Monia Anzooman
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Postdoctoral Fellow with three years in fellowship at Sustainable Mineral Institute, The University of Queensland. Organized with research and presentations educating students, peers and superiors on research analysis. Published research findings through peer-reviewed articles and analyzed results tailoring to possible future applications.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
The University Of Queensland
06.2021 - Current
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students.
- Supervised undergraduate students to develop research proposal, methodology and completion of honours projects including thesis review.
- Supervised undergraduate and PhD students in laboratory work and data analysis.
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
- Designed research projects and alternative approaches and discussed results with professor.
- Liaised with supervisor to review grants, funding proposals and manuscripts to develop potential publications.
- Published research results in peer-reviewed journals and presented at seminars, conferences and stakeholder meetings.
- Collaborated with mining companies (e.g. Stanmore mining, Dendrobium Mining), funding organisations (e.g. Australian Coal Association Research Program), multidisciplinary team members to accomplish research goals.
- Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided advanced statistical analysis of data results using statistical programs (R studio, Matlab).
- Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at major conferences.
- Assisted teaching and instructing students alongside other professors. Prepared power-point slides for course lectures.
- Used remote sensing platform to analyse vegetation index, soil moisture index and fire severity of different mining areas of Queensland and Australia
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives; e.g. demonstrative video clips to teach physical and chemical soil sampling at different depths, ArcGIS Pro training for mapping.
- Used GIS software to create soil mapping for Australia to present different soil properties.
Senior Researcher, Soil Health and Farming Systems
Sugar Research Australia
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Manage“Soil Health”, “Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS)” and “Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEFs)” project activities in the Burdekin region.
- Manage and design project activities, field and glasshouse trials in the Burdekin to support project objectives.
- Manage legal contracts and communication with grower collaborators and advisors
- Organise and run training workshops for technicians, advisors and growers on soil property analysis and correct use of the soil health extension toolkit.
- Synthesized trial data and developed grower booklets to communicate trial progress.
- Managed documentation and annual report according to company guidelines and compliance requirements.
- Developed research proposals, identified research objectives and created research plans.
- Utilized statistical packages to analyze data and create visualizations. Completed high level statistical analysis of field and laboratory data using RStudio, MATLAB, Statistix, SPS, GenStat and Sigmaplot to support scientific reporting requirements and identify significant treatment effects.
- Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Burdekin project staff, arranging team meetings, completing casual timesheets, managing staff leave and completing performance reviews and organizing resources to support project activities,
- Proficient user of root scanning diagnostic software (e.g., WinRHZIO).
- Prepare and deliver presentations to growers, farm managers, advisory service providers and private consultants across the Burdekin, Herbert and Central regions.
Environmental Scientist (Hydrological Modeller-Pad
Department Of Natural Resources And Mines
01.2017 - 08.2019
- Research on crop yield and water quality management of Great Barrier Reef
- Development of Water Quality Risk Frameworks and convert into matrix of management practices for Howleaky modelling of grains and banana industries in Fitzroy and Burdekin
- Gathered environmental data detailing water, air and soil contaminations for Central Queensland
- Performed environmental site assessments and provided remediation recommendations.
- Develop hydrological model Howleaky parameters files for grains cropping in Fitzroy and Burdekin, including standard table for Curve Numbers, drainage rates and U and Cona Run a subset of Fitzroy Howleaky runs and test vs monitoring rules of thumb and Zhang curves
- Served as technical consultant on environmental policies to maintain regulatory compliance Performed research on most used residual traditional and knockdown pesticides in grain industry in Queensland
- Prepared detailed scientific reports or presentations based on findings.
- Comparison of hydrological models CREAMS, How Leaky, OECD- SFIL, PRZM models to determine the most suitable hydrological model for Great Barrier Reef catchments.
Senior Research Technician (LC601),
The University Of Queensland
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Research on wheat crop physiology and subsoil constraints in Queensland.
- Research on increasing wheat yields in Australia by developing germplasm and phenotypes with improved tolerance to stresses associated with sodic, magnesic and dispersive soils
- Field work involving soil sampling using hydraulic rig, remote sensing, green seeking, crop phenology, destructive sampling for root and shoot biomass, ratooning, soil water technologies (e.g., EM38, NDVI data collection using crop-circle, handheld spectrometer), and drones.
