I am a soil scientist based in University College Dublin, UCD School of Biosystems & Food Engineering. I lead a project called soilCfunction (IRC-funded) that examines C-N-P-S stoichiometry in arable soils to enhance soil C sequestration. The microbial mechanisms for soil carbon sequestration under full nutrient supply and nutrient limitation are being investigated along with the quantitative relationship between stabilized SOC and soil chemical and physical parameters. Another project will explore and map the soil C saturation potential of Irish soils (Teagasc Walsh Fellowship). I am very interested in looking at similar themes under EJP Soil and potentially in long term experiments.
Our labs have a CNS analyser, vis-NIR spectroscopy, many soil chemical and physical methods and access to plant growth rooms/chambers, http://www.ucdplantscience.com/facilities/programme-for-experimental-atmospheres-and-climate/.

UCD is the national leader in research funding, attracting quality investment that has helped the university to establish a reputation as a world-class destination for leading researchers. UCD has a strong track record of education and research in the area of agri-food. We are leading a portfolio of research and development initiatives in the area of agri-food and in the areas of climate change and biodiversity. Our researchers are supported by and collaborate with many organisations including the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irish industry, the European Union and other international partnerships. Agricultural Sciences at UCD are among the best in the world, ranked 19th globally and 5th in Europe in a recent university ranking. UCD is also an active member of the All-Island Climate and Biodiversity Research Network (AICBRN), through the UCD Earth Institute, iCRAG SFI Research Centre for Applied Geosciences, BiOrbic SFI Research Centre for Bioeconomy, and the Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme, which brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines across the island who are undertaking research in climate and biodiversity topics. Among our other major research centres is Food for Health Ireland, an Enterprise Ireland/IDA Ireland Technology Centre. Through our expertise in animal science and veterinary medicine, we promote efficient, sustainable, healthy, and welfare-friendly livestock production. Our researchers are also working with industry to create ‘farms of the future’ where smart and precision agriculture practices will greatly increase production and reduce waste, and our graduates are leaders in the agri-food sector nationally and internationally.