Dr. Nilantha Hulugalle

Biography

Nilantha Hulugalle is an Honorary Adjunct Lecturer at the Australian National University with a focus on soil physics and water management. He has an extensive academic and research background, having served as a Junior Scientist in Soil Physics at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria from 1983 to 1985, and then as a Soil-Water Management Agronomist for a project in Burkina Faso. Over the years, he has held various key positions including Soil Physicist in Nigeria and Cameroon, and Senior Research Scientist at New South Wales Agriculture. From 1999 to 2015, he worked as a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Primary Industries in Narrabri, New South Wales. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours and a PhD in Soil Physics, both from La Trobe University. His research interests encompass soil and water conservation, hydrological processes, and the management of various farming systems, particularly focusing on cotton, maize, and cassava-based cropping systems. He has also supervised research students and contributed to the understanding of soil quality and dynamics through his work on organic matter management and carbon sequestration.

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