RINA Staff and Students
Academic Staff
Professor of Tropical Biosecurity
RINA Program Leader
maxine.piggott@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6763
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 25
Professor of Tropical Aquaculture
sunil.kadri@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7752
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 17
Professor of Cropping Systems
stephen.xu@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7792
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 22
Associate Professor of Sustainable Pastoral Systems
beth.penrose@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 7192
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 24
Dr Zach Clark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Environmental DNA
Casuarina campus Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 32
Students
Mr Adam Moloney
Project title: Development of aquaculture techniques for Black Jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus), a new species to aquaculture in Australia
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Project title: Rapid diagnosis of root-knot nematode races through an epigenetic and multi-genomic approach
Ms Hannah Cummings
Project title: Welfare and behaviour implications of virtual fencing in Northern beef cow-calf systems hannah.cummings@students.cdu.edu.au Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 21
Project title: Enhancing the resilience of the Northern Territory's rain-fed cotton: A comprehensive approach to yield prediction and water management
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Project title: Implementing silage methods for Bali cattle nutrition and management of seasonal feed gap in East Timor: implications for cattle health
Launceston, TAS
Project title: Strategies to Mitigate High Soil Temperature Stress in Cotton: Impacts on Seedling Growth, Establishment and Soil Health
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Mr Michael Usher
Project title: Post-release Mortality and Behaviour of Recreationally Captured Reef Fish
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Casuarina campus Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 26
Mr Wesley Van Zanden
Project title: Recycling of Inorganic Materials from Remote Agricultural Properties in Northern Territory, Australia
Nhulunbuy, NT
Professional Staff
Mrs Kristine McGrath
Manager, Research Institute for Northern Agriculture
kristine.mcgrath@cdu.edu.au
08 8946 6435
Casuarina campus Yellow 2 Level 2 Room 7