Tai Chi, and playing games with her two children.

Mia Waid

Mia Waid is a master’s student in the Soil Biogeochemistry Lab. She joined the lab as a graduate student in 2024 after obtaining her BS in Environmental Science from Iowa State University. Her research interests surround soil and water nutrient cycling. Outside of her research, she enjoys hiking, travel, and playing with her dog.

Luke Bradshaw

Luke is an undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Sciences. He is expected to graduate 2025 Fall and intends to continue his studies by pursuing a master’s degree. Outside of his research he likes combat sports, traveling, and being with his people.  

Rounds, Jabe D

Jabe is an undergraduate student majoring in Biology. He is expected to graduate in the spring of 2028 and hopes to pursue a Master’s degree in Ecology. When not in the lab, Jabe enjoys hiking, spending time with friends, gardening, and collecting comics.

Borlaug, Andrew

Andrew is an undergraduate research assistant in the lab at Iowa State University. He is a senior majoring in Environmental Science with minors in Sustainability and Geographic Information Science (GIS) and is expected to graduate in May of 2026. His academic interests include agricultural nutrient pollution reduction and the use of deep learning data-driven approaches in environmental research. 

Lab Alumni (former postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates) 

Lu Yang (2024–2025, postdoctoral researcher)

Jinyang Zheng (2025, postdoctoral researcher)

Ella Gocken (Jan 2025–Dec 2025, First-Year Honors Program (FYHP), undergraduate research assistant)

Ilanna Lucheck (2025, Summer intern)