Our people

Head of School's office

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  Professor Melissa Fitzgerald

  Head of School (Acting)

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Professor Mark Turner

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  Professor and Academic Senior Group

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Victor Galea

  Deputy Head of School

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor of Centre for H

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  Affiliate Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Ms Felicity Ray

  School Manager

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

Academic

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  Dr Rajendra Adhikari

  Senior Lecturer in Agribusiness

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Elizabeth Aitken

  School Director, Research

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Associate Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz

  Associate Professor & School Direct

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Nidhi Bansal

  School Director, Teaching & Learnin

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate (ResTeach) & Affiliate Senior Research Fellow

  School of Pharmacy

  

  Dr Anne Beasley

  Lecturer Animal Sci & Production

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Michael Bell

  Chair in Tropical Agronomy

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliated Academic

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Bhesh Bhandari

  Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Jimmy Botella

  Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Shane Campbell

  Senior Lecturer in Pasture Sc & Agr

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Robyn Cave

  Lecturer in Horticulture

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Scott Chapman

  Professor in Crop Physiology

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Angela Dean

  Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Brett Ferguson

  Associate Professor Legume Biotech

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Professor Melissa Fitzgerald

  Head of School (Acting)

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Dr Danielle Fitzgerald

  

  Professor Victor Galea

  Deputy Head of School

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor of Centre for H

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  Affiliate Associate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Andres Gambini

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Professor John Gaughan

  Affiliated Associate Professor

  Centre for Animal Science

  Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Lynn Hoffman

  Senior Lecturer Crop Phys Agro

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Nick Hudson

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Associate Professor Steve Johnston

  Associate Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Tamara Keeley

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Vassilis Kontogiorgos

  Senior Lecturer in Food Chemistry

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Angela Lees

  Lecturer in Animal Production Scien

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Peter Kopittke

  Professor - Soil Science

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor of Queensland A

  Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  

  Mr Suresh Krishnasamy

  Associate Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Tim McLaren

  Senior Lecturer Soil Science

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Sarah Meale

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Jaquie Mitchell

  Associate Professor in Agronomy

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Edward Narayan

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Vivi Noviati

  Lecturer in Biometry

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Risti Permani

  Senior Lecturer in Agribusiness

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Sangeeta Prakash

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr April Reside

  Lecturer in AgroEcology

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Susanne Schmidt

  Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Horticultural Science

  

  Dr Shweta Singh

  

  Dr Annabel Smith

  Lecturer in Wildlife Management

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Millicent Smith

  Lecturer Crop Physiology

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Mark Turner

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

  Professor and Academic Senior Group

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Severine van Bommel

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  Senior Lecturer in Rural Dev. & Agr

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Tyron Venn

  Snr Lecturer in Agri Resource Econo

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Bernhard Wehr

  Lecturer in Soil Chemistry

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Alwyn Williams

  Senior Lecturer in Agronomy

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Anthony Young

  Senior Lecturer - Crop Protection

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Rebeka Zsoldos

  Lecturer in Equine Science

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

Professional

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  Mr David Appleton

  Senior Scientific Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Stephen Appleton

  Scientific Officer - Analytical Svs

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Kurt Blackwood

  Facilities Officer (St Lucia)

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mrs Katy Green

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Greta Cubit

  Finance Officer

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Dr Buddhi Dayananda

  Senior Biometrician Consultant

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Rozy Eslami

  Finance Officer

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Ms Lesleigh Force

  

  Mr Lachlan Fowler

  Technical Officer (Plants)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Sarah Greenwood

  Management Account

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Dr Hung Hong

  Laboratory Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Zhi Hung Loh

  Scientific Services Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Matthew Houston-Francis

  Technical Officer (Animal Science)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Julie-Ann Harlow

  Senior Management Accountant

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Mrs Karli Kollegger

  Student Experience Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Myat Kyaw-tanner

  Occupational Health & Biosafety Officer

  Faculty of Science

  

  Dr Vincent Mellor

  Senior Biometrician Consultant

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Ms Heather Noble

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Jane Morley

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Phuong Nguyen

  Technical Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Purvi Padia

  Finance Officer

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Miss Emma Putland

  Animal Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emma Craik

  Finance Officer

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Mr Cameron Rees

  Facilities Officer (Gatton)

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mr Ahmed Rezaei

  General Services Assistant

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Mel Schneemilch

  Sr Tech Officer(Plant Services)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Lauren Reabel

  Higher Degrees by Research Liaison Officer

  Graduate School

  

  Sanjay Sundarlal

  Management Accountant

  Finance Professional Services - Science

  

  Mr Naveed Saeed

  Technical Officer (Agronomy)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Theresa Seru

  Occupational Health & Safety Officer

  Faculty of Science

  

  Mr Liam Staunton

  HR Advisor

  Faculty of Science

  

  Mrs Katrina Tannock

  Technical Officer (Animal Science)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Ms Kerry Vinall

  Technical Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Ray White

  Technical Services Manager

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Miller Zivkovic

  Workplace Health and Safety Manager

  Faculty of Science

Technical & Scientific

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  Ms Lesleigh Force

  

