Fields of Research

Seismology and seismic exploration
Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)
Structural geology and tectonics
Geophysics
Inorganic geochemistry
Geoscience data visualisation
Geothermics and radiometrics
Geochronology
Geology
Fuzzy computation
Architectural design
Isotope geochemistry
Geodynamics
Visual arts
Glaciology
Probability theory
Computational modelling and simulation in earth sciences

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
Expanding knowledge in human society
Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
Hydrological hazards (e.g. avalanches and floods)
Geological hazards (e.g. earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity)

Career Best Publications

Antarctic Geothermal Heat Flow Model: Aq1; Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Research Publications

248 - Subglacial character of the Aurora Basin, East Antarctica, from novel seismic waveform modelling; American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
344 - Towards a reconciled heat flow map for Antarctica: Aq1; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference 2020: Antarctic - Global Connections
345 - The Wilkes Land sector including the Aurora Basin, and its most probable subglacial geology; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference 2020: Antarctic - Global Connections
462 - Well-posed use of colour in visualisations for data inference in Antarctic sciences; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference 2020: Antarctic - Global Connections
A grid for multidimensional and multivariate spatial representation and data processing; Journal of Open Research Software
A multi-domain lithospheric model of East Antarctica; POLAR2018
A multivariate approach for mapping lithospheric domain boundaries in East Antarctica; Geophysical Research Letters
Antarctic geothermal heat flow and its implications for tectonics and ice sheets; Nature Reviews. Earth & Environment
Antarctic Geothermal Heat Flow Model: Aq1; Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Combining interpolated and locally observed contributions to heat flow models; TACtical Workshop
Combining upper crust and lithosphere contributions to heat flow models; POLAR2018
Data-driven tectonic regionalization of Antarctica: appreciate the similarity; Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2021 - 'Core to Cosmos'
Eos: Editors' Highlights
Exploratory volumetric deep Earth visualization by 2.5D interactive compositing; IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Fine-scale geothermal heat flow in Antarctica can increase simulated subglacial melt estimates; Geophysical Research Letters
Game engines, photogrammetry and deep learning for Antarctic heritage visualization: 2020 Work-in-progress; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference 2020: Antarctic - Global Connections
Linking Antarctic geological observations and geophysical data in a probabilistic space; 8th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences
Multivariate geothermal heat flow models of Antarctica, towards Aq2; American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2020
PetroChron Antarctica: a geological database for interdisciplinary use; Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
PhD Award for Outstanding Performance during Postgraduate Studies
Poster JG01 p-415 - Introducing ‘agrid’: a multidimensional model and framework for investigating the Antarctic crust and lithosphere, and interdisciplinary research; 27th International Union of Goedesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly
Properties and biases of the global heat flow compilation; Frontiers in Earth Science
Solid Earth-cryosphere interaction with a focus on East Antarctica; POLAR2018
The Antarctic crust and upper mantle: a flexible 3D model and software framework for interdisciplinary research; Frontiers in Earth Science
The peaks and patterns of Antarctic crustal heat production; Australian Geoscience Council Convention
Towards a multi-domain lithospheric model of East Antarctica; TACtical Workshop
Uncovering terra incognita: new insights into the evolution of Antarctica and constraints for ice sheet models; Geological Society of Australia
Warm, warmer, hot! Antarctic crustal radiogenic heat production; TACtical Workshop
Well-posed geoscientific visualization through interactive color mapping; Frontiers in Earth Science
Wilkes Subglacial Basin: From a White Spot on the Map to Global Tipping Point; SCAR Open Science Conference 2020

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision