Dr Jenny Ekman
BHortSci (Hons), PhD in postharvest physiology, Research Scientist
Dr Ekman is a postharvest physiologist and communicator who works to maximise produce freshness and value while minimising supply chain losses. She is passionate about applying science to improve commercial and consumer outcomes.
Dr Ekman has more than 20 years’ horticultural research experience in Australia, USA and the Philippines. She has led research projects on food safety, fruit-fly management, broccoli, chestnuts and vegetables, and is developing a definitive postharvest manual and app for the Australian vegetable industry. She has worked extensively in fruit physiology, completing projects funded by HAL, RIRDC and ACIAR.
Dr Ekman has excellent writing and communication skills and is an effective translator of scientific language into information readily understood and used by growers. You can read her work in the PotatoLink magazine where she delivers the technical content found inside the pages.
