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| Currently working as a Research Fellow (Project Coordinator) with an EPA-funded project focusing on the development of methodologies and simulation of process-based models for accounting and reporting greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitting from Irish agricuture and associated land use change. Also involved as a partner/collaborator in some Teagasc and UCD-led research projects on GHG emissions and mitigation from Irish agriculture and also co-supervising the research works of post-graduate students. Immediately before, worked as a Research Officer (Project Manager) at Teagasc Environment Research Centre with a DAFF-funded project on subsoils and groundwater denitrification. Following MS and PhD in Environmental Soil Chemistry under a twining programme between Ghent University Belgium and Universiti Putra Malaysia, did post-doctoral research for >4 yrs in UK, Germany and Japan with prestigious fellowships awarded by the The Royal Society, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, respectively. Also a former Senior Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh with research focused on soil-water-nutrient interactions in agricultural soils.Published more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals/proceedings/workshop/popular/book chapters, supervised scientific staff and post-graduate students, offered specials classes to under- and post-graduate students, revieweer of several international journals, evaluated PhD proposals, secured research fundings from national and international funding bodies, etc. Main research interests are: (i) Biogeochemistry of carbon and nitrogen cycles in terrestrial and aquatic Systems, (ii) Greenhouse and trace gas emission from agricultural soils and mitigation, (iii) Accounting and reporting the emission of greenhouse gases from agriculture and associated land use change, and (iv) Development/simulation of empirical/ecosystem models using GIS and process-based approaches. |
| On-going research activities (in Ireland)
2. Maximising the efficiency of slurry-N and urea-N utilisation by grassland using nitrification and urease inhibitors as a strategy for environmental protection (DAFF funded, Lead: Teagasc: Collaborator). 3. New biodegradable hydrogel materials for the delivery of nitrification and urease inhibitors (DAFF-funded; Lead: NUI Maynooth; Co-author). 4. Reducing nitrogen excretion, ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from dairy, beef and pig farms: Evaluation a whole farm approach (Part-Project: Teagasc Walsh Fellowship, Lead: Teagasc; Collaborator).
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| Khalil, M.I., U. Schmidhalter and R. Gutser; (2005) 'Turnover of Chicken Manure in Some Upland Soils of Asia: Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives' In: I. Koerner, R. Stegmann, M.N. hassan, A.M. Abdullah, J. Huijmans and N. Ogink (eds). CHIMATRA - Chicken Manure Treatment and Application. Hamburg, Germany: Verlag Abfall aktuell. [Details] |
Kuhs, M., M.I. Khalil and C. Byrne; (2010) 'Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Irish Agriculture' In: C. Byrne and R. Douthwaite (eds). Reducing Greenhouse Emissions from Acitvities on the Land. Dublin, Ireland: FEASTA.  [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I.; (2011) 'Physical and Chemical Manipulation of Urea Fertilizer to Limit the Emission of Reactive Nitrogen Species' In: L. Guo, L. MacConnell and A. Gunasekara (eds). Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Management. Washington, USA: American Chemical Society/Oxford University Press Inc. [DOI] [Details] |
| Jahangir, M.M.R., M.I. Khalil, P. Johnston, L.M. Cardenas, D.J. Hatch, M. Butler, M. Barrett, V. O'Flaherty and K.G. Richards; (2011) 'Denitrification potential in subsoils: a mechanism to reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater'. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, . [Details] |
