Yvette is a specialist in multi-model data fusion who is dedicated to (i) identifying strategies that will deliver better student learning outcomes in STEM education, and (ii) researching agtech solutions to help agricultural industries increase profits with a smaller environmental footprint under challenging climates. 

Currently, Yvette holds positions as Director of AgTAC (Agriculture, Technology and Adoption Centre) and Professor in Data Science at James Cook University.

Previous positions include Climate Impacts Scientist (CSIRO), Associate Dean Graduate Research Studies (JCU), Focus Area Chair for Agricultural Weather and Climate Services (World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva) and Associate Editor for the Journal of Agronomy for Sustainable Development.

Teaching

• MA2830: Data Visualisation (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• MA3405: Statistical Data Mining for Big Data (Level 3; CNS & TSV)
• MA5405: Data Mining (Level 5; TSV)
• SC1102: Modelling Natural Systems (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• SC1109: Modelling Natural Systems-Advanced (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• SC2202: Quantitative Methods in Science (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• SC5202: Quantitative Methods in Science (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Statistics (4905)
• Agriculture, land and farm management (3002)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Industrial crops (2606)

Awards

• 2014 - Office for Learning and Teaching Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning.
• 2014 - JCU Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning.
• 2008 - Sugar Research and Development Award for outstanding research contributions to the Australian sugar industry.

Memberships

• 2020 - Standing Committee for Agricultural Services in the World Meteorological Organisation to review and update standards on drought and agrometeorological services across agricultural value chains including fisheries.
• 2015 - Expert Team Leader, World Meteorological Organisation (Weather and Climate Extremes and Agricultural Industry Needs)
• 2011 - Invited speaker to address the 12th African-Caribbean-Pacific Island Ministerial Conference on Climate Resilience of Sugarcane Production Systems.
• 2010 to 2022 - Associate Editor: Agonomy for Sustainable Development
• 2018 to 2019 - World Meteorological Focus Area Chair for ‘Weather and Climate Services for Agriculture'.

Other

• 2014 - Delivered the Last Lecture for James Cook University

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Biggs J, Everingham Y, Skocaj D, Schroeder B, Sexton J and Thorburn P (2021) The potential for refining nitrogen fertiliser management through accounting for climate impacts: an exploratory study for the Tully region. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170.
• Dias H, Inman-Bamber G, Sentelhas P, Everingham Y, Bermejo R and Christodoulou D (2021) High-yielding sugarcane in tropical Brazil - integrating field experimentation and modelling approach for assessing variety performances. Field Crops Research, 274.
• Dias H, Sentelhas P, Inman-Bamber G and Everingham Y (2021) Sugarcane yield future scenarios in Brazil as projected by the APSIM-Sugar model. Industrial Crops and Products, 171.
• Dias H, Inman-Bamber G, Everingham Y, Sentelhas P, Bermejo R and Christodoulou D (2020) Traits for canopy development and light interception by twenty-seven Brazilian sugarcane varieties. Field Crops Research, 249.
• schepen a, Everingham Y and wang q (2020) An improved workflow for calibration and downscaling of GCM climate forecasts for agricultural applications – a case study on prediction of sugarcane yield in Australia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 291.
• schepen A, Everingham Y and wang q (2020) On the joint calibration of multivariate seasonal climate forecasts from GCMs. Monthly Weather Review, 148 (1). pp. 437-456
• Sexton J, Everingham Y, Donald D, Staunton S and White R (2020) Investigating the identification of atypical sugarcane using NIR analysis of online mill data. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 168.
• Wang E, Attard S, Linton A, McGlinchey M, Xiang W, Philippa B and Everingham Y (2020) Development of a closed-loop irrigation system for sugarcane farms using the Internet of Things. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 172.

Conference Papers

• Sexton J, Melville B, Schepen A, Philippa B, Attard S, Davis M and Everingham Y (2022) Opticane: an irrigation and weather support tool. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. In: ASSCT 2022: 43rd Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 18-22 April 2022, Mackay, QLD, Australia
• Sharp C, Schepen A, Das S and Everingham Y (2021) Geostatistical merging of weather radar data with a sparse rain gauge network in Queensland. Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. In: MODSIM 2021: 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 5-10 December 2021, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Stringer J, Skocaj D, Rigby A, Olayemi M, Everingham Y and Sexton J (2019) Productivity performance of climatological sub-regions within the Tully mill area. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. In: ASSCT 2019: 41st Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 30 April - 3 May 2019, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
• Wang E, Attard S, McGlinchey M, Xiang W, Philippa B, Linton A and Everingham Y (2019) Smarter irrigation scheduling in the sugarcane farming system using the Internet of Things. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. In: ASSCT 2019: 41st Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 30 April - 3 May 2019, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 99+ research outputs authored by Prof Yvette Everingham from 1996 onwards.

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Current

• Searching for Pulsating Stars in the Gap Between the SPB and d Scuti Domains Through Machine Learning and Data Mining Techniques (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Using Weather Radars to Inform Data-Driven Irrigation Practices (Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Harnessing seasonal GCM forecasts for crop yield forecasting through multivariate forecast post-processing methods (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Statistical data mining algorithms for optimising analysis of spectroscopic data from on-line NIR mill systems (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• The non-invasive assessment of avocado maturity and quality (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Benthic irradiance in the Great Barrier Reef: model, spatiotemporal patterns, and index of water quality (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)

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