Dr Tshewang Dorji
Research Officer - School of Agriculture
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
College of Science
Tshewang Dorji (DORJI) is a Researcher at the University of Adelaide, Waite Campus. He completed his PhD in Plant Ecology and Grazing at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, earning the Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He also holds a M.Sc. degree in Natural Environmental Studies from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Forestry from India, giving him a strong foundation in environmental science.
Since 2021, Dorji has been contributing to DAFF-funded projects at the University of Adelaide, including the Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Project and Climate-Smart Agriculture Programs. His current research focuses on the role of novel annual pasture legume species and sustainable management practices in improving farming systems and building climate resilience across mixed farms in southern Australia.
Prior to joining the University of Adelaide, Dorji worked as a Biosecurity Researcher with South Australia’s Biosecurity Division, where he focused on protecting native plants and animals from threats such as invasive species and climate change. He began his career as a Forestry Officer with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Government of Bhutan, leading major projects in forestry and wildlife conservation, ecological restoration, ecosystem services, forest carbon and climate change.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Award | Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Dornan, T. N., Dorji, T., Chhetri, Y., Chilton, D., Delean, S., Keneally, C., . . . Brookes, J. (2026). Elevation, aspect, and climate shape blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) biomass and carbon dynamics in the Bhutanese Himalayas. Global Ecology and Conservation, 65, e03995. |
| 2025 | Philp, J. N. M., Chanphengsay, A., Vilay, B., Cheng, M., Phengvilaysouk, A., Phengsavanh, P., . . . Denton, M. D. (2025). Supplementation with potassium and sulfur is necessary for sustaining productivity in perennial tropical forage grasses on sandy soil. Plant and Soil, 518(2), 1469-1486. |
| 2023 | Dorji, T., Jayasingha Ellakkala Appuhamilage, R. M. J., Bird, P. L., Huang, N., O’Connor, T. W., Patel, K. K., . . . Taggart, P. L. (2023). Optimising the Delivery of RHDV to Rabbits for Biocontrol: An Experimental Evaluation of Two Novel Methods of Virus Delivery. Viruses, 15(9), 1-15. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2020 | Dorji, T., Facelli, J. M., Norbu, T., Delean, S., & Brookes, J. D. (2020). Tree shelters facilitate brown oak seedling survival and establishment in a grazing-dominant forest of Bhutan, Eastern Himalaya. Restoration Ecology, 28(5), 1145-1157. Scopus10 WoS9 |
| 2019 | Dorji, T., Brookes, J. D., Facelli, J. M., Sears, R. R., Norbu, T., Dorji, K., . . . Baral, H. (2019). Socio-Cultural Values of Ecosystem Services from Oak Forests in the Eastern Himalaya. Sustainability, 11(8), 20 pages. Scopus66 WoS50 |
| 2018 | Sears, R. R., Choden, K., Dorji, T., Dukpa, D., Phuntsho, S., Rai, P. B., . . . Baral, H. (2018). Bhutan's forests through the framework of ecosystem services: Rapid assessment in three forest types. Forests, 9(11), 13 pages. Scopus17 WoS13 |
| 2017 | Wangdi, N., Om, K., Thinley, C., Drukpa, D., Dorji, T., Darabant, A., . . . Gratzer, G. (2017). Climate Change in Remote Mountain Regions: A Throughfall-Exclusion Experiment to Simulate Monsoon Failure in the Himalayas. Mountain Research and Development, 37(3), 294-309. Scopus7 WoS4 |
| 2015 | Covey, K., Carroll, C. J. W., Duguid, M. C., Dorji, K., Dorji, T., Tashi, S., . . . Ashton, M. (2015). Developmental dynamics following selective logging of an evergreen oak forest in the Eastern Himalaya, Bhutan: Structure, composition, and spatial pattern. Forest Ecology and Management, 336, 163-173. Scopus21 WoS16 |
| 2015 | Dorji, T. (2015). BREAKING THE STONE: OVERCOMING SEED DORMANCY AND SEEDLING EMERGENCE OF THE RARE ZIZIPHUS BUDHENSIS IN BHUTAN HIMALAYAS. Environmental Science, Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences. |
| 2015 | Dorji, T. (2015). Grazing Effects on the Easily Measurable Plant Functional Traits of Quercus semecarpifolia Sm. Seedlings. The Indian Forester. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dorji, T. (2020). Himalayan forests: resource for rural livelihood, massive carbon sink and indicators of changing climate. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). |
| 2020 | Dornan, T. (2020). Accumulating Carbon at Altitude: Blue Pine and Climate in the Bhutanese Himalaya. (The University of Adelaide). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Dorji, T., Tenzin, K., Dukpa, D., Stoffel, M., Norbu, T., Facelli, J. M., & Brookes, J. (2026). Unlocking 639 years of summer monsoon rainfall variability in the Bhutan Himalayas using tree-ring records. DOI |
| Project title | Grant amount | Period | Funding body | Partner Investigators |
| Pasture diversification and management to promote climate resistance and resilience | $5,461,430 | 2023 - 2028 | DAFF | Jenkins, Denton, Biala, Collins, Revell, Singh, Price, Zhou |
| Pasture Optimization for Drought Solutions | $ 809,068 | 2022-2024 | DAFF | Denton, Philp, Lee, Peck, Humphries, Cavagnaro, Pitchford, Koopman |
| Restoration of Himalayan old growth forest through science-society interactions | $105,130 | 2017-2020 | FERI, KFS, CBD | Norbu, Lama, Chhetri, Thinley |
| Climate change adaptation potentials of forests in Bhutan – building human capacities and knowledge base (BC-CAP). | € 2,100,000 | 2013-2016 | Austria-Bhutan | Gratzer, Darabant, Tenzin, Wangda, Chhetri |
| Valuing ecosystem services from Eastern Himalayan Forests- Sloping land in Transition Project (SLANT) | € 104,380 | 2016-2019 | CIFOR | Baral, Norbu, Chhetri, Zangmo, Sears, Wangmo, |
| Floristic similarities and comparisons between Japan and Bhutan Himalayas. | ¥ 900,000 | 2014 | JASSO | Fukuda, Chhetri |
| Conservation of native oak forests in Bhutan Himalayas. | £ 5000 | 2013-2014 | Rufford Grants | Norbu, Lama, Thinley, Gurung |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Callitris columellaris holds the key to the recent climate history of the Flinders Ranges | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Full Time | Luke Vial |
| 2019 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Accumulating Carbon at Altitude: Blue Pine and Climate in the Bhutanese Himalaya | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Full Time | Tyler Dornan |
| 2012 - 2014 | Co-Supervisor | SUCCESSION AND GROWTH OF BLUE PINE TREES AFTER FOREST FIRE IN BHUTAN HIMALAYAS | NOIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | M.Sc Environmental Science | Master | Part Time | NIMA DEMA |
| 2012 - 2014 | Co-Supervisor | Forest Resources Utilization in Community Forests and their impact On Community Livelihoods and Forest Conservation | Noida International University | M.Sc. Environmental Sciences | Master | Part Time | Tshering Lham |
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