| Fenton, O., Healy, M.G., Henry, T., Khalil, M.I., Grant, J., Baily, A. and Richards, K.G. ; (2011) 'Investigating denitrification potential in groundwater over time using δ15N/δ18O Isotopes and Membrane Inlet Mass Spectroscopy'. Ecological Engineering, 37 (9):1304-1313. [DOI] [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I. and Richards, K.G.; (2011) 'Denitrification enzyme activity and potential of subsoils under grazed grasslands assayed by membrane inlet mass spectrometer'. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43 (9):1787-1797. [DOI] [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I., Schmidhalter, U., Gutser, R. and Heuwinkel, H. ; (2011) 'Fertilizer N movement and recovery by spring wheat associated with urea supergranules point-placed at different soil depths'. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 34 (6):779-797. [DOI] [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I., U. Schmidhalter and R. Gutser; (2009) 'Emissions of N2O, NH3 and CO2 from a cambisol with two contrasting water regimes and urea granular sizes'. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 40 (7 & 8):1191-1213. [DOI] [Details] |
| Richards, K, O. Fenton, M.I. Khalil, D. Doody and J. Humphreys; (2009) 'Good water status: A key for the integration of sustainable grassland production and water quality in Ireland'. Tearmann - the Irish Journal of Agri-Environmental Research, 7 :143-160. [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., U. Schmidhalter and R. Gutser; (2009) 'N2O and CO2 emissions from a loess soil with sole or combination of new urease and nitrification inhibitors in urea of contrasting size and placements'. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 172 :651-660. [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., F. Buegger, M. Schraml, R. Gutser, K.G. Richards and U. Schmidhalter; (2009) 'Gaseous nitrogen emissions from a cambisol cropped to spring wheat with urea granule size and depths of placement'. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 73 :1335-1344. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fenton, O., K.G. Richards, L. Kirwan, M.I. Khalil and M.G. Healy; (2009) 'Factors affecting nitrate distribution in shallow groundwater under a beef farm in southeastern Ireland'. Journal of Environmental Management, 90 :3135-3146. [Details] | |||||||||
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| Khalil, M.I. (2012) Soil caron accounting: Global perspectives and approaches at field through national estimates The 22nd Irish Environmental Researcher's Clloquium 'Our Environment: Integrating Today's Research with Tomorrow's Actions' UCD Dublin, , 07-MAR-12 - 09-MAR-12 , pp.50-50 [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I., J.U. Smith, M. Abdalla, P. O'Brien, P. Smith and C. Mueller (2012) Simulation of greenhouse gases and organic carbon in irish arable land using the ECOSSE model Agricultural Research Forum Meeting Tullamore, Ireland, , 12-MAR-12 - 13-MAR-12 , pp.110-110 [Details] |
| Cahalan, E., Ernfors, M., Devaney, D., Khalil, M.I., Müller, C., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Hennessy, D., McGeough, V. and Richards, K.G.; (2011) Use of a nitrification inhibitor to decrease nitrous oxide emissions after application of slurry to Irish grassland . In: Edinburgh eds. International conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges , 11-APR-11 - 21-APR-11 [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I., P. O,Brien, G. Kiely and C. Mueller; (2011) Vegetation and soil type matter for estimation of organic carbon stocks in agricultural soils The 20th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry - Frontiers In Biogeochemistry Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, , 27-SEP-11 - 30-SEP-11 [Details] |
| Khalil, M.I., O'Brien, P., Kiely, G. and Mueller, C.; (2011) High spatial resolution data for land use-soil type can reliably estimate baseline organic carbon stocks in agricultural soils International Symposium on Soil organic Matter: Organic Matter Dynamics - from Soils to Oceans Leuven, Belgium, , 11-JUL-11 - 14-JUL-11 [Details] |
| Cahalan, E., Richards, K.G., Mueller, C., Khalil, M.I., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Hennessy, D. and Devaney, D.; (2010) Can nitrification inhibitor DCD decrease nitous oxide emissions from slurry applied to grassland? International Conference jointly organized by the British Society of Animal Science and Agricultural Research Forum, Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., O'Brien, P., Kiely, G. and Mueller, C.; (2011) Empirical estimation of baseline organic carbon stocks for agricultural soils in the ROI Agricultural Research Forum 2011 Tullamore, , 14-MAR-11 - 15-MAR-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Cahalan, E., Ernfors, M., Mueller, C., Devaney, D., Khalil, M.I., Lauglin, R., Watson, C., McGeough, K., Hennessy, D. and Richards, K.G.; (2011) The effect of dicyandiamide (DCD) amended cattle slurry on herbage production at three