Personal profile
Research interests
I am an arboriculturist and woody plant specialist specialing in plant structure-function relations and tree responses to decay fungi, notably in wood and bark. Among my aims is to develop a new tree defence model with a strong focus on the role of green bark in CO2 recycling, water transport and response to damage, air ingress, and fungi. I am currently completing a project investigating the co-evolution of wood parenchyma and vessel diameter in relation to water transport in angiosperm trees across biomes.
Teaching
I am teaching within the faculty for forestry and arboriculture and, with our strong team, helping to develop curricula that can adapt to our changing times in the forestry and arboriculture industries.
Projects
Development of an industrial process for spalted wood in high value furniture applications - CTI Project No. 26083.1 PFIW-IW 8
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Project duration: 2017-2020
https://boku.ac.at/en/dibb/botany/projects-selection/smart-bark
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The structure and function of ray and axial parenchyma in woody seed plants, Ulm University
1 Jul 2013 → 20 Jul 2017
Award Date: 20 Jul 2016
PGCert , An investigation into what students do with assessment feedback in higher education, University of Brighton
12 Jun 2011 → 12 Jun 2012
Award Date: 12 Jun 2012
Master, The biodiversity and taxonomy of plants, University of Edinburgh
19 Sept 2007 → 20 Sept 2008
Award Date: 19 Oct 2008
Bachelor, Arboriculture and urban forestry, University of Central Lancashire
19 Sept 2001 → 9 Jun 2005
Award Date: 15 Jul 2005
HND, Amenity horticulture, Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
10 Sept 1998 → 2 Jun 2001
Award Date: 2 Sept 1998
Keywords
- QK Botany
- SD Forestry
- QP Physiology
- LB2300 Higher Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Breathing life into trees: the physiological and biomechanical functions of lenticels
Rosner, S. & Morris, H., 19 May 2022, (First published) In: IAWA Journal. 43, 3, p. 234-262Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variation in Tracheid Dimensions of Conifer Xylem Reveals Evidence of Adaptation to Environmental Conditions
Zheng, J., Jansen, S., Morris, H. & Vandelook, F., 17 Feb 2022, (First published) In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 774241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Summer temperatures reach the thermal tolerance threshold of photosynthetic decline in temperate conifers
Kunert, N., Hajek, P., Hietz, P., Morris, H., Rosner, S. & Tholen, D., Dec 2022, In: Plant Biology. 24, 7, p. 1254-1261 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The dark side of fungal competition and resource capture in wood: Zone line spalting from science to application
Morris, H., Smith, K. T., Robinson, S., Göttelmann, M., Fink, S. & Schwarze, F. W. M. R., 1 Mar 2021, In: Materials and Design. 201, 109480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Banishing the myths and dogmas surrounding the biotech Stradivarius
Schwarze, F. & Morris, H., May 2020, In: Plants, People, Planet. 2, 3, p. 237-243 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Report/ Case Report › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 External examiner (viva)
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External Examiner
Morris, H. (Examiner)
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Aug 2026Activity: Qualification development/external examination types › External examiner (viva)