Dr. Davey Jones

Davey Jones holds a Professorial Chair in Soil and Environmental Science at Bangor University and a Professorial Chair position at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow held jointly between Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the USA (with Prof. Leon Kochian). He also carried out postdoctoral work under Prof. Simon Gilroy at Penn State University (now Madison, WI). A major focus of his research is on understanding below-ground processes with specific focus on nutrients and human pathogen behavior in water–soil–plant–microbial systems. His research portfolio is quite broad, reflecting his interests from the natural sciences to the social sciences (i.e., science linked to changing human behavior). He has published more than 600 scientific journal articles (ISI H-index = 87; 32,600 citations) and has advised governments on both their waste and climate change policies. His research is mainly funded via NERC, BBSRC, the Welsh Government, DHSC, UKHSA, PHW, DEFRA, and the European Union. He also collaborates with industry to deliver novel solutions to environmental problems and improve product sustainability.