Rate My Professor Sami Ullah

Professor Sami Ullah is Professor of Biogeochemistry in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He holds a BSc in Biological Sciences (1993) and an MSc in Environmental Sciences (1996, Gold Medallist) from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan; an MS in Wetland Sciences (2001, Fulbright Scholar) and a PhD in Biogeochemistry (2005) from Louisiana State University, USA; and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from the Higher Education Academy, UK (2015). His career includes positions as Professor of Biogeochemistry (2021-present), Reader (2020-2021), and Senior Lecturer (2017-2019) at the University of Birmingham; Lecturer in Environmental Science at Keele University (2011-2016); Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University (2009-2011); Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University (2006-2008); and Research Associate at Rutgers University (2005-2006). Professor Ullah's research focuses on the biogeochemistry of nitrogen and its interactions with carbon and phosphorus cycling in soils under global change, across forest, peatland, grassland, and agricultural systems. He investigates microbial processes such as denitrification, mineralization, biological nitrogen fixation, and greenhouse gas fluxes (N2O, CH4, CO2) using stable isotopes and high-resolution sensors. His work addresses land-use impacts, soil fertility, food security, water quality, and restoration ecology.