Masters and Honours seminar

Venue: Harvard Room 2, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus 

(Zoom option available)

Time: Seminars from 9:00am – 12:45pm 

Summary:

Attend in person to watch TIA's Master of Agriculture and Food Sciences and Agricultural Science Honours seminar to be held on 11 October. This is an opportunity to hear from our students as they present their research. 

Industry connections gained throughout the degree are vital to the success of student’s projects and development of their professional network. The Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree, taught by TIA, has a strong focus on building career skills by focusing on hands-on experience and direct industry engagement.

The Ag Institute Australia (AIA) will also be judging the Honours seminars for the 2024 AIA National Student Award. The winner of the state award will be presented following morning tea.  The prestigious AIA National Student Award is competed for by students selected from State AIA Divisions, who have completed an Honours research project as part of an agricultural science degree. 

For those attending in person a morning tea will be offer a chance to connect with students and their industry partners.  

Morning tea will be served at 10:50am 

AIA Student Award presentation at 11:10am 

Presentations:

Amal Santosh - Adoption and impact of conservation agriculture practices in Tasmanian farming systems. 

Bharath Dinakaran - Optimising rearing procedures for a novel fly pollinator Eristalis tenax 

Harsheen Kaur - Modelling the growth of food-borne pathogens in commercial plant-based milk products 

Kalpana Shahi - Blueberry rust research 

Rhiannon Cox - Effective enrichment in calves 

Ruby Lowe - Importance of Nitrogen Fixation in Dairy Pastures

Mohitkumar Kumbhani - Beetle ID in strawberry 

Ram Regmi - Potential for growing Red rooted sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) as a traditional Chinese herb in Tasmania

Ramida Varahakaporn - Impact of cold storage and second-grade fruit on the quality of freeze-dried berries

Saemi Ito - Value creation in the dairy industry in regional communities 

Morning tea will be served mid-way through the presentations.

Attend online

Prefer to attend online?  Get tickets to join us on Zoom.

Find out about future events, and subscribe to our mailing list for TIA updates