Contact Dr Mark Pawlett

Areas of expertise

  • Biomass and Waste
  • Nanotechnology
  • Soil
  • Soil Analysis
  • Soil Resources

Background

Qualifications:

PhD 2002. University of East London. Soil Ecology

MSc 1995. University of East London. Environmental Sciences

BSc (Hons) 1992. Nottingham Trent University. Applied Biology

Previous Employment:

ANALYTICAL CHEMIST: Technichem Laboratories Ltd: 1997 to 1999 UKAS accredited. Analytical duties: Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES), Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) with graphite furnace, hydride generation and cold vapor systems, Florescence Spectroscopy.

ANALYTICAL CHEMIST: London Analytical Ltd: 1995 to 1997: Analysis of environmental samples for: metals, phenol, cyanide, sulphate, sulphide, bomb calorimetry, nutrients as well as sample preparation, training and supervision of junior staff.

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT: Nottingham Wildlife Trust: 1993 Habitat management

RESEARCH SCIENTIST: University of East London: 1991. Industrial placement research project for BSC (Hons) Applied Biology. A study of peat alternatives using soil microbial techniques.

Research opportunities

Dr Mark Pawlett is developing international recognition as a soil biologist, targeting innovative strategies to restore the functional health of degraded soils. He is particularly interested in improving ecological interactions and biodiversity of intensively managed soils. He attained a PhD (2002) from the University of East London with the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, where he provided insights regarding soil biodiversity in acidic soils. At Â鶹´«Ã½AV, he has been a PI, Co-I and Project Manager of various research programmes. He is currently Co-I of Restoring Resilient Ecosystems (NERC), a UK-Canada Initiative antimicrobial resistance (BBSRC), Potato Lite (Innovate UK) and Exploitation of beneficial root-associated rhizobacteria in grain cereal-based cropping systems (with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco). These projects increase our fundamental knowledge regarding the role of soil microorganisms in securing functional resilience across multiple land-uses

Current activities

CURRENT RESEARCH

• [Co-I]: Restoring Resilient Ecosystems [NERC]

• [Co-I]: Exploitation of beneficial root-associated rhizobacteria in grain cereal-based cropping systems. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.

• [Co-I]: UK-Canada AMR Initiative Canada_IPAP - Anglo-Canadian Collaboration on Antimicrobial resistance [BBSRC].

• [Co-I]: Potato Lite (Innovate UK)

Clients

DEFRA

EPSRC

BBSRC

EA

NERC

WRAP

Publications

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