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- About
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- Email Address
- jo.smith@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Room G45
23 St Machar Drive- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
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 fertilizer recommendation
- Carbon sequestration
- Greenhouse gas emissions
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Agricultural Sciences
- Environmental Management
- International Agriculture
- Mathematical Modelling
- Soil Science
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
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)
Past Research
Projects completed in
- estimation of carbon payback time associated with wind farm developments
- anaerobic digestion
- use of organic resources to improve soils
- poverty alleviation in households in Sub-Saharan Africa
Knowledge Exchange
- The Scottish Government Wind farm Carbon Calculator (now used in planning for wind farm developments)
- Installation of demonstration biogas digesters in villages in Uganda and Ethiopia.
- Determination of options for use of organic resources for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa (technical document and policy brief)
- Engagement with villagers in South Asia on reducing waste of nitrogen in farming systems.
Collaborations
UK
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Mark Sutton (nitrogen use efficiency), Ute Skibe (measurement of greenhouse gas emissions), Julia Drewer (greenhouse gas emissions).
- James Hutton Insitute - Lisa Avery (Bioslurry and pathogens); Jagadeesh Yeluripati (Zero Budget Natural Farming)
- Rothamsted Research - Tom Misselbrook (N use in livestock systems).
- University of Edinburgh - Jon Hillier (Cool Farm Tool); Alfie Gathorne-Hardy (Biodiversity and nitrogen use).
- Scottish Rural College - Bob Rees (Field trials on nitrogen use efficiency).
- Moredun Institute - Phillip Skuce (Health impacts of organic resource use)
AFGHANISTAN Kabul University - Safi Zikrullah (Nitrogen use in villages in Afghanistan)
BANGLADESH
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University - Md. Mizanur Rahman (N use in villages in Bangladesh)
- University of Rajshahi - Md Toufiq Iqbal (N use in villages in Bangladesh)
- Bangladesh Rice Research Institute - Umme Aminun Naher (N use in villages in Bangladesh)
CAMEROON
- Catholic University Cameroon - Kenneth Yongabi (Anaerobic digestion for poverty alleviation)
CHINA
- Nanjing Agricultural University - Genxing Pan (Use of crops residues to produce biochar)
ETHIOPIA
- Addis Ababa University - Assefa Abegaz (Household energy and recycling of nutrients)
- Hawassa University - Tewodros Tefera (Social impacts of organic resource use)
- Southern Agricultural Research Institute – Getahun Yakob (Measurement of changes in soil properties with management of organic resources)
- International Water Management Institute – Wolde Bori (Changes in ecosystem services in exclosure areas)
INDIA
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute - Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay (Nitrogen use in villages in Haryana); Rabindra Nath Pradaria (Socio-economic survey of villages); Arti Bhatia (Measurement of nitrogen flows).
- National Rice Research Institute - Himanshu Pathak (Nitrogen use in villages in Odisha)
- KIIT University – Rabi Subudhi (Nitrogen use in villages in Odisha)
- The Energy and Resources Institute – Arindam Datta (Use of crops residues to produce biochar)
PAKISTAN
- University of Faisalabad - Abdul Wakeel (Nitrogen use in villages in Pakistan)
MALDIVES
- National University of Maldives - Shazla Mohamed (Nitrogen use on agricultural islands in the Maldives)
NEPAL
- Tribhuvan University - Khem Raj Dahal (Nitrogen use in villages in Nepal)
NIGERIA
- International Food Policy Research Institute (Social impacts of different uses of organic wastes)
SRI LANKA
- University of Peradeniya - Sarath Nissanka (Nitrogen use in villages in Sri Lanka)
UGANDA
- Makerere University - Johnny Mugisha (Social impacts of anaerobic digestion)
- Centre for Research in Energy & Conservation - Vianney Tumwesige (Impacts of biogas)
- 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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When is a measured soil organic matter fraction equivalent to a model pool?
European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 53, pp. 405-416Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2389.2002.00458.x
Carbon Mitigation Options in Agriculture: Improving our Estimates for Kyoto
In: Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter (ed. Rees,R. M.;Ball,B. C.;Campbell,C. D.;Watson,C. A.) CABI, Wallingford, UK, pp. 324-329, 5 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEnhancing the carbon sink in European agricultural soils: Including trace gas fluxes in estimates of carbon mitigation potential
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 60, pp. 237-252Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012617517839
Modelling Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the Former Soviet Union Under Decreased Inorganic Fertilization Following Perestroika
Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsSOM sustainability and agricultural management : predictions at the regional level
Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter. Rees, R., Ball, B., Watson, C., Campbell, C. (eds.). CABI International, pp. 54-59, 5 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersSoil Organic Matter Network (SOMNET): 2001 Model and Experimental Metadata
GCTE Report 7 (2nd Edition), GCTE Focus 3 Office, Wallingford, Oxon, pp. 1-224, 223 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAgricultural carbon mitigation options in Europe: improved estimates and the global perspective
Acta Agronomica Hungarica, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 209-216Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.48.2000.2.13
Meeting Europe's climate change committments: quantitative estimates of the potential for carbon mitigation by agriculture
Global Change Biology, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 525-539Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00331.x
Meeting the UK's climate change commitments: options for carbon mitigation on agricultural land
Soil Use & Management, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1-11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2000.tb00162.x
Including trace gas fluxes in estimates of the carbon mitigation potential of UK agricultural land
Soil Use & Management, vol. 16, pp. 251-259Contributions to Journals: Articles