Agricultural & Wine Sciences

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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
Associate Professor John Kent

Associate Head of School
Dr Samson Agboola

Course Coordinators
Name Courses
Dr Dennis Greer BAppSc(Viticulture), BAppSc(Viticulture)/BAppSc(WineScience), AssDegAppSc(Winegrowing)
Dr Andrew Clark BAppSc(Wine Science), BWineBus
Dr Dan Bedgood BSc, BSc/BIT, BSc/BTeach
Dr Jason Condon BSc(Agriculture) with specialisations
Kerry Cochrane BAgricBusMgmt, BEcolAgric
Peter Hedberg Bachelor of Horticulture
Judith Crockett Bachelor of Rural Studies
Dennis Hodgkins Sustainable Agriculture - postgraduate suite, Doctor of Sustainable Agriculture

Academic Staff Discipline Area
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
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
Marion Addinsall

Field Assistant
Darren Collins

Research Staff Area
Prof Kath Bowmer Water Policy
Prof Len Wade Agronomy

Postdoctoral Fellows Area
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
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

 

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