Ms Kathryn Batchelor

https://people.csiro.au/B/K/kathryn-batchelor

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Biography

Kathryn Batchelor is a Senior Research Technician at CSIRO specialising in plant, pollen and seed biology with a particular focus on species that are difficult to propagate in the laboratory. Traditionally trained as an entomologist, she spent a decade in the biological control of weeds, redistributing insects and pathogens associated with blackberry and bridal creeper across southern Australia. Kathryn is senior lab custodian maintaining a molecular and chemistry laborotory and experienced field surveyor currently managing a delimitation survey for bitou bush around a bulk freight port.

Other Interests

Trail riding, open water activities, beekeeping

Professional Areas

Terrestrial weed ecology

Current Roles

Project leader
Delimitation survey for Bitou Bush
Senior laborotory technician
Flying fox diet genomics
Molecular Laborotory custodian
General managment of people, stock chemcials, supplies and equipment

Academic Qualifications

1996

Bachelor of Agricultural Science
University of Adelaide

Community and Corporate Citizenship

2007-2017

Weeds Society of Western Australia - Treasurer
2006-2007

Weeds Society of Western Australia - President
1996-2005

Weeds Society of Western Australia - Committee member
1996-2005

Environmental Weeds Action Network - Committee member

Publications

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