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 Governance Chart.
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
Prof Michael Goodsite
Lead Agent Representative
Richard Dickmann
APPN CEO
(ex-officio)
APPN Expert Working Groups
APPN’s Expert Working Groups (EWG) meet regularly to facilitate knowledge transfer and drive innovation across the network. Our EWGs are chaired by:
Dr Richard Poiré
Chair, EWG Controlled Environment Phenotyping
Dr Trevor Garnett
Chair, EWG Field Phenotyping
Donald Hobern
Chair, EWG Data
