Dr Jonathan Hillier
Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Modelling & Global Food System
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 650 6095
- Email: Jonathan.Hillier@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security
The University of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus - City
- Midlothian
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
I am a Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Modelling and Global Food Sytems. I acquired a BSc (1st Class) in Mathematics from the University of Wales Bangor in 1992 and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of York in 1997.
I have since worked in several universities (Bangor, UCL, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh) and Research Insitutes (James Hutton (SCRI) and INRA (Grignon) on crop and pest modelling, and on the environmental impacts (including greenhouse gases, nitrogen use, water use and biodiversity) of agriculture.
Since 2008 I have been involved in the development of decision support tools for farmers, businesses and policy advisors - including the Cool Farm Tool (www.coolfarmtool.org) for which was the original developer, and the CCAFS-MOT tool.
Research Projects
Research Projects on Edinburgh Research Explorer
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science, University of Wales, Bangor Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of York
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The environmental impacts of pelagic fish caught by Scottish vessels
In:
Fisheries research, vol. 236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105850
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Assessing the economic and mitigation benefits of climate-smart agriculture and its implications for political economy: a case study in Southern Africa
In:
Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125161
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops
In:
Global Change Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15120
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology
In:
Global Change Biology, vol. 26, pp. 1085-1108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14844
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Deriving Emission Factors and Estimating Direct Nitrous Oxide Emissions for Crop Cultivation in China
In:
Environmental Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01285
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops
In:
Scientific Data
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0062-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
More crop per drop: exploring India’s cereal water use since 2005
In:
Science of the Total Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.304
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Cost-effective opportunities for climate change mitigation in Indian agriculture
In:
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 655, pp. 1342-1354
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.225
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Environmental impacts of dietary shifts in India :: a modelling study using nationally-representative data
In:
Environment International
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.004
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Evaluation of four modelling approaches to estimate nitrous oxide emissions in China’s cropland
In:
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 652, pp. 1279-1289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.336
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)