Sergiy Medinets

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As a biogeochemist and environmental scientist with over two decades of research expertise, Dr. Sergiy Medinets specializes in nutrient biogeochemistry, soil-atmosphere interactions and environmental chemistry. His career has focused on advancing nutrient management, reactive trace and greenhouse gas fluxes and understanding human impacts on ecosystems. He has contributed to over 18 national and international research initiatives, driving environmental solutions.

He has been involved in many international and national research projects, as well as co-led and led some of them (see https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiy-medinets/).

Dr. Medinets has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36161375000). He developed novel methodologies for measuring soil NOx, N2O, VOC and other trace gases, improving understanding of nutrient fluxes. He also co-authored international guidelines, including sustainable N management, and contributed to the International N Assessment as a coordinating lead author for Eastern Europe.

His technical expertise includes field and lab measurements of greenhouse gases (N2O, CH4, CO2), reactive N compounds (NOx, NH3) and VOCs using technologies like EC, CRDS, PTR-ToF-MS, dynamic and static chamber systems. He has designed and managed long-term research stations, including the first CO2, Nr and GHG flux measurements in Ukraine under the EU NitroEurope and ECLAIRE projects. He also has experience in atmospheric deposition sampling, nutrient footprint analysis and advanced data processing.

Sergiy earned a PhD (Dr. rer. Nat.) in Natural Sciences from the University of Freiburg (Germany) with research conducted at the IMK-IFU, KIT (Germany) on soil NOx fluxes from forest and agricultural ecosystems as part of the EU FP7 ECLAIRE project. He was awarded the British Academy (BA) RaR Fellowship to conduct research at the UKCEH, advancing VOC and nutrient pollution research. Currently he is a senior biogeochemist in the Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions group at UKCEH (Edinburgh).

He is skilled in engaging stakeholders, including academic institutions, government bodies and international organizations, to translate research into actionable policy recommendations.

More information can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiy-medinets/

Experience

  • –present
    Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  • 2022–2025
    Visiting scientist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  • 2022–2025
    British Academy RaR fellow, British Academy
  • 2020–2022
    Leading Researcher, Odesa National I.I. Mechnikov University

Education

  • 2020 
    Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Senior Scientist in Earth Sciences
  • 2017 
    Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , Dr.rer.nat (PhD) in Natural Sciences
  • 2009 
    Odesa State Economic University, MSc in Economics of Enterprise
  • 2001 
    Odesa National I. I. Mechnikov University, MSc in Microbiology and Virology
  • 2000 
    Odesa National I. I. Mechnikov University, BSc in Biology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Towards INMS (Targeted Research for improving understanding of the Global Nitrogen Cycle towards the establishment of an International Nitrogen Management System)
    Role:
    research coordinator of East Europe demonstration region; activity co-lead
    Funding Source:
    GEF, UNEP
  • 2025
    NERC ACCLIMATE (Assessing climate change impact and nutrient use efficiency interactions in East European maize systems)
    Role:
    lead
    Funding Source:
    UKRI
  • 2025
    Farm2Export
    Role:
    consultant
    Funding Source:
    DAERA
  • 2025
    DefRAP Ammonia as an air pollutant
    Role:
    WP lead, project manager
    Funding Source:
    Defra
  • 2025
    RaR Research Support project Assessing the air quality implications of VOC emissions from bio-based fertilisers
    Role:
    lead (visiting scientist)
    Funding Source:
    British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, CARA
  • 2025
    EURAMET QUantiAGREMI (Quantification of agricultural emissions - field measurement infrastructure for accurate determination of animal houses emissions as well as nitrogen footprints)
    Role:
    contributor (visiting scientist)
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2025
    NERC VOCDep (Dry deposition processes of volatile organic compounds)
    Role:
    contributor (visiting scientist)
    Funding Source:
    UKRI
  • 2023
    Expert Advisory Call Down Service 2 Lot 4 Rapid Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    FCDO
  • 2022
    ENI CBC BSB PONTOS (Copernicus assisted environmental monitoring across the Black Sea Basin – PONTOS)
    Role:
    co-investigator/ co-lead
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2020
    EMBLAS Plus (Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea – Selected Measures)
    Role:
    team co-lead
    Funding Source:
    EU, UNDP
  • 2017
    EMBLAS II (Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea, phase II)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU, UNDP
  • 2015
    FP7 PERSEUS (Policy-oriented marine research in the Southern European Seas)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2015
    FP7 ECLAIRE (Effects of Climate Change on Air Pollution and Response Strategies for European Ecosystems)
    Role:
    field site manager; PhD researcher
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2014
    EMBLAS (Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU, UNDP
  • 2013
    FP7 EnviroGrids (Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment System supporting Sustainable Development)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2011
    FP6 NitroEurope (The Nitrogen Cycle and its Influence on the Green House Gas Balance in Europe)
    Role:
    field site manager
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2011
    FP7 Up-Grade BS-SCENE (Up-grade Black Sea Scene)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2008
    FP7 BS-SCENE (Black Sea Scene)
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2008
    TACIS for the Lower Dniester River Basin Management Planning
    Role:
    contributor
    Funding Source:
    EU

Professional Memberships

  • Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen (TFRN) under the Working Group on Strategies and Review of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)
  • European Geoscience Union (EGU)
  • Elsevier Reviewer Hub

Contact Sergiy for

  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision