END OF YEAR REPORT
SCHOOL : Plant Biology
YEAR: 2008
Summary Statement (maximum 500 words)
(to include summary of key movements of staff into and out of the School,
important achievements, issues that have or could affect performance)
Important Achievements
The year 2008 has been a very significant year of achievements for the
School of Plant Biology. The School consolidated its academic leadership in
the Plant Science research & teaching while maintaining its financial stability
and growth. The School had a research income of $9.51 m and an operating
income of $3.415 m. The total income including other income was $15.8 m.
The School operating budget has a surplus of $443,000 from 2008. The
postgraduate numbers continued to grow in 2008 with 28 new students joining
the School. More than 30 new staff joined the School while 22 left when their
contracts finished. Some of Marine Science staff moved into the Centre for
Marine Future
School strengthened its field of ecology when Professor Richard Hobbs
accepted appointment as Professor of Restoration Ecology. He is one of the
top restoration ecologists in the world today and is an ISI Highly Cited
scientist in Ecology and Environmental Science. Professor Hobbs will join in
2009 with his team of staff and students.
Two new Centres were established that involved School staff including the
Centre for Marine Futures that was established in the Faculty of Natural and
Agricultural Sciences with Jessica Meeuwig as the Director. The International
Centre for Plant Breeding Education and Research (ICPBER) was launched
with Professor William Erskine as the Director. The West Australian
Biogeochemistry Centre (WABC) was re-opened after extensive
refurbishment and installation of new equipment.
The School conducted special Integrated Disease Management course for 27
Iraqi agricultural scientists for 5 weeks funded by AusAid. Two conferences
were held in September including Biodiversity on the Verge and Ecohydrology
and Ecophysiology of Plants in Water-Limited Environments.
In 2008 a total 171 publications were received and were audited as equivalent
to 87.45 publication points. The second edition of highly popular book Plant
Physiological Ecology by Professor Hans Lambers was launched in August by
the Vice Chancellor Professor Alan Robson.
Plant Biology was showcased in the University as an example of a School that
had effectively managed to work itself out of financial difficulties.
Approximately 60 Heads and Managers from within UWA were present at two
workshops. The presentations were highly successful.
Important Issues
1. Acute shortage of space. Plant Biology is the fastest growing school in
the Faculty. Faculty has grown by 69 FTE since 2002 and 40% of this
growth has been in Plant Biology but very limited additional space has
been made available in this period.
2. Plant Growth Facility Complex which is responsible for supporting the
multi million dollar research in the School and faculty is ageing and
needs to be updated and expanded urgently. The submission to
University Facilities Development Committee has not yielded the
desired result. Urgent support from Faculty and University is requested.
Three out of the six Highly Cited Scientists at the University are from
Plant Sciences.
3. School allocation from the Faculty through the Faculty Funding Model
has been impacted on by the Faculty’s decision to support University
Services Budget not on a user pay basis but from off the top of the
budget and this has had adverse impact on the School budget.
4. Increasing postgraduate activities in the Faculty, though excellent
foster a need for a Faculty level postgraduate coordinator to help with
successful liaison, induction, support early settlement of the new
students, particularly the international students. In current model
supervisors spend a lot of time and better support at Faculty level
would help.
