David J. Chittleborough
Position:
Professor Pedology & Biogeochemistry
Department:
Sustainability Research Cluster
Role:
Researcher
Topics:
- Nature based solutions
- Land Use & Regional Planning
- Blue economy
Research Institution:
Geographic Coverage:
International
Email:
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Professor Chittleborough’s main interests are in hydropedology, the interaction between soils and water and influence of this interaction on soil formation and landscape evolution and flows of water, collloids and particulates from soils into streams and water storages.
He has made particular contributions to the origin and nature of environmental colloids and nano-particulates, their mobility in porous media and their influence on transport of organics and phosphorus through soils. These studies involved extensive installations in the field and intensive monitoring involving in-stream and soil throughflow collectors. Recent research has a large focus on carbon dynamics, particularly dissolved organic carbon. Grant finance has been from the Australian Research Council, government agencies with industry cooperation.