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Sharon McGavin

Data Analyst - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre

Biography

Sharon completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic) in 1999 through Canterbury University, NZ, and later a Bachelor of Science (Zoology & Archaeology) through UNE. Following several manufacturing roles, she worked for CSIRO agriculture in Townsville, which among other projects included GIS, data analysis and fieldwork for GPS cattle collar and methane laser trials. She joined AARSC in 2022 where she is working on AgriFutures projects developing remote sensing based decision support tools for the rice industry. She is also studying towards a PhD on the thermal biology of blossom bats.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.