Staff Changes
Incoming
Mr
Ms
Airey
Amprino
Michael
Sueli
Assistant Programmer
Administrative Officer Marine and WAHRI
Dr
Angessa
Tefera Tolera
Research Officer - replacement for Christy Grime
Miss
Ariti
Melissa
Research Assistant 40% T Colmer, 60% FNAS
Dr
Mr
Miss
Dr
Dr
Arymanesh
Creasy
Flaherty
Flower
Nader
Robert
Chloe
Kenneth
Paul
Research Officer
Chief Technician
Research Assistant
Lecturer
Senior Research Fellow
WABC
Research Assistant
Greenwood
Mr
Alexander
Grochowski
Ms
Mr
Ms
Ms
Height
Hodgson
Horiuchi
Kaitlyn
Leon
Fumie
Barbara
Research Assistant
Research Officer
Assistant Programmer
Dr
Dr
Jones
Langlois
Chris
Tim
Research Associate
Research Fellow Marine Science/ Climate Change
Dr
Dr
Dr
Ms
Mr
Dr
Mr
Ms
Dr
Dr
Dr
Li
Long
Ma
Mawson
Payne
Pearse
Piek
Pocsidio
Sadler
Scarpa
Skrzypek
Hua
Rowena
Qifu
Sarah
Antony
Stuart
Benjamin
Jovelyn
Rohan
Fabiano
Grzegorz
Research
Research Associate
Senior Research Officer
Project Officer
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Research Fellow in Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry WABC
Dr
Dr
Mr
Teakle
Waddington
Wyatt
Natasha
Kris
George
Research Officer
Research Associate
Assistant Programmer
Jamieson
Personal Assistant to Head of School
Promotions and Reclassifications
Dr
Dr
Mr
Ryan
Walsh
Ngo
Megan
Michael
Hai
Senior Lecturer
Senior Research Fellow
Chief Technician
Mr
Dr
Ms
Ms
Mole
Harvey
Frost
Owen
Steven
Euan
Kirsten
Mechelle
Senior Technician
Senior Lecturer
Administrative Officer
Senior Research Officer
Outgoing Staff
Contract Finished
Dr
Dr
Mr
Mr
Dr
Dr
Mr
Dr
Ms
Abdallah
Arymanesh
Aslam
Bennett
Castello
Fortescue
Goetze
Hidayati
Pocsidio
Ibrahim
Nader
Muhammed Naveed
Richard
MarieClaire
Jeanie
Jordan
Siti
Jovelyn
Research Associate
Research Officer
Graduate Research Assistant
Research Officer
Research Officer
Research Officer
Research Assistant
Research Fellow
Administrative Assistant
Dr
Dr
Scarpa
Westera
Fabiano
Mark
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Centre for Marine Studies
Dr
Mr
Dr
Mr
Mr
Ms
Dr
Dr
Barnes
Grochowski
Meeuwig
Payne
Piek
Taylor
Waddington
Watson
Peter
Alexander
Jessica
Antony
Benjamin
Heather
Kris
Dianne
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Research Fellow
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Project Manager
Research Associate
Research Fellow
Resigned
Mr
Mr
Dr
Mrs
Hodgson
Kealley
Neuhaus
Schnell
Leon
Jeff
Andreas
Rany
Chief Technician
Administrative Officer
Graduate Research Assistant
Personal Assistant to Head of School
Dr
Dr
Mr
Dr
Thirkettle-Watts
Vila Aiub
Wan
Walsh
David
Martin
George
Michael
Research Associate
Research Associate
Graduate Research Assistant
Research Fellow
Retired
Mrs
Prof
Prof
Pickering
Atkins
Considine
Sandra
Craig
John
Administrative Secretary
Professor
Professor
Research Inputs
To include new awards and their relevance to the School’s Strategic Plan,
names of investigators and collaborators.
Total Research income in 2008 was $9.51 million of which $1.25 million was
from State Government and $8.52 million was from other research grants and
contracts. The grants further added to the research quantum in the three key
strategic areas of Plant Biology of Crop Science, Marine Biology and
Conservation Biology. Major research grants were received from nationally
competitive funding agencies like ARC and GRDC in collaboration with
industrial partners listed below. Research and Research Supervision further
consolidated the Schools links with sister research organisations like BGPA,
CSIRO, DEC and DAFWA. Year 2008 saw a major growth in the marine
research income from industry houses for mapping of the marine flora and
fauna. List of the grants is given below. In a recent data compilation it became
evident that many of the School’s research projects are based in the regional
areas of Western Australia enabling School to contribute to their growth.
38404100
Angessa,T
Grains Research & Development Corporation UWA00118 Grime Barley
Improvement Through Germplasm, Coordination, Introduction & Evaluation
RA/1/399/55
Murdoch ex ARC Discovery Projects Nandasena Howieson Atkins Tiwari Ronson
Evolution of Diverse Symbiotic Phenotypes Among Native Soil Bacteria
Following Spread of a Genomic Island From a Rhizobial Inoculant RA/1/1006/2
53401900
Atkins,C
50004600
Bennett,S
51502200
Brearley,A
50004400
Burgess,S
53402000
Cambridge,M
31001100
Colmer,T
LP0882350 Colmer Veneklaas Ecophysiology of stem succulent halophytes
subject to changes in salinity and water availability: distinguishing natural
dynamics from potential mine-related impacts RA/1/490/150
50003300
Colmer,T
FMG LP0882350 Colmer Veneklaas Ecophysiology of stem succulent halophytes
subject to changes in salinity and water availability: distinguishing natural
dynamics from potential mine-related impacts 31001100 RA/1/490/150
52068300
Considine,M
British Council Considine Breakthrough Methods for Antioxidant Research in
Grape - Implications for Nutritional Quality RA/1/1046/2
38404000
Cowling,W
47412900
Dixon,K
47413800
Dixon,K
Grains Research & Development Corporation UWA00120 Cowling Nelson
Capacity Building in Plant Breeding Education and Research at the University of
Western Australia RA/1/399/48
Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority PhD Scholarship S20289882 David Bundock
stipend only 1 year
Botanical Gardens & Parks Authority Top-up Scholarship S10011542 John
Statton $5000 no operating
51502500
Greenwood,P
Future Farm Industries CRC Bennett Tools for Assessing Saltland Options and
Forecasting Impact - SALTCAP and SALTDECIDE 2007/08 (Related to
RA/1/916/4) RA/1/916/13
Ernest Hodgkin Trust through the National Trust of Australia (WA) Brearley
Invertebrate Fauna of the Blackwood-Hardy Estuarine System RA/1/994/2
Alcoa World Alumina Australia 5692445 Burgess Residue Rehabilitation Studies
RA/1/4/50
Cockburn Cement Ltd Department of Industry and Resources Cambridge
Seagrass Transplant Trials Owen Anchorage RA/1/1010/2
John de Laeter Centre of Mass Spectrometry Greenwood Grierson Postdoctoral
Fellowship RA/2/398/4
31001110
Grierson,P
LP0776626 Grierson Adams Madden White van Leeuwen Smith Evans
Dynamics of Woody Vegetation and Water in the Central Pilbara - Understanding
and Managing for Environmental Change RA/1/490/139
31041300
Grierson,P
LP0882579 Grierson Macfarlane Vlahos McCaw Fire Management of Complex
Rehabilitated Forests - Quantifying and Understanding Spatial Variability of
Forest Structure and Fuels RA/1/490/164
50003400
Grierson,P
Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd LP0882579 Grierson Macfarlane Vlahos McCaw Fire
Management of Complex Rehabilitated Forests - Quantifying and Understanding
Spatial Variability RA/1/490/164 RA/1/530/19
50003600
Grierson,P
50003700
Grierson,P
51502000
Grierson,P
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd LP0776626 BHPB10PO Grierson Adams Madden
White van Leeuwen Smith Evans Dynamics of Woody Vegetation and Water in
the Central Pilbara - Understanding and Managing for Environmental Change
RA/1/490/139 RA/1/624/11
Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd LP 0776626 Grierson Adams Madden White van Leeuwen
Smith Evans Dynamics of Woody Vegetation and Water in the Central Pilbara Understanding and Managing for Environmental Change RA/1/490/139
RA/1/144/4
Rio Tinto Ltd 3100126382 Grierson Chapman Impact of Buffel Grass Invasion on
Functioning of Spinifex Grasslands at Cape Lambert RA/1/855/4
51502100
Grierson,P
51502300
Grierson,P
50003000
Harvey,E
50003100
Harvey,E
50003200
Harvey,E
Sinclair Knight Merz WV03546 Harvey Using Underwater Video to Map Habitats
in Mermaid Sound a Highly Turbid Environment
50003500
Harvey,E
Sinclair Knight Mertz SKM Harvey Gigas 2d Pilot Ocean Bottom Cable Marine
Seismic Survey Environmental Monitoring Programme RA/1/950/5
31001200
Hobbs,R
LP0668931 Hobbs Tibbett How Does Soil Fertility Affect Jarrah Forrest
Rehabilitation After Mining? RA/1/490/228
35505300
Hobbs,R
DP0665471 Hobbs Setting and Achieving Realistic Restoration Goals in HumanDominated Ecosystems ra/1/486/742
35505400
Hobbs,R
DP0556987 Hobbs The Roles of Invasive Ants in Urban Ecosystem Dynamics
and Restoration RA/1/486/741
39201700
Hobbs,R
Land & Water Australia UMU004805 Hobbs Nihill If you build it. Will they come?
