Prof. Jonathan Hillier

Chair of Mathematical Modelling & Global Food Systems

Background

My work focusses on modelling the environmental impacts of food production. I believe that one of the greatest challenges of our times is how to give upwards of 8 billion people access to sufficient, healthy food without depleting our natural resources or polluting our land, air, and waters.

Much of my work is on greenhouse gases and soils and I am interested in the theoretical through to the very applied. I was the original developer of the Cool Farm Tool - in collaboration with Unilever and the Sustainable Food Lab, with whom I co-founded the Cool Farm Alliance. The role of decision support systems to support environmentally informed decisions on the part of farmers and consumers is a key interest of mine.

I am also a member of the EU Nitrogen Expert Panel, a cross-sector panel comprising science, policy and industry representatives, focused on effective good practice of nitrogen management in agriculture.

Research Projects

Research Projects on Edinburgh Research Explorer

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, University of Wales, Bangor Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of York

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes