Agricultural & Wine Sciences
School Staff
The School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences is staffed by a cohesive, caring group of people. Academic staff are committed professionals who foster an open door environment and believe in nurturing individual strengths and talents. They are well supported by dedicated administrative and technical staff, who also perform a variety of tasks for students.
Updated: June 2008
| Head of School |
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| Associate Professor John Kent |
| Associate Head of School |
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| Dr Samson Agboola |
| Academic Staff | Discipline Area |
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| Dr Samson Agboola | Food Science/Chemistry |
| A/Prof Gavin Ash | Plant Pathology |
| Dr Dan Bedgood | Chemistry |
| Dr Andrea Bishop | Chemistry |
| John Blackman | Wine Science |
| Dr Geoff Burrows | Plant Anatomy |
| Kerry Cochrane | Human Ecology |
| Dr Andrew Clark | Wine Chemistry |
| Dr Jason Condon | Soil Science |
| Judith Crockett | Social Sustainability |
| Dr Richard Culas | Agribusiness |
| Claus Deblitz | Director AARC |
| Dr Greg Doran | Chemistry |
| A/Prof Phillip Eberbach | Hydrology Management |
| Scott Glyde | Extension and Systems |
| Dr Dennis Greer | Viticulture |
| Yann Guisard | Horticulture/Viticulture |
| Professor Geoff Gurr | Applied Ecology |
| Dr John Harper | Plant Science & Microbiology |
| Peter Hedberg | Horticulture/Viticulture |
| Dennis Hodgkins | Land Management |
| Professor David Kemp | Chair of Farming Systems |
| Peter Mills | Horticulture |
| Dr Igor Novak | Chemistry |
| Dr Paul Prenzler | Chemistry |
| Dr Anantanarayanan Raman | Ecological Agriculture |
| Professor Kevin Robards | Chemistry |
| Dr Danielle Ryan | Chemistry |
| Dr Sandra Savocchia | Viticulture/Plant Pathology |
| Leigh Schmidtke | Wine Microbiology |
| Alison Southwell | Agricultural Systems & Extension |
| Associate Prof Chris Steel | Viticulture |
| Dr Allan Tunstall | Agribusiness Economics |
| Dr Jim Virgona | Agronomy |
| Amanda Warren-Smith | Equine Business/ Management |
| Warwick Wheatley | Agronomy |
| Technical Staff | Position |
|---|---|
| Natalie Allison | Sutherland Laboratories Manager |
| Paul Burton | Technical Officer |
| Richard Early | Technical Officer |
| Cheryl Gander | Technical Officer |
| Karen Gogala | Technical Officer |
| Jenni Horsnell | Technical Officer |
| Michael Loughlin | Technical Officer |
| Marion Kater | Technical Officer |
| Marie Rose | Technical Officer |
| Rhonda Smith | Technical Officer |
| David Thompson | School Laboratory Manager |
| Jeff West | Technical Officer |
| Alek Zander | Technical Officer |
| Administrative Staff | Position |
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| Kamala Anggamuthu | Administrative Assistant |
| Julie Clements | Administrative Assistant - Wine/Viticulture |
| Karilyn Gilchrist | Administrative Assistant - USyd students |
| Karryn Hann | Administrative Assistant - Chemistry |
| Jenny Locker | School Administrative Officer/Secretary |
| Christine Parker | Course Administrative Officer |
| Piumika Perera | Administrative Assistant - Orange Campus |
| Educational Designer |
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| Marion Addinsall |
| Field Assistant |
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| Darren Collins |
| Research Staff | Area |
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| Prof Kath Bowmer | Water Policy |
| Prof Len Wade | Agronomy |
| Postdoctoral Fellows | Area |
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| Dr Catherine Gitau | Pest Ecology & Management |
| Dr Susan Robertson | CRC – Evergraze |
| Dr Ben Stodart | Plant Pathology |
| Dr Rex Stanton | Post Doctoral Fellow (Weed Research) |
| Adjunct/Honorary Academic Staff | Area |
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| Prof Bruce Auld | |
| Dr Lesley Ballantyne | |
| Prof Graeme Batten | Irrigation |
| A/Prof Scott Black | Soil Science |
| Dr Alvaro Charry | |
| Prof John Chudleigh | |
| Dave Crooks | |
| Dr Peter Dowling | |
| Tony Dunn | Extension & Agricultural Systems |
| Prof Murray Fletcher | |
| Prof Goldney | |
| Ed Henry | |
| A/Prof Evan Hunt | |
| Dr Greg Jones | |
| Dr Asitha Katupitiya | Irrigation |
| Dr Warren King | |
| Dr David McKenzie | |
| Prof David Michalk | |
| A/Prof Andrew Mitchell | |
| Dr Andrew Rawson | |
| Dr Aaron Simmons | |
| John Slade | |
| Nigel Strutt | |
| Myo Win | Engineering and Irrigation |
| Emeritus Prof Ted Wolfe | Agriculture |