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Collaborating with researchers at Bangor University in Wales, UK
I was invited to collaborate with faculty in the Soil Sciences department at Bangor University in Wales, UK, to develop their N2O isotopic research program.
Through Welsh federal funding, myself and colleagues from Colorado State University participated in a knowledge exchange with our colleagues from Bangor University. In May 2024, our Welsh colleagues came to Colorado State University for two weeks, where I trained them on how to use and develop a workflow pipeline for an N2O isotopic analyzer. We also developed a plan for a collaborative experiment assessing the role of micronutrients on N2O consumption potential in agricultural soils. In July 2024, I went to Wales for two weeks to help our colleagues actually set up their N2O isotopic analyzer, begin preliminary data collection for our collaborative experiment, and connect with colleagues at Rothamsted Research.
This collaboration is generating research products that will advance our understanding of (1) the utility of using N2O isotopomers to improve understanding of N cycling biogeochemistry, and (2) the mechanisms by which N2O consumption can be stimulated.
Moreover, we are currently in the process of developing a grant proposal for NERC/NSF funding to continuing this ongoing and fruitful partnership!
Through Welsh federal funding, myself and colleagues from Colorado State University participated in a knowledge exchange with our colleagues from Bangor University. In May 2024, our Welsh colleagues came to Colorado State University for two weeks, where I trained them on how to use and develop a workflow pipeline for an N2O isotopic analyzer. We also developed a plan for a collaborative experiment assessing the role of micronutrients on N2O consumption potential in agricultural soils. In July 2024, I went to Wales for two weeks to help our colleagues actually set up their N2O isotopic analyzer, begin preliminary data collection for our collaborative experiment, and connect with colleagues at Rothamsted Research.
This collaboration is generating research products that will advance our understanding of (1) the utility of using N2O isotopomers to improve understanding of N cycling biogeochemistry, and (2) the mechanisms by which N2O consumption can be stimulated.
Moreover, we are currently in the process of developing a grant proposal for NERC/NSF funding to continuing this ongoing and fruitful partnership!
