
Dr Thomas Lines
Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
As a researcher, with a background in chemical engineering and biotechnology, I get excited about all applications of science.
I completed my PhD at Monash University, where I investigated the impact of high CO2 concentrations on algal growth and photosynthesis.
After my PhD I was part of a group exploring physiological changes that occurred in the groundbreaking, long-term experimental evolution project, started by Richard Lenski 30 years ago!
I currently work as a research fellow at The University of Adelaide, exploring how cultivating plants under grapevines might be used to improve yield and soil quality. We're developing a better way of managing vineyards that reduces herbicide use, while improving profitability.
Into the future I hope to continue developing sustainable agricultural practices, with the goal of having large, real world impacts.
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Education
Date Institution name Country Title Monash University Australia PhD Adelaide University Australia Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Adelaide University Australia Bachelor of Biotechnology -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Marks, J. N. J., Lines, T. E. P., Penfold, C., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2022). Cover crops and carbon stocks: How under-vine management influences SOC inputs and turnover in two vineyards. Science of the Total Environment, 831, 11 pages.
2022 Marshall, D. J., Malerba, M., Lines, T., Sezmis, A. L., Hasan, C. M., Lenski, R. E., & McDonald, M. J. (2022). Long-term experimental evolution decouples size and production costs in <i>Escherichia coli</i>.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(21), e2200713119.
2020 Posselt, M., McIntyre, H., Ngcanga, M., Lines, T., & Procter, N. (2020). The mental health status of asylum seekers in middle- to high-income countries: a synthesis of current global evidence.. British medical bulletin, 134(1), 4-20.
Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC42020 Lines, T., Orr, P., & Beardall, J. (2020). Elevated co₂ has differential effects on five species of microalgae from a sub‐tropical freshwater lake: possible implications for phytoplankton species composition. Journal of Phycology, 57(1), 324-334.
Scopus1 WoS12018 Lines, T., & Beardall, J. (2018). Carbon acquisition characteristics of six microalgal species isolated from a subtropical reservoir: potential implications for species succession. Journal of Phycology, 54(5), 599-607.
Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC12017 Ji, M., Greening, C., Vanwonterghem, I., Carere, C. R., Bay, S. K., Steen, J. A., . . . Ferrari, B. C. (2017). Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil. Nature, 552(7685), 400-403.
Scopus132 WoS130 Europe PMC80
Wine Australia's Incubator Initiative 2019 - Under vine weed control in the limestone coast.
Foundations in Plant Science (FIPS) guest lecturer of the 2020 - Covid edition series on plant nutrient uptake and usage.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Co-Supervisor Sustaining viticulture: How under-vine (sp. Vitis vinifera) cover crops affect arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, soil organic carbon composition and soil carbon stocks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joseph Nicholas John Marks -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Viticulture and soil ecology The University of Adelaide Honours Full Time Benjamin Hayward -
Mentoring
Date Topic Location Name 2021 - 2021 Temperature effects of cover crops in vineyards The University of Adelaide FIPS 2021 students 2020 - 2021 Foundations in Plant Science The University of Adelaide Hien Minh Vu, Zachary Rogers, Jonathan Ward, Michael Lyons, Elka Parsons
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Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2020 - ongoing Limestone Coast Grape and Wine Council Research Scientific research Australia
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