Our People

School leadership group

Name	Title
Ian Fitzsimons	Head of School
Tim Johnson	Deputy Head of School
Julia Humphreys	School Business Manager
Domenik Wolff-Boenisch	Director, Learning and Teaching
Ahmed El-Mowafy	Director, Graduate Research
Katy Evans	Research Advocate

Discipline leads

Name	Title
Phil Bland	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Christopher Elders	Professor
Fred Jourdan	Geology
Brett Harris	Professor and Discipline Lead

Course and major coordinators

Name	Title
Mehrooz Aspandiar	Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology)
Mick Filmer	Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering Surveying)
Petra Helmholz	Bachelor of Surveying
Milo Barham	Bachelor of Advanced Science (Earth Sciences) (Honours)
Nick Timms	Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology) (Honours)
Ian Fitzsimons	Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geoscience
Chris Kirkland	Master of Science (Geology) – Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology Stream
Todd Robinson	Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Geospatial Intelligence

Directors of research institutes, centres and groups

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

Academic staff

Name	Title
Amir Allahvirdizadeh	Research Associate
S.M.Mahbubul Ameen	Research Fellow
David Antoine	Professor \| Biological oceanography, Remote sensing
Mehrooz Aspandiar	Senior Lecturer \| Exploration geochemistry, Paleopedology
Joseph Awange	Professor \| Environmental geoinformatics, Mathematical geosciences
Milo Barham	Associate Professor \| Sedimentology, Provenance
Dave Belton	Senior Lecturer \| Laser scanning, Photogrammetry
Gretchen Benedix	Professor
Alison Blyth	Senior Lecturer \| Paleoenvironments, Isotope ecology
Michael Carson	Research Fellow
Aaron Cavosie	Senior Research Fellow \| Mineralogy, Meteoritics
Sten Claessens	Senior Lecturer \| Geodesy, Gravimetry
Chris Clark	Professor \| Metamorphic petrology, Geochronology
Marco Coolen	Associate Professor \| Geomicrobiology. Biogeochemistry
Navdeep Dhami	Senior Research Fellow
Hadrien Devillepoix	Research Associate \| Astrophysics, Meteoritics
Ashraf Dewan	Associate Professor \| Environmental geoinformatics, Climate change
Luc Doucet	Research Fellow \| Igneous petrology, High-T geochemistry
Alec Duncan	Senior Research Fellow \| Marine acoustics, Sonar
Ahmed El-Mowafy	Professor \| Satellite positioning, Engineering surveying
Amy Elson	Research Associate
Christine Erbe	Director, Centre for Marine Science & Technology \| Marine acoustics, Bioacoustics
Katy Evans	Professor \| Metamorphic petrology, Ore deposits
Noreen Evans	Professor \| Analytical geochemistry, Geochronology
Mick Filmer	Senior Lecturer \| Geodesy, Remote sensing
Ian Fitzsimons	Professor \| Metamorphic petrology Tectonics
Lucy Forman-Amel	Research Fellow \| Extraterrestrial geology, Meteoritics
Denis Fougerouse	Research Fellow \| Nanogeoscience, Geochronology
Hamed Gamal El Dien	Research Associate \| Geochemistry, Geodynamics
Alexander Gavrilov	Associate Professor \| Marine acoustics, Oceanography
Paul Greenwood	Senior Research Fellow
Kliti Grice	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Organic geochemistry, Stable Isotopes
Boris Gurevich	Professor
Michael Hartnady	Research Associate \| Geochronology, Tectonics
Petra Helmholz	Associate Professor \| Photogrammetry, Geomatics
Alex Holman	Research Fellow
Robert Howie	Research Associate
Chuan Huang	Research Fellow \| Geophysics, Geodynamics
Ivana Ivanova	Senior Lecturer \| Spatial data quality, Geoinformatics
Tim Johnson	Associate Professor \| Metamorphic petrology, Early Earth
Eriita Jones	Research Fellow \| Remote Sensing, Planetary Science
Fred Jourdan	Professor \| Geochronology, Igneous geochemistry
Pete Kinny	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Geochronology, Isotope geochemistry
Jon Kirby	Associate Professor \| Isostasy, Geodesy
Chris Kirkland	Professor \| Geochronology, Analytical geochemistry
Uwe Kirscher	Research Associate
Michael Kuhn	Associate Professor \| Geodesy, Gravity
Anthony Lagain	Research Fellow
Zheng-Xiang Li	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Geomagnetism, Tectonics
Janne Liebmann	Research Associate \| Stable isotopes, Geochronology
Yebo Liu	Research Associate \| Paleomagnetism, Paleogeography
Rob McCauley	Professor \| Marine acoustics, Bioacoustics
Vassili Mikhaltsevitch	Senior Research Fellow
Katarina Miljkovic	Associate Professor \| Extraterrestrial geophysics, Extraterrestrial geology
Alexander Nemchin	Professor
Tram Anh Ngo	Research Associate
Minh Hoang Nguyen	Research Fellow
Hugo Olierook	Research Fellow \| Geochronology, Exploration geochemistry
Richard Palmer	Research Associate \| Computer science, Photogrammetry
Iain Parnum	Senior Research Fellow \| Marine acoustics, Marine geophysics
Roman Pevzner	Professor
Sergei Pisarevskiy	Senior Research Fellow \| Geomagnetism, Tectonics
Stephen Poropat	Research Associate
Steve Reddy	Professor \| Nanogeoscience, Structural geology
Todd Robinson	Associate Professor \| Geoinformatics, Remote sensing
Ellie Sansom	Research Fellow \| Meteoritics, Extraterrestrial geology
Bettina Schaefer	Research Associate
Alan Scarlett	Research Associate \| Biogeochemistry, Analytical geochemistry
Mr Pavel Shashkin	Research Fellow
Leonid Shumlyanskyy	Research Fellow \| Geochronology, Igneous petrology
Tommaso Tachetto	Research Associate
Konstantin Tertyshnikov	Research Fellow
Nick Timms	Associate Professor \| Mineralogy, Structural geology
Martin Towner	Research Fellow \| Extraterrestrial geology, Meteoritics
Lewis Trotter	Research Associate \| GIS
Stephanie Vialle	Senior Research Fellow
Chong Wei	Research Associate \| Marine geophysics, Bioacoustics
Murray Hehir	Technician
Simon Wilde	John Curtin Distinguished Professor \| Geochronology, Tectonics
Dom Wolff-Boenisch	Associate Professor \| Aqueous geochemistry, Environmental Geology
Sasha Ziramov	Lecturer

