David Cobon

Adjunct Associate Professor David Cobon operates within the Centre for Applied Climate Sciences (Operations) at the University of Southern Queensland, specializing in climate-agriculture interdependencies. His work bridges atmospheric science with practical agricultural applications across Australia and the Pacific region.

His educational credentials include a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) from Queensland and a Master of Rural Science (MRuralSc) from the University of New England (UNE), establishing foundational expertise in agricultural systems and climate dynamics.

Research focuses intensely on climate extremes and agricultural resilience through:

• Climatology of flash droughts and landfalling tropical cyclones over Australia
• Monsoon interactions between Indian and Australian summer systems
• Development of integrated climate-crop production models (sweet potato and coffee) for Queensland and Papua New Guinea
• Spatiotemporal analysis of climate change impacts on agricultural systems

As an active research supervisor, Cobon mentors graduate students in climate change science and agricultural modeling, with current projects targeting operational climate adaptation frameworks for vulnerable farming communities. His methodology emphasizes coupling climate process understanding with crop system simulations to address real-world production challenges.