Students of Global Soil Geography course are out today for their first field trip digging soil pits. Plenty of soil profile pictures to come! #Soil #Science #NatureOnOurDoorstep

The Scottish soil classification system actually uses a bottle of Irn Bru for both estimating depth and for colour. #Soil #Science

I’m baaack! First day in my new role as Research Fellow at @UoABioSci! Stay tuned for some soil science with a BNI flavour! #Soil #Science #NewJob #PostDoc

A beautiful morning to be out in the field! #Soil #Science

So excited to share that I will be returning to my alma mater as a Research Fellow! Coming back to the soil and my stable isotopes I will be working on the CropSustaiN BNI wheat mission. I can’t wait to get started!

#NewJob #PostDoc #Soil #NatureOnOurDoorstep

Did I make a sign for my office door with my name written as earthworms in soil?

Yes

Should I have been doing actual work?

Also yes

and behold, a soil puck! With a known quantity of soil with known water content the bulk density can easily be derived. I’m using it to quickly show how compaction varies with water content #soil #science #FirstPost

Then let rip (25 blows)

Behold the Proctor musket! First, load your powder (soil) then your shot (a large bung)…