James Kelly

James Kelly is a Graduate Research Assistant at the School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia. He specializes in phenomics and chemometric approaches in wheat research, with a focus on dough quality analysis and grain quality control using FTIR spectroscopy.

• Research Interests: Wheat, Phenomics, Chemometrics, Spectroscopy, Plant Breeding, Field Trials, Plant Imaging.

His 2025 publication in Food Chemistry demonstrates the application of FTIR spectroscopy and chemometrics for rapid wheat flour quality assessment, reflecting his expertise in integrating spectroscopic data with computational methods for agricultural and food science challenges.

In his current role, he leads phenomics-based field research campaigns, contributing to advancements in wheat quality evaluation through non-destructive analytical techniques.