Group Members

Staff

Richard Nair

Group Leader (Assistant Professor in Plant Soil Ecology & Research Ireland Royal Society University Research Fellow)
email: richard.nair[@]tcd.ie

  • Marie Skldowska-Curie Individual Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 2017-2019
  • Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 2015-2022
  • PhD, School of Geosciences (University of Edinburgh), 2015
  • BSc Biology (University of York)

Phoebe Dibben-Dean

PhD Student (2025-, Root Dynamics)
email:

  • Mbiol Genetics (University of Leads)

Asrit Ganti

Research Assistant (Technology Specialist)
email: gantia[@]tcd.ie

  • MEng Electronic Information/Computional Engineering (Trinity College Dublin)

Upcoming Plant-Soil Ecologist!

We are hiring and will hopefully fill this position in 2025.
email:

Upcoming Computational Biologist!

We are hiring and will hopefully fill this position in 2025.
email:

Upcoming Research Technician!

We are hiring and will hopefully fill this position in 2025.
email:

Master and Bachelor Students

We host a number of Master and Bachelor students every year. Previous topics have included root exudates, endophytes and root phenotypes, sporocarp phenology and plant effects on weathering. Please get in touch if you are interested in a student project.

Former team, visitors, BSc/ MSc students

Visitors

Master students

Arthur Lartigue-Peyrou

Bachelor Students

Gordon Kestner

Alumni

Nadja Burkart


Role: Research Assistant (Belowground Ecology Specialist)

Arthur Lartigue-Peyrou


Role: Visiting Research Student