Currently undertaking research on Blackleg, a disease that affects canola crops in Australia, Ms Susie Sprague has found that CSIRO is a great place for PhD students to begin their scientific career.

Mr Rene van der Sluijs is a textile researcher who speaks the language of quality in English, Dutch, German and Afrikaans.

Mr Aljoy Abarquez is working in the practical adoption of forest science in global development.

Dr Jonathan Anderson is investigating the interactions of plants with fungal diseases and insect pests.

Dr John Angus is conducting research into the nitrogen requirements of crop plants.

Dr Senthold Asseng uses simulation modeling to analyse dynamic interactions between crops, soils and the atmosphere.

Dr Michael Ayliffe aims to improve rust resistance in cereals by using transgenic (gene technology) approaches.

Dr Brian Baltunis is a Research Scientist investigating forest genetics in radiata pine.

Dr Michael Bange develops decision support tools to assist cotton farm management.

Dr Jose Maria Barrero is investigating seed dormancy as a way to reduce pre-harvest sprouting in wheat, a serious problem in agriculture.

Dr Jens Berger is investigating chickpea and lupin adaptation from an ecogeographic perspective.

Mr David Boden provides advice on site preparation and tree species most suited to re-introducing biodiversity in closed mines.

Dr Graham Bonnett is researching sugarcane to help breed better sugarcane varieties with increased sucrose.

Dr Paul Boss is researching how grape genotype, environment and management affects wine flavour and aroma.

Dr Michael Braunack is undertaking research on cotton farming systems to improve resource use efficiency.

Mr Jeremy Brawner is working on developing genetic evaluation and propagation systems for production forests

Dr Linda Broadhurst aims to improve the restoration of Australia's highly degraded landscapes.

Dr Jeremy Burdon, Chief of CSIRO Plant Industry, is an evolutionary biologist with particular interest in plant-microbe interactions.

Mr David Bush's research focuses on the interaction of genotypes with environments and development of products such as untreated, naturally durable timber for use in viticulture and agriculture.

Dr Christine Cargill is the Curator of the cryptogam section of the Australian National Herbarium and leads research into the taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny of hornworts and liverworts.

Dr Rosanne Casu researches sugarcane genomics to investigate genes involved in sugar production and storage.

Dr Sukumar Chakraborty researches wheat diseases including head blight and crown rot.

Dr Scott Chapman is improving crop adaptation via genetics and physiology through the development of improved breeding methods.

Dr Greg Constable is a leader in cotton research, investigating plant breeding, genetically modified cotton varieties, higher yield management packages, improved sustainability and reducing insecticide use.