I am a geologist with research interests in a wide range of earth science fields. I completed my PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2001 and subsequently held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Melbourne and an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD) at the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University, and recently completed an ARC Australian Research Fellowship at the University of Melbourne (2009-2017).
I am currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in Structural Geology and Tectonics in the School of Earth Sciences. My main research interest is in understanding the long term evolution of the Australian continent and I have a research track record in a range of geological fields, including Proterozoic tectonics, the origins and thermal impacts of high heat producing granites in Australia, crustal and lithospheric thermal structure, the Neogene evolution of the Murray Basin (including the onset of arid climatic conditions), argon thermochronology methods and applications, and the structural and tectonic evolution of the Papua New Guinea highlands.
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FEATURED Journal article
Heat Flow in Southern Australia and Connections With East Antarctica
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Research Grant
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Research Contracts
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award
Dorothy Hill Award
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Positions
Senior Lecturer In Structural Geology/Tectonics
Earth Sciences
Ordinary Member
Australasian Quaternary Association
Ordinary Member, Victorian Division
Geological Society of Australia
Education
University Teaching
University of Melbourne
Arts (Editing and Communications)
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy
Adelaide University
Bachelor of Science (honours)
Adelaide University