Frank Verheijen (171C-07F7-FA96)

Curriculum Vitae

Frank Verheijen

I am a physical geographer and received my PhD in soil science at the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield university, UK, in 2006. I am an auxiliary researcher (CEEC), awarded by the National Science Foundation (FCT), at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. My research focuses on SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, how to manage it, and how it interacts with the wider environment. Specifically, I focus on how SOIL MANAGEMENT can improve ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, in particular elucidating positive as well as negative effects of biochar in soil, and identifying trade-offs in order to build a SUSTAINABLE BIOCHAR system. My discoveries exposed the marginal extent of on-farm benefits from increased SOC contents and SOM management in temperate England and Wales, revealed strong crop yield responses to biochar in the tropics, and quantified a substantial biochar improvement on the soil sponge function - and reduction in erosion - for Mediterranean soils at risk of desertification. I received the 2017 Research Day award from the University of Aveiro "in recognition of the significance and quality of the research developed at the UA". In addition to research, I also worked for 5 years in scientific support for policy, which included leading a Scientific and Technical Report of the European Commission on biochar (cited 1,500 times), organising an "EU side-event" at the COP15 in Copenhagen, and facilitating a biochar discussion at the Bill & Melinda gates Foundation in Seattle, USA. Before my current position, I was awarded two postdoc fellowships by the FCT (Aveiro University), I was a grantholder at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, a peatland project postdoc at Queen Mary University of London, and a soil monitoring project postdoc at Cranfield University UK. I am the Portuguese lead for one international project on soil organic carbon sequestration, the leader of a Portuguese project on biochar and the soil sponge function, the co-PI of a Portuguese Project on biochar and pollinators, the Co-PI of an international project on sustainably improving soil-plant-biota interactions in a Mediterranean sown pasture, and the Aveiro lead of a Portuguese project on using biochar to restore degraded olive orchard soils. And I am the co-founder and co-coordinator of the Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture (BIOCHARCOLOGY) team: https://sites.google.com/view/biocharcology

Read full resume ↓

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Frank Verheijen

Citation names

Verheijen, Frank
Verheijen, F.G.A.
Frank G.A. Verheijen
Frank Verheijen

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 171C-07F7-FA96
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6741-4249
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KgWniwEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
Researcher Id: F-5381-2011
Scopus Author Id: 8632508600

Email addresses

verheijen@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

965074445 (Personal)

Addresses

Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, AVEIRO, AVEIRO, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.cesam-la.pt/frankverheijen/ (Professional)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KgWniwEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works (Scholar)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-4249 (Professional)
www.linkedin.com/in/frank-verheijen-367911a (Social media)
www.sites.google.com/view/biocharcology (Professional)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/biocharcology-team-59537225a/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical Geography
Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Hydrology
Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Dutch (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Portuguese	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
German	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2006/06/23 Concluded	Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom "On-farm benefits from soil organic matter in England and Wales" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	na
2001 Concluded	MSc (Mestrado) Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands "The spatial distribution of soil water repellency and its relation to plant species, soil moisture content and soil moisture redistribution - in semi-arid southeast Spain" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Judicium: ´Met veel genoegen'

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/03/01 - 2030/02/28	Principal Investigator (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/06/01 - 2026/05/31	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/01/31 - 2020/05/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2016/09/01 - 2019/01/30	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2011/06/01 - 2016/08/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2008/10/15 - 2011/05/15	Contracted Researcher (Research)	European Commission Joint Research Centre Ispra Sector, Italy

2007/12/03 - 2008/10/01	Postdoc (Research)	Queen Mary University of London - Mile End Campus, United Kingdom

2006/02/15 - 2007/11/30	Postdoc (Research)	Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences, United Kingdom

