Research Grants

1. REMET-Rice: Reducing Methane Emissions from Rice: from Mechanistic Understanding to Scalable Crop Management Options (Project Co-Lead). 2025–2026. International Rice Research Institute. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 100,000.

2.  Improving Crop Monitoring and Access to Information by Smallholder Farmers and Government Decision-Makers in Vietnam (Project Lead). 2025–2026. Aus4Innovation (CSIRO/DFAT). University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 487,719.

3. Sodicity Management and Remediation Tool (SMART) (Supervisor). 2025–2028. GRDC. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 600,000. Led by Dr Chloe Lai.

4. Australian Sesame Industry Program of Research – Theme 3: Modelling (Theme Lead). 2023–2028. AgriFutures. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 250,000.

5. Understanding Sesame – Supporting the Development of a Viable and Sustainable Sesame Industry in Queensland (Project Co-Lead). Broadacre Cropping Initiative (BACI). 2021–2024. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 853,128.

6. Predictive Farming: Improving Risk Management with AI-Enhanced Weather Forecasts and Crop Models (Project Lead). 2025-2028. CSIRO Industry PhD Scholarship Program. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 250,000.

7. i-RAT - A Rapid Assessment Visualisation Tool for Incentivising Irrigation Stewardship for Mackay-Whitsundays Canegrowers (Project Lead). 2021-2023. Great Barrier Reef Foundation. James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. AUD 419,906.

8. i-RAT - A Rapid Assessment Visualisation Tool for Incentivising Irrigation Stewardship for Burdekin Canegrowers (Principal Investigator). 2020-2021. Great Barrier Reef Foundation. James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. AUD 399,985.

9. Impacts of Transpiration Efficiency and Its Components (Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance) in Promising Wheat Lines: a New Step Towards Further Genetic Improvement (Principal Investigator). 2020. ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis Agility Grant. QAAFI, The University of Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 50,000.

10. Genetic Variability and Yield Impact of Transpiration Efficiency and Its Components in Wheat (Principal Investigator). 2019. ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis Agility Grant. QAAFI, The University of Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. AUD 85,000.

11. Development of an AquaCrop-Based Modelling System to Quantify Actual Water Requirements of Strategic Field Crops in Iran (Project Lead). 2017. Qazvin Science and Technology Park. Iran. AUD 450,000 (Indicative Budget).

12. Estimation of CN and S Parameters for The Sub-Basins of the North Khorasan Province using the SWAT Model (Project Lead). 2014-2015. North Khorasan Regional Water Company. Iran. AUD 300,000 (Indicative Budget).

13. Development and Application of a Planning Support System to Assess Strategies Related to Land and Water Resources for Adaptation to Climate Change (Project Lead). 2008-2012. Ministry of Energy. Tehran, Iran. AUD 250,000 (Indicative Budget).

14. Assessment of SWAT Model Performance in Zayandeh-Rud Watershed (Principal Investigator). 2007-2008. Ministry of Energy. Tehran, Iran. AUD 100,000 (Indicative Budget).