Anson Barish


Anson Barish

Education
Bachelor of Technical Vocational Education    and Training (University of Goroka)
Diploma of Technical Vocational Education    and Training (University of Goroka)
Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety    (HBA Learning Centres)
Diploma of Applied Science (Lae Technical    College – Now National Polytechnic                Institute of PNG)
Certificate of Higher Technical Education in    Science Technology (Lae Technical College Now National Polytechnic Institute of PNG)
PETT Certificate in Science Technology (Lae    Technical College – Now National                    Polytechnic Institute of PNG) 
Certificate in Terrestrial Biological                    Techniques (Wildlife Conservation                    Society - Goroka, Papua New Guinea)
Certificate in OHS Level 1, 2 and 3. (SEFTI        Papua New Guinea)
Certificate in Occupational First Aid (Saint        Johns Ambulance – Papua New Guinea)

Areas of  Expertise
Laboratory Technology 
Mycology/Fungal Biology
Occupational Health and Safety

Contact
University of Goroka
P.O.Box 1078
GOROKA 441
Eastern Highlands Province
Papua New Guinea
Phone: +675 531 1836 
Biography
Anson Barish completed his bachelor degree program in Technical Vocational Education and Training at the University of Goroka. He also holds other diplomas; a diploma in Technical Vocational Education – University of Goroka, a diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from HBA Learning Centres, New South Wales, Australia; and a diploma in Applied Sciences from Lae Technical College now National Polytechnique Institute of PNG. 

His qualifications are also accompanied by 10 other certificates.
He has more than 25 years of laboratory work experiences, working on various scientific researches with international and national researchers with vast scientific skill, techniques and knowledge. He has developed a keen interest in fungal biology under the mentor-ship of Dr. Roland Treu and is now researching and presenting papers on culturing mushrooms and experimenting yield performance on various substrates.

Research Interest/ Background

Mycological research into culturing local indigenous mushroom on environmental wastes which are surplus such
as betelnut husks, coconut husks, coffee pulps, coffee parchments, rice hulls, saw dusts and etc..
Found a new mushroom at the foot of Mt. Otto in 2005 and was named after myself called; Lachnella ansonbarishii spp. after confirmation by German Mycological Society with the presence of American Mycological Society Chairman

Publications
Journal Articles

Barish, A., (2013)., Culturing Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) on Locally Surplus Biological Wastes, Journal of    the Institute of Chemists, PNG, vol 5.

Barish, A., (2012).,Laboratory Results on Culturing Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) on Locally Surplus - Biological Wastes, 5th Annual Science and Technology Conference, Poster Presentation, Pacific Adventist University.

Barish, A., (2010)., Laboratory Trail on Culturing Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) on Locally Surplus Biological Wastes, 3rd Science and Technology Conference, Paper Presentation, Divine Word University ,.

Banda, J,K.,Barish, A., and Pooranalingam, J., (2005).,Medical Implications of Quantative Analysis of Drinking                Water  in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Journal of PNG Medical Research, vol 2,

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