People and Institutes

Centre Director

Professor Yong-Ling Ruan
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
University of Newcastle
Phone: +61 2 49217958
Email: Yong-Ling.Ruan@newcastle.edu.au

Principal investigators - Australia

University of Newcastle

Professor Chris Grof School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215858 Email: Chris.Grof@newcastle.edu.au	Associate Professor David McCurdy School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215879 Email: David.McCurdy@newcastle.edu.au
Conjoint Professor Tina Offler School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215879 Email: Tina.Offler@newcastle.edu.au	Emeritus Professor John Patrick School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215712 Email: John.Patrick@newcastle.edu.au
Dr Lu Wang School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215725 Email: Lu.Wang@newcastle.edu.au	Associate Professor David Collings School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49215879 Email: David.Collings@newcastle.edu.au
Dr Andy Eamens School of Environmental and Life Sciences Phone: +61 2 49217784 Email: andy.eamens@newcastle.edu.au

Australia National University

Professor Barry Pogson
Phone +61 2 61255629
Email: Barry.Pogson@anu.edu.au

CSIRO Plant Industry

Dr TJ Higgins
Phone: +61 2 62465001
Email: TJ.Higgins@csiro.au

Principal investigators - China

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology

Professor Xiaoya Chen Phone: +86 21 54924033 Email: xychen@sibs.ac.cn	Professor Zhuhua He Phone: +86 21 54924121 Email: zhhe@sibs.ac.cn
Professor Jirong Huang Phone: +86 21 54924121 Email: huangjr@sibs.ac.cn	Professor Laigeng Li Phone: +86 21 5492 4151 Email: lgli@sibs.ac.cn
Professor Peng Zhang Phone: +86 21 54924096 Email: zhangpeng@sibs.ac.cn

Institute of Botany

Professor JingXin Lin
Phone: +86 1 62836211
Email: linjx@ibcas.ac.cn

Professor Wenhao Zhang
Phone: +86 1 62836697
Email: whzhang@ibcas.ac.cn

Huazhong Agricultural University

Professor Xianlong Zhang
Phone: +86 27 87282030
Email: xlzhang@mail.hzu.edu.cn

Peking University

Professor Yuxian Zhu
Phone: 86-10-62751193
Email: zhuyx2@pku.edu.cn

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science

Professor Guojing Li Phone: +86 571 86403050 Email: guojing_li@yahoo.com.cn
Professor Yuejian Yang Phone: +86 571 86404310 Email: hzyyj@yahoo.com.cn

Zhejiang Forestry & Agricultural University

Professor Junkang Rong
Phone: +86 571 63742027
Email: jkrong@yahoo.com

Professor Zhujun Zhu
Phone: +86 571 63743001
Email: zhujun.zhu@zafu.edu.cn

Zhejiang University

Professor Tianzhen Zhang
Phone: +86 571 8898297
Email: cotton@zju.edu.cn

Web: https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/cotton

Professor Huixia Shou
Phone: +86 571 88206146
E-mail: huixia@zju.edu.cn

Professor Guoping Zhang
Phone: +86 571 8697115
Email: Zhanggp@zju.edu.cn

Australia China Research Centre for Crop Improvement

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.