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/07/01 - 2026/06/30	Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese SOILs to sustainably COMBAT desertification (SOILCOMBAT; CEEC FCT) CEECIND/02509/2018 Principal investigator Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2024/10/31	PhD grant of Behrouz Gholamahmadi: Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT) 2020.04610.BD Supervisor Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Ongoing
2016/09 - 2019/08	SoilRes: Increasing Soil Resilience with Waste-derived Biochar - adapting Portuguese Soils to Climate Change SFRH/BPD/107913/2015 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia Concluded
2011/06 - 2016/08	SEPABA - Soil Erosion and Production After Biochar Application SFRH/BPD/74108/2010 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01 - 2015/02	Interactions between biochar particle size and soil hydraulic conductivity - effects and mechanisms COST-STSM-TD1107-21624 Supervisor Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	COST Action TD1107 Concluded
2014/01 - 2014/02	Erosion and Pesticide Leaching of Biochar-Amended Soils using a Rotating Disc Type Rainfall Simulator STSM-TD1107-151113-038595 Principal investigator Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel	COST Action TD1107 Concluded
2013/06 - 2013/06	The effects of biochar concentration and soil type on erosion and infiltration COST-STSM-TD1107-14012 Supervisor Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel	COST Action TD1107 Concluded
2010/01 - 2010/01	ESOMFIRE - Erosion of Soil Organic Matter following wildFIRE SFRH/BPD/47491/2008 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia Cancelled
2005/01 - 2005/06	Soil and Surface water protectionusing conservation tillage in Northernand Central Europe (SOWAP) SOWAP Research Fellow Cranfield University, United Kingdom	Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/03/15 - 2026/03/14	SOLVO - Solutions to restore degraded Soils in mediterranean OLive orchards Via Organic mulch and biochar from olive industry waste 2022.06004.PTDC PI for Universidade de Aveiro Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Can biochar-engineered soils boost habitat use for pollinators in Portuguese sown biodiverse pastures? (POLLINATE) PTDC/EAM-AMB/1509/2021 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Ongoing
2022/11/01 - 2025/11/30	Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground (PASTURE+) LCF/BQ/DI22/11940011 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Centro de la Fundació Caixa Castelló Ongoing
2022/07/01 - 2025/06/30	True SOC sequestration: understanding trade-offs and dynamic interactions between SOC stocks and GHG emissions for climate-smart agrisoil management (TRUESOIL) ID: 110 862695 DOI Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	EU Joint Programme - Soil Ongoing
2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31	Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification PTDC/EAM-AMB/0474/2020 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Ongoing
2021/03/21 - 2024/03/20	BioValChar - Sustainable valorisation of residual biomass for biochar PCIF/GVB/0034/2019 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Ongoing
2018/06 - 2021/06	ASHMOB - Wildfire ASH MOBilization by wind and water erosion: a combined measurementmodeling approach for prediction of post-fire ash mobilization risk PTDC/ASP-SIL/29351/2017 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and Compete 2020 co-funded by the FEDER - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/06/30	MASCC - Mediterranean Agricultural Soils Conservation under global Change 618127 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2016/03 - 2019/02	FIRE-C-BUDs - Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets Provided by PTCRIS: 142774 PTDC/AGR-FOR/4143/2014 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2013/11/01 - 2018/10/31	RECARE - Preventing and Remediating degradation of soils in Europe through Land Care EU-FP7 ENV.2013.6.2-4 603498 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2014/03/01 - 2015/06/30	Exploring mechanisms of reducing drought and disease stress in eucalypts by applying biochar to soils 133571 Provided by PTCRIS: 133571 EXPL/AGR-FOR/0549/2013 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. & COMPETE 2020 Concluded
2010/06 - 2013/09	FIREREG - FACTORS AFFECTING THE POST-FIRE NATURAL REGENERATION VARIABILITY IN Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus IN PORTUGAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND POST-FIRE MANAGEMENT Provided by PTCRIS: 99420 PTDC/AGR-CFL/099420/2008 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2008/10/15 - 2011/05/31	iSOIL - Interactions between soil related sciences ¿ Linking geophysics, soil science and digital soil mapping ENV.2007.3.1.2.1 Integration into Research Grant Fellow European Commission Joint Research Centre Ispra Sector, Italy	European Commission Concluded
2007/12/01 - 2008/10/15	The effects of fire on peatland carbon stocks and dynamics NE/F001770/1 Post-doc Queen Mary University of London - Whitechapel Campus, United Kingdom	Natural Environment Research Council Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2007/11/15	ENVASSO: ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring Contract 022713, 2006-8 Post-doc Cranfield University, United Kingdom	European Commission Concluded
2002/04/01 - 2005/03/31	To develop a robust indicator of soil organic matter status - SP0310 SP0310 PhD Student Fellow Cranfield University Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute, United Kingdom Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom	United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2016/01 - 2016/06	Enhanced SEED germination, establishment and erosion control through soil amendment with biochar (SEED+) DEMO42/45 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Frank Verheijen. Global soil biodiversity atlas. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2016. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/2613 Jannes Stolte, Mehreteab Tesfai, Lillian Øygarden, Sigrun Kværnø (NIBIO) Jacob Keizer, Frank Verheijen (University of Av. Soil threats in Europe, status, methods, drivers and effects on ecosystem services. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2015. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/828742 • Editor Jones, A.; Barcelo, S.; Bouraoui, F.; Bosco, C.; Dewitte, O.; Gardi, G.; Hervás, J.; et al. The state of soil in Europe: a contribution to the European State of the Environment Report 2010. 2011. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/77361 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jeffery, S.; Bastos, A.C.; van der Velde, M.; Diafas, I.. Biochar Application to Soils - A Critical Scientific Review of Effects on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2010. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/472 Frank Verheijen. Atlas Européen de la Biodiversité des Sols. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2010. Published • 10.2788/89331 De Forges, A.R.; Verheijen, F.; Arrouays, D.; Blanchart, E.; Bernoux, M.. Soil in comic strips and cartoons. 2009. 10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_27 Jones, R.J.A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Reuter, H.I.; Jones, A.R.. Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring Volume V: Procedures & Protocols. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008. https://doi.org/10.2788/94366 Arrouays, D.; Morvan, X.; Saby, N.P.A.; Richer de Forges, A.; Le Bas, C.; Bellamy, P.H.; Berényi Üveges, J.; et al. Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring: Volume IIa Inventory & Monitoring. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/93524 Huber, S.; Prokop, G.; Arrouays, D.; Banko, G.; Bispo, A.; Jones, R.J.A.; Kibblewhite, M.G.; et al. Environmental Assessment of Soil for MonitoringVolume I: Indicators & Criteria. Brussels, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. 2008. Published • https://doi.org/10.2788/93515 Kibblewhite, M.; Rubio, J-L.; Kosmas, C.; Jones, R.; Arrouays, D.; Huber, S.; Verheijen, F.. Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring Desertification in Europe. Eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Madrid, Spain. 2007. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2231.9523 Mark Kibblewhite (1) , José Luis Rubio (2) , Costas Kosmas (3) , Robert Jones (1) , Dominique D. Arrouays (4) , Sigbert. Environmental assessment of soil for monitoring desertification in Europe. Cranfield, United Kingdom: Cranfield University. 2007. Published
Book chapter	Frank Verheijen. "Chapter 13: Plant Productivity with Biochar Applications to Soils". In Biochar for Environmental Management Science, Technology and Implementation. New York, United States: Routledge, 2023. Accepted Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Recarbonizing global soils - A technical manual of recommended management practices Volume 6 - Forestry, wetlands, and urban soils . Case studies". In 10 Straw mulch and biochar application in recently burned areas of Algarve (Portugal) and Andalusia (Spain). Roma, Italy: Food and Agricultural Organisation of the united Nations & Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, 2021. Published Prats S.A.; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Merino A.; Gonzalez-Perez J.A.,; De La Rosa JA.. "Straw mulch and biochar application in recently burned areas of Algarve (Portugal) and Andalusia (Spain)". In Recarbonizing global soils: A technical manual of recommended management practices, Volume 6: Other land uses: Forestry, Wetlands, Urban Soils ¿ Case-studies., edited by FAO & ITPS, 0-5. Rome, Italy: Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Secretariat and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2021. Accepted • https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6605en Verheijen, F.G.A.; Teixeira, W.C.; Marques, J.D.O.. "Water holding capacity of biochar and biochar-amended soils". In Biochar-background, applications and challenges. London, United Kingdom: World Scientific Publishing Europe, 2020. Published • https://doi.org/10.1142/9781786348975_0003 Verheijen, Frank. "Biochar and certification". In Sustainability Certification Schemes in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sectors - Outcomes for Society and the Environment. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2019. Published • 10.4324/9780203701737-5 Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Le analisi di fosforo ed elementi leggeri nei suoli". In Una sosta lungo la via Emilia, tra selve e paludi. La mansio di Forum Gallorum a Castelfranco Emilia. Italy: Nuova Tipografia, 2019. Published Verheijen, Frank. "Fire". Belgium, 2016. 10.2788/799182 Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Biochar Sustainability and Certification". In Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2015. Published • 10.4324/9780203762264 Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar Effects on Crop Yield". In Biochar for Environmental Management Science, Technology and Implementation. New, United States: Routledge, 2015. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203762264 Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Bioweathering". edited by Jeffery, S.; Gardi, C.; Jones, A.; Montanarella, L.; Marmo, L.; Miko, L.; Ritz, K.; et al, 38-39. 2010. 10.2788/94222 Richter de Forges, A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Arrouays, D.; Blanchart, E.; Bernoux, M.. " Soil in comic strips and cartoons". In Soil and Culture, edited by Landa, Edward R.; Feller, Christian, 439-452. United States: Springer, 2009. Published • 10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7
Conference abstract	Prats S. A.1; Guiomar N. 1; Nicolas S.2, De Paula S. 2, Merino A.3; Souza P. 3; De la Rosa J.M.4; Gonzalez-Perez J.A. 4. "Fire severity effects on soil Carbon and Nitrogen stocks in southern Iberian Peninsula: comparing prescribed and wildfires". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV8 CONFERENCE 2023, Evora, 2023. Submitted Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,2, Behrouz Gholamahmadi2, Marjan Jongen3, Frank G.A. Verheijen2. Corresponding author: Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,2, Behrouz Gholamahmadi2, Marjan Jongen3, Frank G.A. Verheijen2. "Can biochar amendment of forest fire- affected soil reduce soil erosion by water?". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV8 CONFERENCE 2023, Evora, 2023. Submitted Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Behrouz Gholamahmadi, Marjan Jongen, Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Can biochar amendment of forest fire-affected soil reduce soil erosion by water?". Paper presented in IUFRO FOREST ENVIRONMENT DIV 8 CONFERENCE 2023. Track: FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION INITIATIVES: BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMY AND PEOPLE, Evora, 2023. Accepted Behrouz Gholamahmadi1, Simon Jeffery2, Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,3, Sergio Alegre Prats3, Ana Catarina Bastos1, Jan Jacob K. Corresponding author: Behrouz Gholamahmadi1, Simon Jeffery2, Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo1,3, Sergio Alegre Prats3, Ana Catarina Bastos1, Jan Jacob K. "Can biochar-amended soils mitigate land degradation from runoff and soil erosion by water? A global scale meta-analysis". Paper presented in Wageningen Soil Conference 2023, Wageningen, 2023. Submitted Behrouz Gholamahmadi, Simon Jeffery , Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Sergio Alegre Prats, Ana Catarina Bastos , Jan Jacob Keize. "Can biochar-amended soils mitigate land degradation from runoff and soil erosion by water? A global scale meta-analysis". Paper presented in Wageningen Soil Conference 2023, Wageningen, 2023. Accepted A.C. Bastos, A. Jelincic, L. Simões, J. Puga, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, B. Gholamahmadi, F. Verheijen. "Desafios na aplicação sustentável de biochar para a melhoria das funções do solo: caso de estudo em pastagens biodiversas semeadas.". Paper presented in Seminário ‘Gestão e valorização da biomassa em espaços rurais: biochar como vetor de economia circular’, Aveiro, 2023. Published Antonios Apostolakis, Paulina Englert, Peter Dörsch, Oslan Jumadi, Ibrahim Khalil, Katja Klumpp, Sergio Morales, Chukwue. "TRUESOIL Project: Understanding Trade-offs and Dynamic Interactions between SOC Stocks and GHG Emissions for Climate Smart Agrisoil Management". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assemblee, Vienna, 2023. Published Frank G.A. Verheijen; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Engineering the sponge function of Portuguese pasture soils to sustainably combat desertification (SOILCOMBAT)". Paper presented in What's going on in the FAO-CIHEAM Mediterranean Pastures & Forages sub-network in 2021?, 2021. Published Isaka, Suyan; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Can biochar restore soil quality in a degraded forest and vineyard soil in a one-year percolation lysimeters study, in Portugal?". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2021, Vienna, 2021. Published • 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10400 Sami Ul Haq, Frank GA Verheijen, Tobias Möerz, Oscar Gonzalves Pelayo. "Biochar Effects on Soil Compaction in Two Contrasting Soils". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vienna, 2021. Published Prats S.A.; Prats SA., De La Rosa JM., Merino A., Verheijen F. Keizer JJ., González-Pérez J.A.. "Assessment of post-fire erosion mitigation tools: impact on carbon stocks and soil quality". Paper presented in EWWF (The England & Wales Wildfire Forum) Wildfire Conference – MANAGE THE FUEL- REDUCE THE RISK, Cardiff, 2019. Published Prats SA., De La Rosa JM., Merino A., Keizer JJ., Valencia, F., Alegre, P., Prats-Fons, SF., Verheijen F.. "Use of coupled biochar and straw mulch as a technique to mitigate soil erosion and improve soil carbon stocks in burned soils of southern Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in ISMOM- 8th International Symposium of Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic components and Microorganisms, Sevilla, 2019. Published Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., Verheijen, F.G.A., Loureiro, S.. "Scale crossing in ecotox studies. Towards systems-based ecotoxicology - based on the ASHBACK experience". Paper presented in Scientific Meeting LO Skolen/Konventum, Skolen, 2018. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Melhoria sustentavel do conteudo organico dos solos". Paper presented in III Conferencia GPA'18, Santarem, 2018. Published Alda Vieira, Isabel Campos, João Rocha, Óscar Gonzalez-Pelayo, Frank Verheijen, Jan Jacob Keizer, Nelson Abrantes. "Contaminação de Solos e Águas por Cobre em Áreas Vitícolas e Aplicação de Biochar para Remediação do Solo". Paper presented in Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa, CIALP, Aveiro, 2018. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. (2018). Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. (2018). "Utilização de biochar para o melhoramento de solos". Paper presented in AgroIn 2018 Vida Rural - 5th edition, Estoril, 2018. Published Verheijen F., Pinto G., Silva F., González-Pelayo O., Keizer J., Fabres S., Quintela A., Teixeira C., Rocha F., Saraband. Corresponding author: Verheijen F., Pinto G., Silva F., González-Pelayo O., Keizer J., Fabres S., Quintela A., Teixeira C., Rocha F., Saraband. "Is applying biochar to soils of forest plantations (already) a management option?". Paper presented in Congresso Florestal Nacional - Raízes do Futuro, Viana do Castelo, 2017. Published Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., Abalos, D., Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., van Groenigen, J.W., Hungate, B.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., Abalos, D., Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., van Groenigen, J.W., Hungate, B.A.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Paper presented in Mini-symposium: Soil organic matter in agricultural systems - challenges and opportunities, Wageningen, 2017. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter: Healthy soils for sustainable agriculture: the role of SOM, Harpenden, 2017. Accepted Prodana M., Bastos A.C., Verheijen F.G.A. , Keizer J.J., Soares A.M.V.M., Loureiro S.. "Infuence of biochar particle sizes on biota responses". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, Brussels, 2017. Published Bastos A.C., Domene X., Kammann C.,Cardoso D., Morgado R., Prodana M. , Arasa R., del Águila M., Bucheli T., Hilber I.,. "Integrating analytical and effect-based biochar characterization: an interdisciplinary COST Action (FA TD1107) initiative". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 26th Annual Meeting, Nantes, 2016. Published Bastos A.C. , Domene X., Kammann C., Cardoso D., Morgado R., Prodana M., Arasa R., del Águila M., Bucheli T., Hilber I.,. "Bridging the gap between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative". Paper presented in UNDERSTANDING BIOCHAR MECHANISMS FOR PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION. FINAL MEETING EU-COST ACTION, Geisenheim, 2015. Published Martins M.A.S., Malvar M.C., Machado A.I., Serpa D., Prats S.A., Faria S.R., Varela M.E., Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. "Wildfire reduces soil water repellency in eucalypt forest of north central Portugal?". Paper presented in 5th International Conference of Fire Effects on Soil Properties, Dublin, 2015. Published Bastos A.C. , Verheijen F.G.A.. "Produção e aplicação do Biochar: juntos a caminho da sustentabilidade. Workshop 'Incorporação de resíduos de origem agrícola e vegetal na produção de biocarvão/biochar'.". Paper presented in Organização pela empresa Ibero Massa Florestal Lda, Avenal, Oliveiro de Azeméis, 2015. Published Prodana, M., Bastos, A.C., Amaro, A, Cardoso, D., Morgado, R., Santos, M.J., Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares, A.. "A one-year assessment of biochar effects on key soil invertebrates in a field trial under viticulture". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 25th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, 2015. Published Verheijen F., Silva F., Amaro A., Pinto G., Mesquita R., Jesus C., Alves A., Keizer J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F., Silva F., Amaro A., Pinto G., Mesquita R., Jesus C., Alves A., Keizer J.. "Trade-offs between soil hydrology and plant disease effects after biochar amendment in sandy soil". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, 2015. Published Valente, S., Prats, S.A., Ribeiro, C., Verheijen, F., Fleskens, L., Keizer, J.. "A conceptual framework for an ecosystem service-based assessment of the so-called “emergency stabilization” measures following wildfire". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, 2015. Published Amaro, A., Bastos, A.C., Cardoso, D.N., Morgado, R., Prodana, M., M.J. Santos, Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares,. "Invertebrate avoidance behaviour as a screening tool for biochar-amended soils under viticulture". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 24th Annual Meeting, Basel, 2014. Published M. MARTINS, F. VERHEIJEN, J. J. KEIZER , M. BEN-HUR. "The effects of biochar amendment on soil erosion and infiltration". Paper presented in ESF-Exploratory Workshop: Impact of natural and anthropogenic Pyrogenic carbon in Mediterranean ecosystems, Sevilla, 2013. Published Verheijen F.G.A., Martins, M., Keizer, J.J. . Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Martins, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar and Soil Hydrology under Mediterranean Conditions". Paper presented in International Workshop ‘Impact of natural and anthropogenic pyrogenic carbon', Sevilla, 2013. Published Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J.. "Soil functions influenced by erosion, organic matter, and wildfire.". Paper presented in Protection of soil functions – challenges for the future, Pulawy, 2013. Published Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C. . Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C.. "Biochar effects on soil properties and functions". Paper presented in Invited talk by the Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro - Ordem dos Engenheiros / Regional Ministery of Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC), Coimbra, 2013. Published Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Amaro, A., Keizer, J.J. . Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Amaro, A., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar: can it improve ecosystem services provided by soils?". Paper presented in Research Day, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 2013. Published M. Prodana, A.C. Bastos, F.G.A. Verheijen, J.J. Keizer, N. Abrantes, A.M.V.M. Soares, S. Loureiro. "Consecutive dry-wet cycles influence toxicity of aqueous fractions of biochar-amended soil". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 23th Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 2013. Published Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., van der Velde, M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A., Jeffery, S., van der Velde, M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Changes in soil surface albedo reduce the climate change mitigation potential of biochar". Paper presented in Biochar as Option for Sustainable Resource Management: A European Perspective, EU COST Action TD 1107 Workshop, Chania (Crete), 2012. Published Jeffery, S., Verheijen, F., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. "Agronomic Impacts of Biochar in Soils: A meta-analysis". Paper presented in Focus on Biochar, Production, Use and Assessment. 73rd Symposium de ANS e. V., Berlin, 2012. Published Verheijen, F., Jeffery, S., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F., Jeffery, S., Bastos, A.C., van der Velde, M.. "Comparing results from studies of biochar effects (solicited)". Paper presented in First International Summer School on Biochar - Biochar Crossroads, Potsdam, 2012. Published Ameloot, N., Graber, E., Verheijen, F.G.A., De Neve, S.. "Biochar stability in soils: the role of soil organisms. European Confederation of Soil Science Societies". Paper presented in EUROSOIL 2012, 4th International Congress, Bari, 2012. Published Jeffery, S., Verheijen, F.G.A., van der Velde, M., Bastos, A.C.. "A meta-analysis of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012. Published Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Prodana, M., Keizer, J.J., Verheijen, F.G.A., Soares, A.M.V.M., Loureiro, S.. "Ecotoxicity of biochar-bound PAH contaminants in aqueous extracts from biochar-amended soils: a pilot study". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012. Published Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., van der velde M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., van der velde M., Penizek, V., Bastos, A.C., Beland, M., Keizer, J.J.. "Biochar and Soil Surface Albedo: Does it Matter?". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, Bari, 2012. Published Bastos, A.C., Abrantes, N., Prodana, M., Verheijen, F.G.A., Keizer, J.J., Soares, A.M.V.M., Loureiro, S.. "Effects of aqueous soil-biochar extracts on representative aquatic organisms: a first evaluation". Paper presented in uropean Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, 2012. Published Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., Bastos A.C., van der Velde M. . Corresponding author: Verheijen F.G.A., Jeffery S., Bastos A.C., van der Velde M.. "Biochar effects on soils: overview and knowledge gaps (solicited)". Paper presented in European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, 2012. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A., Rickson, J., Smith, C.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A., Rickson, J., Smith, C.. "Soil erosion in Europe (Keynote lecture)". Paper presented in Soil erosion in the Nordic countries Processes, mapping and mitigation, Oslo, 2011. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. "Biochar Application to Soils – (heterogeneity)2". Paper presented in EU side-event, UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen, 2010. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A. , Smith C.J. , Rickson R.J.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jones R.J.A. , Smith C.J. , Rickson R.J.. "Tolerable soil erosion in Europe". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assembly, Vienna, 2010. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Jeffery, S. , Bastos, A.C. , van der Velde, M. , Diafas, I.. "Biochar Application to Soils (Key note lecture)". Paper presented in Biochar Workshop, Palmerston North, 2010. Published Verheijen, F.G.A. , Artz, R.R.E. , Shotbolt, L. , Baird, A. , Belyea, L.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A. , Artz, R.R.E. , Shotbolt, L. , Baird, A. , Belyea, L.. "Effects of fire on peatland C stocks and dynamics". Paper presented in FIRES Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services: Fire and Climate Change in UK Moorlands and Heaths. Seminar 1: The role of managed fire in ecosystem services of UK moorlands and heathlands, Edinburgh, 2008. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "On-farm benefits from soil organic matter in England and Wales". Paper presented in Soil Protection for Natural Resource Protection, international and interdisciplinary workshop, Ascona, 2006. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Soil Monitoring System for Europe". Paper presented in British Soil Science Society annual meeting, Leeds, 2006. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Plant species affect soil water repellency differently, in semi-arid south-east Spain". Paper presented in EGU Grand Assemblee, Vienna, 2005. Submitted Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Indicators of Soil Organic Matter Value". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2004 conference, Freiburg, 2004. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Organic Carbon Ranges in Arable Soil". Paper presented in Mechanisms and Regulation of Organic Matter Stabilisation in Soils, Muenchen (Schloss Hohenkammer), 2003. Published Verheijen, F.G.A.. Corresponding author: Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Soil Water Repellency, Plant Species, Soil Moisture Content and Soil Moisture Redistribution, in semi-arid southeast Spain". Paper presented in Young Scientist Conference (Imperial College), London*, 2003. Published
Conference poster	A.C. Bastos, A. Jelincic, L. Simões, J. Puga, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, B. Gholamahmadi, F. Verheijen. "Can biochar-engineered soils enhance habitat use for pollinators and soil macroinvertebrates in sown biodiverse pastures?". Paper presented in World Soil Day, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), 2022. F. Verheijen, B. Gholamahmadi, I. Campos, A. L. Caetano, M. Jongen, O. Pelayo, L. Simões, A. Jelincic, J. Puga, D. Hassi. "Applying biochar to sustainably improve the sponge and climate regulation functions of Portuguese pasture soils". Paper presented in World Soil Day, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), 2022. A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Domene, X.; Kammann, C.; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui G.; Prodana, Marija; Arasa, R.; et al. "Bridging the gaps between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative". Paper presented in Joint International Biochar Symposium, 2015.
Journal article	Verheijen, F.G.A.; Martins, M.A.S.; Prats, S.A.; Keizer, J.J.. "A new approach to soil pedestal differentiation for soil loss estimation - a case study from a burnt area in north-central Portugal". Journal of Forestry Research (2024): In press Frank G.A. Verheijen; Ana Catarina Bastos. "Discussion: Avoid severe (future) soil erosion from agrivoltaics". Science of The Total Environment 873 (2023): 162249-162249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162249. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162249 Behrouz Gholamahmadi; Simon Jeffery; Oscar Gonzalez-Pelayo; Sergio Alegre Prats; Ana Catarina Bastos; Jan Jacob Keizer; Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: A systematic global scale meta-analysis". Science of The Total Environment 871 (2023): 161860-161860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860. Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161860 Bastos, A.C.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Amaro, A.; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Morgado, R.G.; Santos, Miguel J.; et al. "Screening the habitat function of biochar-amended vineyard soils at field plot-scale, based on invertebrate avoidance behaviour". Applied Soil Ecology 177 (2022): 104526. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526 Frank G.A. Verheijen. "Biochar Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalypt Plants Under Water and Nutrient Limitation, with Trade-Offs Under Non-limiting Conditions". Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 22 (2022): 1732-1742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2. Published • 10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2 Lembrechts, Jonas J.; Hoogen, Johan; Aalto, Juha; Ashcroft, Michael B.; De Frenne, Pieter; Kemppinen, Julia; Kopecký, Martin; et al. "Global maps of soil temperature". Global Change Biology 28 9 (2021): 3110-3144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16060. Open access • Published • 10.1111/gcb.16060 Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Spatial distribution of pyrogenic carbon in Iberian topsoils estimated by chemometric analysis of infrared spectra". Science of The Total Environment 790 (2021): 148170-148170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148170. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148170 Prats, S.A.; Merino, A.; Gonzalez-Perez, J.A.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; De la Rosa, J.M.. "Can straw-biochar mulching mitigate erosion of wildfire-degraded soils under extreme rainfall?". Science of The Total Environment 761 (2021): 143219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143219. Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143219 Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A. "A new soil health policy paradigm: Pay for practice not performance!". Environmental Science & Policy 112 (2020): 371-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.006. Published • 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.006 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Frodella, W; Lazzeri, G.; Moretti, S.; Keizer, J.. "Applying Infrared Thermography to Soil Surface Temperature Monitoring: Case Study of a High-Resolution 48 h Survey in a Vineyard (Anadia, Portugal)". Sensors 20 9(2444) (2020): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092444. Open access • Published Martinho A.S. Martins; Frank G.A. Verheijen; Maruxa C. Malvar; Dalila Serpa; Oscar González-Pelayo; Jan J. Keizer. "Do wildfire and slope aspect affect soil water repellency in eucalypt plantations? A two-year high resolution temporal dataset". CATENA 189 (2020): 104471-104471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104471. Published • 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104471 Verheijen, Frank. "The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment". Geoderma 347 (2019): 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.044. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.044 Verheijen, Frank. "Influence of biochar particle size on biota responses". