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• workRoom C28 Gateway Building
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 6268
• fax0115 951 6261
• helen.west@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Helen is an Associate Professor in Environmental Biology. Her research interests focus on impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on ecological interactions in soil, plant and invertebrate systems.

She has worked on a range of natural and managed assemblages; e.g. contaminated cropland (BBSRC-Link Programme), arctic tundra (NERC GANE Programme), Chinese farming systems (NERC ESPA project; Farmer Innovation Systems in the Loess Plateau, NE/G008280/1), UK beef and dairy farms (Esm茅e Fairbairn Foundation, 08-3376) and Bangladesh agricultural systems (British Council, INSPIRE SP/112).

Current interests include evaluation (sustainability, ecotoxicology and efficacy) of established and novel wastes derived from sustainable energy systems, effects of animal manures on antibiotic resistance in the soil and nitrogen use efficiency in UK and Brazilian agricultural systems.

Teaching Summary

My teaching interests reflect my research interests: Modules are listed:

Environmental Biotechnology (C136E6)

Writing & Reviewing Research Proposals (C14300 and C14301)

Ecology of Natural and Managed Ecosystems (D211E5)

Dissertation in Environmental Science (C11BE1)

Soil Science (C123E3)

Contemporary Agricultural Systems (D212A2)

BSc Research Project in Environmental Science (D23BE1)

BSc Undergraduate Research Project (D23PRO)

MSci Research Project in Environmental Science (D24BE1)

Research & Professional Skills for Environmental Scientists (D224E5)

Professional Skills for Bioscientists (D224G1)

Research Summary

Current and ongoing research projects (grant funded) include:

EVAL-FARMS: Evaluating the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in Agricultural Manures and Slurries. (NERC funded, NE/N019881/1; 拢1.5M; Helen is leader for the impacts of slurries on soil WP; overall PI is Dov Stekel.)

NUCLEUS: A virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced Nitrogen Use Efficiency via an Integrated Soil-plant Systems Approach for the UK & Brasil. (BBSRC/Newton Fund; BB/N013204/1; 拢1.3M, PI is Sacha Mooney; Helen is a Co-I.)

Rural Hybrid Energy Enterprise Systems (RHEES) (RCUK-DST; EP/J000361/1). Helen is PI for the Wastes & Residues work-package, 拢417K. (The full UK grant is 拢2.7M; lead PI is Mich猫le Clarke.)

Renewable energy from animal wastes: Benefits for agriculture and society. (British Council Inspire; Project Ref. SP-02; PI.)

Optimising Phosphate Recovery from Community Bioenergy Systems: Low Cost Sustainable Fertiliser Production for Rural Communities. (UKIERI-UGC Thematic Award, UGC86; Co-I.)

Evaluating the potential of bioenergy from weeds. (British Council Pakistan Knowledge Economy Partnership, KEP-039; Co-I.)

Projects coming to a close include:

Options for the Use of Quality Digestates in Horticulture and other New Markets (WRAP, OMK006-007; PI).

Monitoring Farm and Regional Scale Effects of Anthelmintics (Esm茅e Fairbairn Foundation, 8-3376; PI).

High Throughput Analysis of Cell Growth Data from Phenotype Arrays (BBSRC, BB/J01558X/1; Co-I).

Novel strategies for the recovery of deforested and degraded landscapes in the Amazon region: Sustainable solutions for energy-food-water services. (Newton Fund Brazil EPSRC-CONFAP; Co-I).

Implication of enhanced ecological intensification and resilience for smallholder farming in the Eastern Amazonia region (Newton Fund Brazil BBSRC-CONFAP; Co-I).

Sustainable Soil Management for Improved Food Security and Bioenergy Delivery - International Partnering (with Brazil). (BBSRC, BB/J019933/1; Co-I).

Adaptations to Climate Change: Food Security, Water Resources and Rural Resilience in Western Bangladesh. (British Council, INSPIRE SP/112; Co-I.)

Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Livelihood Security and Conservation of Tropical Peatland in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (British Council Higher Education Research Partnership Award; Co-I.)

Current PhD projects and students:

Alexander Williams - Antibiotic resistance on the farm: Evaluating the risks to soil, crop and human health. (STARS CDT funded; joint project with JHI; Helen is UoN lead supervisor, Lisa Avery is JHI lead supervisor.)

Joseph Palmer - Clostridium in agricultural soils. (Funded by a joint JHI/UoN Scholarship - Helen is UoN lead supervisor; Lisa Avery is JHI lead supervisor.)

