Virginia Anne Nichols

Title

Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Primary affiliation

Virginia Anne Nichols

Areas of expertise

  • Cropping systems
  • Agronomy
  • Perennial grains
  • Cover crops
  • Weed ecology
  • Decision Modelling
  • Data feminism
  • Agroecology

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Research

My research seeks to understand how we can design cropping systems to most efficiently leverage and support ecological processes. I am currently working to investigate the potential role of alternative growth habits and cropping patterns (plus-quam annuals, perennial grains, nurse crops) in promoting resource use efficiency and ecological benefits. I rely on field experiments, data science, models, and collaborators (scientists, farmers, bakers) to help me work. 

Teaching activities

I currently co-teach a week-long PhD course on the cropping systems model APSIM, and teach modules on cropping systems science and ecological weed management for Bachelor and Master students. 

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