Aiming Qi

Modelling crop growth and development. Using remote sensing to help crop management

I am an accomplished crop growth modeller and data analyst. I have practical and research experience at academia/agriculture industry interfaces. I am particularly numerate and have the ability to transform raw data into meaningful information and new knowledge. I have a broad range of technical expertise in data analysis, mathematical modelling, data management, computer programming, geographic information systems (GIS) and conducting field and controlled environment experiments. I am capable of achieving research goals and I enthusiastically foster multidisciplinary collaborations. I learn rapidly and constantly track and update my knowledge in my current research field and in IT. I am friendly, reliable and a good team player.

I acted as an academic supervisor of PhD, MSc and BSc graduates. I provided advice and guidance on quantitative data analyses and computer programming with FORTRAN and Visual Basic to both academic colleagues and postgraduates. I worked in tandem with other research scientists to develop various scientific programmes. While at the University of Reading, I was responsible for assisting postgraduates from developing countries to improve their skills in Word-processing (Word and WordPerfect), Spreadsheet (Excel and Quattro Pro), Computer plotting (SigmaPlot, Fig. P and Freelance), data presentation (PowerPoint), data management (dBase and Access) and using statistics packages (e.g. GENSTAT, SAS). At Broom’s Barn, I have been responsible for colleagues in analyzing experimental data, particularly in the areas of mathematical modelling and multivariate data analysis.