Ms. Aakansha Chadha
Adjunct Research Fellow
Campus
Biography
Dr. Aakansha Chadha is a Research Fellow in Digital Agronomy and Soil Science at the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University Australia.
Since joining CeRDI in 2022, Aakansha has leveraged her expertise in ecology, weed management, and sustainable agriculture to advance innovation in the agriculture industry. Aakansha holds a PhD from Federation University, undertaken in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, where she investigated the ecology and management of the invasive weed, Navua sedge in Queensland.
Her broad experience spans climate change impacts, plant ecology, weed biology, integrated weed management and data-driven farming practices.
Currently, Aakansha is a key contributor to several Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Soil CRC funded projects. She is deeply involved in the Online Farm Trials (OFT) platform, focusing on enhancing accessibility to on-farm trial data for growers, advisors, and researchers. Her responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, user interface development, training material preparation, and creating resources to bridge research and practical applications.
Passionate about agricultural innovation, Aakansha collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to support sustainable and resilient farming systems, ensuring Australia's grains and agricultural industries thrive in a rapidly changing climate.
Available for
HDR Supervision
HDR Examiner
- Publications
Evaluating Alternative Herbicide Strategies for Effective Control of Navua Sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in Queensland's Wet Tropics, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/wre.70043
Towards Data-Driven Decisions in Agriculture - A Proposed Data Quality Framework for Grains Trials Research
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/data11010019