Diego Abalos

Principal Investigator

Aarhus University

Diego Abalos is a professor at Aarhus University, where he studies how agricultural systems can reduce environmental impacts while maintaining productivity through smarter nitrogen management and more sustainable farming practices.

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Alex Woodley

Co-Principal Investigator

North Carolina State University

Alex Woodley is an associate professor at North Carolina State University, where he works to develop more biodiverse farming systems that retain nutrients efficiently while remaining productive and resilient in the face of global change.

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Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

Co-Principal Investigator

LandCRAFT, Aarhus University

Klaus Butterbach-Bahl is a professor of agriculture and leads the research centre Land-CRAFT, where he and his colleagues work to advance more sustainable solutions for the future of agriculture.

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Wendy Yang

Co-Lead, WP2

University of Illinois

Wendy Yang is a professor at University of California, Davis, where she studies how human activities and climate change affect ecosystems, with a particular focus on greenhouse gas emissions, soil nutrient dynamics, and the functioning of natural and managed landscapes.

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Kaiyu Guan

Co-Lead, Modelling

University of Illinois

Kaiyu Guan is a professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he uses satellite technology, field research, modelling and artificial intelligence to understand how climate and farming practices affect crop productivity, environmental sustainability and global food security.

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Gerard Velthof

Supersite Lead, Netherlands

Wageningen University & Research

Gerard Velthof is a senior researcher at Wageningen University & Research, where he studies nutrient and carbon management in agricultural soils, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient losses and improving the sustainability of farming systems.

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Daniele De Rosa

Lead, WP2

University of Basilicata

Daniele De Rosa is a senior researcher at University of Basilicata, where he focuses on sustainable agriculture, nutrient management and soil fertility, using field experimentation and data-driven approaches to improve productivity while reducing environmental impacts.

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Ann Britt Vaerge

Project Director, Smarfield

Danish Technological Institute

Ann Britt Værge is Project Director for Smartfield at Danish Technological Institute, where she works to develop practical solutions that help farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve sustainability in agricultural production.

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Bo Thiesson

Lead, WP4

Danish Technological Institute

Bo Thiesson is a researcher at Danish Technological Institute, where he works with artificial intelligence, modelling and agricultural data to develop smarter tools for reducing emissions and improving decision-making in more sustainable farming systems.

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Stephen Ogle

Lead, WP5

Colorado State University

Stephen Ogle is a researcher at Colorado State University, where he focuses on how land use and agricultural management affect greenhouse gas emissions, helping improve national climate reporting and support more sustainable farming practices worldwide.

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Ralf Kiese

Lead, WP1

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Ralf Kiese is a researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he studies carbon and nitrogen cycling in natural and agricultural ecosystems, with a focus on greenhouse gas fluxes and how environmental change affects land-atmosphere interactions.

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Clemens Scheer

Co-Lead, WP2

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Clemens Scheer is a researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he studies the links between food production, fertilizer use and climate change, with a focus on reducing emissions from agricultural soils through smarter, region-specific farming strategies.

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Postdoc Jaber Rahimi

Co-Lead, Model ensemble framework

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Jaber Rahimi is a researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he models cropping and livestock systems to better understand food security, resource use and the sustainability of agricultural systems under changing environmental conditions.

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Alberto Sanz-Cobeña

Co-Lead, WP1

Technical University of Madrid

Alberto Sanz-Cobeña is a professor at Technical University of Madrid, where he studies how agriculture can reduce nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions through field research, modelling and sustainable management strategies across agricultural systems.

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Sara Hallin

Lead, WP3

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sara Hallin is a professor at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where she studies soil microbial communities involved in nitrogen cycling, with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient losses and the role of microbes in more sustainable agricultural systems.

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Peter Dörsch

Supersite Lead, Norway

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Peter Dörsch is a professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, where he studies soil biogeochemistry and nitrogen cycling, with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions, microbial processes and nutrient dynamics in agricultural ecosystems.

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Mari K. Pihlatie

Supersite Lead, Finland

University of Helsinki

Mari Pihlatie is a professor at University of Helsinki, where she studies greenhouse gas exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere, with a focus on how soils and agricultural landscapes contribute to climate change and mitigation efforts.

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Benjamin Loubet

Supersite Lead, France

INRAE

Benjamin Loubet is a researcher at INRAE, where he studies how greenhouse gases, air pollutants and particulate matter move between agricultural ecosystems and the atmosphere through advanced measurement and modelling approaches.

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