Governance
The APPN is a network of National Research Infrastructure for plant phenomics enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
The APPN operates under a Lead Agent model with its Head Office located at the University of Adelaide (Lead Agent) and its Nodes located across nine Host Organisations.
APPN’s governance structure is comprised of an independent, skills-based Advisory Board, the APPN CEO, Expert Working Groups and other committees as per our Governance Protocol.
Our Board
The Lead Agent has delegated the governance of APPN to an independent, skills-based Advisory Board. Board members include:
Dr Ron Sandland
Independent Chair
Dr Jeremy Burdon
Independent Member
Cathrine Harboe-Ree
Independent Member
Dr Lynne McIntyre
Independent Member
Helli Meinecke
Independent Member
Emeritus Prof Kaye Basford
Independent Member
Prof Michael Goodsite
Lead Agent Representative
Richard Dickmann
APPN CEO
(ex-officio)
APPN Executive Team
APPN's Chief Executive Officer is supported by the Chief Operating Officer and key area experts. Expert Working Groups (EWGs) meet regularly to facilitate knowledge transfer and drive innovation across the network. Our EWGs are chaired by:
Richard Dickmann
APPN Chief Executive Officer
Kerry Bormann
APPN Chief Operating Officer
Chair, EWG Governance & Management
Dr Richard Poiré
APPN Manager, ANU
Chair, EWG Controlled Environment Phenotyping
Dr Trevor Garnett
National Field Phenomics Director, HQ
Chair, EWG Field Phenotyping