Irish grassland sites Agricultural Research Forum 2011 Tullamore, , 14-MAR-11 - 15-MAR-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, M., Khalil, M.I., Jahangir, M.M.R., Lee, C., Cardenas, L.M., Collins, G., Richards, K.G. and O'Flaherty, V. ; (2011) Quantitative molecular biology and N2O/N2 flux measurements demonstrate carbon amendment and depth affects on the distrubition and activity of sub-soil denitrifiers International conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges Edinburgh, , 11-APR-11 - 14-APR-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., O'Brien, P., Kiely, G. and Mueller, C.; (2011) Empirical estimation of organic carbon stocks fro agricultural soils in the Republic of Ireland European Geosciences General Assembly 2011 [Details] | |||||||||
| Cahalan, E., Ernfors, M., Devaney, D., Khalil, M.I., Müller, C., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Hennessy, D., McGeough, V. and Richards, K.G.; (2011) Use of a nitrification inhibitor to decrease nitrous oxide emissions after application of slurry to Irish grassland International conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges Edinburgh, , 11-APR-11 - 21-APR-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Kuhs M., Khalil, M.I. and Byrne, C.; (2011) Nitrous oxide emissions and mitigation potentials in Irish agriculture International conference on Nitrogen and Global Change: Key Findings - Future Challenges Edinburgh, , 11-APR-11 - 14-APR-11 [Details] | |||||||||
| Cahalan, E., Richards, K.G., Mueller, C., Khalil, M.I., Laughlin, R., Watson, C., Hennessy, D. and Devaney, D.; (2010) Can nitrification inhibitor DCD decrease nitrous oxide emissions from slurry applied to grassland? International Conference jointly organized by the British Society of Animal Science and Agricultural Research Forum, Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., Johnston, P., Khlalil, M.I. and Richards, K.G.; (2010) Assessing groundwater denitrification under two contrasting land uses in South-East Ireland International Conference jointly organized by the British Society of Animal Science and Agricultural Research Forum, Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Cahalan, E., Müller, C., Richards, K. G., Ernfors, M., Khalil, M.I., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Hennessy, D. and Devaney, D. ; (2010) Assessing the Effect of Spreading Method and use of the Nitrification Inhibitor DCD, on Trace Gas Emissions from Grassland Amended with Cattle Slurry RAMIRAN 14th International Conference Proceedings- Challenges and Opportunities towards sustainable management Lisbon, Portugal, , 12-SEP-10 - 15-SEP-10 , pp.197-200 [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I.; (2010) Physical and chemical manipulation of urea fertiliser for reducing the emission of gaseous nitrogen species The 19th World Congress of Soil Science Soil Solution for a Changing World [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., P. O¿Brien and C. Mueller. ; (2010) Estimating carbon stock changes in agricultural land use of Ireland Climate Change Conference of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., Johnston, P., Khalil, M.I. and Richards, K.G.; (2010) Emission of N2O from Irish Groundwaters A Climate for Change : Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I. ; (2010) Physical and chemical manipulation of urea to limit the formation of reactive nitrogen species and increasing crop utilization The 239th Meeting of the American Chemical Society:Symposium -¿Understand Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture¿ [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., M.I. Khalil, L. Cardenas, D. Hatch, P. Johnston, and K.G. Richards; (2010) Denitrification and the N2/(N2O+N2) ratios at various soil depths under grazed grassland in Ireland The SAC/SEPA Biennial Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., Johnston, P., Khalil, M.I. and Richards, K.G. ; (2010) Shallow groundwater denitrification capacity at three contrasting hydrogeological environments in Ireland The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., Khalil, M.I., Cardenas, L., Hatch, D., Johnston, P. and Richards, K.G.; (2010) Can subsoil denitrification reduce groundwater nitrate pollution and atmospheric N2O emissions? The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 [Details] | |||||||||
