The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture (Centre for Plant Success) is a research centre that combines plant science, mathematics, genetics, agriculture, and law to learn more about what makes plants successful in different environments. The Centre aims to develop new, more effective ways of solving persistent problems in plant science by predicting and improving plant performance in diverse environments.[1] Using quantitative and computational methods the Centre for Plant Success will link gene networks with traits to help address the problems of food security and climate change.[2]
Awarded $35 million in funding by the ARC in 2020, the Centre is planned to run for seven years with Professor Christine Beveridge from The University of Queensland as the Centre Director.[3]
The Centre for Plant Success is a collaboration between five Australian Universities - The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, Queesland University of Technology, Monash University and Western Sydney University. Other collaborators and partners include:
The Centre for Plant Success has 17 Chief Investigators, and over 150 other members (Postdoctoral Researchers, Associate Investigators, Partner Investigators, Students and Staff).
| Centre Director | Christine Beveridge | The University of Queensland |
| Deputy Director and UQ Node Leader | Mark Cooper | The University of Queensland |
| Chief Operating Officer | David Tomlins | The University of Queensland |
| Chief Investigator and UTas Node Leader | Tim Brodribb | University of Tasmania |
| Chief Investigator and QUT Node Leader | Peter Waterhouse | Queensland University of Technology |
| Chief Investigator and Monash Node Leader | John Bowman | Monash University |
| Chief Investigator and WSU Node Leader | Ian Wright | Western Sydney University |
| Chief Investigator | Kevin Burrage | Queensland University of Technology |
| Diane Donovan | The University of Queensland | |
| Eloise Foo | University of Tasmania | |
| Graeme Hammer | The University of Queensland | |
| Robert Henry | The University of Queensland | |
| Barbara Holland | University of Tasmania | |
| David Jordan | The University of Queensland | |
| Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos | The University of Queensland | |
| Brad Sherman | The University of Queensland | |
| Steve Smith | University of Tasmania | |
| Jim Weller | University of Tasmania |