Centre for Agricultural Engineering (CAE)
University of Southern Queensland
Formerly known as National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
The Centre's research focus includes irrigation and water resources management; farming systems innovation; energy efficiency and renewable energy; bioresource recycling; robotics, automation and machine vision and ag tech adoption. Researchers work closely with industry, community and funding bodies to deliver applied research with tangible outcomes for the agricultural industry and associated stakeholders.
- Website
- https://www.unisq.edu.au/research/institutes-centres
- Organisation type
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- University Research Centre
- Number of research staff
- 20-100 research staff
- Address
- P9 Building, Handley Street, Darling Heights QLD 4350
Strengths and capabilities
- Automation and robotics
- Precision irrigation systems
- Precision agriculture
- Decision support tools
- Renewable energy sources
- Image analysis
- Bioenergy and waste recovery
- Crop monitoring and soil health
- Ag tech
Facilities and major equipment
- Soil and environmental research laboratory
- Agricultural field research stations
- Evaporation research station
- Shimadzu Gas Chromatograph Autosampler
- Renewable energy and waste laboratories
- Irrigation field trial sites
- Radiometer analytical TetraLab Autotitrator
- MeterLab ION 450 pH and EC meter
- Perkin Elmer inductively couple plasma/mass spectrometer
Lead researchers
- Prof Bernadette McCabe Australian national team leader of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 37 – Energy from Biogas.
- Assoc Prof Joseph Foley - Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Prof Bernard Schroeder - Professor Farming Systems
- Assoc Prof Troy Jensen - Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Professor - University of Florida
Achievements of the centre
- Research partnership with John Deere research centre in Iowa USA has resulted in a world first commercialised plant-by-plant (See and Spray) farm equipment
- ACIAR projects in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia collaborating with international partners on soil and water efficiencies.
- Linkages and collaboration with international organisations through the International Energy Agency (IEA) on bioenergy issues.
- Trialling digital agriculture and automation at a commercial farm scale to inform decision making and assist management of risks associated with seasonal variations and drought preparedness in the grains industry. Changing the Game
Key science sectors
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