Our People

Our Centre is an international collaboration of universities, horticulture technology companies, growers, and key Australian horticulture stakeholders.

Together, we’re developing new technologies to transform the horticulture industry and food security.

Meet the Team

  • Professor Oula Ghannoum

    Professor Oula Ghannoum

    CENTRE DIRECTOR

  • Professor Brajesh Singh

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

  • Professor Sergey Shabala

    PROGRAM 1 LEAD, UWA NODE LEADER

  • Professor Ben Smith

    PROGRAM 3 LEAD

  • Professor Ulrike Mathesius

    PROGRAM 2 LEAD, ANU NODE LEADER

  • A/Prof Dilupa Nakandala

    PROGRAM 4 LEAD

  • Professor Zhonghua Chen

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr Eleonora Egidi

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • A/Professor Yi Guo

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Professor Graciela Metternicht

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Professor Markus Riegler

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr Robert Sharwood

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Distinguished Professor David Tissue

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Professor Mark Tjoelker

    CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

  • Mr Felipe Ayora

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Joseph Ayoub

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Mr Wayne Ford

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr Lyndal Hugo

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr Anastasios Papaioannou

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • David Soo

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr Allan Thomas

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

  • Dr John Troughton

    PARTNER INVESTIGATOR

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