Paul Melloy
Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Melloy is a Senior Research Scientist and agroecological modeller with nine years of post-PhD experience applying mechanistic plant disease models and digital spatial platforms to improve integrated pest management and food security. Based in Brisbane and currently at CSIRO, he builds decision-support tools that translate climate-driven pathogen dynamics into actionable guidance for farmers across landscapes. His work spans mechanistic spore-dispersal models and disease-specific tools (e.g., PowderyMildewMBM, YellowSpotWM) developed during postdoctoral roles, combining field trials, regulatory testing, and diagnostics. Known for bridging lab, field and modelling workflows, he leverages deep plant pathology expertise to make complex epidemiology practical for agricultural outcomes. Notably, his career threads early hands-on diagnostics of Panama disease and long-term contributions to landscape-scale digital platforms, reflecting a rare mix of molecular, field and computational skills.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at The University of QueenslandBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Griffith University
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (27)
r-package10
weather-data10
r9
meteorology9
stable9
weather9
knitr9
rmarkdown9
data-visualisation8
data-wrangling8
simulate8
simulation7
data-visualization7
weather-api6
api-client5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
PaulMelloy/MotorcycleFuelEfficiency
May 2021 - Jun 2026
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
PaulMelloy/cercospoRa
Feb 2023 - Jan 2026
A R package for determining the timing of Cercospora beticola epidemics in sugar beet
Contributions:2 releases, 3 reviews, 30 PRs in 2 years 11 months
rr-package
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