F.I. Soil Sci.
Principal Scientist NBS – Bio Technology Shell
Christian is leading the Shell Nature Based Solutions R&D to improve the performance of existing methods used to generate carbon credits from nature, identify the next frontier of successful methods, and to improve measurement of carbon storage in support of project credibility. Christian did his PhD at The University of Edinburgh quantifying the effects of land management on soil nitrous oxide emissions. This was followed by two post-doctoral positions, one working on marine nitrogen cycling in the Indian Ocean at Queen Mary University of London, followed by a second quantifying the effects of long term soil warming and climate change on soil C cycling at The University of Georgia in the US. Christian is a Fellow at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the UK, a Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Rice University. Christian received the 2021 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Technology Innovation from TAMEST. He was chosen for his development of a broad suite of alternative carbon management technologies to reduce emissions for a lower carbon future.
