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.
Professor Rob Fitzpatrick
Director
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 Mosley
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.
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Professor Petra Marschner
University of Adelaide
Research interests and skills:
Organic matter, nutrient cycling and influence of biological processes in acid sulfate soils. -
Mark Raven
Leader Mineralogy Team (CSIRO)
Research interests and skills:
Mineralogy, X-Ray Diffraction. -
Dr Brett Thomas
Leader 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 McLaughling
University 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 Hutson
Flinders University
Research Interests and skills:
Soil physics. -
Steve Marvanek
Leader GIS and Spatial Analysis (CSIRO)
Research interest and skills:
Remote sensing, spatial analysis and GIS. -
Dr Steve Hill
Leader 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 Tang Dang
University of Adelaide
Research interest and skills:
Soil and water chemistry, acid sulfate soil and acid drainage treatment using organic materials.