Emeritus ProfessorDavid Cahill

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment

  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment
  • +61 3 522 71299 (Work)
  • Off-Campus (Home)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Interactions of plants with microorganisms, especially fungi and oomycetes

Mechanisms of plant disease resistance

Interactions of native plants with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Plant productivity in natural and agricultural systems

Use of nanoparticles in plant science

Knowledge Areas
Plant Biology

Plant Pathology

Agricultural Biotechnology

Agricultural Nanotechnology

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Smart foliage: imparting intelligence to synthetic leaves
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Zhao S,
    • Cahill D,
    • Li Q,
    • Bruggen BVD
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP230100307 - $250,000.00
  • GRANT
    Boosting photosynthetic efficiency using a plant nanobionics approach
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP220102729 - $234,775.77
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    TDA Golden Field IP Pty Ltd - $150,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Li-S Energy Pty Ltd - $450,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    DLG Battery Co. Ltd - $282,285.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Gelion Technologies Pty Ltd - $500,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Sustainable Energy Equities PTY LTD - $500,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Shoalhaven water Shoalhaven City Council - $180,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    LD ELECTRICAL
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Iondrive Technologies Pty Ltd - $1,082,284.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Global Nano Technology - $300,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    PowerStack Australia - $450,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    16 Jul 2021 - 15 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    Australian Wisdom Capital Group - $200,000.00
  • GRANT
    Protecting ecological diversity in the Otway Ranges from Phytophthora cinnamomi
    1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Barbara Wilson Pty Ltd as a trustee of The Wilson Family Trust - $90,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub in New Safe and Reliable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
    3 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Chen YI,
    • Gentle I,
    • Qiao S,
    • Bell J,
    • Guo Z
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs - IH200100035 - $5,000,000.00
  • GRANT
    Investigating chestnut rot in Castanea spp and its control in orchards of southeast Australia.
    15 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • David Cahill
    Premium Chestnuts Australia Co-operative Ltd - $60,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Seasol seaweed extract activation of plant defence through resistance priming
    1 Nov 2017 - 1 Nov 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • David Cahill
    Seasol International Pty Ltd - $140,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of Phytophthora cinnamomi at the Eumeralla Mountain Bike Park, Anglesea, Victoria
    12 Jun 2017 - 20 Jun 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1 - $3,900.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Seasol activation of plant defence in Arabidopsis - pilot study
    1 Jul 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • David Cahill
    Seasol International Pty Ltd - $10,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Screen Tea Tree Oil (TTO) as fungicide, testing 3 'products'
    18 Aug 2015 - 19 Aug 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • David Cahill
    Victorian Chemical Company Pty Ltd - $5,720.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sampling and analysis of the presence of Phytophthora cinnamomi at Cape Sir William Grant Wind Farm
    1 Apr 2015 - 30 Jun 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    Pacific Hydro Portland Wind Farm Pty Ltd - $6,670.00
  • GRANT
    Nanoassembling agrochemicals - a new paradigm in delivery for enviro-friendly crop treatment
    18 Jun 2014 - 20 Oct 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Boyd B,
    • Graham B,
    • Dong Y,
    • Hay P,
    • Cahill D
    ARC Linkage - Projects - LP130100903 - $90,000.00
  • GRANT
    Katherine Birrer CSIRO Scholarship - Low wax Australian cotton - reducing the scouring requirements of cotton fabric
    1 Apr 2014 - 31 Mar 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cahill D,
    • Birrer K
    CSIRO - $90,000.00
  • GRANT
    Bio-nanotechnology applications to improve plant productivity and ecosystems services.
    17 Nov 2013 - 19 Nov 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Toop T,
    • Parratt A,
    • Cahill D
    DIISR/AISRF Grant - AISRF/India-Australian Strategic Research Fund - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research - AISRF06641 - $56,280.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Piclorum Range Finding Experiment
    22 Oct 2013 - 28 Feb 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    Nufarm Australia Limited - $5,960.00