DrMalcolm Possell

Malcolm Possell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences with a specialisation in measuring and modelling fluxes of trace gases between the terrestrial biosphere and atmosphere. He is interested in research and teaching in biosphere-atmosphere interactions, including the effects of bushfires and climate change.

Malcolm graduated from the University of East Anglia (UK) with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Lancaster University (UK). Prior to working for the University of Sydney, he worked as a research associate at the University of Sheffield (UK) (2003-2004) and Lancaster University (2004-2010) on projects aimed at understanding the biosynthesis and emission of the volatile organic compound isoprene under different abiotic and biotic conditions.