Monday 3 July 2017

Thank-you (Herr Doctor Professor) Daniel Blackburn...

Last week I said goodbye to one of the best Post Doctoral Scientists I have had working with the team, as 'Herr Dr' Daniel Blackburn moved on to start a 'grown up' academic career in the University of Oman (graduating from our mutual joke 'Herr Doctor' to 'Herr Professor'!).  Daniel has been a very active and hard working soil biogeochemist who originates from Brazil but joined the team from a job in Germany. He has helped develop new insight into phosphorus and particularly organic phosphorus forms in soil and its mobility.  We have also had a lot of fun together working and travelling the world including visits to Panama, Montpellier, Germany and Austria.  It was fun Daniel - thank you.  Here are some photos we took last week at the farewell pub lunch trip, as well as some in December 2015 in Germany.  Before he moves to Oman, Daniel will spend the summer working in collaboration with my team and Roland Bol in Germany, with whom he is pictured in 2015 here. Keep in touch fine fellow - the collaboration continues......