Adjunct staff

Name	Title
S.M.Mahbubul Ameen	Visiting Research Fellow \| Geochronology, Geochemistry
Gareth Baynam	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Clinical genetics, Photogrammetry
Claire Charlton	Visiting Research Associate \| Marine biology, Conservation
Binghan Chen	Visiting Research Associate \| Metamorphic petrology, Phase equilibria
Bill Collins	Visiting Adjunct \| Geodynamics, Petrology
Jane Cunneen	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Basin evolution and Structural geology
	Adjunct Professor
Paul Greenwood	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Petroleum geochemistry, Organic geochemistry
Thi Hoa Pham	Visiting Research Fellow \| Geoinformatics, Environment
Julie Hollis	Adjunct Researcher \| Petrology, Geochronology
Pantea Hosseini	Adjunct Visiting Researcher \| Addiction, Medical sciences
Marisa Ioppolo-Armanios	Adjunct Associate Professor \| Environmental chemistry, Spectroscopy
Trudi Kennedy	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Planetary science, Astronomy
	Adjunct Professor
Clem Kuek	Visiting Researcher \| Applied microbiology, Biotechnology
Mervyn Lynch	Emeritus Professor \| Environment, Remote sensing
Charlotte Mack	Adjunct Research Associate \| Paleontology, Biostratigraphy
Gottfried Mandlburger	Visiting Research Associate \| Photogrammetry, Geodesy
Darryl McMahon	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Acoustics
Lynne Milne	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Palynology, Botany
Ross Mitchell	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Tectonics, Paleomagnetism
Tobias Muller	Visiting Research Fellow \| Acoustics, Geophysics
Anita Murray	Visiting Research Fellow \| Marine ecology, Bioacoustics
Chris Norman	Visiting Researcher \| Planetary science, Mechatronics
Prabhat Pal	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow \| Naval architecture, Ship design
John Penrose	Emeritus Professor \| Marine acoustics, Sonar
Emily Peterman	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Nanogeoscience, Metamorphic petrology
Bob Pidgeon	Adjunct Professor \| Geochronology, Isotope geochemistry
Amaury Pourteau	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Metamorphic petrology, Tectonics
Andrew Putnis	Adjunct Professor \| Mineralogy, Nanogeoscience
Marcos Rossi dos Santos	Adjunct Professor \| Ecology, Marine biology
Chandra Salgado Kent	Research Associate \| Marine ecology, Bioacoustics
Lorenz Schwark	Adjunct Professor \| Petroleum geochemistry, Paleoenvironments
Justy Siwabessy	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Marine acoustics, Biodiversity
Matthew Slivkoff	Adjuct Research Fellow \| Remote sensing, Marine optics
Gregory Smith	Adjunct Professor \| Sedimentary geology, Organic petrology
Christopher Spencer	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow \| Tectonochemistry, Geochronology
Chris Swain	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow \| Isostasy, Geodesy
Richard Taylor	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Microscopy, Microanalysis
Peter Teunissen	Adjunct Professor \| Geodesy, GNSS
Geoff West	Emeritus Professor \| Photogrammetry, Spatial analysis
Weihua Yao	Adjunct Research Associate \| Tectonics, Provenance
Nan Zhang	Adjunct Research Associate \| Geophysics, Geodynamics
Allison Dugdale	Visiting Research Fellow \| Ore deposits, Exploration geochemistry
Amy Parker	Adjunct Academic \| Geodesy, Remote sensing
Charlotte Robinson	Adjunct Academic \| Biological oceanography
Kan Wang	Adjunct Research Fellow \| Satellite positioning
	Adjunct Professor
Daniel Wilkes	Adjunct Research Fellow
	Adjunct Professor

Professional staff

Name	Title
Julia Humphreys	School Business Manager
Martin Cupak	Software Developer
Fergus Downey	Research Assistant
Deborah Fukuyama	Teaching Support Coordinator
Ben Hartig	Project Coordinator
Peter Hopper	Laboratory Technician
Pam Kapica	Teaching Support Officer
Annette Labrooy	Administrative Officer
Carl Lares	Technical Officer
Rockwell McGellin	Communications Officer
Malcolm Perry	Senior Research Technician
Caroline Rockliff	Administrative Officer
Renae Sayers	Research Ambassador
Lisa Smith	Project Officer
Chelsea Tay	Research Assistant
Andrew Wieczorek	Technical Officer