11月10日至12日，由西北民族大学主办的“畜禽遗传资源与畜牧业高质量发展国际学术研讨会”在兰州顺利举行。Grassland Research执行编辑、兰州大学萃英讲席教授、新西兰梅西大学名誉教授Cory Matthew应邀参会。

Cory教授在会上作题为“Farm system evolution on New Zealand Hill Country sheep and beef farms,1980-2010”的学术汇报，分享了新西兰牛羊农场系统30年间的演变情况，并向大家推介了Grassland Research。

本次研讨会的成功举办，为促进畜遗传资源与畜牧业高质量发展的国际交流与合作提供了平台，有助于推动我国畜牧业持续健康发展。

Cory Matthew教授，现任梅西大学名誉教授、兰州大学教授、草业科学领域国际期刊Grassland Research执行编辑。Cory Matthew教授是新西兰著名的草地农业科学家，长期从事草地动态及草地植物生理生态学研究，并具有丰富的农学相关知识。他在放牧条件下多年生黑麦草地上与地下部分的关系及动态，光合作用与植物产量的关系等方面，取得了诸多成果，并应用于生产。

Biographical:
Born 16 March, 1951, Te Kuiti, New Zealand.
Married to Judith Ronwyn (deceased 2022)
3 children: Joanna (b. 1979), Kristy (b. 1980), Sarah (b. 1983)
Education:
1994 PhD (Agronomy) Massey University (Root and tiller dynamics of Perennial Ryegrass Swards);
1984 BAgrSci (1st Class Hons; leading student)
1974 Diploma in Theology, Melbourne College of Divinity
1974 Three Year Diploma, Bible College of New Zealand
1970 Dip. Sheep Farming (Distinction; Joint leading student), Massey University
1966 University Entrance (King’s College, Auckland)

ResearchGate Statistics March 2023:
H-index 33; Citations 3559.

Career overview:
1967 – 1971 Sheep farmer, Te Kuiti New Zealand (With Diploma Study at Massey University);
1972 – 1974 Volunteer Service Abroad placement as a teaching staff member at Kabuloh Farm Institute, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia;
1975 – 1977 Theological study, Bible College of New Zealand with external examinations from Melbourne College of Divinity;
1978 – 1980 Farmhand/technician, DSIR Grasslands, Palmerston North and completed 1st year B Agr Sci with part-time study at Massey University;
1981 – 1982 Full time study and completion of 2nd – 4th year B Agr Sci (Hons);
1984 – 2003 Junior Lecturer / Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Agronomy Department, Massey University (With part time PhD study 1986 – 1993);
2004 – 2016 Associate Professor in Pasture Science, Massey University;
2017 – 2018 Professor in Agronomy Massey University (Retired 31/12/2018);
2019 – 2022 Nursing care of partner;
2019 – present Honorary Research Fellow, School of Agriculture & Environment, College of Sciences, Massey University;
2023 – present Professor, Lanzhou University.

Languages:
English (Native speaker); Bahasa Malaysia (Basic reading and spoken); French (Basic reading and spoken with 100-level Massey course pass to support scientific collaboration); Chinese (Beginner spoken/reading/writing with 100-level Massey course pass to support scientific collaboration); New Testament Greek (Basic reading).

Professional Profile (Research & Scholarship):
Professor Matthew was employed at Massey University in 1984 as a Junior Lecturer in Agronomy and worked there for 35 years, retiring in 2018 as professor. He is a pasture agronomist with a national and international profile, specialising in pasture plant ecophysiology, but with professional versatility. Within New Zealand he was aligned with the forage plant improvement industry with major interests in understanding factors determining pasture shoot populations, perennial ryegrass water use efficiency, Epichlo?endophyte impact on ryegrass performance use of metabolic energy budgeting to optimise farm systems output and a collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on aspects of environmental pollution. His professional contacts have included leading scientists in his field in UK, France, Germany, USA, China, Brazil and Argentina. He has published approximately 100 journal papers, co-authored approximately 10 book chapters, delivered some 50 industry conference papers within New Zealand and 25 international conference papers, and edited a special issue of Agriculture, ‘Forage plant Ecophysiology’. He was chief supervisor to 14 PhD and a number of Masters and Honours students. Professor Matthew delivered the Levy Oration at the 2018 New Zealand Grassland Association conference.

Undergraduate Teaching:
Professor Matthew typically contributed to the teaching of 7–10 undergraduate courses each calendar year with positive student feedback and a student-voted Faculty Best Teacher award in 2011. He produced a number of enduring on-line teaching resources for students including ‘Grassview – the form and function of grass’

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