Study Awards

THE TRUST invites applications for awards to assist in carrying out a study tour or to attend a conference or such other activity related to the stated objectives. Applications for the next round close on 29 February 2012

Dr Philip Moody is Principal Soil Scientist with Environment and Resource Sciences, Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, and leads the Soil Processes research group.  Phil has had a long association with ASPAC, both as a state representative and also sponsoring the participation of several south-east Asian laboratories in the ASPAC proficiency program through funding provided by ACIAR.  Phil has made significant contributions to soil testing in Australia through the development of the single point P buffer index (PBI), demonstrating the effect of PBI on interpretation of the Colwell soil P test and recently developing a P environmental risk index based on PBI and Colwell-P. He was senior author of the ‘Phosphorus’ chapter in the ASPAC book: ‘Soil Analysis: an Interpretation Manual’. He is enthusiastically committed to promoting quality-assured soil analysis as a key tool for achieving both productivity and environmental outcomes.      

Application for Phil Moody ASPAC Study Award. Closing date for applications is 31 May 2012