Acram Taji
Prof, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences
Qualifications
BAgSci(Hons)(Tehran), GradDipHortSci(Sydney), PhD(Flinders), CertHigherEdMgmt(Harvard)
Contact
| Email: | ataji@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Agronomy & Soil Science Building 238 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2869 (or +61 2 6773 2869 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3238 |
| Homepage: | http://www.une.edu.au/agronomy/hort/about_taji_~1.htm |
Additional:
Course Co-ordinator (Professional Doctorate) - Faculty of The Sciences
Member (Plant Physiology) - Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems
Areas of Teaching
Agricultural Ecology and Crop Physiology (AGRO 223)
Horticultural Science and Viticulture (HORT 420)
Advanced Agriculture (HORT 510)
Horticultural Science Thesis (HORT 595)
Honours in Agronomy and Soil Science (AGRO 400)
Rural Science Honours Project Report (RUSC 490)
Plant Biosecurity
Other Units Taught
Acram Taji also teaches in the following units:
Crop and Pasture Management for Sustainable Agriculture (AGRO 321)
Applied Animal and Plant Genetics (GENE 251/351)
Acram has been involved in tertiary teaching in a number of universities in Australia, in the University of the South Pacific in Fiji (and its Tonga and the Solomon Islands Centres), the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, at Osaka Prefecture University in Japan and in the University of California-Davis. Currently, she holds the position of Professor of Horticulture at the University of New England in Australia. Acram is the only female who has ever held the position of Professor in the history of Rural Science and Agriculture at UNE.
During her professional life, Acram has been honoured by a number of international and national research and teaching awards including "The Lecturer of The Year" in the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, the Japanese Prime Minister Senior Research Fellowship for Foreign Specialists, the prestigious Australian Award for University Teaching, the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists' prize, the Australian College of Educator and NSW Minister for Education and Training Quality Teaching Award, The International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology's award of excellence in research, the Flinders University Distinguished Alumnus and the President of Iran's highest Science and Technology Award of Excellence. She is the author of over 200 articles and author or editor of 8 books.
Acram is a highly experienced educator who is passionate about her job and feels privileged and honoured for the opportunity to be a university educator. Her philosophy underpins her teaching and research. She believes that education is not just about job skills but about teaching people to be good global citizens, is about building cohesive societies and is about caring for the environment and for each other.
Acram has been involved in tertiary teaching in a number of universities in Australia, in the University of the South Pacific in Fiji (and its Tonga and the Solomon Islands Centres), the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, at Osaka Prefecture University in Japan and in the University of California-Davis. Currently, she holds the position of Professor of Horticulture at the University of New England in Australia. Acram is the only female who has ever held the position of Professor in the history of Rural Science and Agriculture at UNE.
During her professional life, Acram has been honoured by a number of international and national research and teaching awards including "The Lecturer of The Year" in the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, the Japanese Prime Minister Senior Research Fellowship for Foreign Specialists, the prestigious Australian Award for University Teaching, the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists' prize, the Australian College of Educator and NSW Minister for Education and Training Quality Teaching Award, The International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology's award of excellence in research, the Flinders University Distinguished Alumnus and the President of Iran's highest Science and Technology Award of Excellence. She is the author of over 200 articles and author or editor of 8 books.
Acram is a highly experienced educator who is passionate about her job and feels privileged and honoured for the opportunity to be a university educator. Her philosophy underpins her teaching and research. She believes that education is not just about job skills but about teaching people to be good global citizens, is about building cohesive societies and is about caring for the environment and for each other.
Research interests
- In Vitro propogation and Plant Breeding
- Plant Biotechnology and Conservation of Germplasm
- Floriculture
- Postharvest Physiology of Australian Native Plants