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People

Professor Jo Smith

Professor Jo Smith
Professor Jo Smith
Professor Jo Smith

Personal Chair

Accepting PhDs

51cg
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

InstitutionPeriod AttendedQualificationYear 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/GradeEmployerPeriod of EmploymentMain Duties
Senior Lecturer to Professor 51cg 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

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.

Biological and Environmental Sciences

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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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 , published under the 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

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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  • ECOSSE - Estimating Carbon in Organic Soils Sequestration and Emissions: Final Report

    Smith, P., Smith, J. U., Flynn, H. C., Killham, K. S., Rangel-Castro, J. I., Foereid, B., Aitkenhead, M., Chapman, S., Towers, W., Bell, J., Lumsdon, D., Milne, R., Thomson, A., Simmons, I., Skiba, U., Reynolds, B., Evans, C., Frogbrook, Z., Bradley, I., Whitmore, A., Falloon, P.
    Scottish Executive. 177 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • Environmental Modelling: An Introduction

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P.
    Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. 256 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Greenhouse gas mitigation potential in agricultural soils

    Smith, P., Falloon, P., Franko, U., Korschens, M., Lal, R., Paustian, K., Powlson, D., Romanenkov, V., Shevtsova, L., Smith, J. U.
    Terrestrial ecosystems in a changing world. Canadell, J. G., Pataki, D. E., Pitelka, L. F. (eds.). Springer Verlag, pp. 227-235
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • How far might medium-term weather forecasts improve nitrogen fertiliser use and benefit arable farming in the England and Wales?

    Dailey, A. G., Smith, J. U., Whitmore, A. P.
    Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 117, no. 1, pp. 22-28
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Review of greenhouse gas life cycle emissions, air pollution impacts and economics of biomass production and consumption in Scotland

    Galbraith, D., Smith, P., Mortimer, N., Stewart, B., Hobson, M., McPherson, G., Matthews, R., Nijnik, M., Norris, J., Skiba, U., Smith, J. U., Towers, W.
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Scottish Executive. 267 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • Challenges in Quantifying Atmosphere: Biosphere Exchange of Nitrogen Species

    Sutton, M. A., Nemitz, E., Beier, C., Butterbach Bahl, K., Cellier, P., de Vries, W., Cotrufo, F., Skiba, U., Di Marco, C., Jones, S., Laville, P., Soussana, J. F., Loubet, B., Twigg, M., Famulari, D., Whitehead, J., Gallagher, M. W., Neftel, A., Flechard, C. R., Herrmann, B., Calanca, P. L., Mattsson, M. E., Schjoerring, J. K., Daemmgen, U., Horvath, L., Tang, Y. S., Campbell, C., Olsesen, J. E., Dragosits, U., Theobald, M., Levy, P., Mobbs, D., Milne, R., Reido, M., Viovy, N., Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Bergamaschi, P., Muller, J., Fowler, D.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Is resistant soil organic matter more sensitive to temperature than labile organic matter?

    Fang, C., Smith, P., Smith, J. U.
    Biogeosciences Discussions, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 65-68
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Land atmosphere exchange of nitrogen species

    Sutton, M. A., Nemitz, E., Erisman, J. W., Beier, C., Butterbach Bahl, K., Cellier, P., de Vries, W., Cotrufo, F., Skiba, U., Hensen, A., Bleeker, A., Laville, P., Loubet, B., Soussana, J. F., Twigg, M., Famulari, D., Whitehead, J., Gallagher, M. W., Calanca, P. L., Tang, Y. S., Campbell, C., Olsesen, J. E., Dragosits, U., Theobald, M. R., Viovy, N., Vuichard, N., Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Levy, P., Mobbs, D., Milne, R., Fowler, D.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Projected changes in mineral soil carbon of European croplands and grasslands, 1990–2080

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Wattenbach, M., Zaehle, S., Hiederer, R., Jones, R. J. A., Montanarella, L., Rounsevell, M. A., Reginster, I., Ewert, F.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 2141-2152
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Climate- and crop-responsive emission factors significantly alter estimates of current and future nitrous oxide emissions from fertiliser use

    Flynn, H. C., Smith, J. U., Smith, K. A., Wright, J., Smith, P., Massheder, J.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 1522-1536
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Similar response of labile and resistant soil organic matter pools to changes in temperature

    Fang, C., Smith, P., Moncrieff, J. B., Smith, J. U.
    Nature, vol. 433, pp. 57-59
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • A simple equation for simulating C decomposition in a multi-component pool of soil organic matter

    Fang, C., Smith, P., Smith, J. U.
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 56, pp. 815-820
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Development of an empirical model to predict nitrogen dioxide concentrations from weather variables for sites across the UK

    Hargreaves, P. R., Smith, J. U., Young, S., Goulding, K. W. T.
    Atmospheric Environment, vol. 39, pp. 409-417
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Incorporating microorganisms as decomposers into models to simulate soil organic matter decomposition

    Fang, C., Smith, P., Smith, J. U., Moncrieff, J. B.
    Geoderma, vol. 129, pp. 139-146
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Weekly weather generation for a nitrogen turnover model

    Dailey, A. G., Smith, J. U., Whitmore, A. P.
    Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 73, pp. 257-266
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Modelling nitrogen fluxes at the landscape scale

    Theobald, M. R., Dragosits, U., Place, C. J., Smith, J. U., Sozanska, M., Brown, L., Scholefield, D., Del Prado, A., Webb, J., Whitehead, P. G., Angus, A., Hodge, I. D., Fowler, D., Sutton, M. A.
    Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 135-142
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • A model to optimise biological control of slugs using nematode parasites

    Wilson, M. J., Hamacher, M., Glen, D. M., Smith, J. U.
    Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 179-191
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • How nitrate vulnerable zones can reduce the adverse environmental impact of productive arable agriculture

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Dailey, A. G., Glendining, M. J.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • The SUNDIAL model

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Dailey, A. G., Glendining, M. J., Tuck, G., Leech, P.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

  • Reply to comments on 'When is a measured soil organic matter fraction equivalent to a model pool?' by J. R.M Arah

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., MacDonald, A. J., Monaghan, R.
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 642-643
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Reply to comments on ‘When is a measured soil organic matter fraction equivalent to a model pool?’ by J.R.M. Arah

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., MacDonald, A. J., Monaghan, R.
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 641-643
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Effect of natural and agricultural factors on long-term soil organic matter dynamics in arable soils of the New Independent States-modelling and observation

    Shevtsova, L., Romanenkov, V., Sirotenko, O., Smith, P., Smith, J. U., Leech, P., Kanzyvaa, S., Rodionova, V.
    Geoderma, vol. 116, pp. 165-190
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Modeling soil carbon sinks for different agricultural systems in soddy-podzolic soils of Russia Practical solutions for managing optimum C and N content in agricultural soils. II

    Romanenkov, V. A., Sirotenko, O. D., Rodionova, V. N., Kanzvaa, S. O., Smith, P., Smith, J. U., Franko, U.
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Reply to comment on "When is a measured soil organic matter fraction equivalent to a model pool?

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Macdonald, A. J., Monaghan, R.
    European Journal of Soil Science
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Testing the adequacy of measured data for evaluating nitrogen turnover models by the dot-to-dot method

    Smith, J. U., Smith, P., Richter, G. M., Agostini, F. A., Welham, S. J.
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 175-185
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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