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Dr. Neil Cape

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Dr. Cape is an Environmental chemist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Penicuik, Scotland

Phone: +44 131 445 8533

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Position & Responsibilities within WBEA:

Provides advice to WBEA on low-cost solutions for measuring fluxes and concentrations of trace gases, including deployment of novel COTAG samplers developed by CEH.

Education and experience:

Dr Cape leads a small research team at CEH Edinburgh, measuring and monitoring the concentrations and fluxes of trace gases, particles and wet deposition. He is a member of the CEH Biogeochemistry Core College, Environmental Informatics Strategy Group and Chair of the CEH Chemistry Advisory Panel. He manages 5 major research contracts that CEH delivers for the UK Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.

Dr. Cape’s 31 years experience in research and monitoring in the fields of air pollution and effects on vegetation has been built during his employment with CEH (formerly the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology). He holds a BSc in Chemistry and DSc from the University of St Andrews, and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Cambridge. He is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and holds an Honorary Professorship at Edinburgh University School of Chemistry. He was awarded an Individual Merit promotion in 2000, and has written or co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed papers, in fields ranging from applied statistics, through atmospheric chemistry, to plant physiology. He has collaborated since 1990 with Dr Kevin Percy (currently Principal Scientist at WBEA) on the effects of air pollution on leaf surfaces, initially as part of a bilateral exchange program between Canada and the EU, and has been associated with air pollution issues in Alberta since 2006, contributing reports on direct nitrogen deposition, and advice on regional air quality monitoring.

Details of current research are available at: http://www.ceh.ac.uk/StaffWebPages/ProfessorJNeilCape.html

Previous Appointments:

  • Associate Editor ‘Science of the Total Environment’ 2005-2008, and continuing on Editorial Board
  • Associate Editor ‘Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres’ 1999-2001

Professional Affiliations:

  • Royal Society of Chemistry (Fellow)
  • British Ecological Society (Member)
  • European Geophysical Union (Member)

Five Most Relevant Publications:

  • Cape J.N., 2008. Surface ozone concentrations and ecosystem health: past trends and a guide to future projections. Science of the Total Environment 400, 257-269.
  • Cape J.N., 2009. Plants as Accumulators of Atmospheric Emissions, in: Legge A.H. (Ed.), Air Quality and Ecological Impacts: Relating Sources to Effects, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 61-98.
  • Cape J.N., 2009. The Use of Passive Diffusion Tubes for Measuring Concentrations of Nitrogen Dioxide in Air. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 39, 289 - 310.
  • Cape J.N., Hamilton R., Heal M.R., 2009. Reactive uptake of ozone at simulated leaf surfaces: implications for 'non-stomatal' ozone deposition. Atmospheric Environment 43, 1116-1123.
  • Cape J.N., van der Eerden L.J., Sheppard L.J., Leith I.D., Sutton M.A., 2009. Evidence for changing the critical level for ammonia. Environmental Pollution 157, 1033-1037.

Recent publications are available to view at http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/