Reptile recolonisation following plant commun restorarion RA/1/394/61
50004700
Hobbs,R
Alcoa World Alumina LP0668931 Hobbs Tibbettt How Does Soil Fertility Affect
Jarrah Forrest Rehabilitation After Mining? RA/1/490/228 RA/1/4/53
50004800
Hobbs,R
Worsley Alumina LP0668931 Hobbs Tibbettt How Does Soil Fertility Affect Jarrah
Forrest Rehabilitation After Mining? RA/1/490/228 RA/1/503/23
38403900
Lambers,H
51502400
Lambers,H
Grains Research & Development Corporation UWA00114 Lambers Capacity
Building in Production Agronomy and Farming System at UWA in Partnership
with GRDC RA/1/399/39
ANZ Philanthropy Partners Holsworth Wildlife Cruz Rodrigues de Campos
Lambers P-Acquistion & P-Remobilisation Strategies of Native Plants in Ancient
Landscapes Across the Southern Hemisphere RA/1/411/12
47413700
Lord,D
Dept of Planning & Community Development Victoria Lord Independent Expert
Group for the Victorian Desalination Project RA/1/949/2
49070500
Meeuwig,J
Australian Institute of Marine Science Meeuwig Preliminary Assessment of
Towed Video Data for Scott Reef RA/1/1013/2
31001130
Plummer,J
47413400
Plummer,J
31041200
Powles,S
LP0882690 Plummer Ghisalberti Barbour Bohlmann Elucidation of Genetic and
Physiological Factors Controlling Biosynthesis of Sesquiterpendids in
Sandalwood Santulum spp RA/1/490/172
Forest Products Commission LP0882690 Plummer Ghisalberti Barbour
Bohlmann Elucidation of Genetic and Physiological Factors Controlling
Biosynthesis of Sesquiterpendids in Sandalwood Santulum spp RA/1/490/172
RA/1/670/3
LP0882758 PowlesDefining the Evolutionary Processes of Resistance to the
New Mode of Action Herbicide Pyroxasulfone RA/1/490/171
Rio Tinto Ltd 3100126378 Grierson Butler Impact of Dust on Vegetation in the
Pilbara RA/1/855/5
Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd Service Order 3100118217 Grierson LTER Pastoral Station
Research UWA - ERGo RA/1/144/8
Sinclair Knight Merz WV03546 Harvey Using Baited Remote Underwater Videos
(BRUVS) to assess Demersal Fish Assemblages in Mermaid Sound a Highly
Turbid Environment
Sinclair Knight Merz WV03546 Harvey Using Drop Photo Cameras to assess
Habitat Condition in Mermaid Sound a Highly Turbid Environment
52068200
Powles,S
Kumiai Japan LP0882758 Powles Defining the Evolutionary Processes of
Resistance to the New Mode of Action Herbicide Pyroxasulfone RA/1/907/2.
Refer project 00763 31041200 RA/1/490/171
GRDC UHS124 Honours Scholarship 2008 S10320715 Tess Metcalf. Includes
$1000 operating "Low emission farming systems"
38403700
Renton,M
47413500
Renton,M
Department of Agriculture & Food DAFWA Renton Expand Current Location
Handling in Pestfax Database RA/1/213/54
47413600
Renton,M
Department of Agriculture & Food DAFWA Renton Expand Current Location
Handling in Pestfax Database RA/1/213/55
49060500
Renton,M
CRC Plant Biosecurity Spore Modelling PhD Scholarship CRCNPB60076 David
Savage S20395731 $26,000pa stipend plus $6,000pa operating "Confidence
levels in EPP Detection and response to Incursion"
51502800
Renton,M
53402100
Renton,M
CRC for Australian Weed Management Renton Weed Seed Wizard 2.3.3.1
RA/1/521/2
Cockburn Cement Ltd Renton Kendrick Modelling Transplant Growth in
Posidonia Australis RA/1/1010/3
53402200
Renton,M
Department of Industry and Resources and Cockburn Cement Ltd Renton
Kendrick Modelling Transplant Growth in Posidonia Australis RA/1/1010/3
53402300
Renton,M
53402400
Renton,M
55040300
Renton,M
Cockburn Cement Ltd Renton Modelling Transplant Growth in Posidonia Species
RA/1/1010/4
Cockburn Cement Ltd Renton Modelling Transplant Growth in Posidonia Species
RA/1/1010/4
Future Farm Industries CRC Postgraduate TopUp Scholarship Padmaja
Ramankutty S20322312 start 2008. Includes $5,000pa operating
38403600
Ryan,M
39201600
Ryan,M
51003200
Ryan,M
AW Howard Memorial Trust Top-up Scholarship S20226063 Dion Nicol. Up To 3
years concurrent with UPA $5000pa start 2008. NO OPERATING
55040500
Ryan,M
Future Farm Industries CRC Postgraduate Scholarship Richard Bennett
S20123354 start 2008 includes $5,000pa operating
55040600
Ryan,M
Future Farm Industries CRC Full Postgraduate Scholarship Kevin Foster
