Xavier Sirault

Xavier applies his unique skills as an agricultural engineer and research plant scientist to dissect complex quantitative traits in plants and model their expression and plasticity under dynamic environments.

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Kyoto Prize 2017 awarded to Graham Farquhar

Our Chief Investigator, Professor Graham Farquhar AO, has become the first Australian to win the Kyoto Prize

Events, News & Events 18th June 2017

Photosynthesis on the news

May was a busy time for some of our scientists in terms of media engagement

News, News & Events 25th May 2017

Congratulations to new Fellow of the Royal Society

Our Deputy Director, Professor Susanne von Caemmerer, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK, the longest standing scientific academy in the world, for her outstanding contributions to science.

News, News & Events 25th May 2017

Registrations are open, apply now!

The IWCPE will focus on current tools, theory and techniques in crop physiology measurements through both theoretical lectures and practical in-the-field experience. The CoETP is one of the funding organisations this year.

Events, News & Events 25th May 2017

Public Event: Putting food on the plate for 9.7 billion

Join ABC broadcaster Lish Fejer, who will moderate the forum on this unique opportunity to discuss how this complex and urgent issue can be addressed, including aspects such as the role of genetic engineering and other modern agricultural technologies, water and land scarcity and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and public opinion.

Events, News & Events 10th May 2017

Breathtaking research on ancient bacteria

Centre researchers have found that the tiny bacteria responsible for transforming Earth three billion years ago into an oxygen-rich atmosphere, are able to adapt to extreme levels of oxygen by having different genetic responses.

News, News & Events 26th February 2017