Dr Jerry Knox
Principal Research Fellow
Location: Building 52, Cranfield campus
E: j.knox@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 758365
Environmental Science and Technology
Current activities
Dr Jerry Knox is Principal Investigator on a three year Defra study benchmarking water use in agriculture, a four year Defra Hortlink project developing precision irrigation techniques in horticulture (wireless soil moisture sensing and variable rate application technology) and a two year Potato Council project investigating climate change impact on potato productivity and water use.
His other research interests include water efficiency, water resources for agriculture, water foot printing, sports-turf irrigation, and climate change impacts assessments in agriculture. He was recently involved in developing national water strategies for irrigated agriculture and horticulture for the regional development agency (EEDA), water regulator (Environment Agency) and Horticulture Development Council (HDC).
Clients
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Environment Agency
- Department for International Development (DfID)
- East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
Background
Dr Jerry Knox joined Cranfield University in 1993, following undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in physical geography, land and water management, and working overseas for the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC). He gained his PhD on the application of geographical information systems (GIS) for irrigation water resource management in 1999. Since 1997, he has been the Honorary Secretary and a Director of the UK Irrigation Association (UKIA).
Jerry's professional research interests are in agricultural water resource management and planning, irrigation water management, demand forecasting, water efficiency, water for agriculture, food security, and climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture. He is an expert evaluator for the European Commission for their FP7 programmes in Global Change and Ecosystems, and Aerospace and Earth Observation (GMES) and has published over 90 papers and professional reports on water resources for agriculture and climate change.
