Professor Davey Jones
Professor of Soil and Environmental Science / Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor
Affiliations
Links
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Davey-Jones
Researchgate profile - https://twitter.com/bangorsoil
Twitted feed - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=GBlZUy0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Google scholar profile
Contact info
Address: Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW
Email: d.jones@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 07827 807516 (UK) and 00 44 1248 382579 (International)
Researchgate profile; Google scholar profile; Twitter feed; Web of Science ResearcherID: C-7411-2011
Contact Info
Address: Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW
Email: d.jones@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 07827 807516 (UK) and 00 44 1248 382579 (International)
Researchgate profile; Google scholar profile; Twitter feed; Web of Science ResearcherID: C-7411-2011
Overview
Background
Davey Jones holds a Professorial Chair in Environmental Science and Public Health at Bangor University. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow held jointly between Cornell University and the US Department of Agriculture in the USA (with Prof Leon Kochian). He also carried out postdoctoral work under Prof Simon Gilroy at Penn State University (now Madison, WI). A major focus of his research is on understanding below-ground processes with specific focus on nutrients and human pathogen behavior in water-food-soil-plant-microbial systems. His research portfolio is quite broad - reflecting his interests from natural sciences through to social sciences (i.e. science linked to changing human behaviour).
Current applications of his work include (1) the implementation of strategies for controlling viral pathogens such as Norovirus and Influenza in urban, agricultural, freshwater and marine ecosystems, (2) understanding the flow and control of antimicrobial resistance in a One Health context, (3) promoting carbon sequestration in agricultural systems and understanding the factors regulating carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions, (4) developing ways to improve nutrient use efficiency in cropping systems with specific focus on nitrogen and phosphorus, (5) microplastic pollution, (6) soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning, and (7) the impact of flooding, drought and ozone on ecosystem functioning (including tipping points) and potential strategies to enhance ecosystem resilience.
He has published more than 714 ISI-listed scientific journal articles (ISI H-index = 101; ISI >44,500 citations; Google Scholar H-index = 126, >67,700 citations).
He has advised UK and Welsh Government on their COVID-19, public health, agriculture, waste and climate change policies. His research is funded via UKRI (NERC, EPSRC, BBSRC), Welsh Government, DHSC, UKHSA, Food Standards Agency, DEFRA and the European Union. He was a member of the SAGE COVID-19 sub-committee 'Transmission of Covid-19 in the Wider Environment Group (TWEG)' and was head of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Group - Environment (TAG-E) for Welsh Government and reported to the UK Government COVID-19 Public Inquiry. He also collaborates with industry to deliver novel solutions to environmental problems and improve product sustainability. He currently leads the 'Wastewater-based public health surveillance programme for Wales' and sits on the UKWIR Substances of Emerging Concern Advisory Group (SECAG).
Responsibilities within Bangor University
- Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research
- School (SENS) Management Committee Member
- School (SENS) Research Committee Member
- School (SENS) Henfaes Committee: Research
- School (SENS) Radiation Protection Officer
- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology: Science Lead
Current and past external responsibilities:
- COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group (Welsh Government)
- SAGE sub-committee on COVID-19 and the environment (UK Government)
- BBSRC Panel Member
- NERC College Member
- Welsh Government Land Use and Climate Change Group Member
- Editorial Board Soil Ecology Letters
- Chief Editor Frontiers in Soil Science
- Associate Editor Frontiers in Agronomy
- Associate Editor with Rhizosphere
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists
- Training manager for the STARS College of Doctoral Training in Soil Science
- Adjunct Professor at Clemson University
- Member of the Substances of Emerging Concern Advisory Group (SECAG)
Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies
- B.Sc. (Hons), Soil Science, University of Aberdeen
- Ph.D, Plant Science, University of Oxford
- Member of the British Society of Soil Science
- Member of the International Fertiliser Society
Prizes and Awards
- NERC Impact Award Overall Winner 2023
- Queen's Anniversary Prize Winner 2023
- Water Industry Awards Innovation Finalist 2023
- Institute of Water Innovations Award Winner 2022
- Institute of Water Welsh Area Social & Innovation Award Winner 2022
Films
Music
Research
Key topics
Plant-soil-microbe interactions, Environmental pollution, Human Pathogens (especially viruses), Antimicrobial resistance, Dissolved Organic mitrogen, Soil quality, Freshwater and marine pollution, Water quality, Crop Science, Greenhouse gas emissions, Agronomy and modelling, Social behaviour and environmental issues.
