Niloufar Nasrollahi
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
I have completed my PhD in Agronomy at La Trobe University. I studied the efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser applied to dryland crops. I showed that immobilisation of nitrogen by soil microorganisms was the greatest source of inefficiency and deep placement of nitrogen improved crop recovery. My findings provided knowledge of management factors to reduce immobilisation and increase crop nitrogen uptake. I have work experience in the glasshouse and conducted few field trials at Birchip and Horsham in Victoria, Australia. I was working on wheat and canola during my PhD. I am also very professional working with APSIM. As a research agronomist I am interested in improving nitrogen use efficiency in the soil and crop systems, using technology to better crop management and crop physiology.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
PhD Researcher
Hunt's Lab
04.2017 - 08.2022
- Successfully worked in different Filed projects
- Delivered regular reports and presentations
- Improved Teamwork skills
- Improved data analysis skills
- Improved lab efficiency
- Worked with APSIM
- Self-Management
- Analysis & Problem-Solving
Research Co-supervision
La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
02.2018 - 12.2019
- Honour’s project (extensive contributions)
- Data analysis
- Data collecting
- Lab works
- Provided academic advice
Teaching Assistant
La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Beef & Sheep case study
- Marking assignments
- Getting the class ready for lectures
- Answering students’ questions
Agricultural and Digital Farm Consultant
Tarh Afarinesh Sepanta Consulting Engineers Company
11.2014 - 03.2017
- Analysing a wide range of soil data
- Gathering soil information and giving farmers the improved soil map
- Creating unique approaches based on GIS and remote sensing data
- Using multi-spectral sensor data to provide information on crop dynamics and growth
Research Assistant
Kazemi's Lab
09.2012 - 10.2012
- The assessment of environmental variables to identify suitable areas for the cultivation of wheat and barley in agricultural land in the North-eastern cities of Iran by (GIS)
- Assist with GIS techniques
- Data analysis
Teaching Assistant
University Of Gorgan
03.2013 - 10.2013
- Agricultural Ecology Course
- Taught students some parts of study (agricultural ecosystems and their function and soil erosion)
- Assist students with the experiment in the field days
Research Assistant
The University Of Mazandaran
10.2012 - 02.2013
- The priorities of Factors that influence the cropping pattern in the Mazandaran province (The north of Iran) by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
- Assist researchers with AHP method for organizing and data analysing
- Assist researchers to collect data
Education
Ph.D. - Agriculture (Agronomy)
La Trobe University
08.2022
Master of Science - Agriculture (Agroecology)
University of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources
11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture (Agronomy)
Azad University
12.2010
Skills
- Expert choice
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage)
- ArcGIS
- Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM)
- GenStat
- EndNote for references management
- R analytics
- Soil & plant nitrogen extraction
- Soil microbial extraction
- Highly experienced working with Lab equipment (FIA, CHNs, TOC)
- Researching and growing (Wheat and Canola)
- Monitoring for pests
- Repotting plants
- Watering plants and following a care schedule
- Farm operations
- Great communication with regional farmers and colleagues
- Highly experienced in data collecting from field (plant & soil)
- Communication Skills: Works great in a team and independently Excellent presentation skills Good at technical writing for academic and non-academic audiences Highly-experienced in LabArchieves GoogleDoc Outlook and Google Calendar Google Hangouts Skype Great at in-person communication too
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Rigby, B.A., Nasrollahi, N., Celestina, C., Hunt, J.R., Kirkegaard, J.A., Tang, C., 2021. Nitrogen Fertiliser Immobilisation and Uptake in the Rhizospheres of Wheat and Canola. Agronomy 11, 2507. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/12/2507. Impact Factor: 3.949
- Nasrollahi, N., Hunt, J., Tang, C., Cann, D., 2021. Modelled Quantification of Different Sources of Nitrogen Inefficiency in Semi-Arid Cropping Systems. Agronomy 11, 1222. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/6/1222. Impact Factor: 3.949
- Nasrollahi, N., Kazemi, H., Kamkar, B., 2017. Feasibility of ley-farming system performance in a semiarid region using spatial analysis. Ecological Indicators 72, 239-248. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470160X16304873. Impact Factor: 4.958
Accomplishments
- Time management in research (La Trobe University, Australia) in July 2020
- Introduction to programming with R Studio course (La Trobe University, Australia) in Oct 2020
Affiliations
- Member of the Australian Society of Agronomy (2017 -present)
- Member of the Grassland Society of Southern Australian (2017-present)
Additional Information
AWARDS
- 2017 La Trobe University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (PhD) and a La Trobe University Full Fee Research Scholarship (Melbourne, Australia).
- 2012 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University Graduate Research Scholarship (Master) (Gorgan, IRAN).
- Mentee in the IMNIS MedTech-Pharma program in Victoria (2020-2021).
REFERENCES
- Professor James Hunt School of Agriculture and Food | Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Contact Info james.hunt@unimelb.edu.au +61 428 636 391
- Professor Caixian Tang Animal Plant & Soil Sciences, expertise in soil-plant interactions, soil fertility and plant nutrition, La Trobe University, AgiBio Science Centre. Contact Info C.Tang@latrobe.edu.au +61 3 9032 7416
- Hamid Esmaeilzadeh Research Scientist Eurofins AgroScience Services 5 Grant Court Shepparton VIC 3630 Contact Info HamidEsmaeilzadeh@eurofins.com +61 428 552 002
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
07.2019 - 09.2019
Research Co-supervision
La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
02.2018 - 12.2019
PhD Researcher
Hunt's Lab
04.2017 - 08.2022
Agricultural and Digital Farm Consultant
Tarh Afarinesh Sepanta Consulting Engineers Company
11.2014 - 03.2017
Teaching Assistant
University Of Gorgan
03.2013 - 10.2013
Research Assistant
The University Of Mazandaran
10.2012 - 02.2013
Research Assistant
Kazemi's Lab
09.2012 - 10.2012
Ph.D. - Agriculture (Agronomy)
La Trobe University
Master of Science - Agriculture (Agroecology)
University of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture (Agronomy)
Azad University
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