PhD Candidate, Department of Crop Production Ecology
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ResearcherID: HNC-3666-2023 | ORCID: 0000-0001-6663-2615
Research Interests
- The combined effects of water availability, soil compaction/texture on year-to-year yield variations
- The potential role of rotational biodiversity and irrigation in mitigating risks of yield shortfalls and enhancing resilience under climate change
- The interactions between variable, adverse, and extreme climatic conditions and yield stability, resilience, and risks across spatial and temporal scales
- Use of advanced data analytics, remote sensing, and modeling to assess and predict the effects of climate change on crop productivity and local to global food security
Background
Graduate education: M.Sc. Hydrology Hydrogeology and Water Resources, Stockholm University, 2020-2022, Stockholm, Sweden.
Undergraduate education: B.E. Civil Engineering (Honors), Sudan University of Science and Technology, 2011-2017, Khartoum, Sudan.
Current and Previous Positions
Departmental Representative (Faculty and University level), 2024-present, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Research Assistant, 2022, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
Student Ambassador, 2021-2022, Stockholm University
Peer-reviewed Articles
Suliman, M., Scaini, A., Manzoni, S., Vico, G. (2024). Soil properties modulate actual evapotranspiration and precipitation impacts on crop yields in the USA, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 949, 175172, ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175172.
Conference and Invited Presentations
Quantifying Yield Variability under Interacting Hydroclimatic and Edaphic Conditions in the USA (Oral Presentation). Suliman, M., Scaini, A., Manzoni, S., Vico, G. Hydrologidagarna, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 5 December 2024.
Crop Yield Responses to Varying Soil and Hydroclimatic Conditions (Invited Oral Presentation). Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, 19 August 2024.
Investigating the impact of urban heat islands on long-term climatic observations in Sweden (Poster Presentation). Suliman, M., & Winterdahl, M. European Geosciences Union’s General Assembly 2021, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-3249, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3249.
Participation in Teaching
Co-lecture in Agricultural Science for Food Agronomists (LB0105) led by Monika Johansson, 2025.
Projects and International Collaborations:
Crop yield reliability under a changing climate, with Giulia Vico (main supervisor), Göran Bergqvist and Riccardo Bommarco (co-supervisors).
Diversified cropping, with Riccardo Bommarco.
Awards
International Mobility Grant, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. (2024).
Scholarship for Global Professionals, the Swedish Institute. (2020).
Volunteer work and Academic Service
Ad-hoc reviewer (2025) - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, and Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
Junior Rapporteur, World Water Week (2021), Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
