Teaching and Research Academics

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Head of School
Colin MURRAY-WALLACE cwallace@ uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42214419 Location: 41.154a	Quaternary studies and global environmental change Sedimentology and stratigraphy Amino acid racemisation, coastal evolution and sea-level change Neotectonics
Professors
Allan R. CHIVAS toschi@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213263 Location: 41.161b	Chemical hydrology, palaeoceanography & atmospheric chemistry Low-temperature geochemistry-chemical, C-14, C1-36 & stable-isotope studies of the formation and evolution of modern and ancient lake basins, etc Chemical and isotopic studies of ore deposits
John MORRISON johnm@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42214377 Location: 41.G27	Estuarine science & management especially nutrient budgeting Soil genesis and management Small island environments Linking coastalzone and catchment management Environmental chemistry
Gerald C. NANSON gnanson@ uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213631 Location: 41.G33	River channel erosion Floodplain formation of rivers of arid and tropical regions Quaternary environmental change Thermoluminescence dating
Gordon WAITT gwaitt@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213684 Location: 41.G20	Social/Culture Geography Cultures of natures Tourism, Festivals, Travelle Sexuality and gender
Colin D. WOODROFFE colin@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213359 Location: 41G05	Coastal processes Estuarine studies Mangrove ecology Geographic Information Systems Sea-level change Coral atolls
Associate Professors
Michael ADAMS madams@ uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42214284 Location: 41.G19	Indigenous environmental issues Conservation and protected area policy Cultural values of wildlife Experiential learning and outdoor education
Christopher FERGUSSON cferguss@ uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213860 Location: 41.159	Regional geology and tectonics of the Tasmanides of eastern Australia Sedimentology of deep-marine sediments
Brian JONES briangj@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213803 Location: 41.168	Petrology of petroleum reservoir rocks Sedimentology of fluvial, fluvio-deltaic and volcaniclastic sequences Basin analysis Application of mathematical techniques to geological problems Coastal ecology
Allen NUTMAN anutman@ uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42981347 Location: 41.162	Early Precambrian crustal evolution, terrestrial differentiation and emerging life environments This is undertaken via integrated field studies (including geological mapping), geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology. Main focus for research is Greenland
Senior Lecturers
Dr Solomon (Sol) BUCKMAN solomon@ uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42215950 Location: 41.163	Ore deposit geology Tectonics (China and Central Asia, Eastern Australia) Paleofire records and sedimentation Geological application of remote sensing
Dr Laurie CHISHOLM lauriec@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42213765 Location: 41.G25	Remote sensing, GIS, and advanced modelling techniques to investigate impacts of both natural and anthropogenic disturbances on the dynamics of ecological systems Specific interests in hyperspectral remote sensing for detection of vegetation stress, monitoring vegetation health, and discrimination between vegetation species, including exotic weeds
Dr Tim COHEN tcohen@uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42392375 Location: 41.G32	Fluvial geomorphology Arid zone geomorphology Palaeoclimatology and Quaternary studies Geochronology River and catchment management
Dr Nicholas GILL ngill@uow.edu.au Ph:+61 2 42214165 Location: 41.G16	Rural social and cultural change Cultural and historical aspects of arid zone pastoralism Aboriginal land use Cultural geography and environment Environmental policy
Lecturers
Dr Leah GIBBS leah@uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42981547 Location: 41.G11	Cultural geographies of nature, especially water Environmental governance Politics of environmental knowledge production Multi-disciplinary research methodologies
Dr Sarah HAMYLTON shamylto@ uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42213589 Location: 41.G29	Coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves GIS and remote sensing Modelling structural and functional processes in coastal systems Modelling physical processes in the coastal zone Landscape ecology The social and cultural contexts of map use
Dr Samuel MARX smarx@uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42215318 Location: 41.G31	Aeolian geomorphology, long-range dust transport and the use of dust as a palaeo-environmental proxy. Hydro-climate variability. Atmospheric pollution and environmental accumulation of pollutants. Geochemical tracers of physical processes. Effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment, particularly erosion, sedimentation and pollution histories. Coastal wetland dynamics.
Dr Natascha KLOCKER natascha@ uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42981331 Location: 41.G13	Geographies of racism and anti-racism Immigration, cultural diversity, asylum seeking and refugees Geographies of childhood & youth including children’s work/labour Alternative research methodologies,including participatory action research
Dr Sandra CARRUTHERS sandraca@uow.edu.au Ph: +61 2 42213426 Location: 41.G23