Kathryn (Rosie) Brian - Adsorption/desorption kinetics of phosphate in biochars. (BBSRC DTP funded. Lead supervisor.)

Hilda Sanga - Agricultural uses for fly-ash. (Funded by the Commonwealth Commission and a Vice Chancellors (UoN) Scholarship - co-supervisor.)

Jamal Algraeo - Biogas production from agricultural weeds. (Funded by the Libyan Government - lead supervisor.)

William Hawley - Assessment of control measures to reduce contamination of anaerobic digestate from manures. (Funded by the Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA) and BBSRC - lead supervisor).

Asilah Mutalib - Effects of biochar on efficiency of plant-growth promoting microbes. (Funded by the Malaysian Government - lead supervisor.)

Sumyya Razzaq - The influence of biochar on interactions between plants and soil associates (Funded by the Islamic Development Bank - lead supervisor.)

Selected Publications

• MARTIN, S.L, MOONEY, S.J., DICKINSON, M.J. and WEST, H.M., 2012. Pedobiologia. 55(5), 271-281
• MARTIN, S.L., MOONEY, S.J., DICKINSON, M.J. and WEST, H.M., 2012. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 49, 167-173
• WEST, H.M. and TRACY, S., 2009. Environmental Pollution. 157(3), 955-958
• SJOGERSTEN, S., ATKIN, C., CLARKE, M.L., MOONEY, S.J., WU, B. and WEST, H.M., 2013. Land Use Policy. 32, 125-133

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Helen is an honorary Research Supervisor for MSc Biotechnology Research Students (two years by research) at BSMRA University, Gazipur, Bangladesh (October 2012 to date).

Helen has given several public lectures and contributes to the AgriFood Advanced Training Partnership Continuing Professional Development Course at Cranfield University.

