Professor Jo Smith
Personal Chair
- About
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Biography
Educational Background and Qualifications
Institution Period Attended Qualification Year Obtained University College London 1983 - 1986 BSc (Hons) Chemistry 1986 University of Reading 1987 - 1991 PhD, Acidic dissolution of clay minerals 1991 Employment History
Post/Grade Employer Period of Employment Main Duties Senior Lecturer to Professor University of Aberdeen 2001 - present Systems modelling; soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics Band 5 - Senior Research Scientist IACR Rothamsted 1998 - 2000 Simulation of soil organic matter and nitrogen dynamics Band 6 - Postdoctoral research scientist IACR Rothamsted 1991 - 1997 Simulation of soil organic matter and nitrogen dynamics Research Scientist British Petroleum 1990 - 1991 Computer simulation of zeolite materials Research Assistant University of Birmingham 1986 - 1987 Extraction and Characterisation of Humic Substances from Ancient Graves at Sutton Hoo External Memberships
- Associate Editor - Journal Environmental Quality
- Research
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Research Overview
- Systems modelling
- Soil organic matter and nutrient modelling
- Decision support
- Nitrogen fertiliser recommendation
- Carbon sequestration
- Greenhouse gas emissions
Current Research
Systems modelling: Impact of use of organic wastes on resource flows in farming households (carbon, nitrogen, water, energy, labour, finances)
Modelling soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics in:
- Highly organic soils (Scotland, Africa and South Asia)
- Tropical and nutrient depleted soils (Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia)
- High nutrient input soils (China and India)
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- Coordinator of BI4017 / BI4517 (Honours Essay)
- Lecturer on BI25P4 - People plants and environment
- Lecturer on BI1511 - Ecology and Environmental Science
- Contributes to BI4016 (Honours projects)
- Contributes to Masters Project Course
- Marker on EV4802 (Environmental Risk Assessment
- Marker on BI1009 (Written summaries)
- Publications
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Assessing soil carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from a Scots pine raised bog-edge-woodland
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 302, no. Part B, 114061Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114061
Agricultural Methane Emissions and the Potential for Mitigation
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, vol. 379, no. 2210, 20200451Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSoil-derived Nature’s Contributions to People and their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, no. 1834, 20200185Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of soils in provision of energy
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, no. 1834Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImportance of short-term temporal variability in soil physical properties for soil water modelling under different tillage practices
Soil & Tillage Research, vol. 213, 105132Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105132
Modeling long-term attainable soil organic carbon sequestration across the highlands of Ethiopia
Environment, Development and SustainabilityContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01653-0
Seasonal variability of resources: The unexplored adversary of biogas use in rural Ethiopia
Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 3, 100072Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpacts of different treatment methods for cattle manure on the spread of faecal indicator organisms from soil to lettuce in Nigeria
Journal of Applied MicrobiologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15189
Environmental and financial benefits of improved cookstove technologies in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia
Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 150, 106089Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106089
Seasonal patterns of greenhouse gas emissions from a forest-to-bog restored site in northern Scotland: Influence of microtopography and vegetation on carbon dioxide and methane dynamics
European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 1332-1353Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13050
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