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 174 (2019): 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044. Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044 Verheijen, Frank. "Biomonitoring tools for biochar and biochar-compost amended soil under viticulture: Looking at exposure and effects". Applied Soil Ecology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007 Meyer, S.; Genesio, L.; Vogel, I.; Schmidt, H.-P.; Soja, G.; Someus, E.; Shackley, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Glaser, B.. "Biochar standardization and legislation harmonization". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 175-191. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1254640. Open access • 10.3846/16486897.2016.1254640 Sakrabani, R.; Kern, J.; Mankasingh, U.; Zavalloni, C.; Zanchettin, G.; Bastos, A.C.; Tammeorg, P.; et al. "Representativeness of European biochar research: part II pot and laboratory studies". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 152-159. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2017.1331167. Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2017.1331167 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Mankasingh, U.; Penizek, V.; Panzacchi, P.; Glaser, B.; Jeffery, S.; Bastos, A.C.; et al. "Representativeness of European biochar research: part I field experiments". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25 2 (2017): 140-151. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2017.1304943. Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2017.1304943 Jeffery, S.; Abalos, D.; Prodana, M.; Bastos, A.C.; Van Groenigen, J.W.; Hungate, B.A.; Verheijen, F.. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Environmental Research Letters 12 5 (2017): https://www.10.1088/1748-9326/aa67bd. Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/aa67bd Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Kammann, C.; Abalos, D.. "Corrigendum to Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: A meta-analysis [Soil Biol. Biochem. 101 (2016) 251¿258](S0038071716301663)(10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021)". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 105 (2017): 253-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.002. Published • 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.002 Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Kammann, C.; Abalos, D.. "Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: A meta-analysis". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 101 (2016): 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021. Published • 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.07.021 Amaro, A.; Bastos, A. C.; Santos, M. J. G.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Soares, Amvm; Loureiro, S.. "Ecotoxicological assessment of a biochar-based organic N-fertilizer in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models (STEMs)". Applied Soil Ecology 108 (2016): 361-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.09.006. Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.09.006 Tammeorg, P.; Bastos, A. C.; Jeffery, S.; Rees, F.; Kern, J.; Graber, E. R.; Ventura, M.; et al. "Biochars in soils: towards the required level of scientific understanding". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (2016): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582. Open access • Published • 10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582 Abrol, V.; Ben-Hur, M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Keizer, J.J.; Martins, M.A.S.; Tenaw, H.; Tchehansky, L.; Graber, E.R.. "Biochar effects on soil water infiltration and erosion under seal formation conditions: rainfall simulation experiment". Journal of Soils and Sediments 16 (2016): 2709-2719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-016-1448-8. Published • 10.1007/s11368-016-1448-8 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Bastos, A.C.; Jeffery, S.. "International policy: Bury the idea that soils are a local issue". Nature 528 7583 (2015): https://doi.org/10.1038/528479b. Open access • Published • 10.1038/528479b Bachmann, H. J.; Bucheli, T. D.; Dieguez-Alonso, A.; Fabbri, D.; Knicker, H.; Schmidt, H. P.; Ulbricht, A.; et al. "Toward the Standardization of Biochar Analysis: The COST Action TD1107 Interlaboratory Comparison". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 2 (2015): 513-527. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05055. Open access • Published • 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05055 Silva, F.C.; Borrego, C.; Keizer, J.J.; Amorim, J.H.; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "Effects of moisture content on wind erosion thresholds of biochar". Atmospheric Environment 123 (2015): 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.070. Published • 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.070 De la Rosa, J.M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Knicker, H.. "Natural and anthropogenic pyrogenic carbon in Mediterranean ecosystems: the need for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration". Journal of Soils and Sediments 15 4 (2015): 745-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-015-1103-9. Published • 10.1007/s11368-015-1103-9 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Graber, E.R.; Ameloot, N.; Bastos, A.C.; Sohi, S.; Knicker, H.. "Biochars in soils: New insights and emerging research needs". European Journal of Soil Science 65 1 (2014): 22-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891933178&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/ejss.12127 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jeffery, S.; Van Der Velde, M.; Penížek, V.; Beland, M.; Bastos, A.C.; Keizer, J.J.. "Reductions in soil surface albedo as a function of biochar application rate: Implications for global radiative forcing". Environmental Research Letters 8 4 (2013): https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044008. Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044008 Santos, J.M.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Tavares Wahren, F.; Wahren, A.; Feger, K.-H.; Bernard-Jannin, L.; Rial-Rivas, M.E.; Keizer, J.J.; Nunes, J.P.. "Soil water repellency dynamics in pine and eucalypt plantations in portugal - a high-resolution time series". Land Degradation and Development (2013): https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2251. Published • 10.1002/ldr.2251 Ameloot, N.; Graber, E.R.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; De Neve, S.. "Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: Review and research needs". European Journal of Soil Science 64 4 (2013): 379-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12064. Published • 10.1111/ejss.12064 Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Bastos, A.C.; Van Der Velde, M.. "A comment on 'Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: A meta-analysis': On the importance of accurate reporting in supporting a fast-moving research field with policy implications". GCB Bioenergy 6 3 (2013): 176-179. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12076. 10.1111/gcbb.12076 van der Velde, Marijn; See, Linda; Fritz, Steffen; Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Khabarov, Nikolay; Obersteiner, Michael. "Generating crop calendars with Web search data". Environmental Research Letters 7 2 (2012): https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024022. Open access • Published • 10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024022 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Jones, R.J.A.; Rickson, R.J.; Smith, C.J.; Bastos, A.C.; Nunes, J.P.; Keizer, J.J.. "Concise overview of European soil erosion research and evaluation". Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science 62 SUPPL. 2 (2012): 185-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2012.697573. Published • 10.1080/09064710.2012.697573 Verheijen, F.G.A.; Montanarella, L.; Bastos, A.C.. "Sustainability, certification, and regulation of biochar". Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 47 5 (2012): 649-653. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2012000500003. Open access • Published • 10.1590/S0100-204X2012000500003 Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; van der Velde, M.; Bastos, A.C.. "A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis". Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 144 1 (2011): 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.015. Published • 10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.015 Verheijen, F. G. A.; Jones, R. J. A.; Rickson, R. J.; Smith, C. J.. "Tolerable versus actual soil erosion rates in Europe". Earth-Science Reviews 94 1-4 (2009): 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.003. Published • 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.003 Saby, N. P. A.; Bellamy, P. H.; Morvan, X.; Arrouays, D.; Jones, R. J. A.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Kibblewhite, M. G.; et al. "Will European soil-monitoring networks be able to detect changes in topsoil organic carbon content?". Global Change Biology 14 10 (2008): 2432-2442. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01658.x. Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01658.x Morvan, X.; Saby, N. P. A.; Arrouays, D.; Le Bas, C.; Jones, R. J. A.; Verheijen, F. G. A.; Bellamy, P. H.; Stephens, M.; Kibblewhite, M. G.. "Soil monitoring in Europe: A review of existing systems and requirements for harmonisation". Science of the Total Environment 391 1 (2007): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.046. Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.046 Verheijen, F. G. A.; Cammeraat, L. H.. "The association between three dominant shrub species and water repellent soils along a range of soil moisture contents in semi-arid Spain". Hydrological Processes 21 17 (2007): 2310-2316. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6760. Published • 10.1002/hyp.6760 Verheijen, FGA; Bellamy, PH; Kibblewhite, MG; Gaunt, JL. "Organic carbon ranges in arable soils of England and Wales". Soil Use and Management 21 1 (2006): 2-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2005.tb00099.x. Published • 10.1079/SUM2005288
Magazine article	Bastos, A.C.; Keizer, Jacob; Verheijen, F.G.A.. "A contribuicao do biocarvao na gestao agricola e florestal", Vida Rural, 2020, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347836012_A_contribuicao_do_biocarvao_na_gestao_agricola_e_florestal_Vida_Rural?channel=doi&linkId=5fe475f7299bf140883b984d&showFulltext=true.
Website	Frank G.A. Verheijen. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. BIOCHARCOLOGY - Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture Team. 2022. https://sites.google.com/view/biocharcology. Frank G.A. Verheijen. Corresponding author: Frank G.A. Verheijen. Biocharcology (Biochar, Agro-ecology and Regenerative Agriculture) Team Research Team Lead at Universidade de Aveiro. 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/biocharcology-team-59537225a/.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2018/06/07	Melhoria sustentavel do conteudo organico dos solos	III Conferencia GPA'18 - Jeronimo Martins Jeronimo Martins (Santarem, Portugal)
2018/04/18	Utilização de biochar para o melhoramento de solos	AgroIn 2018 Vida Rural - 5th edition (Estoril Congress Centre) Vida Rural (Estoril, Portugal)
2015/05/08	Produção e aplicação do Biochar: juntos a caminho da sustentabilidade	Workshop 'Incorporação de resíduos de origem agrícola e vegetal na produção de biocarvão/biochar' Ibero Massa Florestal Lda (Avenal, Oliveiro de Azeméis, Portugal)
2013/07/26	Biochar effects on soil properties and functions	Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro - Ordem dos Engenheiros Regional Ministery of Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/04/25	Biochar effects on soils: overview and knowledge gaps	European Geosciences Union General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria)
2011/11/03	Tolerable soil erosion in Europe	International workshop 'soil erosion in Nordic countries - processes, mapping and mitigation' The Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (Oslo, Norway)
2010/09/13	Biochar: sustainability, certification and legislation	third International Biochar Initiative conference International Biochar Initiative (IBI) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2010/02/12	Biochar Application to Soils	Biochar Workshop Biochar Research Centre, Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
2009/12/07	Biochar application to soils - carbon sequestration and soil improvement potential (EU Pavillion)	EU side-event, UNFCCC COP15 UNFCCC (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/01/01 - Current	Engineering soils with biochar to maximise soil water and combat desertification (WATERDESERT) Supervisor	programa doutoral em ciências e engenharia do ambiente (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2022/10/15 - 2023/02/15	THE EFFECT OF BIOCHAR ON COMPACTED HARDSETTING PORTUGESE PASTURE SOIL INVESTIGATING KEY SOIL INDICATORS LINKED TO GROUND-NESTING BY POLLINATORS Co-supervisor of Marie van Hoeyweghen	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2022/03/15 - 2022/08/31	Effects of a wood-derived biochar on plant community structure of a seed mixture in biodiverse pasture soils Co-supervisor of Jean-Louis Poix	internship (Degree) École Nationale du Genie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg, France
2022/02/28 - 2022/08/31	Biochar effects on soil and plant indicators of a Portuguese pasture Co-supervisor of Anselme Haugou	École Nationale du Genie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg, France
2022/02/14 - 2022/08/31	Sustainable effect size and causal mechanisms of biochar amendment on the sponge function of hardsetting Portuguese pasture soils Co-supervisor of Hugo Braas	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2020/09/01 - 2021/12/31	RESTORATION OF DEGRADED VINEYARD AND FOREST SOIL WITH BIOCHAR IN A ONE-YEAR LYSIMETER EXPERIMENT Supervisor	Ceská zemedelská univerzita v Praze, Czech Republic
2020/10/01 - 2021/09/08	The Effects of Biochar on Soil Compaction, Infiltration Capacity, and Aggregation Supervisor	Marine Geosciences (Master) Universität Bremen, Germany
2014 - 2018	Integrative tools to assess effects of biochar to soil biota Co-supervisor of Marija Prodana	Applied Biology (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Interactions between biochar particle size and soil hydraulic conductivity - effects and mechanisms Supervisor of Anna Zhuravel	Short Term Scientific Mission COST Action TD1107 (Other) Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014	The Effects of Biochar Concentration in Soil on Erosion and Infiltration Supervisor of Martinho Martins	Short Term Scientific Mission (COST Action TD1107) (Other) Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2014	Wind Erosion of Biochar-Amended Soil: A Wind Tunnel Experiment Co-supervisor of Henrique Balona de Sá Oliveira	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2014	Biochar amendment as a strategy to reduce hydric stress in eucalypt seedlings Co-supervisor of Sara Raquel Amaral Mesquita	Applied Biology (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2014/06/02 - 2014/06/04	In June 2014, together with Ana Catarina Bastos, I organised a 2-day, joined WG2 & WG4 meeting for the COST Action TD1107 (Biochar as option for sustainable resource management), titled 'Biochar: on the path to the required level of scientific understanding'. Forty scientists participated in thematic groups. The outcome is published in a special issue. (2014/06/02 - 2014/06/04) Meeting (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal COST Action TD1107, Belgium
2012/07/02 - 2012/07/06	I convened a symposium at EUROSOIL2012 titled 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions' (S5.3). Here we brought together leading scientists from across the world to present their latest results. A total of 85 oral and poster presentations were made, constituting the third largest session at the conference after the classical sessions on soil erosion and soil organic matter. (2012 - 2012) Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/12/07 - 2009/12/18	I organised an EU side-event on biochar at the COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, titled. Biochar Application to Soils - (heterogeneity)2. It was a well-attended event, chaired by Luca Montanarella (JRC) with presentations by Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University), Saran Sohi (University of Edinburgh), and me. I presented on biochar effects on soils, including important knowledge gaps (see presentation here), and published a major JRC (European Commission) report on biochar. (2012/12/07 - 2012/12/07) Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Germany

