David Lumsdon
Research Scientist
Environmental and Biochemical Sciences
Scottish Crop Research Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
David Lumsdon is a senior research scientist in the Catchment Management research area, with more than 25 years research experience. He initially trained as a soil scientist, and later undertook Post Doctoral studies in the Department of Land Resource Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is an expert in soil and aqueous geochemistry, especially coordination chemistry, the surface chemistry of soil mineral and humic colloids, mathematical models of geochemical and transport processes in porous media; molecular simulations of geochemical systems. This knowledge has allowed him study a wide range of topics and to develop improved understanding into the behaviour of chemical elements in terrestrial environments. In particular he is interested to translate the information obtained using advanced analytical techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to provide improved models for chemical interactions in soils.
Research Interest
Environmental and Biochemical Sciences
Publications
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Zetsche, E.; Paterson, D.M.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Witte, U., (2011) Temporal variation in the sediment permeability of an intertidal sandflat., Marine Ecology Progress Series, 441, 49-63.
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Shand, C.A.; Stutter, M.I.; George, T.S; Lumsdon, D.G.; Blackwell, M.S.A; Bol, R; Haygarth, P.M; Condron, L; Richardson, A.E.; Turner, B.L., (2012) Can soil organic phosphorus reduce reliance on mineral fertilisers?, 3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit 2012, Sydney, Australia, 29 February - 2 March 2012.
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Shand, C.A.; Eriksso, J.; Dahlin, S.; Lumsdon, D.G., (2012) Selenium in National Inventory Soils., Report from the Open Seminar, Micronutrients in Sustainable Agriculture, Uppsala, Sweden, 6 November 2012.
