Person

Kirkegaard, John Allen (1962 - )

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Born
14 December 1962
Killarney, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist

Summary

John Kirkegaard is a highly regarded agricultural scientist who has made major contributions towards improving agricultural productivity. He has invented novel crop management programs which can be integrated readily into existing farming systems, and which greatly increase the effectiveness with which crops use water and nutrients. In 2016 Kirkegaard was appointed Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO Agriculture.

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1983
Education - BAgSc, University of Queensland
1989
Career position - Research Officer (part-time), Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland
1990
Education - PhD, University of Queensland
1990 - 2016
Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1997
Career position - GRDC Senior Fellow, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
1999 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University
2000 - 2011
Career position - Group Leader, Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture Sub-Program, CSIRO Agriculture
2008
Award - Newton-Turner Award, CSIRO
2009
Award - Seed of Light Award, Grains Research and Development Corporation
2009 - 2014
Career position - Stream Leader, Frontiers in Farm Productivity, CSIRO National Sustainable Agriculture Flagship
2012 -
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, European journal of agronomy
2012 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of Western Australia
2012
Career position - Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2013
Award - CSIRO Medal for Impact from Science (National Water Use Efficiency Team)
2014
Award - Eureka Prize for Sustainable Agriculture (National Water Use Efficiency Team), Australian Museum
2016 -
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture
2017
Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust

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