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My current role at CEH is to lead the development an atmospheric chemistry transport model to simulate the atmospheric composition, and atmosphere surface exchange of pollutants in the UK and Europe; for long term averages (multiple years) and for specific pollution episodes (hours).
Spatial modelling of atmospheric emissions, concentrations, deposition and effects at national and landscape scales; atmospheric pollution; nitrogen, ammonia, agricultural and non-agricultural emissions of nitrogen and greenhouse gases, assessment of mitigation measures including spatial targeting of mitigation near sources and sensitive receptors.
I am an Environmental Physicist, leading the Group ‘Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange & Effects’ within the Science Area 'Atmospheric Chemistry & Effects' at CEH's Edinburgh site. My work encompasses the measurement of surface / atmosphere exchange fluxes of a wide range of trace gases and aerosols, using micrometeorological flux measurement approaches. This includes fluxes of reactive nitrogen compounds (NH3, HNO3, NO, NO2, HONO), greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone, sulphur dioxide and aerosols (total number, size-segregated and chemically resolved for NH4+
Burning biomass (for example, logs) for domestic heating can release fine particles, causing respiratory and cardiovascular disease. This project addresses three questions: how much domestic biomass burning takes place in Scotland, how much pollution does this cause, and does it impair human health? These questions are addressed using novel measurement methods as well as modelling.
All communities in Scotland face water-related challenges but remote and coastal communities may face different challenges to those in urban areas, for example, difficulty in connecting to water mains supply or increased vulnerability to changes in distribution. This project aims to identify perceptions of water issues, exemplars of community action, and linkages between national & local policy, for better management of water resources in coastal areas.
My research background focuses on behavioural and population ecology in the marine and coastal environments. My main interests are in individual and/or geographical variation, how these scale up to the population or ecosystem level, and the implications for conservation and policy. I also have developed work around science communication, stakeholder engagement, and citizen science. I am interested in how people create, learn and benefit from scientific knowledge and understanding, and how we can improve our processes and systems.
My research focuses on the hydro-social system, specifically around public engagement with water environments, and novel ways of harnessing varied knowledges for water management. More broadly, this work feeds in to an understanding of public interactions between physical and social environments, including community resilience to climate and environmental change, rural development, knowledge co-production, and percpetions, framing and bias in science communication. These research areas are connected by my primary interest in effective integration between social and environmental aspects of
Senior Lecturer- Nature-based Solutions
This project explores the relationship between carbon storage, biodiversity conservation and flood mitigation in upland habitats to detect synergies and trade-offs and identifies land management practices that optimise the benefits to be gained. It is generating evidence to inform land-use management practices in the Scottish uplands that contributes to tackling the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and the climate emergency.
This project focuses on the ecosystem services supplied by Scotland’s agricultural soils. These services are linked to emerging soil health indicators and being valued. The outcomes of the project are informing natural capital accounts and identifying the contribution of soils to Scotland’s economy and national wellbeing.