Contact Details
| Organization: | Resource Management and Geography |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER SOIL & WATER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://amorphous.agfor.unimelb.edu.au/FMPro?-DB=staff.fp5&-lay=view&-Format=staff.htm&Last=Chen&-Max=1&-Find |
| Work: | 8344 8148 |
| Fax: | 8344 5570 |
| Room: | 210 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Institute Of Land And Food Resources |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | Nanjing Agricultural University | 30-Jul-1982 | |
| Master of Science | Chinese Academy of Sciences - The Institute of Soil Science | 31-Dec-1985 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 20-Dec-1996 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Agricultural Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340201)
- Environment and Resource Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340202)
- Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259902)
- Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology) (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260602)
- Atmospheric Sciences not elsewhere classified (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260699)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Agricultural Engineering (OTHER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY) (299901)
- Soil Physics (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300101)
- Soil Biology (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300102)
- Soil Chemistry (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300103)
- Land Capability and Soil Degradation (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300104)
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, etc.) (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300105)
- Soil and Water Sciences not elsewhere classified (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300199)
- Plant Nutrition (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300202)
- Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding & Genetic Eng) (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300203)
- Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300204)
- Agronomy (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300205)
- Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300299)
- Oenology and Viticulture (HORTICULTURE) (300305)
- Animal Production not elsewhere classified (ANIMAL PRODUCTION) (300499)
- Fire Management (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300605)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300804)
- Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300899)
- Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300901)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
- Land, Parks and Agriculture Management not elsewhere classified (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300999)
- Fertilisers and Agrochemicals (Application etc.) (OTHER AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (309901)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Wheat (FIELD CROPS) (620101)
- Rice (FIELD CROPS) (620103)
- Sugar (FIELD CROPS) (620106)
- Cotton (FIELD CROPS) (620107)
- Grain legumes (FIELD CROPS) (620108)
- Field crops not elsewhere classified (FIELD CROPS) (620199)
- Grapes (HORTICULTURAL CROPS) (620204)
- Hardwood plantations (FORESTRY) (620303)
- Integration of farm and forestry (FORESTRY) (620305)
- Field crops (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620501)
- Sheep - meat (LIVESTOCK) (630101)
- Sheep - wool (LIVESTOCK) (630102)
- Beef cattle (LIVESTOCK) (630103)
- Dairy cattle (LIVESTOCK) (630104)
- Sown grasses (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630202)
- Browse crops (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630203)
- Fodder crops (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630204)
- Livestock (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630501)
- Pasture, browse and fodder crops (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630502)
- Chemical fertilisers (AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS) (670601)
- Electricity, gas and water services and utilities (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (710701)
- Technological and organisational innovation (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729901)
- Economic incentives and regulation (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760202)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Climate change (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770101)
- Other (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770199)
- Atmospheric composition (ATMOSPHERE EXCL. CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770201)
- Air quality (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770801)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770803)
- Other (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770899)
- Land and water management (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770902)
- Rehabilitation of degraded sparseland (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770907)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER & NITROGEN FOR AGRICULTURAL PROFITABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THE YELLOW RIVER BASIN, CHINA | Chief Investigator | AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH | Bilateral Research Program (DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE) | 01/01/2005 |
| CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF OPEN PATH LASER AND FTIR SYSTEMS | Chief Investigator | AUST GREENHOUSE OFFICE | Strategic R&D Investment Plan | 31/05/2005 |
| REDUCING NITROGEN LOSSES FROM SUB-TROPICAL COASTAL AGRICULTURAL SOILS (FORMERLY THE MISSING GASES: MEASURING EMISSIONS OF INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GASES FROM AGRICULTURE) | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE | Strategic R&D Investment Plan | 01/01/2006 |
| HIGH RESOLUTION FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING AND LABORATORY SPECTROSCOPY | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 02/06/2006 |
| UM 028 - Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from wheat-sheep farming systems | Chief Investigator | GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP | Research Grants | 12/06/2006 |
| TRAVEL AWARD - DAVID CAMMARANO TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERCIAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY | Principal Supervisor | GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP | Travel Awards | 03/11/2007 |
| ASSESSMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN CEREAL-LEGUME CROPPING SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - VIC | Research Grants (GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP) | 01/01/2008 |
| MANURE MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS FROM CATTLE FEEDLOTS | Chief Investigator | MEAT & LIVESTOCK AUST LTD | Strategic and Applied Research Funding | 01/04/2009 |
| Enhanced efficiency fertilisers as mitigation tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from intensive agricultural systems in Australia. | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES & FORESTRY, GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP |
Research Grants (GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP) | 01/07/2009 |
| SHARING MODELLING METHODOLOGIES AND RESULTS TO FOSTER SYNERGIES BETWEEN ACIAR WATER RESEARCH PROJECTS | Chief Investigator | AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH | ACIAR Workshop |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC Greenhouse Accounting- Postgraduate Scholarships & Research Supp. | Chief Investigator | CRC GREENHOUSE ACCOUNTING | 01/07/2003 |
| IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY, PROFITABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZERS - INCITEC PIVOT R&D GRANT | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, INCITEC - PIVOT |
30/01/2006 |
| QUANTIFYING NH3 (AN INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS) VOLATILISATION FROM INTENSIVE AG. SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT & WATER RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUST GREENHOUSE OFFICE |
01/06/2007 |
| PROJECT NO. FLOT.331 - GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION FROM AUSTRALIAN BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG | |
| RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT AT SOUTHWELL PARK | Chief Investigator | ||
| Effect of nitrogenous fertiliser formulation on emissions from sugarcane production | Chief Investigator | AUST GREENHOUSE OFFICE | |
| A review of nitrification Inhibitors | Chief Investigator | PASTORAL GREENHOUSE GAS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN PATH SYSTEMS (LASER & FTIR) FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF GREENHOUSE GASES FROM LAND-MANAGED SYSTEMS | Chief Investigator | AUST GREENHOUSE OFFICE | 01/07/2004 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.