Bridget Emmett OBE | |
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Alma mater | University of Exeter Bangor University University of Aberdeen |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The effects of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformations in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) plantation at Beddgelert forest (N. Wales) (1989) |
Bridget Emmett OBE is a British ecologist, Professor and Science Area Head for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. She is the President of British Ecological Society from 2024.
Emmett studied plant sciences at the University of Aberdeen. [1] She moved to the University of Exeter as a doctoral researcher, where she studied the impact of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformation. [2]
Emmett believes that soils is one of the “most underrated and little understood wonders on our fragile planet,”. [3] Since 2001 Emmett has led the Solis and Land Use Science Area at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Her research considers soils, ecology and biogeochemistry. [1] She worked as an advisor to the Government of the United Kingdom, providing insight on soil health. [4] [5]
From 2024 Emmett will serve as President of the British Ecological Society. [6] She is one of the nine experts that will advise the British Ecological Society on the future of ecological research. [7]
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