steve mcgrath

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Prof. Steve McGrath

Soil and Plant Scientist

Sustainable Soils and Crops

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Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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+44 (0) 1582 938 631
Email
steve.mcgrath@rothamsted.ac.uk
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Biography

Steve’s research interests are in increasing understanding of the factors affecting the bio-availability, ecotoxicology and mobility of nutrients and toxins in soil-crop systems. He is skilled in using stable and radioisotopes to trace the movement and sources of nutrients and contaminants in soils and plants; and in LC-ICP-MS, synchrotron and NanoSIMs to identify the speciation and localisation of trace elements. His latest research focuses on developing rapid techniques for the analysis of soils and plants to predict the transfer of nutrients, including micronutrients, into the food chain, to improve crop yields, human and animal health and nutrition.

Strategic Programme

  • Soil 2 Nutrition (S2N)

Science Projects

  • Africa Soil Information Service
  • Optimising sulphur management to maximise oilseed rape and cereal yields and farm profitability

PhD Projects

  • Soil health metrics for sustainable farming systems

Awards

  • 2015 - Fellow, Institute Soil Science
  • 1996 - BSc Sheffield University, Plant Science
  • 1980 - PhD Sheffield University

Measures of Esteem

  • Honorary Professor in the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham
  • Thomson-Reuters ISI Highly Cited Scientist in Agricultural Science
  • President, International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry 2013- 2015
  • Member of NERC Peer Review College
  • New Phytologist Editorial Board Advisor