Scientists in Schools

The Scientists in Schools program is run nationally by the CSIRO, but is not limited to their staff. This program offers a great professional development opportunity for PhD students, Post docs and Researchers. The contact time in a School required ranges from a brief presentation, right through a more active class room role.

There is an invitation to all research higher degree students and scientists who are based at the Waite Campus to come along and find out more about the national program Scientists in Schools. An information session will be run on Wednesday 22 June at 5 pm in the Winery Tutorial Room (Hickinbotham Wine Science Laboratory).

This session at the Waite aims to give a bit of background about the program, with examples from Scientists and Teachers about their experiences.

If you can’t make the session you can get more information from:

Rebecca Anderson

SA Project Officer | Scientists in Schools

CSIRO Education

Phone: +61 8 8463 5990 | Fax: +61 8 8463 5916

sis.sa@csiro.au

www.scientistsinschools.edu.au

www.mathematiciansinschools.edu.au

Address: Education Development Centre, Milner Street, Hindmarsh SA 5007

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How Economics Can Add Value to Research: Eran Binenbaum

Focusing on improving your chances of success in gaining grant money, creating successful partnerships and achieving increased impact for your research

Speaker: Eran Binenbaum

Tuesday 14 June, 1 pm
Lecture Theatre 4 (Room 118), Charles Hawker Building, Waite Campus

RSVP to Rosalind Whysall at rosalind.whysall@adelaide.edu.au

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The 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture – Podcast

The 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture

Understanding how grapevines control their water use.

Listen to Dr Brian Loveys’ talk which was given at the 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture on the 9th May, 2011.

Based in Adelaide, Dr Loveys’ research has focused on describing the role played by plant hormones in the control of the growth and development of woody perennial horticultural crops. He is particularly interested in the involvement of the plant hormone abscisic acid in regulating grapevine water use. Dr Loveys aims to provide the Australian winegrape industry with management tools to improve the efficiency of water use.

Dr Loveys studied plant science at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and joined CSIRO in 1972 after a period of postdoctoral study in the United States of America. Until his retirement from CSIRO in 2010 he was a Chief Research Scientist and is currently continuing his studies as an Honorary Research Fellow.

History

The A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture is named in honour of the former Roseworthy Lecturer who is regarded as the father of Australian oenology (wine-making) education. This Lecture recognises individuals that have had an impact on the wine industry and are world leaders in the field of oenology. Alan Robb Hickinbotham (1898-1959) joined the staff at Roseworthy College in 1929 as a Lecturer in Physical and Chemical Sciences. In 1936, he established the nation’s first wine-making course which evolved into the University of Adelaide’s world-renowned Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology which is now run at the Waite Campus. Alan R. Hickinbotham remained at Roseworthy College until 1948. His research and writing on wine-making under Australian conditions laid the foundation for a technically advanced Australian wine industry. The Hickinbotham family continued their father’s passion for wine through their ongoing interests in viticulture and wine production. The National Wine Centre has recognised the Hickinbotham family by naming its major function hall after the family while the Hickinbotham Roseworthy Wine Science Laboratory was established at the University’s Waite Campus in 1998 with the family’s support.

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Quaff Next? Exploring the global future for Australian

Quaff Next?
Exploring the global future for Australian wine

At the last Research Tuesday (8 March) Professor Kym Anderson of the University’s Wine Economics Research Centre took us on a fascinating journey in to the global wine market.

During the past two decades the Australian wine industry boomed, more than doubling its share of global wine output to 5% and expanding exports from less than one tenth to two thirds of total sales.

Since 2008, however, things have changed. Several interlinked factors have reversed the trend, leading to oversupply, reduced demand and, not surprisingly, many questions.

How can Australian producers best adjust supply and stimulate global demand for Oz wine? Can we realistically expect to regain or increase our peak share of world markets? Do our greatest export prospects now lie in relatively low-priced wines, or in finer wines from distinguished regions?

If you missed this presentation, visit the Research Tuesdays website to view and download this podcast.

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Research in the School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Waite Campus, well above world standard

In early February 2011 the Federal Government released the results of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) exercise. This assessment was undertaken to assess the quality of research in all subjects area across all Australian universities. The outcome for the School Agriculture, Food & Wine (AFW) was outstanding – scoring 5, the maximum possible score for the overarching area of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences as well as 5s in the following discipline areas encompassing research undertaken within AFW:

• Plant Biology
• Crop and Pasture Production
• Horticultural Production (which includes viticulture and oenology as well as other horticultural crops)
• Soil Science
• Nutrition and Dietetics (to which AFW researchers contributed)

A score of 5 defined by the ERA indicates the research quality is well above world standard.

This outcome highlights via an objective assessment of AFW research that all activities where performed at the highest international level.  Further it secures AFW’s reputation as the foremost place for agricultural research in Australian universities, which can only be strengthen in the future by the establishment in 2010 of the Waite Research Institute and in 2011 the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls at the Waite Campus.

The full list of all scores can be found at: www.arc.gov.au/era/outcomes_2010.

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AFW Research & Poster Day

On Friday the 29th October, the School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine held its annual Research & Poster day at Morphettville Junction Function Centre.

Speakers included Professors Roger Leigh, Rob Lewis, Drs Therese McBeath, Geert Cormelis, Jenna Malone, Stuart Roy, Roberta De Bei, Beverly Muhlhausler, Katja Hogendoorn, Ian Dundas, Delphine Fleury, Frank Schmid, George Skouroumounis, and post-graduates Brooke Ryan, Ashlea Doolette, Sudhir Yadav, Hassim Talakdur, Li Bo, Danielle Mazurkiewicz, Lui Ge, Lilik Kartikasari, Poppy Arsil, Kay Anantanawat, Katherine Linsell, Julien Bonneau, Ismail A. Ismail, Alana Capaldo, and Dimitra Capone.

Research Day 2010 attracted about 200 attendees

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