Liz Shaw
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Professor
- School Radiation Protection Supervisor (SAGES)
- Leader of the Environmental Science Research Division
Areas of interest
- Microbial ecology and function of the rhizosphere and below-ground plant-microbe interactions
- Impacts of organic pollutants on soil microorganisms
- Microbial ecology of xenobiotic biodegradation
Research centres and groups
Background
Liz Shaw joined the department in 2006. Previous to this she gained her PhD at the University of Kent and then worked as a postdoctoral scientist on the following projects:
- Bioluminescence-based bacterial sensing of the bioavailability of chlorophenols in soil - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Monks Wood)
- Mechanisms of enhanced biodegradation of xenobiotics in the rhizosphere - University of Kent
- Contribution of nitrifier denitrification to nitrous oxide emissions from soil - Imperial College
- Microbial interactions in the mycorrhizosphere - Manchester Metropolitan University
Liz is currently Subject Editor for the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry and a member of the NERC peer review college.