QAAFI's Centre for Crop Science integrates strong disciplinary capabilities in major research focus areas to target improved crops, crop protection systems, and sustainable production systems in tropical and sub-tropical environments.

Centre for Crop Science provides innovative plant-focused research for ongoing agricultural and food innovation by pursuit of excellence in plant science at molecular, whole plant, and production system levels for the beenfit of plant industries.

The centre also acts as a vehicle for enhanced collaboration between UQ and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in plant science of strategic importance, and maintains strong linkages with rural and manufacturing industries. Centre for Crop Science also has a strong focus on postgraduate training and is committed to the next generation of plant scientists.

View Centre for Crop Science webpage

Phone: 
+61 7 334 62776
Level 2, Queensland Bioscience Building #80, St Lucia

Centre Director

  • Professor Ian Godwin

    Professor and Academic Centre Director
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Centre Director of Centre for Crop Science
    Centre for Crop Science

Crop improvement

Researchers

  • Professor Robert Henry

    Professor of Innovation in Agriculture
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Professor David Jordan

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Professor Mark Cooper

    Chair, Crop Improvement
    Qld Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Chair, Crop Improvement
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Dr Adrian Hathorn

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Lee Hickey

    Centre Director of ARC Training Centre for Predictive Breeding
    ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC Future Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Emma Mace

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Associate Professor Andries Potgieter

    Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Michael Udvardi

    Professor Michael Udvardi

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Mahendraraj Sabampillai

    Dr Mahendraraj Sabampillai

    Post Doctoral Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Samir Alahmad

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Robert Armstrong

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Alison Kelly

    Dr Alison Kelly

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (QAAFI)
    Senior Research Fellow in Statistic
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Anna Koltunow

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Guoquan Liu

    Research Officer
    Centre for Crop Science (QAAFI)
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science
    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Karen Massel

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Agnieszka Mudge

    Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mr John Sheppard

    Senior Plant Improvement Consultant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Yan Zhao

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Frederik (Frikkie) Botha

    Honorary Professor Frederik Botha

    Honorary Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Patrick Mason

    Research Fellow/Senior Research officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Esinam Nancy Amuzu-Aweh

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Estelle Grundy

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Mungbean Nitrogen Fixation
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Owen Powell

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Phuong Hoang

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Senior Research Assistant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Dilani Jambuthenne Gamaralalage

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Ruizhu Jiang

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Functional Data Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Yasmine Lam

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Yang Liu

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Dr Lancelot Maphosa

    Dr Lancelot Maphosa

    HyGain Researcher/Lab Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Celine Mens

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Legume Genomics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Pauline Okemo

    Adjunct Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Sofie Pearson

    Dr Sofie Pearson

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Cassie Martinez

    Ms Cassie Martinez

    Research Portfolio Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Pushpavalli Raju

    Senior Research Assistant - Crop Science
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Mr David Rodgers

    Scientific IT Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mrs Jasmin Deo

    Research Assistant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Tolera Keno

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sorghum Genetics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Ms Erin Thornton

    Research Assistant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Huanan Su

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Colleen Hunt

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Carly Hamilton

    Dr Carly Hamilton

    Centre Manager, ARC Training Centre for Predictive Breeding
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Miss Sarah Van Der Meer

    Senior Research Assistant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mrs Sue Campbell

    Centre for Crop Science
    Centre Coordinator
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Angie Strelow

    Mrs Angie Strelow

    Centre for Crop Science
    Hy-Gain Project Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Julianna Thomson

    Ms Julianna Thomson

    Project Manager & IRTG Accelerating Crop Genetic Gain Project Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Grain crop physiology and modelling

Researchers

  • Associate Professor Karine Chenu

    Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Professor Graeme Hammer

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Mr Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed

    Senior Principal Researcher
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Alex Wu

    UQ Amplify Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Geetika Geetika

    PhD Candidate
    Centre for Crop Science
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
  • Dr Alan Severini

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Modelling
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Vijaya Singh

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
  • Dr Harshi Gamage

    Senior Scientific Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Farming systems and Sustainable Agriculture

Researchers

  • Professor Daniel Rodriguez

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Joe Eyre

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mr Peter deVoil

    Principal Farming Systems Modeller
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr RCN Rachaputi

    Honorary Associate Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Professor Bhagirath Chauhan

    Professor (Weed Science)
    School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav

    Senior Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Gulshan Mahajan

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Cresha Gracy Nadar

    Postdoctoral Research fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sustainability Assessment
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Dr Bruno Rafael De Almeida Moreira

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sustainability Analysis
    Centre for Crop Science
  • Dr Dongxue Zhao

    ARC Early Career Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation