Dr Khadiza Begum

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Dr Khadiza Begum

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About

Khadiza Begum is a Research Associate at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

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. 

Previous Positions

2024 to 2024 - Research Fellow - University of Aberdeen, Scotland

2021 to 2022 - Ecosystem modeller - Geotree/Mantle Labs Limited, Southampton, England

2018 to 2022 - Research Associate - University of Portsmouth, England

2007 to 2011 - Lecturer in Soil Science - Govt College, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh

Qualifications

2018 - PhD in Environmental Science - University of Aberdeen, Scotland

2012 - MSc - Brunel University of London, England

2001 - MSc in Soil Science - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

1996 - BSC in Soil Science - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research

Research Group

Ecosystem and Carbon Science

Research Overview

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.

Publications

Selected publications

Modelling methane emissions and grain yields for a double-rice system in Southern China with DAYCENT and DNDC models 10 February 2023 Geoderma Yang Guo, Guangbin Zhang, Mohamed Abdalla, Matthias Kuhnert, Haijun Bao, Hua Xu, Jing Ma, Khadiza Begum & Pete Smith Modeling Soil Carbon Under Diverse Cropping Systems and Farming Management in Contrasting Climatic Regions in Europe 8 April 2022 Frontiers in Environmental Science Khadiza Begum, Raul Zornoza, Roberta Farina, Riitta Lemola, Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes & Marianna Cerasuolo Modelling greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials in fertilized paddy rice fields in Bangladesh 1 February 2019 Geoderma Khadiza Begum, Matthias Kuhnert, Jagadeesh B Yeluripati, Stephen M Ogle, William J Parton, Stephen A Williams, Genxing Pan, Kun Cheng, Muhammad A Ali & Pete Smith Soil organic carbon sequestration and mitigation potential in a rice cropland in Bangladesh – a modelling approach 17 July 2018 Field Crops Research K Begum, M Kuhnert, J Yeluripati, S Ogle, W Parton, M A Kader & P Smith Model Based Regional Estimates of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potentials from Rice Croplands in Bangladesh 5 July 2018 Land Khadiza Begum, Matthias Kuhnert, Jagadeesh Yeluripati, Stephen Ogle, William Parton, Md Abdul Kader & Pete Smith