Executive Team

  • Professor Matthew Morell

    Institute Director
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Institute Director
    Office of the Provost
    Affiliate Professor of Queensland A
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Director, Institute Operations
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Professor Neena Mitter

    Centre Director, Horticultural Scie
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Professor Ben Hayes

    Centre Director, Animal Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Professor Ian Godwin

    Centre Director - Crop Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

    Centre Director, Nutrition & Food S
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Oliver Frith

    Mr Oliver Frith

    Business Development Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Research Theme Leaders

Centre for Crop Science

Centre for Animal Science

Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

CAS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

Advisory Board

CCS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

Centre for Horticultural Science

CHS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

CNAFS Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments

  • Dr Bruce D'Arcy

    Adjunct Senior Fellow
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

    Dr Sushil Dhital

    Honorary Senior Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Dr Alison Kelly

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences (QAAFI)
    Senior Research Fellow in Statistic
    Centre for Crop Science

    Honorary Professor Qiaoquan Liu

    Dean
    College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, China
    Honorary Professor
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

    Associate Professor Zivile Luksiene

    Associate Professor
    Vilnius University

    Honorary Professor Michael Rychlik

    Professor, Head of the Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry
    TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich
    Honorary Professor
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

    Professor Mark Turner

    Affiliate Professor
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Professor and Academic Senior Group
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

    Dr Francisco Vilaplana

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Dr Olivia Wright

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
    Senior Research Fellow
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

Operations Team

  • Dr Michael O'Shea

    Dr Michael O'Shea

    Director, Institute Operations
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Dr Rona Barugahare

    Operations Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Oliver Frith

    Mr Oliver Frith

    Business Development Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Mrs Vanessa Stott

    Senior Commercial Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Mr Ric Tang

    Business Development Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Carolyn Martin

    Ms Carolyn Martin

    Marketing and Communication Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Miss Natalie MacGregor

    Principal Media and Communications Officer & Principal Media and Communications
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Megan Pope

    Miss Megan Pope

    Senior Marketing and Communications Officer & Principal Digital Marketing and Com
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mr Terry Bell

    Mr Terry Bell

    Senior Manager, Indigenous Engageme
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Ms Tracy Murray

    HSF and Operations Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Kristie Barclay

    Dr Kristie Barclay

    Facilities and Infrastructure Manag
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Dr Danila Elango

    Dr Danila Elango

    Safety and Compliance Coordinator & Supervisor, Work, Health and Safety
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Ms Meiliana Siauw

    Facilities and Safety Coordinator
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Mr Eric Pham

    Management Accountant
    Finance Professional Services - Institutes
    Hy-Gain Finance Coordinator
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Ms Bogi Crilly-Toth

    Mrs Bogi Crilly-Toth

    Management Accountant
    Finance Professional Services - Institutes
    Cameron Doig

    Mr Cameron Doig

    Research Partnerships Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Ms Jess Logan

    Ms Jess Logan

    DAF Partnerships Manager
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Emily Fraser

    Emily Fraser

    HR Business Partner
    HR Professional Services - Institutes
    Tess Bilkey

    Tess Bilkey

    Advisor, HR Client Partnering
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Fiona Davis

    HR Advisor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Mrs Annie Morley

    Mrs Annie Morley

    Executive Assistant
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Ms Danielle Aurora

    Administrative Officer/Executive As
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Miss Mel Rowan

    Centre for Animal Science
    Centre Administration Officer/Coord
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    Ms Janelle Low

    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Centre Administration Officer/Coord
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Julianna Thomson

    Ms Julianna Thomson

    Senior Research Project Officer & IRTG Project Manager
    Centre for Crop Science
    Angie Strelow

    Mrs Angie Strelow

    Centre for Crop Science
    Project Manager - Hy-Gain project
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Cassie Martinez

    Ms Cassie Martinez

    Research Portfolio Manager
    Centre for Crop Science
    Susie Green

    Ms Susie Green

    Senior Research Administration Offi
    Research Strategy and Support (Medicine)

    Mrs Bindi Edirisinghe

    Administration Officer/Coordinator & Administration Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

QAAFI Student Association