Prof. Krishnaswamy Jayachandran is a professor of environmental microbiology/soil science in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University. He received a PhD in Plant Pathology with a focus on Soil Microbiology from Kansas State University, an MS in Agricultural Microbiology, and a BS in Agricultural Sciences from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. He worked as a Research Associate at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics before completing his PhD at K-State. His research expertise is on studying soil physical, chemical, and biological properties in relation to nutrient cycling and soil quality in wetland and upland systems. He is the recipient of university teaching, research, mentoring, service, community engagement, access and equity, an ASA Fellow, SoTL, an Israel Science Fellow, and a Jefferson Science Fellow.