Research Group
Biography
I am Khadiza Begum, joining the Pellegrini Lab as a Research Fellow, focusing on modelling soil carbon in UK grassland management. I hold an MSc from Brunel University and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen in Environmental Science. My research explores soil organic carbon (SOC) modelling and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agricultural systems. I have collaborated on UK, European, and Asian projects, advancing SOC and GHG modelling in agroecosystems. My interests include soil carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation, sustainable land management, and nature-based solutions.
Previous Positions
2024 to 2024 - Research Fellow - University of Aberdeen
2021 to 2022 - Ecosystem modeller - Geotree/Mantle Labs Limited
2018 to 2022 - Research Associate - University of Portsmouth
2007 to 2011 - Lecturer in Soil Science - Govt College, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
Qualifications
2018 - PhD in Environmental Science - University of Aberdeen, UK
2012 -- MSc - Brunel University, UK
2001 - MSc in Soil Science - University of Dhaka
1996 - BSC in Soil Science - University of Dhaka
Key Publications
'Modelling methane emissions and grain yields for a double-rice system in Southern China with DAYCENT and DNDC models' (2023) Geoderma, 431, 116364.
'Modeling soil carbon under diverse cropping systems and farming management in contrasting climatic regions in Europe' (2022) Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 139.
'Modelling greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials in fertilized paddy rice fields in Bangladesh' (2019) Gederma, 341, 206-215.
'Model based regional estimates of soil organic carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation potentials from rice croplands in Bangladesh' (2018) Land, 82, 1–18.
'Soil organic carbon sequestration and mitigation potential in a rice cropland in Bangladesh—a modelling approach' (2018) Field Crop Research, 226, 16-27.
