Dr Manoj Menon

School of Geography and Planning

Lecturer in Soil/Environmental Science

Manoj Menon in a lab standing next to some scientific equipment
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M.Menon@Sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7993

Full contact details

Dr Manoj Menon
School of Geography and Planning
Room E8
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
Sheffield
S3 7ND
Profile

I started my lectureship at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in 2011 and moved to the Department of Geography in 2015.

Before Sheffield, I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Nevada (2007-08) and University of Leeds (2009-11).

I completed my doctoral degree in environmental sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich in 2006.

Research interests

Dr Menon's research interests encompass the physical, hydrological, and chemical processes that influence soil health. His recent work has concentrated extensively on toxic trace elements, particularly arsenic, examining its presence in the environment and its impact on the food chain.

He is the international coordinator of Arsenic in Rice Research Network (ARRNet); and Associate Editor of the Exposure and Health journal. 

Publications

Books

  • Aravena JE, Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA, Mandava AK, Regentova EE, Pillai NS, Steude J, Young MH & Nico PS (2013) Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography—New Means to Quantify Root Induced Changes of Rhizosphere Physical Properties. The Soil Science Society of America, Inc.. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Moradi AB, Oswald SE, Menon M, Carminati A, Lehmann E & Hopmans JW (2013) Applications of Neutron Imaging in Soil-Water-Root Systems. Soil Science Society of America. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

  • De-Ville S, Stovin VR & Menon M (2017) Hydrological performance evolution of extensive green roof systems. Proceedings of the 14th Int. Conf on Urban Drainage (ICUD), 10 September 2017 - 15 September 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lane R, Menon M, McQuaid J, Dougill A, Adams D, Thomas A & Hoon S (2013) Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Enhances Carbon Sequestration of Dryland Soil Microbial Communities. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 15 (pp 10933) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Berli M, Ruiz SA, Aravena JE, Bolduc L, Ghezzehei TA, Cook DP, Menon M, Tyler SW & Young MH (2011) Simulating rhizosphere structure alterations using finite element calculations. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna RIS download Bibtex download
  • Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA, Pillai N, Regentova EE, Nico PS, Young M & Tyler SW (2009) A Step Towards Unraveling Rhizosphere Physics. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 05) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Menon M, Berli M, Ghezzehei TA, Nico P, Young MH & Tyler SW (2009) Visualizing the impact of living roots on rhizosphere soil structure using X-ray microtomography. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 11 (pp 11102) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Berli M, Ghezzehei T, Menon M, Tyler S, Young M & Dexter A (2008) Modeling Rhizosphere Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics-An Overview.. The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parratt RT, Menon M, Tyler S & Kropf C (2008) Mitigating Vadose Zone Nitrogen Transport Under Land Use Change and Urbanization. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0908) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Menon M, Parratt R, Tyler S & Kropf C (2008) Impact of Vegetation on Nitrate Accumulation In Desert Vadose Zone. 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM RIS download Bibtex download
  • Menon M, Berli M, Ghezzehei TA, Nico P, Young MH & Tyler SW (2008) Visualizing Rhizosphere Soil Structure Around Living Roots. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0897) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parratt RT, Menon M, Kropf C & Tyler S (2007) The Role of Vegetation on Elevated Soil Nitrate Concentrations in Northern Nevada. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 0652) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Roulier S, Menon M & Schulin R (2005) Modelling the Fate of Heavy Metals in the Vadose Zone: Preferential Flow Effects and the Role of Vegetation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1 (pp 1419) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Menon M, Abbaspour K, Schulin R & Oswald S (2003) Lysimeter Study of Plant Water Uptake in a Model Forest Ecosystem on Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Vol. 1 (pp 13484) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Menon M, Abbaspour KC & Schulin R (2002) Influence of Heavy Metal Stress On Water Regime of A Model Forest Ecosystem. EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 27 (pp 3542) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Graham F, Russell J, Holdsworth M, Menon M & Barker M () Exploring the Relationship between Environmental Impact and Nutrient Content of Sandwiches and Beverages Available in Cafés in a UK University. Sustainability, Vol. 11(11) (pp 3190-3190) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mawodza T, Menon M, Casson S & Burca G () Visualisation and quantification of wheat root system architecture and soil moisture distribution in an aggregated soil using neutron computed tomography. Proceedings of EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online. Vienna, Austria, 4 May 2020 - 8 May 2020. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Berli M, Menon M, Ghezzehei TA & Tyler SW () Root induced changes in physical properties of desert soils RIS download Bibtex download

Presentations

Other

  • Menon MMK & Menon MMK (2006) Influence of soil pollution by heavy metals on the water relations of young forest ecosystems. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

Research group

More details about my research group can be found at 

Environmental Soil Science Group (ESSG) 

Teaching activities

Current modules: 

  • GPL122 - Living with Environmental Change
  • GPL111 - Why Geography Matters
  • GPL225 - Environmental Pollution and Quality 
  • GPL222 - Environmental Science Field class   
  • GPL324 - Professional Skills for Environmental Science
  • GP304 - Dissertation (UG)
  • GPL425 - The Science of Environmental Change