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2012/09/09 - 2012/09/16	Lecturing at 1st international Summer School on biochar "Bio:char crossroads" (Potsdam, Germany) on "Comparing results from studies of biochar effects" and assisting PhD students Other	1st international Summer School on biochar "Bio:char crossroads" Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Potsdam, Germany

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022/07/25	FORFUN - Integrated impact assessment of terrace construction on FORest soil FUNctions (Thesis) Arguer	Martinho Martins (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/10/03	The aim of this thesis was to improve understanding of the role of organic inputs and soil organic matter (SOM) for crop production in contemporary arable farming in Europe. For this purpose, long-term experiments were analysed on the additional yield effect of organic inputs and savings in mineral fertiliser. In addition, a farm survey was conducted to find drivers and barriers for the use of organic inputs and to assess if arable farmers in Europe perceive a deficiency of SOM. (Thesis) Arguer	Renske Hijbeek (PhD) Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current	Advisory Board member of The Earth Rover Programme (https://www.earthroverprogram.org/). Earth Rover Program is a new not-for-profit organisation established in November 2023. This is a major initiative supported by Bezos Earth Fund until 2026 (4M$), during which we will benchmark and image soils, improving understanding of their properties on sites around the world. Advisor / Consultant	Earth Rover Programme, United Kingdom
2017 - 2022/12/31	I joined the International Biochar Initiative's new and independent Scientific Committee whose mission is to "critically assess and synthesize the scientific literature regarding the interactions between biochar and soils, the wider environment, and human health, and to provide an interface between science and the general public where the science is explained in a transparent and balanced way using broadly accessible language". The Science Committee is made up of 16 scientists from across the world. Member	International Biochar Initiative, United States
2012/03 - 2017/02	COST Action TD1107 Biochar as option for sustainable resource management. I was the national representative of Portugal, and WG2 'land-use management' leader. The Action aimed to connect scattered European Biochar research to enable quick implementation of intelligent material flow management systems, to maintain or improve soil quality while efficiently sequestering carbon in the long-term. The Action aimed at coordinating European Biochar research, bringing together researchers, stakeholders and potential users from EU and candidate countries. Member	COST Action TD1107, Belgium

