I have a practical, hands-on, capability, yet an academic perspective on life. I am very grateful for the ‘free’ education I received, and the enjoyable employment I hold, and am quite driven by a concept that I should ‘pay my way’ with society. Specifically, I believe that my R&D effort should result in a gain to society, and that I should provide practically relevant training to undergraduates and postgraduates. I very much enjoy my current position, working in a space involving both commercial and academic outputs. This cv reflects a career focus on R&D until 2007, followed by a period of increased academic governance roles, with a return to an R&D focus from 2015.
BSc hons Uni. of Qld. Botany Dept., 1983 (Nitrogen metabolism of Casuarina)
Masters, Queens University, Biology Dept., Canada, 1985 (The effect of low root temperature on C and N assimilation and partitioning in soybean)
PhD, Queens University, Biology Dept., Canada, 1988 (The role of phloem supply to soybean nodule function)
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2023
Australian Near Infrared Spectroscopy 'Tony Blakeney' Award 2022
CQU Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Research 2016
CQU OPAL Award for Engaged Research and Innovation 2015
Ministry of Agricultural Development (Government of Nepal, Singh Durbar, Kathmandu) 2014
Lynsey Welsh Award for Innovation in NIR Science 2010
Excellence in Supervision’ Award (CQU Postgraduate Student Organization) 2006
Vice Chancellors' Award for Research (UCQ) 1992
https://www.citrusaustralia.com.au/news/latest-news/handheld-devices-could-determine-brix-levels 2017
https://felixinstruments.com/blog/a-quality-meter-for-the-mango-supply-chain/
https://www.industry.mangoes.net.au/resource-collection/2017/3/19/increasing-australias-appetite-for-mangoes-one-bite-at-a-time
Landline 2020https://iview.abc.net.au/show/landline/series/0/video/RF1904Q006S00
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/australian-mango-industry-association_auto-harvester-demonstration-activity-6988295060593283072-xrHz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P5fJBoxip4
Universities Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TKqCHqSKmw&feature=youtu.be
Plant Physiology, Foundation Plant Biology, Histotechniques, Technology and Instrumentation, Aquatic Botany
Australian Near Infra-red Spectroscopy Group,
International Society for Near Infrared Spectroscopy,
International Society for Horticultural Science
Radiation Safety Officer
Walsh, K.B. and
Associate editor, journal Precision Agriculture (current)
Guest Editor, Special Issue on In-Field Estimation of Fruit Quality and Quantity, Agronomy (completing 2020)
Special Issue of Post Harvest Biology and Technology (2019)
Guest editor for special issue on on Vibrational Spectroscopy for journal Postharvest Biology and Technology (2018)
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
Horticultural Production - Horticultural Crop Growth and Development
The core theme in my career has been the application of (non invasive) instrumentation to issues related to plant performance, and in particular in photosynthate transport - assimilate partitioning ([gas exchange], [transducers], [magnetic resonance imaging], [11C for photoassimilate distribution]). Responding to funding opportunities and industry requirement, I have shifted from an original focus on nitrogen fixation. I am particularly proud of my roles leading multidisciplinary work resulting in the association of a phytoplasma with the papaya dieback disorder, and of my involvement in the near infra-spectroscopy (NIRS)-fruit quality assessment project. However, I believe I am also effective when called upon to participate in a secondary role to a project, bringing a new perspective and skills to bear to the problem.