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School leadership group

Name	Title
Martin Van Kranendonk	Head of School
Katarina Miljkovic	Deputy Head of School
Katy Evans	Director, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Chris Clark	Director, Global
Ahmed El-Mowafy	Director, Graduate Research
Domenik Wolff-Boenisch	Director, Learning and Teaching
Renae Sayers	Director, Strategic Initiatives
Ashraf Dewan	Research Advocate
Joshua Lim	School Business Manager

Discipline leads

Name	Title
Brett Harris (Geophysics)	Professor
Fred Jourdan (Geology)	Professor
Kliti Grice (Climate, Oceans & BioGeosciences)	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Petra Helmholz (Spatial Sciences)	Associate Professor
Robert Howie (Planetary Sciences)	Dr

Course and major coordinators

Name	Title
Mehrooz Aspandiar	Bachelor of Applied Geology
Dave Belton	Bachelor of Mine and Engineering Surveying
Nick Timms	Bachelor of Science (Earth and Planetary Sciences) (Honours)
Milo Barham	Bachelor of Science (Earth Sciences) and Bachelor of Advanced Science (Earth Sciences) (Honours)
Sten Claessens	Bachelor of Surveying (Honours)
Gretchen Benedix	Graduate Certificate in Space Environment
Todd Robinson	Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Geospatial Intelligence
Ian Fitzsimons	Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geoscience
Chris Kirkland	Master of Geoscience (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology)

Directors of research institutes, centres and groups

Name	Title
Zheng-Xiang Li	Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Tectonics and Earth Resources
Boris Gurevich	Centre for Exploration Geophysics
Christine Erbe	Centre for Marine Science and Technology
Chris Kirkland	Curtin Frontier Institute for Geoscience Solutions
David Antoine	Remote Sensing and Satellite Research Group
Nick Timms	Space and Science Technology Centre
Chris Kirkland	Timescales of Mineral Systems Group, Centre of Exploration Targeting – Curtin Node
Kliti Grice	WA Organic Isotope Geochemistry Centre

