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| Research interests: - Agricultural Systems - Soil Science - Agrometeorology - Bioresource modelling - Agricultural decision support - Environmental risk assessment Prof. Nicholas Holden studied geographical and soil sciences to PhD level and then worked as an NERC research fellow (UK) and a Newman Scholar (Irl) looking at water and nutrient transport process in soils and the controlling influence of soil structure. As a member of the biosystems engineering discipline since 1998, he teaches life cycle assessment, research and teaching methods and project modules. He has also supervised research and published extensively on bioresource management, agricultural systems and soil science. |
| - Environmental impact of Agricultural Systems: Key approaches:
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| Sponsor : EC Framework Title : (MicroAqua) Universal microarrays for the evaluation of fresh-water quality based on detection of pathogens and their toxins Start Date / End Date : 01-MAR-11 / 30-NOV-14 |
| Sponsor : Teagasc Title : Factors Impacting on Grass Growth, the Length of the Grazing Season and Milk Production on Heavy Wet Soils Start Date / End Date : 01-JUL-11 / 30-JUN-15 |
| Sponsor : EC Framework Title : CSecure - Assessment of soil carbon security using emerging techniques in hyperspectral imaging, X-ray florescence and pedometrics Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-13 / 31-DEC-15 |
| Anthony Kerebel, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Ross Donnelly-Swift, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Mohammad Sadegh Askari, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Junfang Cui, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Patrick Tuohy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Sara Vero, Master of Science (MSc) - Thesis Supervisor | |||||||||
| Gillian Lewis, Master of Science (MSc) - Thesis Supervisor | |||||||||
| Agnieszka Anna Piwowarczyk, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor | |||||||||
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Holden, N. M. Hochstrazzer, T. Schulte, R. P. O. Walsh, S.; (2007) Making Science Work on the Farm. A Workshop on Decision Support Systems for Irish Agriculture. Dublin, Ireland: Agmet.  [Details] |
| N. M. HOLDEN (Editor) ; (2001) Agro-Meteorological Modelling Principles, Data and Applications . : Agmet. [Details] |
| X. Peng, S. Macdonald, T. M. Murphy and N. M. HOLDEN (2011) 'The Fate and Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in the Soil' In: Principles, Application and Assessment in Soil Science. Croatia: In Tech. [Details] |
| Carrol, J. P. N. M. HOLDEN (2012) 'The Relationship Between Patch Spraying Cost and Target Weed Distribution' In: Weed Control. Croatia: In Tech. [Details] |
| O¿Connell, J., Connolly, J., and Holden, N. M. ; (2011) 'Can Leaf Area Index estimated from Satellite Imagery be used as an Indicator of Disturbance of Irish Peatlands?'. Irish Geography, . [Details] |
| O'Rourke, SM,Holden, NM; (2011) 'Optical sensing and chemometric analysis of soil organic carbon - a cost effective alternative to conventional laboratory methods?'. Soil Use and Management, 27 :143-155. [DOI] [Details] |
| Tang, JL,McDonald, S,Peng, XH,Samadder, SR,Murphy, TM,Holden, NM; (2011) 'Modelling Cryptosporidium oocysts transport in small ungauged agricultural catchments'. Water Research, 45 :3665-3680. [DOI] [Details] |
| O'Rourke, SM,Argentati, I,Holden, NM; (2011) 'The effect of region of interest size on model calibration for soil organic carbon prediction from hyperspectral images of prepared soils'. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 19 :161-170. [DOI] [Details] |
| Cao, J,Holden, NM,Lu, XT,Du, G; (2011) 'The effect of grazing management on plant species richness on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau'. Grass and Forage Science, 66 :333-336. [DOI] [Details] |
| Holden, NM,Connolly, J; (2011) 'Estimating the carbon stock of a blanket peat region using a peat depth inference model'. Catena, 86 :75-85. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Piwowarczyk, A,Giuliani, G,Holden, NM; (2011) 'Can soil moisture deficit be used to forecast when soils are at high risk of damage owing to grazing animals?'. Soil Use and Management, 27 :255-263. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| JOHN CONNOLLY, NICHOLAS M. HOLDEN, JOHN CONNOLLY, JONATHAN, W. SEAQUIST and SHANE M. WARD; (2011) 'Detecting recent disturbance on Montane blanket bogs in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland using the MODIS enhanced vegetation index'. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (9):2377-2393. [Details] | |||||||||
| A Kerebel and N. M. Holden (2012) 'Allocation of fields to Hybrid Soil Moisture Deficit Model drainage classes using visual indicators'. Journal of Soil and Tillage Research, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Piwowarczyk A A. and N M. HOLDEN (2012) 'Adsorption and desorption isotherms of the nonpolar fungicide chlorothalonil in a range of temperate maritime agricultural soils'. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 223 :3975-3985. [Details] | |||||||||
| Piwowarczyk A A. and N M. HOLDEN (2012) 'Phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicide sorption and the effect of co-application in a Haplic Cambisol with contrasting management'. Chemosphere, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Yan, M-J, Humphreys, J. and HOLDEN, N. M (2012) 'The carbon footprint of pasture based milk production: can white clover make a difference?'. Journal of Dairy Science, . [Details] | |||||||||
| F. Antonucci, P. Menesatti, N. M. HOLDEN, E. Canali, S. Giorgi, A. Maienza, S.R. Stazi (2012) 'Hyperspectral visible and near infrared determination of copper concentration in agricultural polluted soils'. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 43 :1401-1411. [Details] | |||||||||
| T.M. Murphy, J. O¿Connell, M. Berzano, C. Dold, J.D. Keegan, A. McCann, D. Murphy, N.M. HOLDEN (2012) 'The prevalence and distribution of Alaria alata, a potential zoonotic parasite, in foxes in Ireland'. Parasitology Research, 111 :283-290. [Details] | |||||||||
| Jian-Jun Cao, N M. HOLDEN, Yan-Yan Qin (2012) 'Potential Use of Willingness to Accept (WTA) to Compensate Herders in Maqu County, China, for Reduced Stocking'. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 65 :553-537. [Details] | |||||||||
