Malaysian Agricultural Research and [email protected] Development Institute (MARDI) Mobile: +6013-8488-044 Soil Science and Water Programme Fax: +6083-411-003 Roban, , 95300 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mardi.gov.my Marshall Kana Samuel, Bsc (Plant Sciences) MSc (Environmental Science) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marshall_Samuel

Education

Apr 2005 – Apr 2007 University Malaysia Sarawak Master of Environmental Science, Environmental Science (Land Use and Water Resource Management) , Malaysia Apr 2002 – Apr 2005 University Malaysia Sarawak Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Plant Science (Urban Forestry) Kuching, Malaysia

Thesis

Research Experience

Nov 2018 – present Research Officer Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Soil and Water Sciences , Sarawak, Malaysia Jan 2013 – May 2015 Research Officer Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Biodiversity and Environmental Research Centre Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia Project funded by Malaysian government under 10th Malaysian Plan entitled "The potential of using industrial crops for GHG emission mitigation strategies on tropical peatland". Mar 2008 – May 2008 Environmental Officer Ta Ann Holdings Berhad, , Sarawak, Malaysia, Forest Management Unit (FMU) Baram, Sarawak, Malaysia Establishing forest management unit (FMU) in remote area of Sarawak, Malaysia covered of 17,000 ha in Sg. Tutoh, , Sarawak named - puak. The report have been used by Ta Ann Holdings Bhd in Forest Management Unit (FMU) establishment. Jan 2007 – Mar 2007 Researcher University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management (SLUSE-M) Kuching, Malaysia EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) research in Kampung Sadir, Kota Padawan, Sarawak, Malaysia. Jan 2006 – Sep 2006 Research Assistant University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Department of Anthropology and Sociology Kuching, Malaysia Ethnology research and social-economic research of Sa’ ban ethnic in Kuala Baram, Sarawak. Assisted in data collection from Sarawak Gazettes to support research on anthropology of ethnic in Sarawak (Borneo). Jan 2005 – Apr 2005 Research Assistant CRAUN Research Sdn. Bhd., Kuching, Sarawak, Down Stream Unit Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Assisted in Sago (Metroxylon Sago) research. Sago morphological and physiological data collection.

Statistics

RG Score 19.05 Publications 17 Reads 5,694 Citations 81

Awards & Grants

May 2015 Scholarship: MARDI PhD Scholarship 2015 Feb 2012 Scholarship: Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, USDA-FAS

Skills & Activities

Skills Sustainable Agriculture, Wheat, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Agriculture, Soil, Biofertilizers, Organic Farming, Crop Science, Agriculture Research, Environment, Farming Systems, Conservation Agriculture, Farm Management, Plant Physiology, Carbon, Agricultural Crops, Soil Fertility, Soil Analysis, Cropping Systems, Plant Biology, Carbon Dioxide, Fertilizers, Plant Nutrition, Nutrient Management, Crop Management, Organic Agriculture, Climate Change and Agriculture, Agroecology, Peatlands, Hydrology, Methane, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Organic Matter, Soil Physics, Linear Regression, Regression Analysis, Correlation Coefficient, Climate Change, Soil Chemistry, Crop, Field Experimentation, Sustainability Languages Chinese, English, Iban, Malay Scientific Memberships International Peat Society (IPS) Malaysian Peat Society (MPS) Malaysian Soil Science Society (MSSS) International Exchange Alumni - United States Department of State Interests Taekwondo WTF (Black Belt 2nd Dan) , Squash, Volleyball, Travelling, Animals,

Publication Highlights

Marshall K. Samuel, Stephanie Evers: Implication of CO2 Emissions from Microsites in Oil Palm Plantation on Tropical Peatland. Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2016, TH Hotel & Convention Centre, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.; 04/2016, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.35568.87040 Marshall K Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo: Gaseous Carbon Loss from Peat Water under Different Tropical Peatland Environment toward Carbon Captured (CC) and Potential Alternative Energy. Agrobiodiveristy and Agroenvironment Symposium (ABES-2014) : Sustainable Agro-Ecosystem Management for Rapid and High Impact Development., Pullman Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak.; 09/2014, DOI:10.13140/2.1.2849.9203 Marshall K. Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo, Tosiah Sadi: Morphological Characteristics and Multi- Directional CO2 Emission from Tropical peat. The Soil Science Conference of Malaysia, Putra Palace Hotel, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; 04/2014, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33196.46725 H. T. Gollany, A. M. Fortuna, M. K. Samuel, F. L. Young, W. L. Pan, M. Pecharko: Soil Organic Carbon Accretion vs. Sequestration Using Physicochemical Fractionation and CQESTR Simulation. Soil Science Society of America Journal 03/2013; 77(2):618., DOI:10.2136/sssaj2012.0303 Gollany, A. Fortuna, M. Samuel, F.L. Young, W. Pan, M. Pecharko: Estimating Soil Organic Carbon Accretion vs. Sequestration Using Chemical and Physical Fractionation and the CQESTR Model. Soil Science Society of America Journal 01/2013; 77:618-629.

