Emma Mace is a Principal Research Scientist and
Adjunct Professor in the QAAFI/UQ partnership for sorghum molecular genetics
located at DAFF’s Hermitage Research Facility. Emma’s nomination in the
Innovation category is in recognition for her outstanding contributions in crop
improvements which provide major benefits to both the grains and intensive
livestock industries in Queensland. That Emma achieved two scientific
papers in the world’s premier scientific journal Nature Communications,
shows that her peers worldwide also consider her work to be outstanding and of
considerable significance to this field of research.
