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Kenneth Byrne

Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-7297
1997 …2026

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Research Interests

My background is in forestry and soil science and a central theme throughout my career has been the use of field-based studies to investigate the impact of land use and land use change on soil carbon stocks on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This has largely focused on forest and peatland ecosystems with traditional sampling methods to investigate soil carbon stocks and chambers to investigate biosphere-atmosphere exchange of GHGs. Beyond this I have worked on a range of research topics such as carbon storage in harvested wood products and the use of process-based biogeochemical models to simulate carbon cycling and GHG exchange at temporal and spatial scales. Alongside this I have also contributed to the IPCC and IPBES.

More recently I am a PI of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water where I am Co-lead of Spoke 4 –Investing in Carbon and Nature. I am Co-Ordinating the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine funded PeatFor project ‘Management of Peatland Forests for Climate and Biodiversity’.

I am a member of the Editorial Boards of PLOS Climate, Discover Forests, and Frontiers in Forest and Global Change.  

Teaching Interests

Autumn Semester

  • BY4215 Soil Science
  • BY4025 Crop and Grassland Science
  • EV4005 Grassland and Grazing Management

Spring Semester

  • BY4016 Animal Production Systems
  • FT4458 Food Production Systems

Biography

Present Position:

Professor

Qualifications:

B.Agr.Sc. (Forestry), University College Dublin, 1992. Ph.D. (Soil Science), University College Dublin, 1999. M.Eng.Sc. (Civil and Environmental Engineering), University College Cork, 2011. Grad. Dip. (Teaching, Learning and Scholarship), University of Limerick, 2018. 
  Former Positions:
Bord na Móna Newman Scholar, University College Dublin (1999-2002)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Dublin (2002-2003)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College Cork (2004-2008)
 

Education/Academic qualification

Grad. Dip. Teaching and Learing

Award Date: 26 Jan 2018

M.Eng.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University College Cork

Award Date: 6 Apr 2011

Ph.D. Soil Science, University College Dublin

Award Date: 26 Jun 1999

B.Agr.Sc. Forestry, University College Dublin

Award Date: 1 Oct 1992

Keywords

  • SD Forestry
  • soils, greehouse gases, carbon cycling

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

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