Dr Josh Dean
BSc, PhD
Expertise
Joshua's research is at the intersection of hydrology and elemental biogeochemistry. He works to quantify the source, transformation and flow of carbon through the land-to-ocean aquatic continuum, with a focus on methane.
Current positions
Future Leaders Fellow and Proleptic Senior Lecturer
School of Geographical Sciences
Contact
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Biography
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Josh is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. Originally from New Zealand, Josh has enjoyed working in many fieldwork locations including the East Siberian Arctic, Northwest Canadian Arctic, the Yucatán Peninsula, southeast Australia, and across the UK and Europe. Josh received his BSc (Hons) in Geography from Massey University in New Zealand, and his PhD in Hydrogeology from La Trobe University in Australia.
Josh is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. Originally from New Zealand, Josh has enjoyed working in many fieldwork locations including the East Siberian Arctic, Northwest Canadian Arctic, the Yucatán Peninsula, southeast Australia, and across the UK and Europe. Josh received his BSc (Hons) in Geography from Massey University in New Zealand, and his PhD in Hydrogeology from La Trobe University in Australia.
Research interests
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Topic B: The Enigma of the Soil Hydrogen Sink Variability [ELGAR]
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
11/11/2022 to 10/11/2024
NI: CONFLUENCE - Disentangling the role of rivers as greenhouse gas conduits
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/04/2022 to 30/11/2022
8089 UKRI FLF - Finding and fixing gas leaks: Using urban waterways to halt the global rise in methane emissions
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/03/2022 to 28/02/2026
Microbes, Microplastics and Man
Principal Investigator
Description
Microbes, Microplastics and Man takes as its starting point the role of diatomic life in the carbon cycle. We are interested in the complex interface between diatoms, the carbon cycle…Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/03/2022 to 31/07/2022
Publications
Selected publications
28/02/2024Future directions for river carbon biogeochemistry observations
Nature Water
Peatland pools are tightly coupled to the contemporary carbon cycle
Global Change Biology
East Siberian Arctic inland waters emit mostly contemporary carbon
Nature Communications
Recent publications
01/01/2024Peatland pools are tightly coupled to the contemporary carbon cycle
Global Change Biology
Future directions for river carbon biogeochemistry observations
Nature Water
Geochemical, sedimentological and microbial diversity in two thermokarst lakes of far Eastern Siberia
Biogeochemistry
Methanotrophic potential of Dutch canal wall biofilms is driven by Methylomonadaceae
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research
Arctic Science