Our People
Our members create a dynamic interdisciplinary team for delivering research impact. Together, AgTAC focuses on solving industry-relevant problems by partnering with farmers, businesses and other stakeholders within agriculture and related fields. Our research partnerships and collaborations span five continents and draw on the knowledge and creativity of the industry to acceralate the capacity for innovation.
AgTAC team - Together, we achieve our shared goals faster and more effectively than we could alone by building professional, productive, and enjoyable partnerships.
Staff Members
Professor Nico Adams
Professor, Electronic Systems & IoT Engineering
Dr Jamie Cleverly
Mr Christopher Gardiner
Lecturer, Livestock Production Sy
Dr Tao (Kevin) Huang
Senior Lecturer, Electronic Systems and IoT Engineering
Dr Ana Leite de Almeida
Senior Research Officer in Sustainable Finance for Agricultural Systems
Associate Professor Yang Liu
Associate Professor, Analytical Chemistry
Professor David Phelps
Director, Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub
Associate Professor Bronson Philippa
Associate Professor, Electronic Systems and IoT Engineering
Professor Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi
Professor, Promotional Chair
Dr Mahmood Sadat Noori
Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering
Dr Alzayat Saleh
AIMS@JCU Research Fellow, Marine Technology and Engineering
Dist Professor Lin Schwarzkopf
Distinguished Professor - Personal Chair
Associate Professor George Vamvounis
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Dr Eric Wang
Senior Lecturer, Electronic Systems and IoT Engineering
Adjunct AgTAC Members
Adjunct Professor Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar
Adjunct Professor Geoff Inman Bamber