National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture

Research Activities

The NCEA focuses on outcome driven research projects aimed at meeting client and industry needs and is active in the following two key programs and six theme areas.

Program 1: Irrigation and Natural Resource Management

Themes

Irrigation Application, Storage and Supply Systems
Water Resource Planning and Management
Sustainable Soil Management

Program 2: Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering

Themes

Precision Agriculture and Livestock Farming
Agricultural Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Smart Technologies for Rural Industries and Environmental Management

Program 3: Groundwater research group (GReG)

Themes

Field studies in the farm-catchment-region scale
Numerical modelling of fluid flow, solute transport and heat transport in dynamic aquifer systems
Geochemical evolution of groundwater

The NCEA are implementing a long term investment strategy to grow areas of opportunity and increase our capabilities in these theme areas. NCEA reserves are being used to underwrite a range of initiatives, in particular funding of post doc and engineering research positions. A total of 4 new research staff appointments were made during 2011 with a further 4 to be made in 2012.

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