Associate Professor Chris Blanchard is an Academic from Charles Sturt University with a passion for grain quality. He has worked on quality aspects of various grains including wheat, rice, canola and pulses for more than 15 years. He is currently working on GRDC funded projects that are developing an understanding of the critical quality attributes of pulses as well as building capacity in the pulse R&D sector. Chris was previously the Chair of RACI cereal chemistry division and is a current member of the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Research Management Committee. He is also the current Deputy Chair of the GRDC Southern Regional Panel.