Dr. Nathan Robinson
Principal Research Fellow, Soil Science
Campus
Biography
Dr Nathan Robinson has a background in agricultural and environmental sciences with a focus on soil and landscape analysis and assessment. Dr Robinson has led research on proximal sensors and rapid sensing techniques to assess soil properties and links to crop yield.
Nathan has served in advisory roles to catchment management authorities and is an active member of the Australian Digital Soil Assessment Working Group, Geomorphology Reference Group of Victoria, Soil Science Australia, and the Royal Society of Victoria. He is currently focused on the advancement of spatial analysis to better understand the links of soil to agricultural production systems.
Nathan joined Federation University Australia in 2017 as a Senior Research Scientist in soil sciences. He completed his PhD in digital soil mapping at Federation University in 2016 and received the CG Stephens Medal for the best PhD thesis in soil science granted by an Australian university.
Fields of research
- Pedology and pedometrics
- Agricultural land management
- Information systems for sustainable development and the public good
- Publications
Towards Data-Driven Decisions in Agriculture - A Proposed Data Quality Framework for Grains Trials Research
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/data11010019
