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Biography
As a research scientist with CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Dr Lynne Macdonald has specialist focus on sustainability from a soil science perspective. Joining CSIRO in 2009, she currently leads a portfolio of work on soil carbon and low emissions agriculture which aligns with CSIROs Towards Net Zero Mission and the Valuing Sustainability Future Science Platform.
Dr Macdonald has particular interest in understanding the benefits and trade-offs of agricultural management on carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and production resilience. Her work is underpinned by diverse career experiences with deep domain knowledge in soil carbon and microbial processes, soil physio-chemical constraints, biochar as a soil amendment, and soil forensic sciences. With experience in leading multi-disciplinary programs, Lynne enjoys defining and addressing complex science challenges relevant to stakeholder needs, and in translating scientific data into accessible indicators/tools to guide on-farm target setting.
Originally from Scotland, she has a PhD in Plant & Soil Science from the University of Aberdeen, is an affiliate at the University of Adelaide, and sits on the Science Advisory Committee for Australian company New Edge Microbials.
Other Interests
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Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Low Emissions Agriculture
Leading the development of projects aligned with TNZ Mission -
Acting Research Director - Sustainability
April 2022 - June 2022 -
Team Leader
Carbon Accounting & Function -
Science Lead - Soil Function Indicators
Valuing Sustainability Future Science Platform -
Science Lead - Soil Carbon Indicators
CSIRO HandPrint - Trusted Solutions for Agribuisness sustainability transition -
Science Collaborator - Soil Carbon Tools
DigiScape Soil Spectral Platform -
Science Collaborator - Soil Constraints
GRDC Sandy Soils Program (CSP00203, 2016-2023) -
Research Affiliate - The University of Adelaide
Ph.D. supervision, student mentoring, guest lectures (2014-present)
Academic Qualifications
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2002
PhD Plant & Soil Science - rhizosphere carbon dynamics
University of Aberdeen / Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland UK -
1998
BSc (Hons) Environmental Microbiology
University of Aberdeen, Scotland UK
Professional Experiences
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2015-2020
Senior Research Scientist: Sandy Soil Constraints
CSIRO Agriculture & Food - Sustainability Program -
2009-2015
Research Scientist: Soil Carbon & Biochar
CSIRO Land & Water -
2006-2008
PDF: Soil fingerprinting techniques for forensic application (SoilFit, EPSRC).
Macaulay Institute, Scotland UK. -
2004-2006
PDF: Soil microbial function for improved productivity in cropping systems (GRDC).
CSIRO Land & Water, Glen Osmond , Australia. -
2002-2004
Visiting Fellow: Microbiological processes that govern greenhouse gas emissions (NSERC).
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Station, Alberta, Canada.
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2016-2019
Inclusion & Diversity in-program lead
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2010-2012
CSIRO Land & Water Public Seminar Coordinator
Related links
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