Email: rob.brown@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 382456

Address: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, 

Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW

• PhD: Metabolomic and volatilomic profiling for the assessment of soil carbon cycling and biological quality
  2018–2022
• BSc: Environmental Science
  2014–2017

Currently working on the BBSRC funded greenhouse gas removal project examining biochar as a technology for carbon sequestration. This interdisciplinary, multi-institution collaboration aims to address the uncertainties concerning the extent and scope of the deployment of biochar. My particular focus is on the applicability of biochar as a carbon storage to tool in grassland soils; examining the effect of biochar application on soil and plant health.

2023

• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuBiochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services
  Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Bott, T., West, H., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G., Snape, C. & Jones, D. L., Rhag 2023, Yn: Biochar. 5, 1, 33.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydBioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
  Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Ion 2023, Yn: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.
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• CyhoeddwydField application of biodegradable microplastics has no significant effect on plant and soil health in the short term
  Chu, J., Zhou, J., Wang, Y., Jones, D. L., Ge, J., Yang, Y., Brown, R., Zang, H. & Zeng, Z., 1 Ion 2023, Yn: Environmental Pollution. 316, 120556.
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• CyhoeddwydSeasonal variation is a bigger driver of soil faunal and microbial community composition than exposure to the neonicotinoid acetamiprid within Brassica napus production systems
  Potts, J., Brown, R., Jones, D. L. & Cross, P., 1 Medi 2023, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 184, 109088.
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• CyhoeddwydThe long-term uncertainty of biodegradable mulch film residues and associated microplastics pollution on plant-soil health
  Zhou, J., Jia, R., Brown, R. W., Yang, Y., Zeng, Z., Jones, D. L. & Zang, H., 15 Ion 2023, Yn: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442, 130055.
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2022

• CyhoeddwydClimate warming masks the negative effect of microplastics on plant-soil health in a silt loam soil
  Nayab, G., Zhou, J., Jia, R., Lv, Y., Yang, Y., Brown, R. W., Zang, H., Jones, D. L. & Zeng, Z., 1 Tach 2022, Yn: Geoderma. 425, 116083.
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• CyhoeddwydCritical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater
  Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, UK. & Farkas, K., 6 Tach 2022, Yn: Water. 14, 21, 3568.
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• CyhoeddwydField application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
  Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Thornton, H., Marshall, M., Bei, S., Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Marsden, K., Clode, P., Murphy, D., Pagella, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Chwef 2022, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, 108496.
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• CyhoeddwydNutrient (C, N and P) enrichment induces significant changes in the soil metabolite profile and microbial carbon partitioning
  Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D., Bending, G. D., Collins, C. D., Whelton, H. L., Daulton, E., Covington, J. A., Bull, I. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Medi 2022, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172, 108779.
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• CyhoeddwydSaltwater intrusion induces shifts in soil microbial diversity and carbon use efficiency in a coastal grassland ecosystem
  Brown, R. W., Rhymes, J. M. & Jones, D. L., Gorff 2022, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170, 108700.
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2021

• CyhoeddwydDependence of thermal desorption method for profiling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil
  Brown, R. W., Mayser, J. P., Widdowson, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Medi 2021, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108313.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydUse of metabolomics to quantify changes in soil microbial function in response to fertiliser nitrogen supply and extreme drought
  Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H. & Jones, D. L., Medi 2021, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108351.
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• CyhoeddwydVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) allow sensitive differentiation of biological soil quality
  Brown, R., Ian D. Bull, Toby Journeaux, Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Mai 2021, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 156, 108187.
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