Current SIBI Scholarship recipients
SIBI Scholarship recipients and their projects are summarised in the table below.
A SIBI Scholarships summary booklet has also been produced which includes a one-page description of most of the projects.
| Student name | University | Scholarship | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Walsh | University of Western Australia | Honours | Are native shrubs an economic solution to greenhouse gas emissions from Australian agriculture? |
| Andre Boer | University of Western Australia | Internship | Overview of potential electronics-based solutions for the early detection of flystrike in West Australian sheep |
| Chris Telfser | University of Western Australia | Internship | Overview of potential electronics-based solutions for the early detection of flystrike in West Australian sheep |
| Eliott Reed | University of Western Australia | Honours | Environmental factors which increase phytoestrogens in subterranean clover |
| Elise Bowen | Murdoch University | PhD | Improving reproductive efficiency by reducing mortality and reproductive wastage in young ewes |
| Lucas Smith | University of Western Australia | Masters | Fit for purpose biochar to improve rumen fermentation efficiency and reduce methane production |
| Michael Young | University of Western Australia | Internship | Effectiveness of a supply chain on out-of-season lamb production |
| Michael Young | University of Western Australia | Honours | An economic analysis of sheep flock structure for broadacre farm businesses |
| Rebecca May | Murdoch University | Honours | Sire differences in feed efficiency and temperament in Merino wethers |
| Renier Bootha | Curtin University | Honours | Evaluating the effectiveness and accuracy of current innovative sensor technologies to estimate crop biomass in order to improve the management of crop grazing |
| Sanabel Abu Jwade | University of Western Australia | Internship | Sheep multi-lane auto drafting management app |
| Sanabel Abu Jwade | University of Western Australia | Honours | Automatic sheep breed classification using deep learning |
| Thomas Clune | Murdoch University | PhD | Investigating the magnitude, timing and causes of foetal loss in young ewes |
| Timothy Edwards | University of Western Australia | Honours | Optimisation of the integrated sheep auto-drafting system mechanical aspects |
| Travis Allington | Murdoch University | PhD | Managing fecund flocks to improve the survival of triplet dams and their lambs |
| Victoria Rawlings | Murdoch University | Honours | The role of dam water as a source of veterinary and zoonotic infections of importance to the WA sheep meat industry |
| Xin Hong | University of Western Australia | Internship | Assessing nutrient content available in dry pasture field |
| To be determined | Curtin University | PhD | Sustaining the Australian sheep industry through unprecedented change |