- Laboratory experience in soil sample analysis including nutrients (cations) and chloride, chemical analysis of soils including exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), leaf area analysis, protein analysis of grain seeds of different varieties, and grinding samples in the laboratory
- Use of rainfall simulator in the field and laboratory
- Organizing field trips including technical support, machinery,
- Advanced data analysis using R-studio (REML, ANOVA), Sigmaplot, Genstat, SPSimplementing safety controls and accommodation
- Preparing annual technical report for GRDC, conference paper and presentation and journal paper on field research and laboratory analysis
Environmental Scientist,
Department Of Agriculture And Fisheries
05.2011 - 05.2015
- Research on pre-emergent chemicals and run-off potential on wheat residue
- Evaluated pre-emergent herbicides in grain industry to determine the efficiency in controlling total weed population when trash was present
- Determination of half-life of 6 herbicides in controlled glasshouse environment
- This research work included technical work (e.g., preparation and set up of the glasshouse, customization of the trays, collection of wheat straws, preparation of sample bags, sample collection, spraying of herbicides in spray cabinet), data collection, analysis, and interpretation
- Writing GRDC report on research activities
Education
Ph.D. - Soil Science
The University of Queensland
School Of Agriculture And Food Sciences12.2019
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD07.2013
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Management And Architecture
Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
Dhaka, Bangladesh05.2010
Skills
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Data Operations
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Written and Oral Communications
- Research Procedures
- Research and Data Management
- Modeling and Simulation
- Research Support
- Grant Writing
- Research Assignments
- Scientific Writing
- Classroom Instruction
- Lab Demonstrations
- Research Assistant Supervision
- Applying for Grants
- Academic Writing
- Course Materials Creation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Bengali
Native or Bilingual
Additional Information
Soil Moisture Index mapping: I have developed soil moisture index map (SMI) to model soil moisture of mining areas in Queensland using remote sensing technology.
Environmental Management and Government Regulations: I have developed my knowledge in Government regulations on environmental and ecological management. I was involved in the “Paddock to Reef Management” project.
Publications and awards: My work in environmental and soil science has been published in peer reviewed international Journals (see publication list). I have also been recognized and awarded for my research work in relevant field (see award list).
Soil Health Extension Toolkit: Development of the soil health extension toolkit to measure soil physical , chemical and biological properties in the field in the Burdekin area for growers.
Supervision of students: Successful supervision of undergraduate students in honours projects.
JOURNAL/ CONFERENCE PAPERS
- Anzooman,M, McKenna. P, Shaygan.M, 2023, 'Measuring the impact of fire and longwall mining using spectral indices in THPSS ' (In prep)
- Anzooman, M, Christopher, J, Mumford, M, P. Dang, Y, W. Menzies, N & Kopittke, P 2018, 'Selection for rapid germination and emergence may improve wheat seedling establishment in the presence of soil surface crusts', Plant and Soil, vol. 426, no.1, pp. 227-39.
- Anzooman, M, Dang, YP, Christopher, J, Mumford, MH, Menzies, NW & Kopittke, PM 2018, 'Greater emergence force and hypocotyl cross sectional area may improve wheat seedling emergence in sodic conditions', Plant Science, vol. 277, pp. 188-95.
- Anzooman, M, Christopher, J, Dang, YP, Taylor, J, Menzies, NW and Kopittke, PM 2018, ' Dataset on seed details of wheat genotypes, solution treatments to measure seedling emergence force and the relation between seedling force and strain Journal Title: Data in Brief', Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.134.
- Anzooman, Christopher, J, M, Dang, YP, Taylor J, Menzies, NW & Kopittke, PM 2018, Chemical and physical influence of sodic soils on the coleoptile length and root growth angle of wheat genotypes’, Annals of Botany, vol 124(6), pp.1043-1052.
- Anzooman, M, Christopher, J, Dang, YP, Menzies, NW and Kopittke, PM 2018, Wheat seedling response to ionic imbalance and physical constraints in sodic soils may not be closely linked ', Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Article ID: PLAPHY-D-19-00441 (in review).
- Anzooman, M., Rattray, D., Chamberlain, T. and Silburn, M. (2018) Modelling Reductions of Pollutant Loads Due to Improved Management Practice in the Great Barrier Reef Catchments Paddock Modelling for Grains, Technical Report, 2018.
