I am a research fellow within UniSA STEM where my research is focused on the engineering for sustainable Agricultural. Find out more about my research on the website AMRDC .
About me
I am a research fellow within UniSA STEM where my research is focused on the engineering for sustainable Agricultural. Find out more about my research on the website AMRDC .
About me
I am an Associate Member of the Institute of Agricultural Engineers, United Kingdom (AMIAgrE) and currenlty the tresurer of the Society for Engineering in Agriculture, Australia .
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Cranfield University
Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering Cranfield University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Increasing production on sandy soils in low and medium rainfall areas of the Southern Region - Amelioration Dem Component, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 01/07/2016 - 30/05/2023
Increasing production on sandy soils in low and medium rainfall areas of the Southern Region - Mitigation Trials, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 01/07/2016 - 30/05/2023
PIRSA New Horizons - Engineering phase (2015-19), SA Dept of Primary Industries and Regions, 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2021
Delivering enhanced agronomic strategies for improved crop performance on water repellent soils in Western Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation - Agronomy, Soils and Environment, 01/07/2014 - 30/06/2019
Minimising the impact of soil compaction on crop yield, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 01/07/2017 - 20/06/2019
Advanced Processing of Almonds, Hort Innovation, 01/09/2012 - 01/06/2019
2014 Farmer Evaluation of Prototype Impact Mills, Sargent Trading, 01/09/2014 - 30/06/2018
Mechanical Weed Seed Termination At Harvest (extension), Grains Research and Development Corporation, 01/07/2013 - 31/12/2015
Mechanical Weed Seed Termination at Harvest, GRDC - New Farm Products and Services, 30/10/2010 - 30/06/2015
Improved skimmer and mouldboard set-up and operation to increase the effectiveness of the mouldboard plough in managing herbicide resistance weeds and non-wetting soils, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 19/02/2013 - 30/09/2014
Development of a prototype soil sensor using the Uni WA MEMS IR chip, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 01/06/2013 - 30/06/2014
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
31
23
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| 2019 |
4
4
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| 2018 |
Open access
58
35
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
19
15
3
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| 2020 |
Open access
11
9
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| 2020 |
Open access
31
23
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| 2019 |
4
4
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| 2018 |
Open access
58
35
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| 2018 |
Open access
29
22
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
4
4
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| 2017 |
59
42
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| 2015 |
4
3
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| 2015 |
Open access
61
|
| 2015 |
122
74
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| 2014 |
4
3
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| 2014 |
Open access
21
6
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| 2014 |
11
19
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| 2014 |
37
68
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| 2014 |
158
101
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| 2013 |
Open access
11
|
| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
3
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| 2010 |
32
18
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| 2009 |
59
26
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| 2009 |
29
17
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
3
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| 2016 |
Open access
4
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| 2016 |
Open access
4
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| 2015 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
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| 2011 |
Open access
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2008 |
4
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| Year | Output |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| AgGrow Agronomy and Research | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Agriculture, WA | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | AUSTRALIA |
| Frontier Farming Systems | AUSTRALIA |
| Grains Research and Development Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
| Harper Adams University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University | TURKEY |
| Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc | AUSTRALIA |
| Mark MacKillop College | AUSTRALIA |
| Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) | AUSTRALIA |
| Trengove Consulting | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Mohaghegh Ardabili | IRAN |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Turin | ITALY |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Associate Member (AMIAgrE)Institute of Agricultural Engineers, United Kingdom |
2018 |
MemberSociety for Engineering in Agriculture, Australia |
2018 |
Previous teaching experience includes: Engineering Design,Computers for Engineering,Research for Engineers
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Defining and modelling the boundaries for mechanised dehydration to produce high quality almonds | Completed |
| Development of an efficient complete area coverage strategy for low cost mobile agricultural robots employing navigation sensors with limited angular resolution and having applications in covering large areas with small obstacles | Completed |
| Development of the algorithms and mechanism of a machine vision system for both summer and in-season weed mapping in broadacre no-till cropping lands | Completed |
| Optimisation of an impact mill that processes chaff exiting a combine harvester to devitalise annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) seeds | Completed |
| Robust visual simultaneous localisation and mapping, and place recognition systems for autonomous field robots | Completed |
| Simulation of sweep tillage using discrete element modelling | Completed |
