Dr Thomas Lines
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences
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 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.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 Lines, T., Orr, P., & Beardall, J. (2020). Elevated co
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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.
2018 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.
Scopus7 WoS7 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.
Scopus88 WoS90 Europe PMC56
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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