Peter McKeown is a Lecturer in Plant and AgriBiosciences at the University of Galway and is the coordinator of the award-winning MastersProgram on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (MScCCAFS; www.universityofgalway.ie/ccafs).His background is in plant science, especially in genetics and epigenetics of plant reproduction and seed development, with interests in agricultural biodiversity, plant genetic resources and climate impacts on crops. He read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge before studying for an MSc in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology from the John Innes Centre, UK, and PhD in plant cell biology; he was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Galway Centre of Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) in 2016. He also coordinates 1st year plant science teaching and is a member of the School of Biological amp; Chemical Sciences Athena Swan Working Group; he was elected to Academic Council in 2018. Peter was the local coordinator of an Erasmus+ Program on pedagogy, Decoding the Disciplines, and served as Irish representative for the COST Action Harnessing Plant Reproduction for Agricultural Improvement and Secretary to NGO Genetic Heritage Ireland. He is also a member of the EU-DEVCO "Legumes 4 Development" and "EcoFood Systems consortia", and the SFI Co-Centre for Climate Plus Biodiversity and Water. Peter has been an author on 30 peer-reviewed papers and has co-edited three books, including the Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Biodiversity. His full profile can be found at http://tinyurl.com2875je3c.

My research interests are focussed on genetics and epigenetics of plant reproduction and evolution, especially seed and grain development; environmental and climate impacts on model plants and crops; and in wider aspects of crop evolution including agricultural biodiversity and conservation of genetic resources.