Biography
Andrew has a broad background in geophysics, having worked in potential field, reflection seismic and electromagnetic techniques for exploration, and in using seismic methods for mining problems.
He worked for Anglo American in South Africa, on combined seismic and potential field interpretation for the Wits basin, followed by research on fast inversion of airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data. He wrote the “autopick” software that Spectrem Air used for their data processing for many years. Andrew left Anglo to do a PhD in electromagnetic geophysics at Macquarie University, where he was supervised by Prof. Jim MacNae.
He joined CSIRO in 2000, working at QCAT in Brisbane on microseismic monitoring for mine safety. Following a three-year fellowship in the USA, also in seismic monitoring in mines, he returned to CSIRO, this time in Perth, where he has worked on passive seismic projects associated with CO2 sequestration, as well as AEM inversion for mineral exploration. He is currently focussed on combining geological information with geophysical inversion of AEM, resistivity, and seismic data to better understand both the regolith and specific orebody fingerprints.
Academic Qualifications
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1999
PhD (Geophysics)
Macquarie University -
1987
BSc Hons (Geophysics)
University of the Witwatersrand -
1986
BSc (Physics and Geophysics)
University of the Witwatersrand
Professional Experiences
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1987-1987
Geophysicist
South African National Antarctic Program (working on Palaeomagnetic Sampling & Aeromagnetic Surveying) -
1988-1990
Geophysicist
Anglo American (Wits Basin Exploration, Klerksdorp) -
1991-1992
Geophysicist
Anglo American (Technical Services, Johannesburg) -
1993-1999
Geophysical Consultant
Self Employed -
1999-2008
Geophysical Researcher
CSIRO (Brisbane) -
2009-2012
Geophysical Researcher
NIOSH (Spokane, USA) -
2012-present
Geophysical Researcher
CSIRO (Perth)