Our people

Bridget is Head of Soils and Land Use at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology with responsibility for over 80 staff and their PhD students.

Adie's research interests broadly encompass the sustainability of agriculture.

Niall is leader of the Plant-Soil Interactions Group at UKCEH Lancaster and is honorary professor at the University of Warwick.

Steve McGrath is internationally renowned for his pioneering work on how the different chemical forms of trace elements affect their mobility in the environment and impacts on biological systems.

Ian manages our Harpenden field site as part of Rothamsted Research.

Rachael James is Professor of Geochemistry within the School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton.

Chris Pearce is a Principal Marine Geoscientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton.

Ros has pioneered an interdisciplinary blend of biology and chemistry to resolve questions of past climates, evolution, and the future of the phytoplankton.

Karen is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Member of the Understanding Risk Research Group Cardiff University.

Nick is Professor of Environmental Psychology and Risk and Director of the Understanding Risk Research Group based within the School of Psychology at Cardiff University.

Dr Phil Renforth is an Associate Professor in the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions at Heriot-Watt University.

Pete Smith is Professor of Soils and Global Change at the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK).

Professor Steve Banwart is an international leader in the study of reactive processes in soil and groundwater.

Adie's research interests broadly encompass the sustainability of agriculture.

Dr Nathan Callaghan is Field Instrumentation Technician in the Soils and Land Use group at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

Sarah has worked at Rothamsted Research for 30+ years and currently manages the laboratories there in the Soil Quality and Nutrition Team.

Robert is an ecologist with experience of environmental monitoring of water, soils, herbage and atmospheric gases. He manages the Lowland Grazing Demonstrator site located at North Wyke.

Dafydd is a soil biogeochemist in the Plant-Soil Interactions group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Jane has a number of key research interests including phosphorus use efficiency; nutrient cycling from soils to water and air, and diffuse pollution mitigation methods, plus much more.

Chris is a research assistant in the Soil Nutrition and Quality Group (Sustainable Soils and Crops) at Rothamsted. His role is focused on research into nutrients and contaminants in soils and crops.

Javier is a soil and plant scientist working at Rothamsted Research, having joined Prof. Steve McGrath’s team in 2014 as a research assistant.

Stella is working as a research associate within the Plant-Soil Interactions Group at UKCEH.

Alan is the project manager of the GGR ERW Plynlimon field site and a soil and water scientist for UKCEH, managing science projects in sustainable land use and agro-ecological practices.

Jonathan Foot is the Head of Environmental at the AHDB. He has over 15 years environmental experience.

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Feifei is a post-doctoral researcher at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. Her research focuses on understanding the climate- and human-induced changes in various Earth’s systems.

Sarah has worked at Rothamsted Research for 30+ years and currently manages the laboratories there in the Soil Quality and Nutrition Team.

Javier is a soil and plant scientist working at Rothamsted Research, having joined Prof. Steve McGrath’s team in 2014 as a research assistant.

Kate is a Research Associate based in the School of Social Sciences and Understanding Risk Research Group, Cardiff University.

Erin is a Research Associate based in the School of Social Sciences and Understanding Risk Research Group at Cardiff University

Robert is an ecologist with experience of environmental monitoring of water, soils, herbage and atmospheric gases. He manages the Lowland Grazing Demonstrator site located at North Wyke.

Alan is the project manager of the GGR ERW Plynlimon field site and a soil and water scientist for UKCEH, managing science projects in sustainable land use and agro-ecological practices.

Ian manages our Harpenden field site as part of Rothamsted Research.

Dr Mohammad Madankan is a Research Associate in the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Heriot-Watt University.

Sylvia Vetter is an environmental modeller at the University of Aberdeen.

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Jared West has over 25 years of experience in hydrogeology, including research and commercial projects, class and field teaching and PhD and Masters dissertation project supervision.

Victoria is the Research Centre Manager for the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation and also the Greenhouse gas removal with UK agriculture via enhanced rock weathering Demonstrator.