Professor Jo Smith
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- 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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Climate Smart agricultural practices improve soil quality through organic carbon enrichment and lower greenhouse gas emissions in farms of bread bowl of India
Soil ResearchContributions to Journals: ArticlesChanges in soil properties following the establishment of exclosures in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 10, 823026Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing 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
Impacts of different treatment methods for cattle manure on the spread of faecal indicator organisms from soil to lettuce in Nigeria
Journal of Applied Microbiology, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 618-632Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAgricultural 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
Environmental and financial benefits of improved cookstove technologies in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia
Biomass & Bioenergy, vol. 150, 106089Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModeling 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