Dr Pete Maxfield
Dr Pete Maxfield
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Role:
Department staff:
Collaborations:
- University of Bristol
- Rothamsted Research
- CEH
- University of Antananarivo
- Syngenta
- Somerset Wildlife Trust
Research staff:
Teaching staff:
- Qualifications:
- MSci, PhD
- Position:
- Senior Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry
- Department:
- HAS - Applied Sciences
- Telephone:
- +441173287543
- Email:
- Pete.Maxfield@uwe.ac.uk
About me
My research background is in biogeochemistry and utilising organic geochemical techniques to characterise and quantify C cycling, metabolic pathways and trace gas exchange.
Current areas of research include:
The mechanistic study of carbon and nutrient cycling in post agricultural soils through the combination of isotope and molecular characterisation techniques to delineate discrete processes in complex systems.
The application of Remote Sensing in landscape scale monitoring, carbon assessment and landscape recovery.
Pollutant fate anlysis in aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Research into the identification and developemtn of volatile semiochemicals as alternatives to pesticides.
Area of expertise
Methane:
I study carbon dynamics in a range of settings including soils, peatlands and waters, with a particular interest in methane cycling.
Soil Microbial Ecology:
I work on methods to elucidate specific microbial functions and processes that play a major role in nutrient cycling within complex soil food webs.
Remote Sensing:
The application of UAV systems for environmental monitoring and forest mensuration.
Stable Isotope Geochemistry:
My work focuses on the development of novel analytical techniques to study stable isotope signatures in both the natural environment and laboratory microcosms. My two main areas of focus are:
1. Mass Spectrometry. The Application of new isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) methods for studying soil-atmosphere trace gas exchange and the metabolic cycling of nutrients in soils.
2. Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS). The testing of new methodologies for high resolution studies of soil greenhouse gas exchange.
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