Jacqui Horswell
Jacqui Horswell is an English-born[1] New Zealand scientist who works at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR).[2] She specialises in sustainable waste management. Her work focuses particularly on measuring the fate and effects of microbial and chemical contaminants in sewage sludge.[1][3] In the past she has also worked on using information about soil microbial communities for forensic science,[4] characterising the dynamics and structure of microbial communities in soil using microbial cultures and DNA sequencing.[5] She is the programme manager of the Center for Integrated Biowaste Research,[6] a collaboration between ESR, Scion, Landcare Research, and the Cawthron Institute to study options for safely and sustainably reusing biodegradable waste.[7]
Jacqui Horswell | |
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Born | |
Other names | Jacqueline Horswell |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Environmental microbiology, forensic science |
Institutions | Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
Thesis | Investigation of approaches to accelerate atrazine mineralisation in soil (1997) |
Academic career
Dr Horswell completed her undergraduate biology degree at the University of Bath and her PhD in microbiology at the University of Aberdeen before moving to New Zealand to begin work at ESR.[1] Her PhD thesis was titled Investigation of approaches to accelerate atrazine mineralisation in soil.[8]
Selected works
- The potential in-situ antimicrobial activity of Myrtaceae plant species on pathogens in soil (2016). J. A. Prosser, R. R. Woods, J. Horswell, and B. H. Robinson. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 96:1-3.
- Assessing the impacts of chemical cocktails on the soil ecosystem (2014). J. Horswell, J. A. Prosser, A. Siggins, A. van Schaik, L. Ying, C. Ross, A. McGill and G. Northcott. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 75:64-72.
- Discrimination of Soils at Regional and Local Levels Using Bacterial and Fungal T-RFLP Profiling (2011). C. A. Macdonald, R. Ang, S. J. Cordiner and J. Horswell. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(1):61-69.
- Mobility and survival of Salmonella Typhimurium and human adenovirus from spiked sewage sludge applied to soil columns (2010). J. Horswell, J. Hewitt, J. Prosser, A. Van Schaik, D. Croucher, C. Macdonald, P. Burford, P. Susarla, P. Bickers and T. Speir. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 108(1):104-14.
References
- "Putting sludge under the microscope". Stuff. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Jacqui Horswell | ESR". www.esr.cri.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Gisborne wetland trials underway". Gisborne Herald. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- Griggs, Kim (25 May 2005). "Digging the dirt on criminals". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- Morrison, Robert D; Murphy, Brian L (2010). Environmental Forensics: Contaminant Specific Guide. Academic Press. pp. xxii. ISBN 9780080494784.
- "CIBR". www.cibr.org.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Administration and management | CIBR". www.cibr.org.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Electronic theses records, University of Aberdeen". Retrieved 6 August 2017.