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South Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

• Designing and conducting glasshouse, laboratory, and field experiments to assess the effect of novel clay and organic amendments for improving the productivity of sandy soils.
• Assisting in PhD research for the development of knowledge and tools to better manage herbicide residues in soil.
• Liaising and collaborating with farmer groups, industry partners, and research providers.
• Liaising with laboratories and suppliers.
• Collecting bulk quantities of soil in remote areas for experiments.
• Conducting laboratory analysis (surface area analysis, preparation and densification of soil amendments, nutrient leaching, water retention, WinRhizo root scanning)

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

• Assisting in glasshouse and field experiments for crop research in the Wheatbelt of WA.
• Assisting in the collection and preparation of soil and plant samples.
• Assisting in laboratory analysis (soil particle size analysis, soil water repellence testing).
• Assisting in laboratory demonstrations for students.
• Providing general assistance to research staff and students (manual labour, administration, and logistics).

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

• Assisting in the maintenance and monitoring of glasshouse facilities (e.g., irrigation, weed and pest management, sterilisation of wastes and pasteurisation of potting media).
• Groundskeeping (mowing and weeding).
• Providing general assistance to glasshouse users and facility managers (clean-up activities).

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

• Conducting field reconnaissance and monitoring to assess the impact of discharge water from Rio Tinto’s Marandoo and Hope Downs 1 iron ore mines on creek sediments and riparian vegetation in the Pilbara region of WA.
• Assisting in the field monitoring of soil and pasture at Rio Tinto’s Hamersley Agricultural Project (HAP) in the Pilbara region.
• Conducting soil, plant, and water sampling in remote areas.
• Conducting desktop studies and preparing reports.
• Liaising and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Liaising with laboratories and suppliers.

Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

• Assisting in glasshouse experiments under the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) (e.g., seed germination, hand sowing, irrigation, monitoring, harvesting, and data collection).

Kelmscott, Western Australia, Australia

• Front-line waste management service.
• Operating machinery to process waste materials for recycling/second life (e.g., chemical drums, plastics, cardboard, paper, and metals).
• Manual labour.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Science

PhD thesis, entitled “Implications of soil water repellence for soil nutrient availability and crop nutrition”. Funded by the Grains.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) In Environmental Science With Honours

Honours thesis, entitled “Investigating the impacts of groundwater on soil properties and pasture nutrition in irrigated agriculture.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Science And Environmental Technology

Activities and Societies: Murdoch University Environmental Science Association (MUEnSA)