About
Kevin Hicks is a Researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York (SEI-Y), where he has worked since 1997. His research focuses on air pollution impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, ecosystem services, air pollution issues in developing countries, linkages between air pollution and climate change, and science-policy integration.
- Education: PhD in Nitrogen Deposition Impacts on Vegetation, BSc in Plant Science
His work includes coordinating Sida-funded programmes (RAPIDC, GAP Forum) leading to intergovernmental agreements on air pollution in South Asia, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, and Western Africa. He co-managed the UNEP/WMO Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone and serves as Principle Investigator for a US State Department grant on Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SLCPs). He is actively involved in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI).
Recent research highlights trends in nitrogen pollution, SLCP mitigation, and integrated strategies for climate and air quality. His projects include Pollution and Climate Smart Agriculture in China (PaCSAC), Integrated Nitrogen Management on Yorkshire Farms (INMY Farm), and NERC-funded Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Sustainability (BESS) Programme. Hicks has over 25 peer-reviewed publications and 40 reports/book contributions, with collaborations spanning environmental science, climate policy, and sustainable agriculture.
Scientific contributions include:
- Coordinating the European Nitrogen Assessment
- EU FP7 ECLAIRE project on climate-air pollution interactions
- Development of LEAP-IBC integrated assessment tools
