Olivier Humphrey’s biography
- 2019 – Ongoing: Environmental Chemist, British Geological Survey
- 2015 – 2019: PhD in Soil Science, University of Nottingham
- 2014 – 2015: MSc Environmental Management (Distinction), University of Reading
- 2011 – 2014: BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (1st Class), University of Plymouth
Research interests
- Elemental speciation / specialist ICP-QQQ applications
- Developing the application of microdialysis to assess the short-term interactions of micronutrients and potentially toxic elements in soils and plant
- Soil chemistry and the effect of agricultural practices on elemental speciation within soil systems.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7776-7048
Humphrey, O S, Young, S D, Crout, N M J, Bailey, E H, Ander, E L and Watts, M J. 2020. Short-term iodine dynamics in soil solution. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 54 (3). 1443-1450. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02296
Humphrey, O S, Middleton, D R S, Ahmad, S, Cocerva, T, Dowell, S M, Garza-Galndo, R, Hamilton, E M, Kafwamfwa, N, Kaninga, B, Kourgia, P, Ligowe, I S, MacLeod, H A, Mafulul, S G, Marriott, A L, McLellan, I S, Meso, D N, Munthali, K, Niepsch, D, Rodgers, K J, Song, N, Tait, A J and Woods, C. 2020. The Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH): building for the future of early career researchers. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00620-4
Watts, M J, Middleton, D R.S, Marriott, A, Humphrey, O S, Hamilton, E, McCormack, V, Menya, D, Farebrother, J and Osano, O. 2020. Iodine status in western Kenya: a community-based cross-sectional survey of urinary and drinking water iodine concentrations. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Vol. 42. 1141-1151. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00352-0
Humphrey, O S, Young, S D, Bailey, E H, Crout, N M J, Ander, E L, Hamilton, E M and Watts, M J. 2019. Iodine uptake, storage and translocation mechanisms in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Vol. 41 (5). 2145-2156. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00272-z
Watts, M J, Middleton, D R S, Marriott, A L, Humphrey, O S, Hamilton, E M, Gardner, A, Smith, M, McCormack, V A, Menya, D, Munishi, M O, Mmbaga, B T and Osano, O. 2019. Source apportionment of micronutrients in the diets of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Counties of Western Kenya. Scientific Reports, Vol. 9 (1), 14447. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51075-2
Humphrey, O S, Young, S D, Bailey, E H, Crout, N M J, Ander, E L and Watts, M J. 2018. Iodine soil dynamics and methods of measurement: a review. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Vol. 20 (2). 288-310. DOI: 10.1039/C7EM00491E
Professional associations
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- International Board Member of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health