My research project websites
- COVID-19 surveillance and human pathogenic organisms in the environment: (http://www.viraqua.uk/ and https://wastewatersurveillance.com/)
- EPSRC Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
-
QUANTUM: Quantifying the combined nutrient enrichment, pathogenic, and ecotoxicological impacts of livestock farming on UK rivers
- Soil Science PhD training programme: http://www.starsoil.org.uk/
- Flooded soil project: http://agrisoils.bangor.ac.uk/index.php.en
- Climate extreme project: http://www.nrn-lcee.ac.uk/climate-smart-grass/
- GCRF agricultural plastics project: https://www.gcrf-agriplastics.uk/
- Plastic vectors project: https://plasticvectors.stir.ac.uk/
- Biochar GHG Demonstrator project: https://biochardemonstrator.ac.uk/
- Peatland GHG Demonstrator Project: https://www.ggrpeat.org/
- PATH-SAFE (partner in the FSA project): https://www.food.gov.uk/our-work/pathogen-surveillance-in-agriculture-food-and-environment-programme
- Freshwater DOC project: www.nerc-domaine.uk/
- The Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP): https://gmep.wales/
- Researchgate profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Davey_Jones
- Boreal forest nitrogen cycling (http://borealngap.weebly.com)
- Uplands N2O: http://uplands-n2o.bangor.ac.uk/
Teaching and Supervision
These are the courses I am module organiser for:
I also contribute to these modules:
Undergraduate level
- DXX-1001 Ecosystems Function & Services (EFC)
- DXX-1000 Academic Tutorials and Key Skills (ATKS)
- DXX-3701 Honours Research Project (HRP)
Masters Level
PhD Level
- Overseas soil field course to the Canary Islands
- Soil Quality Training Course
These are the PhD and Masters students I have or currently helped supervise in the period 2021-2024
Katy Lambert-Slosarka (Environmental virology) Masters (completed)
Siyang Ren (Microplastic pollution) PhD
Zoe Shaw (Microplastic pollution) Masters (completed)
Martine Graf (Microplastic pollution) PhD
Martin Samphire (Microplastic pollution) PhD
Igor Pantea (Environmental virology) Masters (completed)
Sam Musarika (Greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands) PhD (completed)
Deniz Arslan (Organo-mineral fertilisers) Masters with industry (completed)
Emma Withers (Greenhouse gas emissions, extreme events, plastics) PhD
Ize Adave (Composting for agriculture) PhD
Gupeng Li (Microplastic pollution) PhD
Marya Fareed (Microplastic pollution) PhD
Ben Freeman (Sustainable peatlands) PhD (completed)
Yusra Zireeni (Animal waste management) PhD
Connie Tulloch (Plastics and pathogens) PhD
Erik Button (Subsoil carbon management) PhD (completed)
Emily Cooledge (Herbal leys for livestock) PhD (completed)
Anna Ray (sustainable fertiliser management) Masters with industry (completed)
Lisanne van Willegen (dune ecosystem management) PhD (completed)
Bede West (land use change) PhD (completed)
David Fidler (soil carbohydrate enzymes) PhD (completed)
Luke Hillary (soil viromics) PhD (completed)
Danielle Hunt (N2O emissions from soil) PhD
John Langley (animal waste management) PhD (completed)
Jessica Potts (neonic insecticides in soil) PhD (completed)
Rande Dzay (AMR and viruses in wastewater) PhD
Pooja Pandemakar (AMR in wastewater) PhD
Daisy Alston (subsoil geochemistry) PhD
Wannipa Serung (Influenza in the environment) PhD
Jinhua Yin (S cycling soil and extreme events) PhD
Gimhani Thumbe Dhura (microplastics in soil) PhD
Shidi Ba (biowaste management in China) PhD
Samantha Viljoen (bioplastics innovation) PhD
Jincheng Li (denitrification in soils) PhD
Research areas and keywords
Keywords
- QK Botany
- S Agriculture (General)
- QR355 Virology
- Q Science (General)
Research outputs (681)
- Published
Field-based assessment of the effect of conventional and biodegradable plastic mulch film on nitrogen partitioning, soil microbial diversity, and maize biomass
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Microcosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Plastic pollution and human pathogens: Toward s a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (3)
BBC Science Focus Article: Olympic marathon swimmers will (very very) likely get diarrhoea, say experts. Here's why
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Projects (90)
Bangor Wastewater Lab Services: Verily Minimum OpEx Support
Project: Research