Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Our people

  • Dr Kamalesh Adhikari

    Honorary Research Senior Fellow & Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Oladipupo Adiamo

    Dr Oladipupo Adiamo

    PhD Candidate & QAAFI Early Career Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Ms Rimjhim Agarwal

    Dr Rimjhim Agarwal

    PhD Candidate
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Science
    FaBA Research Fellow - Data Analytics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Shabbir Ahmad

    Senior Research Fellow Agribusiness & Economics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
    ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse

  • Dr Karen Aitken

    Senior Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Femi Akinsanmi

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Mr Lealem Tilahun Amenu

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Robert Armstrong

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Mr Jacob Birch

    Research Officer, ATSI Academic Pathways
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Sean Bisset

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Microbiology/ Synthetic biology/Genomics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Chris Brosnan

    Research Fellow/Senior Research officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

  • Dr Sharon Brown

    Adjunct Senior Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Lilia Carvalhais

    Senior Research Fellow
    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 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

  • Professor Mark Cooper

    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 Eric Dinglasan

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Daniel Edge-Garza

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Apple Genomics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Joe Eyre

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Geoffrey Fincher

    Professor
    University of Adelaide

  • Dr Bernadine Flanagan

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Mehrnush Forutan

    QAAFI Early Career, Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Agnelo Furtado

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Selina Fyfe

    Research Fellow – Drivers and Solutions that Promote Change
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Donald Gardiner

    Deputy Director, ARC Hub Sust Crop
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
  • Prof Paul Gauthier

    Professor Paul Gauthier

    Professorial Research Fellow in Protected Cropping
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Andrew Geering

    Professorial Research 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

  • Honorary Professor Elliot Gilbert

    Senior Principal Scientist and Lead, Food Materials Science
    Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Honorary Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Raul Gimenez

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Eco-Physiology and Crop Modelling
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Shashi Goonetilleke

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Quantitative Genetics in Horticulture
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • 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

  • Dr April Hastwell

    GRDC Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Adrian Hathorn

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Ben Hayes

    Centre Director, Animal Science & Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Alice Hayward

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mrs Dilmini Hettiarachchi

    Mrs Dilmini Hettiarachchi

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Horticultural Science
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Damian Hine

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Linh Hoang

    Affiliate of Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Advance QLD Senior Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

  • Professor Louw Hoffman

    Professor of Meat Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Natasha Hungerford

    Affiliate Senior Research Fellow of School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
    School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
    Senior Research Fellow
    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
  • Mr Xia Jin

    Mr Xia Jin

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Crop Science
    The 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
  • 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

  • Dr Pradeepa Korale-Gedara

    Research Fellow – Re-envisioning Food Systems
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Arun Kumar

    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Animal Science
    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Senior Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Arun Kumar

    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Animal Science
    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Senior Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Arun Kumar

    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Animal Science
    Senior Research Officer
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Senior Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Ms Janandani Nadeera Lakse Mudiyanselage

    Ms Janandani Nadeera Lakse Mudiyanselage

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Animal Science
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Yasmine Lam

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Christopher Lambrides

    Affiliated Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
    Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Principle Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

  • Dr Christopher Lambrides

    Affiliated Research Fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
    Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Principle Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

  • 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 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 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 Maggy Lord

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation

  • Dr Narelle Manzie

    Senior Research Fellow/Science Manager - ARC Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

  • Dr Kieren McCosker

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Andrew Miles

    Senior Research Fellow
    Centre for Plant Science (QAAFI)

  • Dr Karishma Mody

    Amplify Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Jaqueline Moura Nadolny

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Food Engineer)
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Maximiliano Muller Bravo

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science

  • Dr Cresha Gracy Nadar

    Postdoctoral Research fellow
    Centre for Crop Science
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sustainability Assessment
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Marta Navarro

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science
    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Marta Navarro

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science
    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Michael Netzel

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Affiliate Senior Research Fellow of School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

  • Dr Loan Nguyen

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

  • Dr Isaac Njaci

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
    Affiliate of Centre for Horticultural Science
    Centre for Horticultural Science
  • Chris OBrien

    Dr Chris O'Brien

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Stephen Ogada

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Animal Biotechnology
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Oladapo Olukomaiya

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences (QAAFI)

  • Dr Lida Omaleki

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Associate Professor Sheila Ommeh

    Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Chian Teng Ong

    PhD Candidate
    Centre for Animal Science
    QAAFI Early Career Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Mr Daniel Otwani

    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 Victor Papin

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Crop Quantitative Genetics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Associate Professor Luis Prada e Silva

    Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Parimalan Rangan

    Scientist
    Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
    Honorary Senior Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Vivian Rincon Florez

    QAAFI Early Career, Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Miss Janet Roberts

    Miss Janet Roberts

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Horticultural Science
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Daniel Rodriguez

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Elizabeth Ross

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Eugeni Roura

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science

  • Professor Eugeni Roura

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Centre for Animal Science

  • 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
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Maral Seidi Damyeh

    Dr Maral Seididamyeh

    PhD Candidate
    Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Food Quality and Safety
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Alan Severini

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Modelling
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Will Shaffer

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Crop Quantitative Genetics
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Lindsay Shaw

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Hannah Siddle

    Research Fellow/Senior Research officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Gagandeep Singh

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Dharini Sivakumar

    Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, Agri-Food Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Heather Smyth

    Deputy Director of Research
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Professor Ala Tabor

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Mr Shunichiro Tomura

    Mr Shunichiro Tomura

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Crop Science
    The 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 Vivien Tsai

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Plant Molecular Biology (RNAi)
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Conny Turni

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Steven Underhill

    Principal Research Fellow
    Centre for Horticultural Science
  • Miss Mianmian Wang

    Miss Mianmian Wang

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Horticultural Science
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Christie Warburton

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Luke Williams

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Alex Wu

    UQ Amplify Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav

    Senior Principal Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Zhetao Zhang

    Mr Zhetao Zhang

    PhD Candidate, Centre for Animal Science
    The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Yan Zhao

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Dongxue Zhao

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

  • Dr Yuchan Zhou

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Plant Science (QAAFI)