Academic staff

Name	Title
Aaron Cavosie	Senior Lecturer \| Mineralogy, Meteoritics
Ahmed El-Mowafy	Professor \| Satellite positioning, Engineering Surveying
Alan Scarlett	Research Associate \| Biogeochemistry, Analytical Geochemistry
Alex Holman	Research Fellow \| Analytical Geochemistry
Alexander Gavrilov	Associate Professor \| Marine acoustics, Oceanography
Alexander Nemchin	Professor \| Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry
Alison Blyth	Senior Lecturer \| Paleoenvironments, Isotope Ecology
Amir Allahvirdizadeh	Lecturer \| Satellite positioning, Geodesy
Amy Elson	Research Associate \| Organic Geochemistry
Andreas Zametzer	Research Associate \| Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry
Anuradha Patel	Research Associate \|
Ashraf Dewan	Associate Professor \| Environmental Geoinformatics, Climate Change
Ben Knight	Research Fellow \| Computational Geodynamics
Bettina Schaefer	Research Associate \| Organic Geochemistry
Boris Gurevich	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Rock Physics
Bree Morgan	Lecturer \| Environmental Geochemist
Brett Harris	Professor \| Exploration Geophysics, Hydrogeology
Bruno Vieira Ribeiro	Lecturer \| Geochronology, Petrology
Chandanlal Parida	Research Fellow \| Biological Oceanography
Chong Wei	Research Associate \| Marine geophysics, Bioacoustics
Chris Clark	Professor \| Metamorphic Petrology, Geochronology
Chris Kirkland	Professor \| Geochronology, Analytical Geochemistry
Christine Erbe	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Marine Acoustics, Bioacoustics
Christopher Taylor	Research Associate \| Paleoecology
Chutian Shu	Research Associate \|
Cristina Tollefsen	Research Fellow \| Underwater Acoustics, Physical Oceanography
Daniel Wilkes	Research Fellow \| Underwater Acoustics
Dave Belton	Senior Lecturer \| Laser scanning, Photogrammetry
David Antoine	Professor \| Biological oceanography, Remote Sensing
Denis Fougerouse	Senior Research Fellow \| Nanogeoscience, Geochronology
Dom Wolff-Boenisch	Associate Professor \| Aqueous geochemistry, Environmental Geology
Ellie Sansom	Research Fellow \| Meteoritics, Extraterrestrial Geology
Eriita Jones	Research Fellow \| Remote Sensing, Planetary Science
Evgeny Sidenko	Research Associate \| Marine Geophysics
Fred Jourdan	Professor \| Geochronology, Igneous Geochemistry
Gretchen Benedix	Professor \| Meteoritics
Hadrien Devillepoix	Research Associate \| Astrophysics, Meteoritics
Hassan Elsayed	Associate Lecturer \|
Hoang Nguyen	Research Fellow \| Exploration Geophysics
Hugo Olierook	Senior Research Fellow \| Geochronology, Exploration Geochemistry
Iain Parnum	Senior Research Fellow \| Marine acoustics, Marine Geophysics
Ian Fitzsimons	Professor \| Metamorphic Petrology, Tectonics
Ivana Ivanova	Senior Lecturer \| Spatial Data Quality, Geoinformatics
Janne Liebmann	Lecturer \| Stable Isotopes, Geochronology
Katarina Miljkovic	Professor \| Extraterrestrial Geophysics, Extraterrestrial Geology
Katelyn Boase	Research Associate \| Geomicrobiology
Katy Evans	Professor \| Metamorphic Petrology, Ore Deposits
Kliti Grice	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Organic Geochemistry, Stable Isotopes
Konstantin Tertyshnikov	Senior Lecturer \| Seismology
Lewis Trotter	Research Associate \| Geographic Information Systems
Luc Doucet	Senior Research Fellow \| Igneous petrology, High-T Geochemistry
Lucy Forman-Amel	Lecturer \| Extraterrestrial Geology, Meteoritics
Marco Coolen	Associate Professor \| Geomicrobiology. BioGeochemistry
Marina Seraine	Research Associate \| Precambrian Geology, Tectonics
Martin Towner	Research Fellow \| Extraterrestrial Geology, Meteoritics
Mehrooz Aspandiar	Senior Lecturer \| Exploration Geochemistry, Paleopedology
Michael Hartnady	Research Associate \| Geochronology, Tectonics
Mick Filmer	Senior Lecturer \| Geodesy, Remote Sensing
Milo Barham	Associate Professor \| Sedimentology, Provenance
Nick Timms	Associate Professor \| Mineralogy, Structural Geology
Olivia Collet	Research Fellow \| Exploration Geophysics
Paul Greenwood	Senior Research Fellow \| Analytical Geochemistry
Paul Nguyen Hong Duc	Research Associate \| Underwater Acoustics
Pavel Shashkin	Research Fellow \| Seismology
Petra Helmholz	Associate Professor \| Photogrammetry, Geomatics
Phil Bland	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Planetary Science
Richard Palmer	Research Associate \| Computer Science, Photogrammetry
Robert Howie	Research Fellow \| Space systems, Planetary Science
Roman Isaenkov	Research Associate \| Exploration Seismology, Marine Geophysics
Roman Pevzner	Professor \| Exploration Seismology
Sten Claessens	Senior Lecturer \| Geodesy, Gravimetry
Stéphanie Vialle	Senior Research Fellow \| Experimental Geophysics, Rock physics
Stephen Poropat	Research Associate \| Paleontology
Steve Reddy	Professor \| NanoGeoScience, Structural Geology
Taryn Scharf	Research Associate \| Computational Geoscience
Tim Johnson	Professor \| Petrology, Early Earth
Todd Robinson	Associate Professor \| Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing
Uwe Kirscher	Research Fellow \| Paleomagnetism
Yebo Liu	Research Fellow \| Paleomagnetism, PaleoGeography

Adjunct staff

Name	Title
Lesley Arnold	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Governmental Geospatial Information Policy and Practice
Andrew Squelch	Adjunct Senior Lecturer \| Computational image analysis
Andy Wilson	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Sedimentology, Stratigraphy
Anthony Lagain	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Planetary science
Bennett Tunbridge	Adjunct Associate Lecturer \| Surveying
Bill Collins	Adjunct Professor \| Geodynamics, Petrology
Bob Pidgeon	Adjunct Professor \| Geochronology, Isotope geochemistry
Brain Tattitch	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Experimental petrology, Economic geology
Brian Luinstra	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Hydrogeology
Capri Beck	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Bioacoustics
Charlotte Mack	Adjunct Research Associate \| Paleontology, Biostratigraphy
Chris Elders	Emeritus Professor \| Basin evolution, Structural geology
Claire Charlton	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Marine biology, Conservation
Clem Kuek	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Applied microbiology, Biotechnology
Craig Maloney	Adjunct Associate Lecturer \| Surveying
Darryl McMahon	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Acoustics
Derek Lichti	Adjunct Professor \| Photogrammetry
Emily Peterman	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Nanogeoscience, Metamorphic petrology
Gareth Baynam	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Clinical genetics, Photogrammetry
Geoff Robb	Adjunct Associate Lecturer \| Surveying
Geoff West	Emeritus Professor \| Photogrammetry, Spatial analysis
Gregory Smith	Adjunct Professor \| Sedimentary geology, Organic petrology
Hamed Gamaleldien	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Geochemistry, Geodynamics
Hugh Smithies	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Geochemistry
Jason Bennett	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Mineralogy, Ore deposits
Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Geographic Information Systems
John Penrose	Emeritus Professor \| Marine acoustics, Sonar
John Simmonds	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow \| Mineral exploration
Jon Kirby	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Isostasy, Geodesy
Joseph Awange	Adjunct Professor \| Environmental Geoinformatics, Mathematical Geosciences
Justy Siwabessy	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Marine acoustics, Biodiversity
Lesley Arnold	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Geoinformatics
Lorenz Schwark	Adjunct Professor \| Petroleum geochemistry, Paleoenvironments
Lynne Milne	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Palynology, Botany
Max Dröllner	Adjunct Research Associate \| Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry, Sedimentology
Maxim Lebedev	Adjunct Professor \| Experimental rock physics
Mervyn Lynch	Emeritus Professor \| Environment, Remote sensing
Michael Brown	Adjunct Professor \| Metamorphic geology
Michael Carson	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Exploration Geophysics
Michael Kuhn	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Geodesy, Gravity
Milovan Urosevic	Emeritus Professor \| Seismic exploration
Pat Rich	Adjunct Professor \| Paleontology
Paul Baker	Adjunct Research Associate \| Engineering geology
Paul Johnston	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Geodesy
Pete Kinny	John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor \| Geochronology, Isotope geochemistry
Peter Teunissen	Adjunct Professor \| Geodesy, GNSS
Robert Seggie	Adjunct Professor \| Sedimentolgy, Stratigraphy, Petroleum geology
Simon Wilde	John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor \| Geochronology, Tectonics
Teresa Bednarek	Adjunct Research Associate \| Marine biology
Thi Hoa Pham	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Geoinformatics, Environment
Tim Dean	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Exploration geophysics
Timmons Erickson	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Mineralogy, Microsctructrue
Tommaso Tachetto	Adjunct Research Associate \| NanoGeoScience
Trudi Kennedy	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Planetary science, Astronomy
Vassili Mikhaltsevitch	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow \| Rock physics
Volodymyr, Puzyrev	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Numerical modelling, Artifical intelligence
Zheng-Xiang Li	John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor \| Geomagnetism, Tectonics

Professional staff

Name	Title
Angel Amaro	Technical Officer
Annette Labrooy	Administrative Officer
Caroline Rockliff	Administrative Officer
Chelsea Tay	Research Assistant
Deborah Fukuyama	Teaching Support Coordinator
Fergus Downey	Research Assistant
Jacob Cook	Research Assistant
Josh Beardmore	Senior Research Officer
Joshua Lim	School Business Manager
Julie Lister	Research & Finance Coordinator
Li Ling Loke	Support Officer, Teaching & Learning
Lisa Smith	Project Officer
Malcolm Perry	Senior Research Technician
Murray Hehir	Technician
Peter Hopper	Senior Technical Officer
Renae Sayers	Program Manager
Stuart Buchan	Embedded Software Engineer
Tim Burrell	Senior Research Officer
Tristan Ward	Embedded Software Engineer

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