People
Academic Staff
The SUCCESS project has on-board the leader and principal investigator as well as a co-investigtor who assists the PI and the researchers throughout the duration of the project. They are permanent members of staff within their respective universities.
Prof. David Manning
- The Principal Investigator
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: david.manning@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6610
- Professor of Soil Science
Dr. Saran Sohi
- The Co-Investigator
- School of Geosciences (University of Edinburgh)
- Email: Saran.Sohi@ed.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 131 651 4471
- Lecturer in Soil Science for Biochar
Research Associate and Assistant Staff
The research staff consist of a number of key specialists in order for the project to succeed. Within the SUCCESS project are three core research areas in which a researcher has been assigned to their respective posts. The research areas are based in geo-technical, ecological and sustainability fields.
Dr. Mark Goddard
- Coordinator of Urban Ecology
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: mark.goddard@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44(0) 191 208 4869
- Research Associate
Dr. Ehsan Jorat
- Coordinator of Geo-technical Engineering
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: ehsan.jorat@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 77 87 50 7652
- Research Associate
Dr. Ben Kolosz
- Coordinator of Sustainability, Partner Operations and Website Admin.
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: ben.kolosz@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44(0) 191 208 7939
- Research Associate
Kevin Stott
- Research Assistant in Soil Science
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: Kevin.Stott@newcastle.ac.uk
- Research Assistant
Christopher Teasdale
- Research Assistant in Soil Science
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Email: christopher.teasdale@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4894
- Research Assistant
Academic Network
The following people contribute to SUCCESS externally and although they are not part of the staff rota, they have in the past worked very closely with the academic team and/or possess a great influence over the ability of the project to perform to its maximum efficiency.
Dr. Carla-Leanne Washbourne
- Provost Fellow
- Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy (University College London)
- Email: c.washbourne@ucl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 9428
- Previously worked with David Manning as a PhD Student and helped deliver some of the first core results which formed the basis of the SUCCESS project.
Dr. Phil Renforth
- Lecturer
- School of Earth & Ocean Sciences (Cardiff University)
- Email: RenforthP@cardiff.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44(0)29 208 79672
- Previously worked with David Manning as a PhD student. Also worked closely with Prof. Manning on Engineering the soil carbon sink (ENGSCS).
Dr. Pete Manning
- Plant ecologist with expertise in ecosystem function and services
- Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum, Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Email: peter.manning@senckenberg.de
- Former Lecturer at Newcastle University
Dr Elisa lopez-capel
- Senior Research Associate School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
- Email: elisa.lopez-capel@newcastle.ac.uk
- Senior Research Associate in Urban Soil science
