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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
BIO2106: Plant and Soil Science
Other
ACADEMIC JOURNALS
2024-present Journal of Exposure & Health. Editor-in-Chief.
2024-present Chemosphere. Associate Editor. Environ. Chemistry
2023-present Crit. Insights in Environmental Sci. & Tech. Editorial Board
2022-present Soil Exposure & Health, Elsevier. Editorial Board
2021-present Environmental Science & Technology. Editorial Board
2020-2024 Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry. Review Editor
2016-2024 Journal of Exposure & Health. Subject Editor
2015-2021 Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ). Assoc. Editor
2013-present J. of Agricultural Sci. (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. (PI), Meharg, C. (CoI) & Williams, P. (CoI)
28/11/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1979BSC: Conflict between food security and greenhouse emissions in rice paddies
Kumaresan, D. (PI) & Williams, P. (CoI)
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. (PI), Kumaresan, D. (CoI) & Williams, P. (CoI)
09/07/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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R3055BSC: A novel biogas-driven remediation system for chromium contaminated groundwater
Kumaresan, D. (PI) & Williams, P. (CoI)
03/07/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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R3981GFS: South American-UK Agri-Industrial Waste-to-Land Challenge Hub
Williams, P. (PI) & Kumaresan, D. (CoI)
25/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
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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Accurate bioaccessibility assessment of soil heavy metals by combining their speciation and in vitro model with human gut microbiota
Williams, P. & Cai , C., 11 Dec 2024, (Accepted) In: Environmental Sciences Europe .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DGT and kinetic analyses differentiate Se and Cd bioavailability in naturally enriched paddy soils
Zhang, C., Guan, D.-X., Williams, P. N., Lin, G.-B., Chen, X.-L. & ma, L., 24 Nov 2024, In: Chemosphere. 368, 143791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Municipal solid waste compost: global trends and biogeochemical cycling
Cao, X., Williams, P., Zhan, Y., Coughlin, S., McGrath, J., Chin, J. & Xu , Y., Dec 2023, In: Soil & Environmental Health. 1, 4, 14 p., 100038.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel in situ method for simultaneously and selectively measuring AsIII, SbIII, and SeIV in freshwater and soils
Fang, W., Yang, Y., Williams, P. N., Sun, H., Chen, H., Yang, D., Shi, X., Fu, R. & Luo, J., 22 Mar 2022, In: Analytical Chemistry. 94, 11, p. 4576-4583 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)87 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, P. (Recipient), Jul 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Environmental Science & Technology - Excellence in Review Award
Williams, P. (Recipient), 23 Feb 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Environmental Science & Technology - Excellence in Review Award
Williams, P. (Recipient), 04 Nov 2014
Prize: National/international honour
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Environmental Science & Technology's "Super Reviewer Award" 2017
Williams, P. (Recipient), 07 Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Diffusive gradients in thin-films technique for predicting nitrogen availability in soils
Williams, P. (Examiner)
24 Sept 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Organic Waste Valorisation in the Rural Economy: Workshop
Hastings, T. (Participant), Williams, P. (Participant) & Ahmad, M. R. (Participant)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Quantitative risk assessment of mercury in the marine environment: linking mobility, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation
Williams, P. (Examiner)
08 Aug 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Developments in high spatial resolution analysis of the rhizosphere using Diffusive Gradients in thin films
Williams, P. (Advisor)
18 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Modeling Soil P Dynamics and P Cycling in Soils amended with Organic Waste.
Williams, P. (Examiner)
27 Nov 2023Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination