
Emily Leyden
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am a Research Fellow in the Biogeochemical Research Group with research interests in soil geochemistry, coastal acid sulfate soils, geochemical and hydrological modelling, water quality, water chemistry, environmental resource management and geochemical effects of climate change. Emily has recently completed her PhD which examined the geochemical changes arising in coastal soils due to sea level rise, with a focus on iron and sulfate reduction, coupled sulfur and strontium isotope methods and carbon cycling. Previously, Emily worked as Scientific Officer South Australian Environment Protection Authority on issues relating to water and groundwater quality, particularly in Lower Lakes and Tributaries in South Australia during and after the severe hydrological drought. Emily left this role to pursue higher level research at the University of Adelaide in 2018. Emily is active in the soil science community and is passionate about promoting soil education and training, organising soil workshops, webinars, student training and field trips for Soil Science Australia.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - 2023 Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2009 - 2013 Scientific Officer SA Environment Protection Authority -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2022 Award Deans Commendation for Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia - 2012 Award CSIRO Land and Water and Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. Jane Gillooly Memorial Award CSIRO and Soil Science Australia Australia - 2008 Award Environment Medal 2008 for Most Outstanding Honours Project University of Adelaide Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2018 - 2022 The University Of Adelaide Australia PhD in Science University of Adelaide Australia Honours Bachelor of Social Science -
Research Interests
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2022 Priestley, S., Mosley, L., Farkas, J., Tyler, J., Shao, Y., Shanafield, M., . . . Leyden, E. (2022). Sources and transport of nutrients in the Coorong. 2020 Jones, A. R., Russell, S., Asanopoulos, C., Dittmann, S., Mosley, L., Beaumont, K., . . . Gillanders, B. (2020). Mapping coastal wetland blue carbon indicators in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Region. Adelaide: The University of Adelaide. 2020 Dittmann, S., Beaumont, K., Mosley, L., Jones, A., Leyden, E., Raja Segaran, R., . . . Clarke, B. (2020). A Blue Carbon future through introducing tidal flow to salt ponds and stranded saltmarsh for Dry Creek and the Samphire Coast. Adelaide.
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2021 - 2022 Member Soil Science Australia South Australian Branch Soil Science Australia Australia
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