Books

Marshall Samuel: Model CQESTR Ramal Pemanasan Global. Bil. 40 1/2013 edited by Rosiah Hamzah, Syahirah Abd. Razak, Noriah Ibrahim, 03/2013; Penerbitan MARDI., ISBN: 1511-094X

Journal Publications

Magdalena Matysek, Stephanie Evers, Marshall Kana Samuel, Sofie Sjogersten: High heterotrophic CO2 emissions from a Malaysian oil palm plantations during dry-season. Wetlands Ecology and Management 12/2017;, DOI:10.1007/s11273-017-9583-6 Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Mari Könönen, Maija Lampela, Harri Vasander, Marie-Claire LeBlanc, Stephanie Evers, Thomas E.L. Smith, Catherine M. Yule, Helena Varkkey, Massimo Lupascu, Faizal Parish, Ian Singleton, Gopalasamy R. Clements, Sheema Abdul Aziz, Mark E. Harrison, Susan Cheyne, Gusti Z. Anshari, Erik Meijaard, Jenny E. Goldstein, Susan Waldron, Kristell Hergoualc'h, René Dommain, Steve Frolking, Christopher D. Evans, Mary Rose C. Posa, Paul H. Glaser, Nyoman Suryadiputra, Reza Lubis, Truly Santika, Rory Padfield, Sofyan Kurnianto, Panut Hadisiswoyo, Teck Wyn Lim, Susan E. Page, Vincent Gauci, Peter J van der Meer, Helen Buckland, Fabien Garnier, Marshall K. Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo, Patrick O'Reilly, Matthew Warren, Surin Suksuwan, Elham Sumarga, Anuj Jain, William F. Laurance, John Couwenberg, Hans Joosten, Ronald Vernimmen, Aljosja Hooijer, Chris Malins, Mark A. Cochrane, Balu Perumal, Florian Siegert, Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Louis-Pierre Comeau, Louis Verchot, Charles F. Harvey, Alex Cobb, Zeehan Jaafar, Henk Wösten, Solichin Manuri, Moritz Müller, Wim Giesen, Jacob Phelps, Ding Li Yong, Marcel Silvius, Béatrice M. M. Wedeux, Alison May Hoyt, Mitsuru Osaki, Hirano Takashi, Hidenori Takahashi, Takashi S. Kohyama, Akira Haraguchi, Nunung P. Nugroho, David A. Coomes, Le Phat Quoi, Alue Dohong, Haris Gunawan, David L.A. Gaveau, Andreas Langner, Felix K. S. Lim, David P. Edwards, Xingli Giam, Guido van der Werf, Rachel Carmenta, Caspar C. Verwer, Luke Gibson, Laure Grandois, Laura Linda Bozena Graham, Jhanson Regalino, Serge A. Wich, Jack Rieley, Nicholas Kettridge, Chloe Brown, Romain Pirard, Sam Moore, B. Ripoll Capilla, Uwe Ballhorn, Hua Chew Ho, Agata Hoscilo, Sandra Lohberger, Theodore A. Evans, Nina Yulianti, Grace Blackham, Onrizal, Simon Husson, Daniel Murdiyarso, Sunita Pangala, Lydia E.S. Cole, Luca Tacconi, Hendrik Segah, Prayoto Tonoto, Janice S.H. Lee, Gerald Schmilewski, Stephan Wulffraat, Erianto Indra Putra, Megan E. Cattau, R.S. Clymo, Ross Morrison, Aazani Mujahid, Jukka Miettinen, Soo Chin Liew, Samu Valpola, David Wilson, Laura D'Arcy, Michiel Gerding, Siti Sundari, Sara A. Thornton, Barbara Kalisz, Stephen J. Chapman, Ahmad Suhaizi Mat Su, Imam Basuki, Masayuki Itoh, Carl Traeholt, Sean Sloan, Alexander K. Sayok, Roxane Andersen: Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences. Global Change Biology 03/2017; 23(3):977-982., DOI:10.1111/gcb.13516 H. T. Gollany, A. M. Fortuna, M. K. Samuel, F. L. Young, W. L. Pan, M. Pecharko: Soil Organic Carbon Accretion vs. Sequestration Using Physicochemical Fractionation and CQESTR Simulation. Soil Science Society of America Journal 03/2013; 77(2):618., DOI:10.2136/sssaj2012.0303 Gollany, A. Fortuna, M. Samuel, F.L. Young, W. Pan, M. Pecharko: Estimating Soil Organic Carbon Accretion vs. Sequestration Using Chemical and Physical Fractionation and the CQESTR Model. Soil Science Society of America Journal 01/2013; 77:618-629.

Conference Proceedings

Marshall K. Samuel, Stephanie Evers: Tropical Peatland Carbon Emissions from Oil Palm Plantation Microsites. 15th International Peat Congress 2016, Pullman Kuching, Malaysia; 08/2016, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.19767.32164 Marshall K. Samuel, Stephanie Evers: Implication of CO2 Emissions from Microsites in Oil Palm Plantation on Tropical Peatland. Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2016, TH Hotel & Convention Centre, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.; 04/2016, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.35568.87040 Marshall K. Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo: Carbon Dioxide Emission from Tropical Peat Suboxic Horizon. Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2015, The Everly Hotel, Putrajaya; 04/2015, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.19774.69445 Marshall K Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo: Gaseous Carbon Loss from Peat Water under Different Tropical Peatland Environment toward Carbon Captured (CC) and Potential Alternative Energy. Agrobiodiveristy and Agroenvironment Symposium (ABES-2014) : Sustainable Agro-Ecosystem Management for Rapid and High Impact Development., Pullman Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak.; 09/2014, DOI:10.13140/2.1.2849.9203 Marshall K. Samuel, Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo, Tosiah Sadi: Morphological Characteristics and Multi- Directional CO2 Emission from Tropical peat. The Soil Science Conference of Malaysia, Putra Palace Hotel, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; 04/2014, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33196.46725 Marshall Kana Samuel, Liza Nurliati Lim Kim Choo, Tosiah Sadi: Morphological Characteristics and Multi- directional CO2 Emission from Tropical Peat Soil. The Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2014, Putra Palace Hotel, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.; 04/2014 Marshall K. Samuel, H. T. Gollany, A. M. Fortuna, W.L. Pan, F. L. Young: Predicting Soil Organic Carbon Accretion Using the CQESTR Model. Soils Science Conference of Malaysia 2012, Renaissance Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.; 04/2012, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.23968.99848