CV
You can view a list of my publications here and access all of my publications on CentAUR: Central Archive at Univesity of Reading
August 2022 - Present
Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, UK.
October 2018 - Present
Associate Professor in Environmental Chemistry
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, UK.
October 2014 - September 2018
Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, UK.
April 2013 - September 2014
Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research
Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Project: Improvement of soil structure and crop yield by adding organic matter to soil.
February 2012 - February 2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate and US Department of Energy Ames Lab Affiliate
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Project: Designing environments that mimic aspects of the soil environment, using the capabilities of materials science, to study the effect of soil properties on plant behaviour.
July 2011 - December 2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mercury Biogeochemistry
K.C. Irving Environmental Science Center, Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Project: Bioaccumulation of mercury and methylmercury in benthic invertebrates in the coastal wetland sediments and mudflats of the Bay of Fundy.
September 2007 - July 2011
PhD in Soil Science
Soil Research Centre, University of Reading, UK, and British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK.
Project: Impact of earthworms on metal mobility and availability.
September 2006 - September 2007
MSc in Land Management
Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.
Project: Changes in the microbial community structure of an agricultural soil spiked with Zn and Cd followed by planting of oilseed rape (Brassica napus).
October 2002 - July 2005
BSc in Environmental Science of the Earth and Atmosphere
University of Reading, Berkshire, UK.
Project: A toxicity test using Eisenia fetida to investigate the interactive effect of cadmium and zinc in OECD artificial soil.