Edwardson received his doctorate from the Department of Microbiology and Marine Sciences from the University of Georgia under the mentorship of Dr. James T. Hollibaugh, who is known for
aquatic microbial ecology with an emphasis on molecular techniques.
The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna has gathered an exceptional number of renowned experts over the past years with complementary research areas in
microbial ecology, functional genomics and
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem research.