2012 Science and Innovation Awards
Grants to realise big ideas from young rural innovators
The recipients of the 2012 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry were announced at the Outlook 2012 conference dinner by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig.
| Award sponsor | Recipient | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Animal Welfare Strategy | Robyn Terry | Confinement free lactation housing for sows: towards maximising expression of natural behaviours and maintaining reproduction. |
| Australian Meat Processor Corporation | Dr Fiona Anderson | The effect of genetic selection for yield using Australian Sheep Breeding Values on muscle metabolism and meat quality. |
| Australian Pork Limited | Sasha Jenkins | The effect of antimicrobials on the anaerobic digestion of piggery waste. |
| Cotton Research and Development Corporation | Dr Rebecca Haling | Closing the yield gap on sodic soils – opportunities for improving input use efficiently. |
| Cotton Research and Development Corporation | Katie Broughton | Integrated effects of elevated CO2, increased temperature, VPD and water deficits of field-grown cotton in Australia and USA. |
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Fisheries Research and Development Corporation |
Dr Cedric Simon | Development of new and improved methods for the assessment of rock lobster nutritional, digestive and reproductive condition using blood parameters. |
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Forestry and Wood Products Australia |
Dr Benoit Gilbert | Timber composite hollow utility poles using waste hardwood plantation thinning. |
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Grains Research and Development Corporation |
Dr Jeff Powell | A trait-based approach for understanding the processes limiting effective nodulation of pulse crops. |
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Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation |
Dr Matthew Gilliham | Rootstock genomics: the key to safeguarding sustainable grape production. |
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Horticulture Australia Limited |
Mr Dean Phillips | Curing Phytophthora plant diseases by targeting a genetic missing link. |
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Meat & Livestock Australia |
Jody McNally | A diagnostic test for detecting Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) in sheep faeces. |
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Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
Correne de Mestre | Evaluating the effect of Australian seaweed extracts on Lucerne (Medicago sativa) yellow disease (ALuY); new plant products for crop disease |
Read the Minister's media release on supporting young Australian researchers, biosecurity champions.
Congratulations to the recipients and read more about their projects in the 2012 Science and Innovation Awards booklet 
PDF [3.6 MB]. Thank you to the record number of applicants for the 2012 round. Applications for the 2013 round will open midyear.
Guideline details of the 2012 Science and Innovation awards.
2012 Science Award partners
We thank these organisations for their support and commitment to the 2012 Awards
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
Australian Meat Processor Corporation
Australian Pork Limited
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Dairy Australia
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Forest & Wood Products Australia
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
Horticulture Australia
Meat and Livestock Australia
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Questions?
Contact the Science Awards team
Phone: 02 6272 2260 or 02 6272 2303
Email Science Awards
28 Mar 2012