The TNQ Hub is pleased to announce the latest round of our scholarship recipients. 

Congratulations to Honours students Sarah Cassells and Lucy Gardner and Masters students Declan Cargill and Alex Dodge.

Students were asked to submit their research topic and discuss how it aligned with the TNQ Hub priorities to ensure it would contribute to the current and future agricultural needs of Tropical North Queensland.

As part of their scholarship milestones, students will be providing summary reports/videos and overviews of any identified practical applications that can be shared with the sector and industry representatives.

The scholarships are proudly funded by the Transformational Agricultural Systems Program and facilitated by the Building Human Capacity Program.

• Declan Cargill – Research Topic: Optimising Drone Surveying for High Resolution Digital Terrain Mapping in Gullied Savanna Rangeland. Academic Supervisor: Dr Jack Koci and Dr Ben Jarihani

• Sarah Cassells – Research Topic: The influence of social identity on water conversation behaviour in Australia during periods of drought: A pilot study. experiment. Academic Supervisors: Dr Connar McShane

• Alex Dodge – Research Topic: Quantifying Small-Scale Rainfall-Runoff Processes on Gullied Savanna Rangelands of Northern Queensland. Academic Supervisor: Dr Jack Koci and Dr Ben Jarihani
• Lucy Gardner – Research Topic: Rapid Assessment of Mitchell Grass Tussock Density on Southern Gulf Rangelands Using High Resolution Drone Imagery and Machine Learning. Academic Supervisor: Dr Jack Koci, Dr Ben Jarihani, Associate Professor Paul Nelson and Geoff Penton