When Phil Thomas decided he needed a change of career after 30 years as an IT professional, he tentatively chose to study a single online unit on microbiology through University of New England (UNE). The decision changed his life. Several years after getting hooked on understanding Earth’s most dominant form of life, Phil has […]

Terry Lin is undertaking his PhD with Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE), surveying the efficacy of various warm-climate greenhouse set-ups and technologies on crop performance. Working under WSU Professor Zhonghua Chen, he is gathering data from existing crop trials within HIE’s high-tech glasshouse facility. Lin’s insights […]

Originally from Sri Lanka, Eranda Namal Jayasuriya completed Bachelor and Masters degrees in Computer Science at the University of Colombo’s School of Computing, then spent two years as a research assistant at the University’s Sustainable Computing Research Group. Jayasuriya then relocated to Singapore, taking on a Research Associate position at […]

Sonali Koundal completed a Bachelor of Science, then an Integrated Masters (Hons.) degree in Biochemistry from Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, India. Her Masters project investigated the impacts of carbon and nitrogen metabolism on grain-filling in quinoa. Through her studies, Koundal acquired skills in data analysis using CPCS1, SPSS and […]

Claudia is a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, currently studying for their doctorate at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, at Western Sydney University. Their thesis focuses on the development of novel technologies to bolster plant resistance, with a focus on the major diseases that affect broccolini crops. They […]

Md Mazadul Islam is a passionate PhD candidate at Western Sydney University Hawkesbury Campus, working on FFSCRC’s ‘Sustainable fertigation’ project under the guidance of Professor Zhonghua Chen. His research is focused on finding effective fertigation methods for high-tech greenhouse vegetables that improves water and nutrient use efficiency. Mazadul’s journey to […]

Md Hasan Sofiur Rahman is a dedicated PhD student at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, under the guidance of Distinguished Professor David Tissue. His CRC research project, titled “Establishing a National Hub for Smart Greenhouse Technology – Energy Saving Films,” is driven by his passion for […]

Hasan Uz Zaman Raihan is a PhD student at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, under the supervision of Distinguished Professor David Tissue. He is currently engaged in the FFS research project titled “Establishing a National Hub for Smart Greenhouse Technology – Energy Saving Films”. Hasan completed […]