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Paul N. Williams is a Lecturer in Soil & Environmental Biogeochemistry. Paul obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Aberdeen in 2007. Previous to working at Queen’s he has held Research Fellowships with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lancaster University and a Lectureship with the University of Nottingham.
Paul, an analytical and environmental chemist, has research interests orientated around the role of soils and rhizospheres in global food security. Specific interests and projects focus on the influence of soil dynamic processes and chemical speciation on trace element (both toxic and essential) uptake by plants, visualising rhizosphere micro-heterogeneity through high resolution measurements using DGT and DET techniques, and bettering in situ monitoring of the environment.
Techniques and methods that Paul uses include multi-element chromatography (IC-ICP-MS), laser-based analytical measurement (LA-ICP-MS), passive sampling (DGT, DET), optical sensors (colour ratiometric planar optodes), in-situ UV/vis spectrometry and XRF analysis.
Teaching
Module Coordinator for:
BBC8042: Foundations for Research in the Biosciences (MSc)
BIO3307: Project Work (Ag Tech)
Teaching Contribution to:
ALU8002: Advanced Food Bioanalysis (MSc)
BIO1302: Fundamentals of Nutrition and Food Policy
BIO3207 Global Issues in Agriculture
BIO4102: Advanced Food Bioanalysis (MSci)
BIO8101: Food Safety and Health
BIO8201: Advanced Analytical Tools for Food Security
BIO8202: Food Integrity, Fraud and Traceability (MSc/MSci)
BIO4301: Research Project (MSci)
BIO3302: Project (FQSN)
LFE8008: Rural Development Project
Other
ACADEMIC JOURNALS
2021-present Environmental Science & Technology. Editorial Board
2020-present Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry. Review Editor
2016-present Journal of Exposure & Health. Assoc. Editor
2015-2021 Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ) Assoc. Editor
2013-present Journal of Agricultural Sciences (JAS), Cambridge. Assoc. Editor
2013-present Water Quality, Exposure & Health. Editorial Board.
2008-present Environmental Pollution. Editorial Board.
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):
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R1122GFS: Optimizing rice nutrition through post harvest processing
Meharg, A., Meharg, C. & Williams, P.
28/11/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1979BSC: Conflict between food security and greenhouse emissions in rice paddies
11/12/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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R3062BSC: Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Dialogue on Sustainable Wetland & Coastal Resources: Guyana
Houghton, J., Kumaresan, D. & Williams, P.
09/07/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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R3055BSC: A novel biogas-driven remediation system for chromium contaminated groundwater
03/07/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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Localized Flux Maxima of Arsenic, Lead, and Iron around Root Apices in Flooded Lowland Rice
Williams, P. N., Santner, J., Larsen, M., Lehto, N. J., Oburger, E., Wenzel, W., Glud, R. N., Davison, W. & Zhang, H., 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 15, p. 8498-8506 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arsenic resistance in fungi conferred by extracellular bonding and vacuole-septa compartmentalization
Li, L., Williams, P. N. & Zeng, X., 05 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 401, 123370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining Multiple High-Resolution In Situ Techniques to Understand Phosphorous Availability Around Rice Roots
Fang, W., Williams, P. N., Zhang, H., Yang, Y., Yin, D., Liu, Z., Sun, H. & Luo, J., 23 Sep 2021, (Early online date) In: Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and application of diffusive gradients in thin-films for in situ sampling of the bitterest chemical – denatonium benzoate in waters
Liu, S., Chen, S., Li, X., Yue, Y., Li, J., Williams, P. N., Wang, Z., Li, C., Yang, Y., Ying, G-G. & Chen, C-E., 15 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 418, 8 p., 126393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gather.town: An opportunity for self-paced learning in a synchronous, distance-learning environment
McClure, C. & Williams, P., 12 Jul 2021, (Early online date) In: COMPASS Journal for Learning and Teaching. 14, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure)
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Optimising sample preparation and calibrations in EDXRF for quantitative soil analysis
Croffie, M. E. T. (Creator), Williams, P. (Data Manager) & Daly, K. (Data Manager), Queen's University Belfast, 15 Jul 2020
DOI: 10.17034/feca94bd-e9c7-4716-9103-33cafa09a3be
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Prizes
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Chinese Academy of Sciences - President's International Fellowship Award (PIFI)
Williams, Paul (Recipient), Jul 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Environmental Science & Technology - Excellence in Review Award
Williams, Paul (Recipient), 04 Nov 2014
Prize: National/international honour
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Environmental Science & Technology's "Super Reviewer Award" 2017
Williams, Paul (Recipient), 07 Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Assessment of Lability and Bioavailability of Metals in a Uranium Mining Restoration site using DGT and Phytoscreening techniques
Paul Williams (Examiner)
23 Feb 2021Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Rice Preparation for Cadmium and Arsenic Reduction while maintaining a healthy microbial load
Paul Williams (Examiner)
11 Jan 2021Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Elemental content to rice grain related to growing regions and soil microbiology
Paul Williams (Examiner)
03 Mar 2021Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Environmental Science & Technology - Annual EAB meeting
Paul Williams (Participant)
16 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Environmental Science & Technology (External organisation)
Paul Williams (Advisor)
01 Jan 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership of board