Prospective supervisors
Below is a list of prospective project supervisors at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation.
Please contact the researcher directly to discuss postgraduate or undergraduate research opportunities.
| Researcher | Key interests/research areas | Suited to students studying | Location |
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| A/Prof Olufemi Akinsanmi | Plant science | Ecosciences Precinct Dutton Park |
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| Prof Mike Bell | Plant science | UQ | |
| A/Prof Patrick Blackall | Animal science | UQ | |
| Prof Andrew Borrell | Crop physiology and modelling, cereal genetics, sorghum, rice, wheat, barley | Genetics, plant science | Hermitage Research Station Warwick |
| A/Prof Bhagirath Chauhan | Plant science | UQ Gatton campus | |
| A/Prof Liz Dann | Plant science | Ecosciences Precinct Dutton Park |
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| A/Prof Ralf Dietzgen | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Prof Andre Drenth | Plant science | Ecosciences Precinct Dutton Park |
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| Dr Joe Eyre | Plant science, soil science | UQ Gatton campus | |
| A/Prof Mary Fletcher | Organic chemist; identification and analysis of natural toxins in a range of plants; fungi and agricultural products |
Chemistry, Chemical Sciences | Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Coopers Plains |
| Dr Geoffry Fordyce | Animal science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| A/Prof Andrew Geering | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Dr Barbara George-Jaeggli | Plant science | Hermitage Research Station Warwick |
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| Prof Mike Gidley | Nutrition, gut microbiota | Food science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Prof Bob Gilbert | Starch | Food science | UQ St Lucia campus/China |
| Prof Ian Godwin | crop | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Prof Graeme Hammer | Agricultural and veterinary sciences; crop and pasture production; crop physiology; crop modelling; crop improvement; sorghum; agronomy; plant breeding; agrometeorology |
Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| A/Prof Jim Hanan | Computational science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Dr Craig Hardner | Macadamia | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Prof Ben Hayes | Genetic improvement of livestock, crop, pasture and aquaculture species' |
Animal science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Prof Robert Henry | crop, coffee, rice, eucalyptus | Genetics, plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Dr Lee Hickey | Wheat | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Dr Peter James | UQ | ||
| Prof David Jordan | Plant science | Hermitage Research Station Warwick |
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| Prof Timothy Mahony | Animal science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen | Food science, microbiology | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Prof Neena Mitter | UQ St Lucia campus | ||
| Dr Michael Netzel | Food science | Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Coopers Plains |
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| Dr Tim O'Hare | Strawberry, stone fruit, plum | Food science | Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Coopers Plains |
| A/Prof RCN Rachaputi | Pigeonpea, chickpea | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| Prof Daniel Rodriguez | Plant science, Soil science | UQ Gatton campus | |
| A/Prof Eugeni Roura | Food science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Dr Heather Smyth | Food science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| A/Prof Yasmina Sultanbawa | Native Australian foods, microbiology | Food science | Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Coopers Plains |
| Prof Ala Tabor | Cattle ticks | Animal science | UQ St Lucia campus |
| A/Prof John Thomas | Plant science | Ecosciences Precinct Dutton Park |
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| A/Prof Bruce Topp | Plant science | UQ St Lucia campus | |
| Dr Conny Turni | vaccines; antibiotic sensitivity; classification of bacteria; epidemiology of pathogens |
Animal science, | Ecosciences Precinct Dutton Park |
| Dr Barbara Williams | Gut microbiota | Food science | UQ St Lucia campus |