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5.05/4/2026

Always positive and enthusiastic in class.

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About Dominick

Professor Dominick Spracklen is Professor of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability at the University of Leeds. He obtained an MChem degree in Chemistry from the University of Leeds in 1999 and a PhD in 2005 from the same institution, with his doctoral thesis entitled 'Development and Application of a Global Model of Aerosol Processes.' Spracklen's research specializations encompass air pollution, climate, aerosols, land-atmosphere interactions, forest fires, deforestation, land-use change, and conservation. He leads a research group focused on how human activities alter interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, and climate. As Scientific Lead for the United Bank of Carbon (UBoC), a non-profit organization, he works to protect, plant, and restore forests. Spracklen is a co-investigator on projects including the LONG FALLOWS Project on swidden natural-forest re-growth cycles, Plant physiological Effect on Amazon Moisture Budget, SafeNet, and The Amazon hydrological cycle: past, present and future. He serves as a member of the Wild Ingleborough Steering Group.