Dr Ando Radanielson

Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Low carbon rice

Dr Ando Mariot Radanielson is a senior scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with expertise in climate change adaptation and mitigation. She is currently leading a project on reducing methane emissions from rice, the REMET Rice project aiming to advance the understanding of processes and mechanisms of methane emissions from rice systems to inform the design of low carbon rice systems with positive outcomes towards sustainability. Ando is a PhD graduate from SupAgro Institute in Montpellier, France on integrative plant biology and an adjunct senior lecturer of the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba in agricultural systems modeling. She has more than a decade of experience in cropping systems modeling and has contributed to different advancements of the agricultural system modeling platform APSIM and ORYZA v3 for climate adaptation. Ando has pioneered different initiatives supporting the education of the next generation of agricultural scientists and their access to opportunities for professional and personal growth such as women in STEM mentorship, seed grant program, student supervisions and crop modelling training program.