Dr Andy Sheppard
DAWE-CSIRO Biosecurity Mission (founding) Director; Director CSIRO European Laboratory, FRES, FTSE
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Biography
A Senior Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO since 1986 based in France as well as Australia working on biosecurity and invasive species management.
Since 2006 has been a CSIRO Research leader of three different programs on plant, animal and environmental biosecurity and terrestrial biodiversity management. He was Research Director in the CSIRO Health & Biosecurity business unit from 2015-2021.
Current primary role is a secondment into the Commonwealth Department Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (formally Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)) after instigating a new DAWE-CSIRO "Biosecurity Mission" as a partnership across both agencies. This $50-$100M Mission is due to launch in early 2023.
He serves on a number of boards/advisory committees for the Federal Government National Biosecurity Committee and the DAWE-CSIRO Centre of Australian National Biodiversity Research.
Is the non-residential Director of CSIRO’s European Laboratory in Montpellier since 2002.
Also has a portfolio of research projects in weed and pest and invasive species management based on Australia, South Africa and France
He was elected to the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering in 2019 and International Member of the French Academy of Agriculture in 2020
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Director
CSIRO European Laboratory -
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Biological Invasions
Publications
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ORCID 0000-0002-6188-7122
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=cvhCFbsAAAAJ&hl=en
- Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-1045-2009
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