  Dr Phuong Nguyen

  Technical Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Bhaskar Adhikari

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  Mr Lachlan Fowler

  Technical Officer (Plants)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Mel Schneemilch

  Sr Tech Officer(Plant Services)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Ms Kerry Vinall

  Technical Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mrs Katy Green

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Naveed Saeed

  Technical Officer (Agronomy)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
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  Ms Zofia Ostatek-Boczynski

  Scientific Services Manager

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Zhi Hung Loh

  Scientific Services Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
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  Mr David Appleton

  Senior Scientific Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Stephen Appleton

  Scientific Officer - Analytical Svs

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Hung Hong

  Laboratory Services Coordinator

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Zhi Hung Loh

  Scientific Services Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
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  Mr Ray White

  Technical Services Manager

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
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  Dr Jane Morley

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mrs Katrina Tannock

  Technical Officer (Animal Science)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Matthew Houston-Francis

  Technical Officer (Animal Science)

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Miss Emma Putland

  Animal Technical Officer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

Adjunct and honorary

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  Emeritus Professor Colin Asher

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Kaye Basford

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Clive Bell

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Colin Brown

  Honorary Associate Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor Richard Burns

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Ray Collins

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Professor Rob Cramb

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Phillip Currey

  Honorary Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Adjunct Professor Ram Dalal AM

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Peter Dart

  Honorary Associate Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Hilton Deeth

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Mark Dieters

  Honorary Associate Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor Gary Dykes

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Peter Gresshoff

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor John Herbohn

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Ross Humphreys

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Malcolm Hunter

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor John Irwin

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Xiuhua Li

  Honorary Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr David Lloyd

  Honorary Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor John Longworth

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Harold Lovell

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Neal Menzies

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliate Professor

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Robert McGavin

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Adjunct Senior Fellow/Senior Lectur

  School of Civil Engineering

  

  Professor Matthew Morell

  Institute Director

  Office of the Provost

  Affiliate Academic

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Al Mucci

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Gabrielle Persley

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Adjunct Professor Gordon Robertson

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Emeritus Professor Helen Ross

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Dominic Smith

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Evan Stephens

  Senior Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Stephan Tait

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor Len Wade

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Kevin Wilkinson

  Adjunct Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Weijin Wang

  Adjunct Principal Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Waqar Ahmad

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Honorary Professor Jonathan Woon-Chung Wong

  Honorary Professor

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Lava Yadav

  Honorary Senior Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

Student representatives

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  Rimjhim Agarwal

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  Bisakha Dewan

  

  Prasheek Ingle

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  Gemma Edgeworth

  

  Flynn Menner

  

  Nandini Sabharwal

  

  Priyanka Barman

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  Troy Cobb

  

  Anushka Sagar

HDR candidates

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  Saroj Amgai

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mahdi Asadirad

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Fathin Ayuni Azizan

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Taleta Bailey

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Maria Batool

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Damber Bista

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Sinh Chao

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Sabrina Chakori

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Renae Charalambous

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Julia Checco

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mina Cheng

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Thi Hai Dang

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Sumanta Das

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Bisakha Dewan

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mokaddes Ahmed Dipu

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Kate Dutton-Regester

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Oluwamayokun Fadeyi

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Daniel Forwood

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Ismail Garba

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Wenliu Gong

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Zheng Gong

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Julie Gruenfeldova

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Estelle Grundy

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Jessie Harper

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Hyungsuk Kang

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Amit Khanal

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Sushil Koirala

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Yuhan Liu

  PHD Candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Adhitya Marendra Kiloes

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Eveline Kong

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Vithya Krishnan

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Amelia Limbongan

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Yuhan Farah Maulida

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Maryono

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Hoang Thanh Nguyen

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Ciara O'Brien

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Cardial Leo Penu

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Khanh Kim Thi Phan

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Vanitha Prasannath

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Lemuel Preciados

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Kuma Ranathungamage

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Apurbo Sarkar

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Nazila Shahbal

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Divyang Solanki

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Kristy Stevenson

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Melody Thomson

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Desi Utami

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Ms Ulduz Vafadarshamasbi

  PhD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Ricky Vinarao

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Anna Williams

  PHD candidate

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

Research

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  Dr Waqar Ahmad

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Ali Akber

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Professor Steve Adkins

  

  Mr Rakesh Awale

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Professor Michael Bell

  Chair in Tropical Agronomy

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Affiliated Academic

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Yash Dang

  Principal Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Miss Judith Eglitis-Sexton

  

  Dr Andres Gambini

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Science

  

  Mr Viet Cuong Hoang

  Research Assistant

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Chelsea Janke

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Christopher Lambrides

  Principle Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  Principal Research Fellow

  Centre for Crop Science

  

  Dr Brigid McKenna

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mrs Sandra Micallef

  Application Developer &Data Manager

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Yui Osanai

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Chanyarat Paungfoo-Lonhienne

  Adjunct Lecturer

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Christopher Proud

  Adjunct Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Yuri Trusov

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Dr Tyron Venn

  Snr Lecturer in Agri Resource Econo

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

  

  Mr Farzan Zare

  Assistant Research Technician

  School of Agriculture and Food Sciences