S20397592 start 2008 includes $5,000pa operating
55040700
Ryan,M
Future Farm Industries CRC Postgraduate TopUp Scholarship Lalith Suriyagoda
S20390266 start 2008. Includes $5,000pa operating
63999986
Tan,B
49070700
Vercoe,P
50004300
Walker,D
Budget Control-Operating Funds Funds 10, 11, 13, 15 - 29, 26, 60 - 67, 80, 81 &
89
AusAID Public Sector Linkages Program Vercoe Liu Strengthening the Capacity
of the International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management ICTPEM
to Assess Antioxidant & Omega-3 Fatty Acids Flow Through the Tibet Plateau
Ecosystem & Protective Health Roles in the Lifestyle of Tibetan Pastoralists
RA/1/1091/2
Valoriza Water Australia Walker Review of Marine Works Data for the Southern
Seawater Desalination Project RA/1/1047/2
GRDC UHS128 Honours Scholarship 2008 S20341296 Heidi Waddell. Includes
$1000 operating "Root system distribution and morphology of Australian native
and exotic perennial legumes"
Rural Industries Research & Development Corp RIRDC PRJ-002323 Ryan
Drought Tolerance of Novel Perennial Legumes RA/1/356/138
Research Outputs
Most likely to be papers (do not list all since we can get from Socrates). Not
just interested in impact factors but anxious to capture other measures of
research impact.
In addition to a large number of publications in high-quality
journals, staff in the School has left a mark in others ways
Oilseed Brassica Improvement in China, India and Australia
Dr Sheng Chen
This research will be leading to the development of more vigorous and better
adapted novel oilseed Brassica cultivars and hybrids for the sustainable
development of agriculture in India, China and Australia.
The project has two components; genetics, led by Assoc Prof Wallace
Cowling and pathology, led by Assoc Prof Martin Barbetti and is funded by the
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
New Canola Variety CB™ Argyle
CB™ Argyle is the latest variety of canola suitable for medium to high rainfall
areas (350 mm +) and is a high yielding, mid-season flowering, triazine
tolerant variety with high oil content and moderate resistance to blackleg. It
has been developed by the Canola Breeders Western Australia (CBWA) of
which Wallace Cowling is the Research Director.
Smoking out the enemy Dr Rowena Long
Weeds cost the Australian agricultural sector approximately $4 billion
annually, largely due to the costs of on-farm control. One of the key problems
faced by agriculturalists is that weed seeds can persist in soils for many
years, awaiting the cues to germinate. Farmers control weed flushes
repeatedly throughout the season – but what if they didn’t have to? What if
seeds could be stimulated to germinate synchronously so that the seed bank
was depleted prior to sowing the crop?
An ARC-linkage project supported by the School of Plant Biology and Kings
Park & Botanic Garden may provide the solution, by capitalising on a novel
chemical discovery from nature itself. After a fire, rain water percolates
through the soil profile carrying with it a suite of chemicals. Among them is
karrikinolide, a compound that stimulates seeds of thousands of species to
germinate. Research at UWA identified the structure of karrikinolide and a
method for synthesising it. Now it is hoped that karrikinolide may be used in
broad-acre systems to stimulate simultaneous germination of weed seeds
early in the growing season.
To test the feasibility of this proposal, it will be investigate whether seeds of
different weed species respond to karrikinolide, and what factors influence
their response. A range of Western Australian weeds including wild turnip,
wild radish and annual ryegrass are being assessed, along with some weeds
of national significance such as parthenium weed and boneseed. Already
studies have revealed that karrikinolide stimulates seed germination of some
populations of a weed species better than others. Field, glasshouse and
laboratory-based studies will continue to put karrikinolide through its paces, as
we endeavour to smoke these pesky weed seeds from their lairs!
