Conor Meade

Conor Meade is an Associate Professor at Maynooth University, affiliated with the Faculty of Science & Engineering and the Department of Biology. He co-developed the BSc Biological and Geographical Sciences program and leads the 7 Skills Undergraduate Writing Programme. His research focuses on plant ecology, plant-soil microbiome interactions, agro-ecology, and conservation biology, particularly for arctic-alpine species and rare plants in Europe and Tropical Asia.

• BSc Environmental Biology
• PhD Botany, Trinity College Dublin (2000)

His recent work examines genome size variation in Arctic-Alpine plants, biogeographic patterns, and microbial community impacts on plant growth. He has authored studies in journals such as Scientific Data, Plants, and Plant Ecology and Diversity.

• Fulbright EPA Climate Change Scholar (2017)

Meade has advised PhD students including Xiaodong Dang and Emma Howard-Williams, and his teaching includes modules like Molecular Ecology and Biogeography and Environmental Field Skills.