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Toowoomba, Queensland (in prep) - Anzooman, M, Silburn, DM, Rattray, D & Waters, D 2018, 'Modelling pesticide runoff: testing in irrigated cropping', Environmental Science and Technology, in review.
- Monia Anzooman, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang, Neal W. Menzies, Peter M. Kopittke, Understanding the physical basis for improved wheat seedling growth on dispersive sodic soils, presented in Grains Research Update in Dubbo New South Wales, 26th-27th February 2019
- Monia Anzooman, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang, Neal W. Menzies, Peter M. Kopittke
Genotypic variation in root angle of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) may have implications for establishment in surface crusted sodic soil, presented at the10th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR10), Israel 8-12 July, 2018 - Anzooman,M, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang, Neal W. Menzies, Peter M. Kopittke, Seedling emergence of wheat varieties under different surface crust conditions in sodic soils (Presented at the 18th Australian Agronomy Conference, 24-28 September 2017, Ballarat, Victoria.
- Anzooman, M, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang, Peter Kopittke and Neal Menzies. http://agronomyaustraliaproceedings.org/images/sampledata/2017/190_ASA2017_Anzooman_Monia_Final.pdf, Seedling emergence force varies between wheat genotypes possibly assisting emergence from crusted soil (poster), presented at the International Tropical Agriculture Conference 2017 in Brisbane, Qld, 20 -22 Nov, 2017.
- Anzooman, M, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang, Peter Kopittke and Neal Menzies. Evaluating wheat genotypes tolerant to sodic soils (poster), presented at the Joint Australian and New Zealand Soils Conference-Soil, a Balancing Act Downunder, 2016.
- Anzooman, M, Jack Christopher, Yash Dang and Armando Apan, Testing two simple simulation models to predict the pesticide runoff for northern Australian agriculture; Modsim 2013 international conference Ref: Anzooman, M., Silburn, M., Waters, D., Craig, I. (2013). Testing two simple pesticide runoff models in northern Australian agriculture. In Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. and Boland J. (eds) MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2013, pp. 3211– 3217. ISBN: 978-0-9872143-3-1. www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2013/L22/anzooman.pdf
MEMBERSHIP / LICENCE
- Since 2016- Member of Soil Science Society of Australia
- Since 2013-Engineers Australia- Environmental Engineer
- Manual driving license (Qld-Australia)
Accomplishments
- Research grant (200K) from Stanmore resoures as chief investigator (2023). Project title : Assessing the suitability of Pongamia trees for bioenergy & food
- International Society of Root Research (ISRR10) in Israel (USD 500)
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), international travel scholarship (AUD 2500) to attend 10th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR10) in Israel from 8-12 July 2018
- International Society of Root Research (ISRR10) Travel award (AUD 1800)
- Physon Analytical Early Career Agronomist Conference Bursary Award, 2017 (AUD 1000)
- Winner of 3 Minutes Thesis competition (School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland)
- Grain Research Development (GRDC), 3 years research scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy, 2016- 2019
- Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) Research Scholarship for Masters, 2012-2013
- Undergraduate Board Scholarship, Bangladesh Government, 2004-2009
References
Prof. Neal Menzies
Pro Vice Chancellor (Sciences)
G39 4.45, Gold Coast Campus
Griffith University, Qld 4222
Email: n.menzies@griffith.edu.au
Dr. Yash Dang
Senior Research Fellow (Soil and Nutrient Management)
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
The University of Queensland
203 Tor Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350
Mobile + 61 427 602 099
Email: y.dang@uq.edu.au
Dr. D Mark Silburn
P2R Reef Project Leader
Adjunct Associate Professor of the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, USQ
Department of Natural Resources and Mines
PO Box 318 Toowoomba, 4350, Qld, Australia
Phone 07 4529 1372, M 0428 743 426
Fax 07 46 881 193
Email: mark.silburn@dnrme.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
The University Of Queensland
06.2021 - Current
Senior Researcher, Soil Health and Farming Systems
Sugar Research Australia
08.2019 - 05.2021
Environmental Scientist (Hydrological Modeller-Pad
Department Of Natural Resources And Mines
01.2017 - 08.2019
Senior Research Technician (LC601),
The University Of Queensland
05.2015 - 01.2017
Environmental Scientist,
Department Of Agriculture And Fisheries
05.2011 - 05.2015
Ph.D. - Soil Science
The University of Queensland
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Management And Architecture
Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
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