简介

Senthold Asseng joined the faculty of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department in late 2010. Asseng is well known for his modeling expertise, organizational ability, and program leadership. Asseng comes to Florida from his work as Science Coordinator of the Western Australia's Climate Adaptation Program, a multi-million dollar research program which coordinates the activities of researchers at the University of Western Australia (Perth), Murdoch University (Perth), Curtin University (Perth), the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The Western Australia Climate Adaptation Program (CAP) is comparable to programs that Jim Jones established in Florida, including the Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC) and the Florida Climate Institute (FCI). Both CAP and the SECC are regional centers which have the goal of delivering the latest in climate science, resources, and predictions to agricultural producers. With this information, producers can plan better for upcoming seasons.