Dr Kelvin Montagu
BHortSci(Hons), PhD in crop physiology, Research Scientist
Dr Montagu has research and education expertise in irrigation and water management and managing climate change impacts on agriculture. While he spends his weekdays in the paddock, he likes to spend weekends in the mountains—walking, paddling, skiing and canyoning.
Recently, Dr Montagu has worked on Food and Fibre: Australia's Opportunities; The second industrial transformation of Australian landscapes; Understanding and managing impacts of climate change in relation to government policy, regulation and energy efficiency; Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries Research Development and Extension Strategy 2012–17; and Enriching Postgraduate Research: A Survey of CRC for Irrigation Futures Students.
Dr Montagu was Chair of the One Water Many Futures irrigation and water management conference and is a member of the Irrigation Association. He has worked with LandCare, USAID, Irrigation New Zealand, CCRSPI (Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries), Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Forest Research Center and ICE-WARM. He has previously worked for Cooperative Research Centres for Irrigation Futures and Greenhouse Accounting.
Publications Dr Montagu has produced can be found via his LinkedIn page.