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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-22 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006208b.htm person Kirkegaard John Allen FAA AACR2 14 December 1962 Place of Birth Killarney, Queensland, Australia Agricultural scientist 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. 1983 1983 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Queensland 1989 1989 Career position - Research Officer (part-time), Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland 1990 1990 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland 1990 2016 Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry 1997 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 2008 Award - Newton-Turner Award, CSIRO 2009 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 2012 Career position - Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2013 2013 Award - CSIRO Medal for Impact from Science (National Water Use Efficiency Team) 2014 2014 Award - Eureka Prize for Sustainable Agriculture (National Water Use Efficiency Team), Australian Museum 2016 Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture 2017 2017 Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2016

 Farrer Memorial Medal (1936 - )

Awarded the Medal 2017

 'Kirkegaard, John Allen', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kirkegaard, John Allen Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Staff profile: Dr John Kirkegaard, farming systems agronomist Staff profile: Dr John Kirkegaard, farming systems agronomist CSIRO 2019 Resource: Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations Sydney New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2023