People
The Acid Sulfate Soils Centre (ASSC) is a multidisciplinary research centre with core research staff in the University of Adelaide, CSIRO, and a national and international network of collaborators.
Current Research Staff
- Professor Rob FitzpatrickDirector
A world leader in the field of Acid Sulfate Soils, Rob works between the disciplines of soil science (pedology), regolith science, mineralogy, biogeochemistry, mineral exploration and climate change.
Research interests and skills:
Landscape processes, development of advanced techniques to characterize, map, monitor and manage soil-regolith systems, profiling, classification and mapping. - Dr Luke MosleyUniversity of Adelaide
Luke is a Senior Research Fellow in the ASSC with a very strong track record in assessing and managing the impacts of acid sulfate soils on water quality, agriculture and ecosystems, including the effect of drought and climate change.
Research interests and skills:
Geochemistry, effects of acid sulfate soils on surface and ground water quality, effects of drought on acid sulfate soils, hydro-geochemical modelling, management of acid sulfate soil impacts. - Professor Petra MarschnerUniversity of Adelaide
Research interests and skills:
Organic matter, nutrient cycling and influence of biological processes in acid sulfate soils - Mark RavenLeader Mineralogy Team (CSIRO)
Research interests and skills:
Mineralogy, X-Ray Diffraction - Dr Brett ThomasLeader Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils (Tonkin Consulting)
Research interest and skills:
Coastal acid sulfate soils, management of acid sulfate soils, including landscape processes and geochemistry - Professor Mike McLaughlinUniversity of Adelaide
Research interests and skills:
Soil and environmental chemistry, fertiliser formulations and crop nutrition, the behaviour and toxicity of nutrients and contaminants in the soil-plant system, the assessment and remediation of contaminated soils, and use of advanced techniques to measure and monitor nutrients and pollutants in the environment. - Dr John HutsonFlinders University
Research Interests and skills:
Soil physics - Steve MarvanekLeader GIS and Spatial Analysis (CSIRO)
Research interest and skills:
Remote sensing, spatial analysis and GIS - Dr Steve HillLeader Geology Team (Department of State Development)
Research interest and skills:
Mineral exploration - Dr Freeman Cook(Freeman Cook & Associates Pty Ltd, Queensland)
Research interest and skills:
Soil physics, modelling, oxygen transport and pyrite oxidation - Dr Stuart Simpson(CSIRO Land & Water, Sydney)
Research interest and skills:
Soil and water chemistry, monosulfide chemistry, ecotoxicology - Professor Robert Reid(University of Adelaide)
Research interest and skills:
Phytoremediation of acid sulfate soils - Dr Tan Dang(University of Adelaide)
Research interest and skills:
Soil and water chemistry, acid sulfate soil and acid drainage treatment using organic materials
