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Assoc Prof Thomas Banhazi

Name :	Assoc Prof Thomas Banhazi
Position :	Principal Scientist
Section :	Office of Research National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
Office :	Z2 111
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1191
Extension :	1191
E-mail :
Qualifications :	GDipAg, PhD Adelaide

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Languages

Language	Accredited Translator	Proficiency Levels *N/A = not available
		Speaking	Reading	Writing
HUN	No

Professional Memberships

• Chair and Vice-Chair of the "Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture (SEAg)" (2007-on going)
• President of the "CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering) - "Farm buildings, Equipment, Structures and Environment" expert group – Section II.
• Vice-Chair of the "CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering) –working group "Image Analysis for Agricultural Processes and Products "
• Executive and Technical Board member of the "CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural Engineering)
• Executive Board member of the “International Society for Animal Hygiene”
• Member of the "European Society of Agricultural Engineers"

Professional Affiliations

• Guest editor of the special issues of the ‘Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering’ featuring Agricultural Engineering articles (in 2008 and 2011)
• Member of Editorial Board of the “International Journal of Agricultural Engineering”
• Member of Editorial Board for CIGR E-Journal
• Guest editor of the special issues of the ‘Biosystems Engineering’
• Editor of Wageningen Academic Press (WAP) book on ‘Livestock housing

Research Interests

• Animal housing
• Air quality and ventilation issues
• Management of thermal environment in livestock buildings
• Precision Livestock farming
• Image analysis in Agriculture
• Instrumentation & sensor technologies

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

1. Banhazi T.M., M. Tscharke, W. M. Ferdous, C. Saunders and S-H. Lee (2011) Improved image analysis based system to reliably predict the live weight of pigs on farm: Preliminary results Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering 8 (2) 107-119
2. Banhazi T.M., B. Lewis and M. Tscharke (2011) The development and commercialisation aspects of a practical feed intake measurement instrumentation to be used in livestock buildings Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering 8 (2) 131-138
3. Banhazi T.M., Scott P., Rutley D.L., Blanes-Vidal V. and Pitchford W.S. (2011) Air exchanges and indoor carbon dioxide concentration in Australian piggery buildings: effect of housing and management factors. Biosystems Engineering 110 (3) 272-279
4. Banhazi, T. M., H. Lehr, J. L. Black, H. Crabtree, P. Schofield, M. Tscharke and D. Berckmans (2012) Precision Livestock Farming: An international review of scientific and commercial aspects. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 5(3): 1-9

Most notable :
7. Banhazi T.M. and J. L. Black (2009) Precision Livestock Farming: A suite of electronic systems to ensure the application of best practice management on livestock farms Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering 7(1) 1-14

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years