Wheatbelt Orchid Rescue Survey for the Underground Orchid - Mark
Brundrett
The target of this survey was to thoroughly investigate known and potential
new habitats for the Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri).
Survey locations were chosen using high-resolution aerial photography and
satellite imagery provided by DEC and CSIRO. Mark Brundrett recently
travelled to Munglinup and with the help of volunteers from the WA Native
Orchid Study Group, made a major contribution to knowledge of the size of
habitats where critically endangered orchids occur.
On the first two days they carried out preliminary surveys in large blocks of
vegetation along a 15 km stretch of the Oldfield River. Exceptionally dry
conditions in the region this year (100 mm to June) were probably responsible
for them finding very few Underground Orchid flowers (over 30 people
searching for 2 hours found 1 plant). In contrast the underground orchid was
flowering well at a second location where they observed over 25
inflorescences.
The majority of habitats surveyed were not suitable for underground orchids,
but two areas of potential new habitat were discovered. A proposal to
incorporate all of the selected areas in a nature reserve is strongly supported
by information obtained during the survey.
The Weed Seed Wizard
Michael Renton has been involved in the development of the Weed Seed
Wizard solftware, supported by GRDC. The program helps growers
coordinate long-term weed management by providing an insight into the
hidden weed seedbank.
The program can be adapted to different sites, seasons and weed species. It
can warn of potential weed problems by predicting the hidden seedbanks. It
can illustrate the effects of different management on weed germination, crop
yield and long-term farm sustainability. It can help to choose the most
effective management strategy in a particular situation. so that weeds can be
managed more effectively. It can also take into account non-chemical
management strategies.
Research in the Pilbara
Pauline Grierson has been coordinating with Rio Tinto who has recognised
the need for botanists in the Pilbara for ecological sustainability and
vegetation management. Students have travelled to the area north west of
Newman for an eight day survey recording a range of plant data. This
provides an excellent hands-on experience and the opportunity to work
closely with industry experts.
Turf News
Tim Colmer’s turf group has reported that Soft-Leaf Buffalo grasses do not
use more water than the old-style hard-leaf varieties. This is good news
because the Soft-Leaf Buffalo grasses do not irritate the skin like the old-style
grasses used to. The new forms are very popular for household use.
In previous projects, they compared warm-season grasses (buffalo, couch,
kikuyu and zoysia) with cool-season grasses (tall fescue and perennial
ryegrass) and found that the warm season types required 30-40% less water
because they had a deeper rooting system. This summer, they will be
investigating the effects of mowing height on water use.
Teaching Developments
(New units, new programmes offered, new teaching methods)
(REQUESTED FROM PAT)
BGPA Summer Scholarships
1. UWA Siemens Science Experience – January
2. High School Science Teachers Professional Development activities
through SPICE in June
3. UWA Expo exhibitions: orchid conservation, cluster roots, native
legumes, marine science and conservation biology
4. Integrated Plant Disease Management Course for Scientists from Iraq
to encourage postgraduate students from Iraq to enrol at UWA.
Esteem
(Awards, government bodies etc NB Do not list memberships of editorial
boards but can include others such as Editor, Associate Editor etc.)
Weihua Chen – Mike Carroll Award
Guijun Yan – FNAS Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr Michael Considine has been awarded a 2009 RXP award in the British
Council Researcher Exchange Programme to visit Professor Christine Foyer at
Newcastle University UK, to conduct research on antioxidant and defence
metabolism in plant tissues, particularly fruit. The research has implications
for nutritional quality and postharvest technologies. The collaboration is
expected to grow, with a PhD student of Dr Considine’s expected to spend
time with Prof Foyer as well.
Professor Richard Hobbs is Editor in Chief of Restoration Ecology
Professor Hans Lambers is Editor in Chief of Plant and Soil
A/Prof. Tim Colmer is Section Editor of Plant and Soil and Associate Editor of
Annals of Botany
Renu Sharma was awarded an individual UWA Safety award for her
outstanding leadership in influencing occupational safety and health
management at a business unit and at a strategic level.
Renu Sharma has been selected for a Leadership course in 2009 run through
Leadership Western Australia (Experiential Programs for Emerging Leaders)
Harsh Garg was awarded best seminar at the APPS Plant Health Research
Symposium at DAFWA