Download - New Zealand Society of Soil Science

No it’s not Australia!
Contrast between
irrigated and non
irrigated area in South
Wairarapa
Australia
News from University of South Australia – March 2008
Nanthi has taken over the role of Dean of Graduate Studies of UniSA. UniSA is the largest of the three
South Australian universities with an annual operating budget of approximately $405 million. Of
34,700 students, around 6,600 study in other countries and over 1,100 are research degree students.
The University is a dynamic research organisation and has twenty-one multidisciplinary research
institutes and centres located across its five metropolitan and regional campuses.
One more PhD student, Mr Girish Choppala will be joining Nanthi and Prof Ravi Naidu working on
Passive Reactive Barriers. Dr Kwon Rae Kim has joined our group as a Postdoc working on Cleanup
Park – an international demonstration site.
Seth has organised the Australian Soil Science Society’s (SA Branch) next informal ‘beer and pizza’
evening on the 8 th May 2008, at UniSA, Mawson Lakes. Guest speakers will be giving a short
presentation on the theme of ‘Recycled Water Use in Horticulture’
NZSSS
Minutes of a meeting of the NZSSS Council held on Friday 15th February
2008 at 10am in the Fitzherbert Room at AgResearch, Grasslands in
Palmerston North.
Present:
A.Mackay (Chair); B. Clothier; A. Hewitt; R. McLenaghen; C. de Klein; P. Fraser
(Minutes); G. Magesan; I. Vogeler; I. Vanderkolk; L. Schipper, J. Adams.
Apologies: P. Singleton
Minutes of previous Meeting:
“That the minutes of the November meeting be confirmed as a true and accurate record”
Chair - carried
Matters arising from Minutes:
• Storage space on the web – sufficient capacity is available.
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