Assoc ProfessorThomas Cummins

Air pollution effects in ecosystems. National Ecosystem Monitoring Network under the National Emissions Ceilings Directive, aligned with ICP Forests and ICP Integrated Monitoring.

Anthropogenic soils. Soils in archaeology. Technosols, Anthrosols. Soils of urban Dublin. Soil history. SUITMA

Ecosystem research Biogechemical cycling in forests, freshwater quality and greenhouse gas emissions. ForSite - Critical Biomass Removal on Irish Forest Soils (with Trent University Ontario, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Coillte & Teagasc; DAFM CoFoR). ucd.ie/forsite

CForRep - Additions & Refinements to the Irish Forest Carbon Accounting & Reporting Tool (with UCD Forestry, UL, UCC, Teagasc, FERS, Coford, Coillte). ucd.ie/cforrep

Ammonia2 - Ammonia Baseline Deposition Rates in Ireland. (EPA). ucd.ie/ammonia

ForFlux - Biogeochemistry of Irish Forests (with Trent University Ontario, Coillte; DAFF Research Stimulus Fund).

FutMon - Forest Ecosystem Monitoring (2009-2010, with Coillte, EU & Dept. Agriculture Food and Fisheries, 50k); related project series includes FOREM (1991-2004) and Forest Focus (2005-2008).

SUAS - Survey of Upland Acid Systems (led by Prof. Julian Aherne, Trent University Ontario; EPA STRIVE).

SIOS - Mapping Critical Loads for Ireland (led by Prof. Julian Aherne, Trent University Ontario; EPA).

Collaboration with UCD School of Archaeology (Medieval Pilgrimage in the Wicklow Mountains: Medieval Templeteenaun and its Environment; Soils, Pollen & Plant Macrofossils (Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan); Boyne Catchment GIS Project (INSTAR) - Boyne catchment GIS Landscape study, including palaeobiogeochemistry of Thomastown bog, Co. Meath (Dr. Steve Davis, UCD School of Archaeology; Heritage Council INSTAR Programme-programme funding from Dept. Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Phase III, June to November 2010).