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Plant Science academics

Below are academics across ANU who participate in Plant Science teaching and research. Or you can see only those related to a particular field:



Associate Professor Owen Atkin

Research School of Biological Sciences

climate change, plant respiration, carbon cycling, ecosystem dynamics, Plant physiological ecology, morphological traits, bioenergetics, biochemistry, modelling, plant-environmental interactions

Professor Murray Badger

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant physiology, biochemistry, photosynthesis, cyanobacteria, functional genomics, photorespiration, proteomics, metabolomics, comparative genomics, mass spectrometry

Professor Marilyn Ball

Research School of Biological Sciences

climate change, Plant physiological ecology, freezing tolerance, salinity, mangroves, carbon cycling, ecosystem dynamics, hydraulic architecture, morphological traits, plant-environmental interactions

Dr Sandra Berry

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Ecosystem dynamics, climate change, plant-animal interactions, conservation biology, sustainability, plant-environment interactions, photosynthesis, land use change, plant water relations, Plant physiological ecology

Associate Professor Cris Brack

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Forests, Carbon cycling, modelling, sustainability, landscape management, ecosystem dynamics, climate change, plant-animal interactions, forest productivity

Dr Marcel Cardillo

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology, modelling, community ecology, evolution, phylogenies, species extinctions, plant-animal interactions

Dr Geoff Cary

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Ecosystem dynamics, fire management, plant ecology, carbon cycling, landscape biology, forests, Eucalyptus, plant succession

Professor Wah Soon (Fred) Chow

Research School of Biological Sciences

bioenergetics, photosynthesis, photoprotection, thylakoid structure, protein complexes, plant-environmental interactions, biophysics, photoinhibition, plant physiology, photosystem II

Professor Mike Crisp

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant systematics, biogeography, macro-evolution, phylogenies, molecular ecology, plant morphology, secondary plant compounds, biodiversity, climate change

Associate Professor Micheal Djordjevic

Research School of Biological Sciences

signalling, development, plant-animal interactions, biochemistry, proteomics, biofuels, genomic interactions, angiogenesis, bioinformatics, bioactive molecules

Associate Professor John Evans

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant-environmental interactions, plant physiology, photosynthesis, nitrogen allocation, plant anatomy, climate change, plant-microbe interactions, CO2 diffusion, biochemistry, light-gradients

Professor Graham Farqhuar

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant-environmental interactions, plant physiology, modelling, biophysics, stable isotopes, plant-water relations, photosynthesis, climate change, plant-soil interactions, mass spectrometry

Dr John Field

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Forests, plant-soil interactions, sustainability, landscape management, forest productivity

Professor Bill Foley

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant-animal interactions, molecular genetics, plant physiology, remote sensing, forests, conservation, plant defense, leaf chemistry, plant toxins, population biology

Professor Adrienne Hardham

Research School of Biological Sciences

cell biology, plant pathogens, functional genomics, biochemistry, plant-microbe interactions, proteomics, molecular biology, Phytophthora, molecular genetics, microscopy

Dr Warwick Hillier

Research School of Biological Sciences

bioenergetics, photosynthesis, molecular biofuels, photochemistry, functional genomics, molecular biology, biophysics, chemistry, water splitting, photosystem II

Associate Professor Peter John

Research School of Biological Sciences

cell biology, cell cycle, cyclin dependent protein kinases, proteomics, functional genomics, cyclin proteins, development, embryos

Dr David Jones

Research School of Biological Sciences

cell biology, molecular genetics, disease resistance, plant pathogens, plant-microbe interactions, biochemistry, plant defense, molecular biology, mould fungi

Professor Peter Kanowski

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Forests, landscape management, sustainability, fire management, forest genetics, environmental policy

Dr Celeste Linde

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant pathogens, plant-microbe interactions, agriculture, evolution, molecular ecology, plant defense, mycorrhizae

Professor David Lindenmayer

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Forests, landscape management, sustainability, plant-animal interactions, conservation, biodiversity, climate change, fire management, ecology, environmental policy

Professor Brendan Mackey

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Conservation, biodiversity, landscape ecology, climate change

Dr Josette Masle

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant development, genetics, plant-environmental interactions, signalling, plant morphology, plant-soil interactions, functional genomics, roots, plant-water relations, plant-microbe interactions

Dr Ulrike Mathesius

School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Plant-microbe interactions, nodule formation, biochemistry, proteomics, genetic analysis, signalling, legumes, molecular biology, symbiosis, rhizobia

Dr Chris McElhinny

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Forests, landscape management, ecosystem dynamics, Eucalyptus, carbon cycling, modelling, silviculture, plant ecology

Dr Tony Millar

School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Molecular biology, anaerobic metabolism, flood tolerance, stress biology, cotton, Arabidopsis, fatty acid metabolism, wax biosynthesis, plant development, microRNA

Dr Adrienne Nicotra

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant physiological ecology, evolutionary biology, morphological traits, plant-environment interactions, population biology, community biology, plant architecture, climate change, development

Professor Rod Peakall

School of Botany and Zoology

Plant reproduction, pollination biology, chemical ecology, conservation biology, molecular ecology, evolution, habitat fragmentation, plant forensics, Orchids

Dr Enrico Perotti

Research School of Biological Sciences

cell biology, apomixis, reproduction, development, molecular genetics, cell cycle

Associate Professor Barry Pogson

School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Molecular biology, environmental stress, carotenoids, photosynthesis, drought tolerance, high light stress, biochemistry, oxidative stress, genomics, development

Associate Professor Dean Price

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant physiology, molecular biology, cyanobacteria, functional genomics, proteomics, photosynthesis, electron microscopy, CO2 sensing, biochemistry

Dr Micheal Roderick

Research School of Biological Sciences

climate change, plant-water relations, modelling, photosynthesis, plant morphology, carbon cycling, ecosystem dynamics

Professor Will Steffan

The Fenner School of Environment and Society

Earth system science, climate change, global carbon cycle, modelling, sustainability, ecosystem dynamics

Professor Susanne Von Caemmerer

Research School of Biological Sciences

plant physiology, biochemistry, photosynthesis, functional genomics, modelling, C4 photosynthesis, stomatal physiology, Flaveria

Dr Georg Weiller

Research School of Biological Sciences

bioinformatics

Dr Spencer Whitney

Research School of Biological Sciences

molecular genetics, protein engineering, biochemistry, plant physiology, photosynthesis, Rubisco, functional genomics

Professor Richard Williamson

Research School of Biological Sciences

cell biology, cell walls, functional genomics, development, cellulose, polysaccharides, cotton, Arabidopsis, ultrastructure

Associate Professor Tom Wydrzynski

Research School of Biological Sciences

bioenergetics, photosynthesis, biophysics, mass spectrometry, photochemistry, chemistry, water splitting, evolutionary biology, functional genomics