| Kramers, G., HOLDEN, N.M., Brennan, F., Green, S. and Richards, K.G (2012) 'Water content and soil type effects on accelerated leaching after slurry application'. Soil Science Society of America Journal, doi:10.2136/vzj2011.0059 . [Details] | |||||||||
| F. P. Brennan, G. Kramers, J. Grant, V. O¿Flaherty, N M. HOLDEN and K Richards (2012) 'Evaluating E. coli Transport Risk in Soil using Dye and Bromide Tracers'. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76 (2):663-673. [Details] | |||||||||
| S. M. O'Rourke and N. M. Holden (2012) 'Determination of soil organic matter and carbon fractions in forest top soils using spectral data acquired from VIS-NIR hyperspectral images'. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76 :586-596. [Details] | |||||||||
| Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. ; (2012) 'Classification of peatland disturbance'. Land Degradation and Development, DOI: 10.1002/dr.1149 . [Details] | |||||||||
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| Year: 2010. Title: Leader, WMO CAgM Expert Team on Agrometeorological DSS |
| Year: 2006. Title: WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, Expert Team Member |
| Year: 1998. Title: WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, Rapporteur |
| Year: 1995. Title: Newman Scholarship |
| Year: 1993. Title: Silver Jubilee Medal, British Society of Soil Science |
| Year: 1989. Title: Ireland / Great Britain exchange scholarship |
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| Association: International Soil Tillage Research Organization (since 2009), Function/Role: member |
| Association: Soil Science Society of Ireland (since 1989), Function/Role: * |
| Association: British Society of Soil Science (since 1991), Function/Role: Silver Jubilee Medal |
| Association: Soil Science Society of America (since 1995), Function/Role: * |
| Association: American Society of Agricultural Engineers (since 2003), Function/Role: Committee ED-206 Agricultural Technology and Management Curriculum Review and Program Recognition Committee |
| Committee : Biosystems Engineering Laboratory Committee |
| Committee : Biosystems Engineering Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Committee : COST 718 Management Committee |
| Committee : COST 869 Management Committee |
| Committee : Joint Working Group on Applied Agricultural Meteorology |
| Committee : UN International Hydrology Programme and UN International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage | |||||||||
| Committee : UN World Meteorological Organization Commission for Agricultural Meteorology | |||||||||
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| Year 1988 Institution: University of London Qualification: BSc Subject: |
| Year 1989 Institution: University of Reading Qualification: MSc Subject: |
| Year 1992 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1998 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: MEngSc Subject: --none-- |
| Reviewer: Plant and Soil Science in Estonia (for Estonian Government)(2011) Reviewer: Swiss-Polish Research Programme (2010) Reviewer: Georgina National Science Foundation (2009)Reviewer: Austrian Science Fund (2007) Reviewer: IPCC 4th Assessment Report (2005) Reviewer: International Grassland Congress (2005) Reviewer and organizer: Agricultural Research Forum (since 2004) |
| Soil Science in Schools (supported initially by an RDS Grant) 2010 - 4 schools (primary and secondary) 2011 - 1 school (secondary) 2012 - 2 schools (secondary) |
| Grass And Forage Science: Editor. |
| Soil Sci Soc Am J: Reviewer. |
| European Journal Of Soil Science: Reviewer. |
| Mires And Peatlands: Reviewer. |
| Land Degradation And Development: Reviewer. |
| Journal Of Environmental Quality: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing : Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Irish Journal Of Agricultural And Food Research: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| T Asabe: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| International Journal Of Forest Engineering: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| International Peat Journal: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Canadian Geotechnical Journal: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Water Resources Research: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Journal Of Hydrology: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Soil Use And Management: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Atmospheric Environment: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Agricultural And Forest Meteorology: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Suo, Mires And Peat: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Catena: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Geoderma: Reviewer. | |||||||||
| Environmental Management: Reviewer. | |||||||||
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| I encourage students to learn for themselves using a combination of lecture, tutorial and problem based learning assignments. |
| 201200 BSEN40400 Biosystems Engineering: LCA Applications |
| 201200 BSEN30360 Biosystems Engineering: Life Cycle Assessment |
| 201200 BSEN40090 Biosystems Engineering: Biosystems Engineering Thesis |
| I have engaged in an ongoing programme of personal training to improve my understanding of what is required for high quality university teaching. The main contribution I have made in recent years is to introduce a US-EU Atlantis Funded programme to allow international mobility for Biosystems Engineering students |
| As Head of Teaching and Learning for the School I have instigated a complete curriculum review: (1) Review of all modules in terms of content and curriculum - COMPLETE (2) Reassessment of programmes being offered - ACTIVE (3) Restructuring of teaching to offer enhanced curricula more efficiently - DUE 2013 (4) Reassessment of assessment methods and outcomes - DUE 2013 |
| I maintain a reflective diary of my teaching which I update after each lecture / practical / tutorial. I use this to ensure I am doing the right things as well as possible with the resources available to me. I am striving to engage thoroughly with students and to provide a high quality personal experience for each student I teach. |
| I have an ongoing record of leadership in T&L that peaked as Chair of the Life Sciences Graduate Taught Programme Board. I am currently School Head of Teaching and Learning and Subject Head for Agricultural Systems Technology |