| Selbie, D., Lanigan, G.J., Di, H.J., Moir, J.L., Cameron, K.C., Khalil, M.I. and and Richards, K.G.; (2010) Manipulating N excretion and the the effect on N2O emissions from grassland soil A Climate for Change: Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I.; (2010) Added organic material and nitrogenous fertiliser interactively reduces global warming potentials of agricultural soils A Climate for Change: Opportunities for Carbon-Efficient Farming [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, M., N. C. Bhreathnach, G. Collins, M. I. Khalil, K.G. Richards and V. O¿Flaherty; (2009) Investigating the unexplored terrain of microorganisms associated with subsurface denitrification Tthe 19th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
| Baily, A., H. Tunney, O. Fenton, K. Richards, M.I. Khalil, J. Murphy, C. Watson and L. Rock; (2009) Sources and variations of nitrate levels in groundwater on a dairy farm in the south-east of Ireland The 19th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
| Jahangir, M.M.R., P. Johnston, M.I. Khalil and K.G. Richards; (2009) Extent and potential of groundwater denitrification in different hydrogeological and geochemical situations of Ireland The 19th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I., M.M.R. Jahangir, L. Cardenas, K.G. Richards, M. Butler, D. Hatch and P. Johnston; (2009) Denitrification potential and N2/N2O ratio in subsoils under Irish grazed grassland . In: Grignani C. et al eds. The 16th Nitrogen Workshop [Details] | |||||||||
| Richards, K.G., J. Finn, D. Ó hUallacháin, H. Tunney, M.I. Khalil, C. Keena, M. Gibson and S.T.J. Lalor.; (2009) Implementation of agri-environmental measures in Ireland: Case study of the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme . In: W.J. Chardon and O.F. Schoumans eds. Working Group 3 Meeting of the ¿European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action 869 [Details] | |||||||||
| Khalil, M.I. and K.G. Richards; (2009) Can Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer Measure Short-term Denitrification Enzyme Activity and Denitrification Potentials of Soils? The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2009 [Details] | |||||||||
| 19. Khalil, M.I. and K.G. Richards; (2009) Short-term denitrification enzyme activity/potentials in groundwater and the role of subsoil sediments Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Research Forum, Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
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| Year: 1997. Title: Scholarship for Higher Study |
| Year: 1990. Title: Training Fellowship |
| Year: 2003. Title: Visiting (Post-Doc) Fellowship |
| Year: 2003. Title: Post-Doctoral Fellowship |
| Year: 2005. Title: Post-Doctoral Fellowship |
| Employer: University College Dublin, Ireland Position: Research Fellow |
| Employer: Teagasc- Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland Position: Research Officer |
| Employer: Chiba University, Japan Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow |
| Employer: Technical University of Munich, Germany Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow |
| Employer: Imperial College London, United Kingdom Position: Visiting (Post-Doc) Fellow |
| Employer: Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Position: Senior Scientific Officer |
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| Employer: Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Position: Scientific Officer |
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| Year 2001 Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia/Ghent University, Belgium (Twining) Qualification: PhD Subject: Soil Chemistry (Environmental) |
| Year 1998 Institution: Ghent University, Belgium Qualification: MS Subject: Soil Science and Eremology |
| Year 1988 Institution: Bangladesh Agricultural University Qualification: MSc(Agr) Subject: Soil Science |
| Year 1985 Institution: Bangladesh Agricultural University Qualification: BSc (Ag Science) Subject: Agriculture |
| Journal Of Environmental Quality: Reviewer. |
| Soil Biology And Biochemistry: Reviewer. |
| Biology And Fertility Of Soils: Reviewer. |
| Plant And Soil: Reviewer. |
| European Journal Of Soil Science: Reviewer. |
| Chemosphere: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Australian Journal Of Soil Research: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Acta Oecologica: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Biogeochemistry: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Animal Feed Science And Technology: Reviewer. | |||||||||
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