Osborne, Colin - University of Sheffield - Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

个人简介

BSc (1992) University of Manchester; PhD (1996) University of Essex. Postdoc (1996 - 2002), University of Sheffield. Royal Society University Research Fellow (2002 - 2010) University of Sheffield. The Founder's Prize (2008) British Ecological Society. Senior Lecturer (2008 - 2011) University of Sheffield. Reader in Plant Biology (2012 - 2014) University of Sheffield. Associate Director, Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Sheffield (2014-present) Professor of Plant Biology (2015 - present) University of Sheffield

研究领域

The photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into sugars, and the use of this stored energy in plant growth, is the fundamental basis of life on Earth. My research group addresses three questions about these physiological processes: 1. Evolutionary Physiology: how have photosynthesis and growth evolved on geological and archaeological timescales? 2. Environmental Physiology: how are photosynthesis and growth influenced by environmental factors, and what roles do they play in the ecology of species and the structuring of ecosystems? 3. Ecosystem Physiology: how can plant growth be exploited sustainably for food and fuel in the changing 21st century environment? Following a long tradition in plant environmental physiology, our work spans scales ranging from genes to the globe, and utilizes a broad spectrum of approaches. We have a particular emphasis on comparative experiments right now. You'll find more information on this work at:http://osbornelab.group.shef.ac.uk These research interests are reflected in my teaching. I coordinate two undergraduate modules. At level two, World Ecosystems (APS223) explores the functioning and diversity of the world's ecosystems, and considers the historical and future impacts of climate change and land use. At level three, Global Change (APS313) examines interactions between life and the Earth system through geological history, looking at human impacts on the climate system and their implications for our lives. Level three and four undergraduate research projects in my lab look at functional aspects of plant biology, and typically take a comparative approach to investigate the mechanisms underpinning diversity in plant form and function.

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Osborne CP (2016) Crop yields: CO₂ fertilization dries up. Nature Plants, 2. Cunniff J, Charles M, Jones G & Osborne CP (2016) Reduced plant water status under sub-ambient pCO2 limits plant productivity in the wild progenitors of C3 and C4 cereals.. Ann Bot. View this article in WRRO Cunniff J, Jones G, Charles M & Osborne CP (2016) Yield responses of wild C3 and C4 crop progenitors to sub-ambient CO2 : A test for the role of CO2 limitation in the origin of agriculture.. Global Change Biology. View this article in WRRO Nokelainen O, Ripley BS, van Bergen E, Osborne CP & Brakefield PM (2016) Preference for C 4 shade grasses increases hatchling performance in the butterfly, Bicyclus safitza. Ecology and Evolution, 6(15), 5246-5255. View this article in WRRO Burnett AC, Rogers A, Rees M & Osborne CP (2016) Carbon source-sink limitations differ between two Species with Contrasting Growth Strategies.. Plant, Cell and Environment. View this article in WRRO van Bergen E, Barlow HS, Brattström O, Griffiths H, Kodandaramaiah U, Osborne CP & Brakefield PM (2016) The stable isotope ecology of mycalesine butterflies: implications for plant-insect co-evolution. Functional Ecology. View this article in WRRO Atkinson RRL, Mockford EJ, Bennett C, Christin P-A, Spriggs EL, Freckleton RP, Thompson K, Rees M & Osborne CP (2016) C4 photosynthesis boosts growth by altering physiology, allocation and size. Nature Plants, 2(5), 16038-16038. View this article in WRRO Simpson KJ, Ripley BS, Christin P-A, Belcher CM, Lehmann CER, Thomas GH & Osborne CP (2016) Determinants of flammability in savanna grass species. Journal of Ecology, 104(1), 138-148. View this article in WRRO Lundgren MR, Christin P-A, Escobar EG, Ripley BS, Besnard G, Long CM, Hattersley PW, Ellis RP, Leegood RC & Osborne CP (2016) Evolutionary implications of C 3 -C 4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. Plant, Cell & Environment, 39(9), 1874-1885. View this article in WRRO