Dr Megan Balks
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) (Massey) PhD (Waikato)
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balks, Dr Megan | 6322 | erth1270 | EF.1.03 | Earth and Ocean Sciences |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Soil and environmental science, especially pedology and applied soil physics; Antarctic soils and permafrost; impacts of human activities on the Antarctic terrestrial environment; land treatment and disposal of effluent; irrigation, soil salinity.
Megan Balks is currently Secretary of ANTPAS (the Antarctica and Sub-Antarctic Permafrost, Soils and Periglacial Environments Group.
Expertise
Applied pedology; land treatment and disposal of effluent; Antarctic soils and permafrost; environmental impacts.
Recent Publications
- Lambie, S., Schipper, L., Balks, M., Baisden, W. (2012) Solubilisation of soil carbon following treatment with cow urine under laboratory conditions
Refereed Journal Articles - Soil Research - Cameron, N., Balks, M., Littler, R., Manley-Harris, M., Te Awekotuku, N. (2012) An investigation by LA-ICP-MS of possum tooth enamel as a model for identifying childhood geographical locations of historical and archaeological human remains from New Zealand
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Pacific Archaeology - Guglielmin, M., Balks, M., Adlam, L., Baio, F. (2011) Permafrost thermal regime from two 30-m deep boreholes in Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Refereed Journal Articles - Permafrost and Periglacial Processes - Seybold, C., Balks, M., Harms, D. (2010) Characterization of active layer water contents in the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica
Refereed Journal Articles - Antarctic Science
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