• MOSSA, A.W., DICKINSON, M.J., WEST, H.M., YOUNG, S.D. and CROUT, N.M., 2017. Environmental Pollution. 224, 16-25
• KATAKI, S., WEST, H.M., CLARKE, M.L. and BARUAH, D.C., 2016. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 107, 142-156
• KATAKI, S., WEST, H.M., CLARKE, M.L. and BARUAH, D.C., 2016. Waste Management. 49, 437-454
• ANSARY M.W.R., HAQUE E., WEST H.M., RAHMAN M.M., AKANDA A.M., WANG Y. and ISLAM M.T., 2016. Medicinal plant extracts and protein kinase C inhibitor suppress zoosporogenesis and impair motility of Phytophthora capsici zoospores. Plant Protection Science. 52, 113-122
• ASAD, S.A., MUHAMMAD, S., FAROOQ, M., AFZAL, A., BROADLEY, M., YOUNG, S. and WEST, H., 2015. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 37(1), 1715
• ASAD, S.A., YOUNG S.D. and WEST, H.M., 2015. Science of the Total Environment. 511, 21-27
• SIKDER, S., FOULKES, J, WEST, H., DE SILVA, J., GAJU, O., GREENLAND, A. and HOWELL, P., 2015. Photosynthetica. 53(1), 47-54
• MARTIN, S.L., CLARKE, M.L., OTHMAN, M., RAMSDEN, S.J. and WEST, H.M., 2015. Biomass and Bioenergy. 79, 39-49
• C. HALL, D.J. LARGE, B. ADDERLEY and H.M. WEST, 2014. Minerals Engineering. 65, 156-162
• HALL, C., LARGE, D.J., ADDERLEY, B. and WEST, H.M., 2014. Microalgae at an integrated steelmaking site: Treated cokemaking effluent as a water and nitrogen nutrition source. In: 22nd European Biomass Conference, Hamburg. 145-149
• SJOGERSTEN, S., ATKIN, C., CLARKE, M.L., MOONEY, S.J., WU, B. and WEST, H.M., 2013. Land Use Policy. 32, 125-133
• ASAD, S.A., YOUNG, S. and WEST, H., 2013. Effect of nickel and cadmium on glucosinolate production in Thlaspi caerulescens. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45(1), 495-500
• MARTIN, S.L., MOONEY, S.J., DICKINSON, M.J. and WEST, H.M., 2012. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 49, 167-173
• MARTIN, S.L, MOONEY, S.J., DICKINSON, M.J. and WEST, H.M., 2012. Pedobiologia. 55(5), 271-281
• WEST, H.M. and TRACY, S., 2009. Environmental Pollution. 157(3), 955-958
• MAXTED A.P, BLACK C.R, WEST H.M, CROUT N.M.J and MCGRATH S.P. AND YOUNG S.D., 2007. Environmental Pollution. 150, 363-372
• MAXTED A.P, BLACK C.R, WEST H.M, CROUT N.M.J and MCGRATH S.P. AND YOUNG S.D., 2007. Plant and Soil. 290, 157-172
• STAPLETON, L.M, LAYBOURN-PARRY, J, POULTON, P.R, TYE, A.M, WEST, H.M and YOUNG, S.D. AND CROUT, N.M.J., 2006. Biogeochemistry. 80, 57 - 69
• TYE, A.M., YOUNG, S.D., CROUT, N.M.J., WEST, H.M., STAPLETON, L.M., POULTON, P.R. and LAYBOURN-PARRY, J., 2005. Global Change Biology. 11(10), 1640-1654
• HUTCHINSON, J.J., YOUNG, S.D., BLACK, C.R. and WEST, H.M, 2004. New Phytologist. 164(3), 477-484
• AVERY, L.M., THORPE, P.C., THOMPSON, K., PAUL, N.D., GRIME, J.P. and WEST, H.M., 2004. Global Change Biology. 10(7), 1146-1154
• JONES, H.E., WEST, H.M., CHAMBERLAIN, P.M, PAREKH, N.R., BERESFORD, N.A. and CROUT, N.M.J., 2004. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 74(1-3), 57-71
• AVERY, L.M., LEWIS-SMITH, R.I. and WEST, H.M., 2003. Polar Biology. 26(8), 525-529
• JONES, H.E., WEST, H.M., CROUT, N.M.J., PAREKH, N.R. and BERESFORD, N.A., 2002. Impact of radiation on a soil ecosystem. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioactivity in the Environment.. 57-60
• MAXTED, A.P., YOUNG, S.D., BLACK, C.R., WEST, H.M. and MCGRATH, S.P., 2001. Chemically enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals by maize (Zea mays) from contaminated soils. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements.. 134
• HUTCHINSON, J. J., YOUNG, S. D., MCGRATH, S. P., WEST, H. M., BLACK, C. R. and BAKER, A. J. M., 2000. New Phytologist. VOL 146(PART 3), 453-460
• HUTCHINSON, J. J., YOUNG, S. D., MCGRATH, S. P., WEST, H. M., BLACK, C. R. and BAKER, A. J. M., 2000. Assessing the bioavailability of cadmium to the hyperaccumulator thlaspi caerulescens using isotopic dilution CONTAMINATED SOIL -CONFERENCE-. 7TH(VOL.1), 264-265
• WEST, H., 1997. Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and foliar pathogens: consequences for host and pathogen.. In: GANGE, A.C. and BROWN, V.K., eds., Terrestrial Systems Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd, Oxford, London, Edinburgh, Boston, Melbourne. 79-89
• WEST, H. M., 1996. Journal of Ecology. VOL 84(NUMBER 3), 429-438
• WEST, H.M., 1995. New Phytologist. 129, 107-116
• WEST, H.M., 1995. Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizas and biotrophic foliar pathogens: physiological consequences for the host. Aspects of Applied Biology. 42, 185-193
• NEWSHAM, K.K., WATKINSON, A.R., WEST, H.M. and FITTER, A.H., 1995. Functional Ecology. 9, 442-447
• GANGE, A.C. and WEST, H.M., 1994. New Phytologist. 128, 79-87
• WEST, H.M., FITTER, A.H. and WATKINSON, A.R., 1993. Journal of Ecology. 81, 351-358
• AYRES, P.G. and WEST, H.M., 1993. Stress responses to pathogenic and mutualistic fungi.. In: FOWDEN, L., MANSFIELD, T. and STODDART, J., eds., Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stress Chapman & Hall, London. 295-311
• WEST, H.M., FITTER, A.H. and WATKINSON, A.R., 1993. Journal of Ecology. 81, 345-350
• WEST, H.M. and WALTERS, D.R., 1991. Mycological Research. 95, 715-719
• WEST, H.M. and WALTERS, D.R., 1990. Mycological Research. 95, 621-623 (In Press.)
• WEST, H.M. and WALTERS, D.R., 1989. Mycological Research. 92, 453-457
• WEST, H.M. and WALTERS, D.R., 1988. Novel control of fungal plant diseases using inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis. Crop Research. 28, 98-108
• WEST, H.M. and WALTERS, D.R., 1988. New Phytologist. 110, 193-200