FFS Project Leaders

Dr Vipul Agarwal

Dr Vipul Agarwal

Project Leader

P1‑024 Recycled PET packaging

Prof. Ian Anderson

Prof. Ian Anderson

Project Leader

P2‑004 Reviewing technologies in protected cropping; P2‑005 Smart crop monitoring review; P2‑020 Broccolini yield management

Prof. Derek Baker

Prof. Derek Baker

Project Leader

P1‑012 Growing the NSW agricultural economy as perceived by farmers

Prof. Douglas Baker

Prof. Douglas Baker

Research Program 1: Program Lead, Project Leader

P1‑001 Urban agrifood precinct planning; P1‑016 Urban food planning in Australia; P1‑039 Australian agrifood hubs

Assoc. Prof. Kirsty Bayliss

Assoc. Prof. Kirsty Bayliss

Project Leader

P2‑021 Novel crop microbiome technologies; P2‑024 Tomato wilt management

Dr Sean Bellairs

Dr Sean Bellairs

Project Leader

P1‑003 Commercialisation of native rice for Indigenous enterprise development

Assoc. Prof. James Brinkhoff

Assoc. Prof. James Brinkhoff

Project Leader

P2‑032 Optimising water use for sustainable olive production in Australia

Assoc. Prof. Chris Cazzonelli

Assoc. Prof. Chris Cazzonelli

Project Leader

P2‑010 Acoustic-induced pollination in protected cropping; P2‑039 Exploring resistance to insect herbivory in plants; P2‑040 Enabling photoprotection to boost crops

Dr Maria Veronica Chandra-Hioe

Dr Maria Veronica Chandra-Hioe

Research Portfolio Manager, Project Leader

P3‑001 Identifying primary regulatory control points; P3‑002 New product development challenges

Prof. Rona Chandrawati

Prof. Rona Chandrawati

Project Leader

P1‑020 Methane reduction supplements; P1‑022 Nano sensor technology; P1‑025 Colorimetric sensor labels; P1‑026 Food traceability QR sensors

Prof. Zhonghua Chen

Prof. Zhonghua Chen

Research Program 2: Deputy Lead, Project Leader

P2‑016 Sustainable fertigation in protected cropping; P2‑018 Optimum cooling strategies for greenhouse vegetables; P2‑035 Phenotyping heat tolerance in wheat; P2‑041 Linking leaf traits to carbohydrate profiles

Assoc. Prof. Chun Tung Chou

Assoc. Prof. Chun Tung Chou

Project Leader

Dr Onoriode Coast

Dr Onoriode Coast

Project Leader

P2‑023 Optimising CO2 in protected cropping systems; P2‑034 Understanding and overcoming yield loss from nocturnal warming; P2‑035 Phenotyping heat tolerance in crops; P2‑043 Predicting photosystem II heat tolerance in crops; P2‑044 Photosynthesis and respiration effects in rice?

Dr Ozgur Dedehayir

Dr Ozgur Dedehayir

Project Leader

P1‑005 Understanding the food innovation ecosystem in Coffs Harbour; P1‑019 Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL)

Assoc. Prof. Simon Denman

Assoc. Prof. Simon Denman

Project Leader

P3‑028 Screening automation technology evaluation

David Doepel

David Doepel

Research Program 3: Deputy Lead, Project Leader

P3‑014 Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies (SIFT) Centre; P3‑036 Food technology challenge program

Prof. W. Alexander Donald

Prof. W. Alexander Donald

Project Leader

P3‑015 Advancing sustainable dairy through precision fermentation

Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore

Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore

Project Leader

P1‑046 Mission MushVroom

Prof. Marcus Foth

Prof. Marcus Foth

Project Leader

P1‑004 New approaches to smart trade hubs proof of concept; P1‑014 Scaling blockchain for cross-border food systems

Prof. Oula Ghannoum

Prof. Oula Ghannoum

Project Leader

P2‑014 Smart crop monitoring