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2017/04/03 - 2017/04/03	Lecture for postgraduate course (programa doctoral), DAO, UA, 03-04-2017, titled "Soil Management".	Doctoral program Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Pós-Graduação)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/12/14 - 2012/12/14	Lecture for postgraduate course (programa doctoral), DAO, UA, 14-12-2012, titled "Introduction to biochar".	Doctoral Program Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Pós-Graduação)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2023/10/23 - 2023/12/01	REA Evaluation – Call HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01 – Topics: Evaluators/Rapporteurs. CT-EX2013D147465-106 Evaluator	European Commission, Belgium	European Commission
2023/03/13 - 2023/03/13	Project monitoring REA/B/02 Holistic management practices, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils 13 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023 CT-EX2013D147465-105 Evaluator	Research Executive Agency, Belgium	European Commission
2021/11/15 - 2021/12/14	REA Evaluation – Call HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01/ HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01/ HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01 Evaluators/Rapporteurs – Remote evaluation start: 18/10/21 end:10/12/21 – Central evaluation 15 Nov 2021 - 14 Dec 2021 CT-EX2013D147465-104 Evaluator	Research Executive Agency, Belgium	European Commission
2021/09/16 - 2021/11/12	The expert must assist PRIMA-IS with the remote evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the SECTION 1 call for proposals (STAGE 2) on the following topics: Thematic Area 1 ¿ Water management 2021: Topic 1.1.1-2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration. Evaluator	Prima Foundation, Spain	European Commission
2021/09/22 - 2021/10/19	REA Project monitoring Project monitoring H2020-SFS-2017-774378-Circasa-RP03 review starts on 27/04/2021 and ends on 06/07/2021 22 Sep 2021 - 19 Oct 2021 CT-EX2013D147465-103 Evaluator	Research Executive Agency, Belgium	European Commission
2021/04/19 - 2021/06/22	The expert must assist PRIMA-IS with the remote evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the SECTION 1 call for proposals (STAGE 1) on the following topics: Thematic Area 1 Water management 2021: Topic 1.1.1-2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration Evaluator	Prima Foundation, Spain	European Commission
2020/09/21 - 2020/11/06	Proposal evaluations for call H2020-BG/FNR/RUR/SFS-2020-2 - Evaluators/rapporteurs Remote evaluation start: 21/09/2020 end:30/10/2020 Central/virtual evaluation start: 19/10/2020 end: 06/11/2020 CT-EX2013D147465-102 Evaluator	Research Executive Agency, Belgium	European Commission
2020/02/28 - 2020/04/15	Proposal evaluations for REA/B/02 SC2 2020 - First Stage - Evaluators and Rapporteurs CT-EX2013D147465-101 Evaluator	Research Executive Agency, Belgium	European Commission
2013/04/06 - 2013/06/08	Guest Editor, Special Issue 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions', European Journal of Soil Science (IF 2.387) - Wiley, which included scientific communications delivered at EUROSOIL 2012 (Session 5.3 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions'), Bari, Italy Coordinator

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2020	Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the wider academic community, shown by news articles on UA online newsletters, between 2013 and 2020: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/63875; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/35555; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/48160	UA newsletter
2013/06/22	The Expresso newspaper is the leading Portuguese newspaper regarding scientific issues (also called a "reference" newspaper). In 2013 they published a full-width article resulting from their reporter Virgilio Azevedo interviewing me and my colleague Ana Catarina Bastos about our biochar work. The piece is titled "O Milagro da Terra Preta do Indio" and details our experimental work to improve infiltration and water storage in vineyard soils, while storing carbon, by incorporating biochar into the soil.	Expresso

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2024/02/03 - 2024/02/03	Biosfera Magazine	Biochar
2016 - 2016	SIG Noticias Seleção Agricultura. Programa 52 - Biochar: Tesouro em terra preta. Biochar research at applEE\|DBio in collaboration with the Earth Surface Processes Team \|DAO and biochar producers Ibero Massa Florestal Lda (Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto) receives coverage on national TV in Seleção Agricultura.	Agriculture news program on national TV
2013/12 - 2013/12	Biosfera. On-going field experiment involving biochar application in vineyards, receives coverage in the science magazine Biosfera on national TV (Dec 2013). applEE\|DBio in collaboration with the ESP Team\|DAO and the viticulture experimental station of Bairrada\|Regional Ministry of the Agriculture and Fischeries (DRAPC).	Science magazine
2013/08 - 2013/08	National broadcaster RTP: Telejornal; Portugal em Direto; Bom Dia Portugal. On-going field experiment involving biochar application in vineyards receives coverage on national News programs Telejornal, Portugal em Direto e no Bom Dia Portugal (Aug. 2013). applEE\|DBio in collaboration with the ESP Team\|DAO and the viticulture experimental station of Bairrada - Regional Ministry of Agriculture and Fischeries(DRAPC).	National news TV shows

