Felipe Castro Urrea

Felipe Castro Urrea is a Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Agriculture at The University of Western Australia. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Breeding - Genetics (2025) and a Master of Agricultural Science - Genetics and Breeding (2020). His research focuses on accelerating genetic gain in crops like field peas and canola through genomic analysis, optimal contribution selection, and multivariate modeling.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Crop Breeding - Genetics), The University of Western Australia (2025)
• Master of Agricultural Science (Genetics and Breeding), The University of Western Australia (2020)
• Agricultural Engineer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2014)

Felipe's research integrates genetic and phenotypic data to improve selection accuracy for low-heritability traits in field peas and spring canola. His work emphasizes yield stability, stem wall thickness imaging via tomography, and leveraging correlated traits for breeding efficiency. Recent publications highlight applications of genomic selection, mixed models, and optical coherence tomography in crop improvement.

Felipe's collaborations span institutions like Figshare (for datasets) and Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG, which funded his PhD project (2021-2024) on accelerating genetic gain in field peas. He also contributes to datasets related to plant structural analysis and breeding metrics.