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delichen@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Research)
Chinese Academy of Sciences - The Institute of Soil Science
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Nanjing Agricultural University
ORCID

0000-0001-6767-1376

Prof Deli Chen

Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

345 Scholarly works
98 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Interface-activated coal tailings for coupled ammonia adsorption and potentially toxic metal complexation via Ag/TiO2 catalysis
    DOI: 10.1007/s44246-026-00276-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Synergistic adsorption of ammonia and cadmium on oxychar for sustainable remediation of water and soil
    DOI: 10.1007/s44246-025-00254-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A hybrid machine-learning and process-based regional crop modelling framework to improve rice production strategies under data constraints
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2026.111885
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nitrogen Losses, Trade-Offs, and Mitigation Potential in Global Sugarcane Cropping Systems
    DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.70147
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilisers in the Grains Industry: An Opportunity to Reduce GHG Emissions and Increase NUE
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Quantifying the Impacts of Nitrogen Use and Developing Sustainable Agricultural Nitrogen Management Strategies in Laos Rice-Based Farming Systems
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Research Hub for Innovative Nitrogen Fertilisers and Inhibitors
Deli Chen

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Molecular Determinants of Efficacy: A Mechanistic Overview of Fertilizer Synergists
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6c03934
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nitrification inhibitors in agroecosystems: what we know, what we don’t and why it matters
    DOI: 10.1007/s11368-026-04406-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    An Increasing Misalignment Between Crop Distribution and Environmental Resources Under Climate Change in China
    DOI: 10.1002/advs.202516290
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sustainable nitrogen management in paddy fields: Synergistic effects of deep fertilization and urease inhibitors on ammonia volatilization and associated soil microbiome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2026.110297
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Soil organic nitrogen rather than fertilizer drives dinitrogen losses in flooded rice systems
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2603983123
  • 2026

    Other

    The use of slant-path FTIR techniques to measure gaseous N loss in Australian dryland wheat following urea/urease inhibitors fertilizers application
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-15845

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    From Sugarcane to Reef: Ammonia Emission, Deposition and Mitigation
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Enhancing Australian Sugarcane Nitrogen Use Efficiency: Quantifying Loss Pathways and Evaluating Novel Dual Inhibitor Effectiveness

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