SCIENCE

Dr WILLIAM WHALLEY

Soil Scientist

Sustainable Soils and Crops

BIOGRAPHY

William has expertise in quantifying abiotic stress environments in soil and their impact on whole plant growth, including root growth. He is interested in the effects of soil management on soil structure.

CONTACT DETAILS

EMAIL:
richard.whalley@rothamsted.ac.uk

    TEL:

    +44 (0) 1582 938 486

      ADDRESS:

      Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ

        PROFESSIONAL PLATFORMS

        Strategic programme

        • Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST)
        • Designing Future Wheat (DFW)

        Science project

        • NUCLEUS: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced Nitrogen Use effiCiency via an integrated soiL-plant systEms approach for the Uk & BraSil (NEWTON FUND)
        • Modelling and managing critical zone relationships between soil, water and ecosystem processes across the Loess Plateau

        PhD project

        • INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCES OF SOIL TREATMENTS ON STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES USING ACOUSTIC-SEISMIC SENSING ALLIED WITH OTHER SENSING TECHNIQUES

        QUALIFICATIONS

        • 1988 - PhD Soil Physics, Photosedimentation of clays University of Aberdeen, UK
        • 1985 - MSc Agricultural Engineering, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
        • 1983 - BSc 2(i) Agricultural Engineering, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK

        MEASURES OF ESTEEM

        • Associate Editor European Journal of Soil Science
        • Associate Editor Soil Science Society of America Journal
        • Editorial Board Soil and Tillage Research
        • Section editor Plant and Soil
        • Member of the BBSRC pool of experts to review grant applications. (2010-2013)