Rate My Professor John Golding

John Golding is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, at the University of Newcastle. He earned his PhD in Postharvest Physiology from the University of Western Sydney and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) from the University of Adelaide. In his primary role as Principal Research Scientist with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, he leads the horticulture market access team at the Centre of Excellence for Market Access, located at the Central Coast Primary Industries Centre on the University of Newcastle's Ourimbah campus. Golding holds conjoint appointments at the University of Newcastle, where he co-supervises postgraduate students in horticulture, food science, and technology, and previously as Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania.

His research focuses on postharvest management of product quality and innovative market access solutions for horticultural crops, including citrus, blueberries, cherries, and other fruits and vegetables. Golding has authored or co-authored over 140 publications, including influential books such as 'Postharvest: An Introduction to the Physiology and Handling of Fruit and Vegetables' (2016, with R.B.H. Wills), 'Advances in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology' (2016, with R.B.H. Wills), and chapters on irradiation for market access (2020), non-thermal plasma treatments (2020), and 1-methylcyclopropene use in fruit storage (2017). Highly cited works include 'Application of 1-MCP and propylene to identify ethylene-dependent ripening processes in mature banana fruit' (1998, 611 citations) and 'Optimizing conditions for the extraction of catechins from green tea using hot water' (2011, 296 citations). With more than 8,600 citations on Google Scholar, his contributions have advanced postharvest biology, ethylene management, edible coatings, and phytosanitary treatments. He presents at national industry conferences and international events, including as an invited speaker at the 4th ISHS Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems (2017, Republic of Korea), and serves on scientific committees for International Society for Horticultural Science symposia.