Dr. Kyle Mason-Jones

I am interested in microbial transformations of organic carbon and plant nutrients in soil, what governs these processes, and how they might be manipulated to benefit sustainable agriculture. My background is in chemistry, biochemistry and sustainability science, with PhD research in soil organic matter dynamics.

At NIOO I am investigating how different agricultural management practices affect and are affected by soil communities. I was recently awarded an NWO Veni grant to study the role of soil bacteriophages in bacterial death and carbon stabilization.

CV in brief

Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Position: Post doctoral research

Project: Vital Soils for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Soil Science, University of Goettingen, Germany

Position: PhD candidate, 2015-2018

Thesis title: Microbial response to glucose: mechanisms for soil organic matter decomposition and nutrient mobilisation in the early stages of rhizosphere priming

Supervisors: Michaela A. Dippold and Yakov Kuzyakov

The Green House, Cape Town, South Africa

Position: Sustainability consultant and senior sustainability consultant, 2010 - 2014

Roles: Performing and supervising desktop and primary environmental and sustainability research for clients in industry, agriculture, government and NGO sectors