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022/10/04 - Current	Waste Management in Agroecosystems (specialty section of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems) (2571-581X)	Frontiers

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2022/11/01 - 2025/11/30	Mentor of PhD student on the topic "PASTURE+ Adaptive and resilient pastures: biochar-based agroecology for improving ecosystem services above and belowground"	Antun Jelincic

Distinctions

Award

2017	Research Day award "in recognition of the significance and quality of the research developed at the UA". Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016	Researcher of the Month for April 2016: https://www.cesam-la.pt/frank-verheijen-investigador-da-ua-do-mes/ Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008	time at the RAL Molecular Spectroscopy Facility. Application No. NMSF/0708/08 - Reflectance spectroscopy to indicate thermal alterations of 'burned' Sphagnum (£2,800) Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
2004	scholarship for a summer school in the ESFs Terrestrial Carbon Cycle programme
2000	scholarship for a work placement at Proyecto Páramo, Ecuador
2000	scholarship for a work placement at Proyecto Páramo, Ecuador

Other distinction

2012	Fourth most downloaded article for Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Netherlands
2009	'Best reviewer' for CATENA CATENA, Netherlands
2009	GIS course "Introduction to ArcGIS Server" ESRI Italia, Italy
2009	GIS course "Building the Geodatabases" ESRI Italia, Italy
2009	GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis" ESRI Italia, Italy
2009	GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS" ESRI Italia, Italy
2009	GIS course "ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality" ESRI Italia, Italy
2008	Introduction to Leadership and Managing teams Institute of Leadership and Management, United Kingdom